Our theme park re-opens on April 24, 2010. This great field trip opportunity will again be available. Prices remain the same as this year.

Time Travel with your students to an 18th Century village in the Netherlands. Our costumed guides will share with your students a variety of Dutch customs, traditions, and occupations including: life on a Frisian farm, cheese making, wooden shoe carving, and weighing commodities. Plus, during their free time, students will be able to try on wooden shoes, hand crank a street organ, feed and pet farm animals, ride a carousel and a spinning chair swing ride. Guided tours are included.

Educational Tours 2010!

Guided Tours for Grades K-2 and 3-5 are now designed to correspond with several strands from the Social Studies Curriculum of the Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmarks and Standards.

Tours for grades K-2 include:

• Observing life in an 18th Century village in "Old Holland."
• Listening to stories of fictitious and real Dutch characters.
• Understanding why the Dutch wore wooden shoes and "Dutch" costumes.
• Learning Dutch words and phrases.

Tours for grades 3-5 include:

• A film on the Dutch settlers' immigration to Holland and major events of Holland's past.
• Learning how the Dutch people adapted to their environment in the following areas: food, clothing, shelter, and occupations.
• Identifying items invented and developed by the Dutch that are still used today.

All students will receive:

• A Free personalized wooden shoe name pin
• A Free pass for a return visit
• A Free booklet with follow-up questions and activities to take home

EDUCATIONAL TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Personal costumed guide
• Age-appropriate interpretations
• Tour of Nelis' Dutch Village
• Activity booklet with puzzles and fun facts
• Wooden shoe name pins (please send or fax a list of your students' names three week prior to arrival)
• Free time includes unlimited rides on the carousel, a Dutch chair swing and the wooden shoe slide
• Free admission pass for each student for future visit

Upon making your reservation, teachers and group leaders will be sent a pre-visit packet of information including a Dutch craft, which is helpful in preparing students for their visit.

PRICES FOR 2010 SEASON:

$5.00 ~ Students
$5.00 ~ Parent Chaperones
FREE ~ Teachers & Bus Drivers
(Payment is due upon arrival.)

Guided tours are available from April 24th until September 8th. Tours are not available during Tulip Time Festival, May 1-8.

 

Please allow one hour for guided tour and additional time for eating, shopping and exploring. Picnic areas for sack lunches are located throughout the park. Space is limited, so please book well in advance of date requested. Nelis' Dutch Village programs operate rain or shine.

BOOKING YOUR TOUR for the 2010 Season:

Call (616) 396-1475

Please have the following information ready when you book your tour:

• Contact Name
• School Name
• Grade
• Teachers Names
• Tour Date
• Meal Arrangement
• School Phone & Fax
• School Address
• Number of students
• Number of additional adults
• Any special needs or requests
• Time*

*Please note that the time given is the time your guide will begin your tour. Please plan your arrival time accordingly.

 

Box Lunches:
Box lunches can be pre-arranged for your group.