Quo Vadis - Description

The Quo Vadis is a luxury ship.The salon is spacious and multifunctional set, causing the ship is also used for celebrations, parties and meetings.
The Quo Vadis (1939) is built as a cargo ship at the shipyard Boot Gouwsluis with a length of 50 meters. In the 70s it is extended to 55 meters and has sailed across Europe. In 2005, the rebuilding has begun to shorten the 45-meter, steel construction and interior fittings and April 2006 was the Quo Vadis ready for a new life as a passenger ship.

Upper deck: s cozy sitting area (outside), lounge, bar, kitchen, toilets and crewcabins.
Below deck: 12 spacious double cabins with lower beds (king size bed possible), heating, air conditioning, safe, private bathroom with shower, toilet and wash basin.

Quo Vadis - Sailing area

This motor barge sails on the main channels in Belgium. The described route can be regarded as examples of commonly used routes. Example tour:

Day 1 (Sat)

Arrival in Brussels

The ship awaits you in the Brussels harbour where the crew will welcome you on board. Check-in from 1 PM. Take some time to explore the capital of Belgium: Just take a walk through the historical city centre, along the gothic town hall, the beautiful guild houses on the Grote Markt and of course along Manneke Pis (peeing little guy).

Day 2 (Sun)

Brussels – Vilvoorde | Vilvoorde – Mechelen – Willebroek

During breakfast the barge will sail to Vilvoorde. During your first bike tour you will visit Mechelen – remarkable about Mechelen are the over 300 buildings listed as historical building, 8 of these are churches, on less then 3 square kilometers. Continue through green, soft slanted hilly country, along picturesque villages and large country estates to Willebroek. In the mean time the barge will sail over the Willebroek canal to today’s destination.

Day 3 (Mon)

Willebroek – Antwerp

Tour from Willebroek via Lier to Antwerp. This harbour city on the river Schelde is one of the worlds major diamond cities and has many highlights: the City Hall is one of several majestic buildings constructed in the Renaissance, the historical City Square Grote Market, the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe cathedral and the medieval Steen Castle.

Day 4 (Tue)

Antwerp – Dendermonde

Today’s bicycle tour will lead you upstream the river Schelde to Hemiksem: after just a short ascent you can easily continue cycling to Rupelmonde. Here, where the Rupel flows in the Schelde, you follow the Rupel for a little while and after a few miles you will reach the village Niel, that lies next to the nature reserve Walenhoek. Between Niel and Boom is a historical area where bricks are being manufactured since the Middle Ages. Cross the canal Brussels-Rupel to the water tower of St. Amands. Further again along the Schelde till you reach the beautiful city Dendermonde, the destination of today’s bike tour. A “must” is a short stop for a drink on the beautiful Flemish market square Grote Markt of Dendermonde.

Day 5 (Wed)

Dendermonde – Ghent

Today’s cycling tour will lead you to the beautiful city of Ghent, where the MS MAGNIFIQUE will be moored in Merelbeke, a suburb. Explore the pedestrian area in the town centre of Gent by bike or foot. The architectural richness in the historical centre of the city of Ghent (during the Middle Ages the 2nd largest European city just after Paris), has been maintained well. (docking place is the lock of Merelbeke, ca. 15 cycling minutes to the city centre of Ghent).

Day 6 (Thu)

Ghent – Vinderhoute – Bruges

After breakfast, you will leave for Vinderhoute. Part of the cycling tour leads along the canal Ghent to Oostende through the stretched Flemish landscape, until you reach Bruges. The „Venice of the North“ is well known as an important city of art and museums. Its city centre with lots of canals is put on the World Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while over viewing the Grote Market square with its hustle and bustle.

Day 7 (Fri)

Tour around Bruges to the North Sea

The last bike tour takes you first to a quiet canal along which you’ll find lots of poplars, through an attractive polder landscape with nice small farm houses. Via the small city of Damme (where Tuyl Uylenspiegel was born), than into the fashionable and exclusive seaside resort Knokke you will reach the North Sea cost. A 12 kilometre long sandy beach, numerous cafés and the attractive dune landscape of “Het Zwin” (a unique nature reserve) provide enough variety during your lunch break. The route continues through Sluis, a small Dutch village and back to Bruges riding along a small canal.

Day 8 (Sat)

Bruges

Disembarkation just after breakfast, at 10 AM: End of your trip.
In italics printed parts will be covered by ship.
All distances are “approximate distances” of recommended bike tours.
Program + details barring changes, a.o. as a result of nautical, technical or meteorological reasons.