Sail & Bike Wadden Sea
Netherlands
8 days (Bike: 5 days)
200 km (~40km per day)
Bike & Boat
Easy
Mostly flat
Self-Guided
Semi-Supported
Comfortable adventures, island hopping
Sail and bike tours are something very special. Feel the freedom, the wind and salt on your skin! It’s a little bit like discovering the seas and new areas as a modern-day explorer.
Aboard one of the most comfortable sailing ships, the Leafde fan Fryslân, the Mare fan Fryslân, and the Wapen fan Fryslân, you will experience pure nature while enjoying water, sun and a stiff breeze on the big inland lake IJsselmeer and the so-called “Wadden Sea”, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage biosphere reserve. During this Sail & Bike tour you can explore the beautiful and unique Frisian Sea and some of its islands.
It is a world with two faces, where sand and water dominate during the changeover from low to high tide and where islands of all sizes line up like pearls on a chain. There are tidal channels, seagrass meadows, mussel beds, sandbanks, mudflats, salt marshes, beaches and dunes. The Frisian Sea is the habitat of marine mammals, such as seals and porpoises, and the breeding ground and wintering area for millions of birds. The area is one of the last remaining large-scale, low-tide ecosystems where natural processes continue to function. Furthermore you will visit the famous (freshwater lake) IJsselmeer and its beautiful coastline with many fishing villages and old trading harbor towns.
Highlights of the tour are the North Sea islands of Texel and Terschelling and their beautiful natural areas, small villages and long sandy beaches that you can explore by bicycle. Highlights on the coasts of the mainland in the provinces of North-Holland and Friesland are a combination of rural areas, small villages and picturesque harbor towns: a true “El Dorado” for cyclists. If you like, on board, you may – instructed by the experienced crew – lend a hand during navigating and raising the sails. Sailing experience is not necessary. But of course you are also very welcome to just relax and enjoy the sailing and scenery.
Highlights
- Discover the Wadden Sea by bike & ship
- Pretty harbor towns Enkhuizen & Stavoren
- Texel & Terschelling islands bike trips
- Sailing ship with max. 26 passengers
Tour Information
From
Enkhuizen
To
Enkhuizen
Cost From
Self-Guided € 999
Departure(s)
Saturdays and Sundays
Single Supplement
Available
Inclusions
- 8 days/7 nights cabin accommodation
- 7 x breakfast
- 5 x packed lunches & 1 x lunch on board
- 6 x 3-course dinner on board & 1 x packed dinner
- Coffee and tea on board
- Welcome drink
- Use of bed linen and towels
- Daily cleaning of the cabin
- Daily briefings by the crew
- Maps and notes for cycling tours (1 set per cabin)
- GPS tracks
- Use of a waterproof pannier bag
- Wi-Fi
- SGR Insolvency protection
- Carbon offset payment to the non-profit organization Justdiggit
Exclusions
- Drinks
- Bicycle rental or E-bike rental
- Helmet rental
- Personal insurances
- Gratuities (at your discretion)
- Entrance fees and excursions
- Fees for ferries
- Transfers to/from the docking place
- Parking fees
Options
Upgrade cabin accommodation Alternative (shorter) rides most days Discount Triple cabin: -100€ p.p. (3rd bed is bunk bed, on request) Rental bicycle: €85 per week Rental E-Bike: €185 per week (only on request, limited number available) Helmets: A helmet can be rented for € 10 per week, only on prior reservation and payment. Parking own bicycle: €10 per week (only a limited number of parking places available) Parking own E-Bike: €25 per week (only a limited number of parking places available)
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