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Haagse Ontdekkingsreizen

Voyages of Discovery in The Hague: 'Haagse Ontdekkingsreizen' in The Hague is a new concept with one ambition only: to prove that our name means what it says. The Hague - royal city by the sea, seat of government, city of peace and justice.... all this is true - and yet, The Hague is so much more! It's a city, a living organism, with its own stories to tell - from the past, the present, and, happily, the future.

What we want to do is to draw together exactly those 'tales of the city' which won't be found in the guidebooks - the big stories sometimes, the little stories often, and the memorable stories always. Presented consistently in a professional, modern way, we offer our customers a wide field of choice. Everything is taken care of beforehand - organised by Haagse Ontdekkingsreizen, and put together from the programme on our website - or you can have a guided tour of your own making - you decide what it is that you want to discover. We create the experience to suit you - and if you're not quite sure what it is you want to see, we'll create a tour together. If you live in The Hague catchment yourselves, you will be picked up from your own doorstep, and brought home again afterwards, although in the case of groups of more than four or five people, we will need to make alternative arrangements for transport. Our intention will always be the same - that when you get back home, you will have had an experience that can only be described with 'Wow - I didn't know that! I'm glad I went'.

The experience we offer is 'made to measure': we at Haagse Ontdekkingsreizen offer an alternative programme, one which differs from the 'same old repertoire' of our competitors. Take art for instance - we take you to galleries with appeal, ones which pay you a bit more attention, we visit artists in their workshops, we make a special tour of Pulchri, the largest gallery owned by the artists themselves (and whose patron is none other than Her Majesty herself....) Then food: who is really the best butcher, fish-monger, greengrocer, baker in town??

To make things easy for you, what we've uncovered, often at more than one address, is never too far from your house ...but at the same time we've given a lot of attention to our city's big secret - our pearl if you like - The Multicultural Hague with its market (the biggest in Europe !!) or simply the best Moroccan butcher, Turkish baker, Hindustani shop or African supermarket. And we also know the way to a couple of kosher shops in The Hague, or to the best Italian, French, or Portuguese shops, to name only these. And, with Haagse Ontdekkingsreizen, they will be giving you more than an 'average' reception.

Although The Hague has sometimes been called 'the biggest village in Holland' let us show you that it's a city which stands well and truly at the centre of things.

Discover the world in The Hague!

Our website is quite extensive. We have translated a selection of pages into English. To obtain a total view please see our website in Dutch.