Make your way to Genk today, receive a friendly welcome at your hotel and wander through delightful Molenvijver Park before dinner.

The first day of this cycling holiday takes you across the Kempen Plateau. The trip immediately starts with a highlight: 
you cycle along a cycle path right through the Mechelse Heide, one of the largest heathland areas in Flanders. The highlight of this cycle path is the almost 300-metre long wooden bicycle bridge with a beautiful panoramic view over the landscape. This panorama bridge is part of three unique cycle paths in the province of Limburg, all of which you will pass during this trip: Cycling through the Heath, Cycling through the Trees and Cycling through the Water. 

Continue cycling through the vast pine forests and endless heathlands of the Hoge Kempen National Park and across the Ophovenderheide. 
Today's final destination is Peer, one of the 'Goede Steeden' of the former principality of Liège. 
Here you will find the Pieter Bruegel Museum.

Another day full of natural beauty starts with a little bit of history. Soon after the start you will cycle through Hechtel. This village was completely destroyed in September 1944 during the Battle of Hechtel. Through the Pijnven you cycle through a new unique cycling experience in Limburg: Cycling through the Trees. A 700 meter long cycle path takes you through a double circle at a height of 10 meters. You literally cycle in higher atmospheres between the treetops of the Bosland van de Kempen. Via the former sand pits around Mol and the canal from Dessel to Schoten you arrive in Arendonk where you can admire the Toremansmolen. From here it is not far to Turnhout. On the way through you will first pass the Liereman landscape, one of the oldest nature reserves in Belgium

Venture out to picturesque Merksplas and pop in at the visitors’ centre to learn about former prisioners’ colony where farming skills were taught and practised out in the fields. Pass Oostmalle and Malle on your way to Westmalle, to savour a well-deserved Trappist beer at the café opposite the abbey. Then zoom onward to the cosmopolitan city of Antwerp.

The city hubbub comes to a hush as you glide into quieter, greener surroundings. Check out a bit of military heritage at Mortsel’s brick-and-sandstone Fort no. 4, one of the eight original Brialmont Forts (1860-1864) on Antwerp’s defensive line. Sail onward toward Leuven to spy the festival grounds where the 4-day Rock Werchter is celebrated each summer. Then test your legs a bit when you encounter a few gentle slopes! The welcoming university town of Leuven offers a taste of the good life, shared with local bon-vivants, and traditional architecture at the Groot Begijnhof, a residence for the “Begines”, a 13th-16th century semi-monastic order for lay women.

Cycle a superb stage, stopping first at the Vlooybergtoren in Tielt-Winge. Clamber up the rusty steps and take in the panorama from this unique, and seemingly precarious, vista point. Further on, Haksberg Castle nestles amid 3.6 hectares of vineyards, where local wines are named after the bird species of Hageland. Make time to stop at Belgium’s most important pilgrimage site, Scherpenheuvel with the Low Countries’ oldest central-plan domed church. Top your day off in the gorgeous town of Diest, with its historic ties to the Royal House of Orange. This as yet 'undiscovered' destination adds a welcome surprise and the chance to amble along the River Demer. 

Today’s flat roads will not leave you breathless, but the scenery most certainly will! Ride first to the Schulensmeer, with its array of water sports, then dive into De Weijers, the “Land of 1001 Ponds”. Slalom your way past man-made fishing ponds, marvel at colourful vegetation and keep an eye out for unique fauna. In Bokrijk, an open-air museum depicts early 20th-century country life and a chance to try your hand at traditional skills and crafts. Finally, brace yourself for a bizarre experience as you cycle a 200-metre path right through a natural lake, skimming along in harmony with the ducks.

After one final hotel buffet breakfast, your cycling holiday comes to an end and it’s time to make your way home.