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Plan your route using our comprehensive guide including pictures and maps.
- Charged (1,50€ - 2,50€) locks and lifting bridges manned by lock-keepers - closed for lunch and dinner
- Plenty well equipped marinas along the rivers
- To visit Amsterdam, we suggest to moor at Weesp and take the local train (10min)
Holland
Boating is a way of life in Holland, so come on board and discover the best way to see this beautiful country! Make friends with the friendly Dutch along the waterways, admire the traditional windmills that border your cruising routes, head off on the waterside cycle routes or moor up in smart new marinas where modern facilities are plentiful and good.
Cruising highlights include:
- Dutch masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt and Ruisdael at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
- The Dom Tower in Utrecht. Climb 465 steps to the top for superb views over the town’s beautiful canals and waterside restaurants
- Sneek – the watersports centre of the Friesland region. Have fun on the water, visit its colourful shops and try a ‘Boterdrabbel’cake at a local café
- Muiderslot – home to Holland’s most famous medieval castle and fabulous herb garden
- The great lock at Muiden
- Giethoorn – the ‘Little Venice’ of Holland
Explore our cruise routes:
The Capital Cruise
Strand Horst > Amsterdam > Strand Horst
Cruise along the River Vecht and admire the waterfront country houses that line your route. Get some cultural and cosmopolitan fun in Amsterdam. Admire brilliantly cut gems at the famous diamond polishing factories and discover great works by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Ruisdael at the Rijksmuseum. Visit the Rietveld-Schroder house in Utrecht, the first open plan home. Take to the track ...
- Duration:
- One Week
- Cruise Type:
- Return Trip
- Distance:
- 180 km
- Locks:
- 4
- Cruise Time:
- 33 hrs
The Lakelands Cruise
Woudsend > Workum > Leuwarden > Woudsend
Depending on the route you take, this delightful journey can be done in 10hrs (80kms) or 20hrs (200kms). Cruise to Grouw and explore the sailing base, before moving to Princehof and taking some photographs at the nature reserve. Workum is home to many of painter Jopie Huisman’s works, with these pieces displayed in the town’s museum. Makkum is celebrated for ...
- Duration:
- One Week
- Cruise Type:
- Return Trip
- Distance:
- 200 km
- Locks:
- 0
- Cruise Time:
- 20 hrs
