Please note: You can only take part in this trip if you are vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19!
As of Oct 2022, subject to change.
Feel save, book flexible: FREE rebooking up to 6 weeks prior arrival to any alternative date in 2021 - applies to bookings between May 01 and June 15 2021 , the price of the newly selected date 2021 applies in the event of a rebooking.
In 1932 the South Sea was closed off with an enormous dam and this created the IJsselmeer. During the centuries before this closing off, many thousands of families lived on the banks of the South Sea and lived on whale fishing. Today, there’s a never-ending quiet in these fishing villages of olden days. But the memories of this glorious time remained. They are saved in fascinating museums and can be seen in the quiet villages and picturesque settlements. Our cycling tour leads us back in time along the banks of the IJsselmeer and provides us wonderful views of the water, green woods and extensive polders.
Nunspeet is surrounded by nature. The first cycle ride takes you to Amersfoort, a town where history is still alive. Behind the city walls, you can stroll through the cosy alleyways.
Today you cycle to Purmerend. You will pass many typical Dutch villages, such as Baarn and Muiderberg. Visit Naarden - Vesting, one of the best preserved fortified moats in Europe. Enjoy the nature in the old moorland area ‘Eemland’, which has been cultivated for a long time.
On the way to Enkhuizen you should definitely stop in Edam, famous for cheese, or in ‘Broekerhafen’. After a lovely cycle tour, you will reach your destination for today, Enkhuizen, a very prominent harbour town in the ‘Golden Century’.
In the morning you take the ferry to Stavoren (not included). You must bring your own luggage and bike on the ferry. The hotel is approx. 500 m from the harbour. The luggage driver will be waiting for you in Stavoren harbour and will transport your luggage as usual. You cycle past typical Frisian villages. Stavoren, for example, has become very well known as it is located along the route of the Eleven Cities Tour.
Important note: When you leave the ferry in Stavoren, you still have a 50 - 100 metre walk to the luggage transport. For safety reasons, the driver is not allowed to drive any further to the harbour. So please take your luggage to the driver and he will be happy to collect it and transport it to the next hotel.
Before leaving Lemmer you should visit the last still working steam pumping station. Between Balk/Wijckel/Lemmer and Zwartsluis, you will cycle through the national park ’De Weerribben’, an ancient peat moor area. The former fortress Swartsluys is the place to be today for those who enjoy water sports.
The most striking sight en route to Nunspeet is the old Hanseatic town of Kampen with its almost 500 monuments! After passing the village of Noordeinde, you are back in the Veluwe landscape.
7 nights in rooms with private facilities
Daily breakfast
Optional dinner package 7x 3-course dinner
Luggage service from hotel to hotel (1 piece/person, max. 15 kg)
Free hotel parking
Use of swimming pool in Lemmer
Maps and information material per room
GPS-Tracks
| Discounts extra bed in double room with 2 full paying persons | |
| Children 0-2,99 years | -100% |
| Children 3-6,99 years | -50% |
| Children 7-11,99 years | -25% |
| 12 -99 years | -10% |
| Bicycle & equipment | |
| 7-speed-bike | 80 |
| E-bike | 160 |
| Children bike | 50 |
| Child seat | 10 |
| Tandem | 140 |
| Insurance 7-speed-bike/E-bike | 18/30 |
| Additional night | |
| Nunspeet 3* (dbl/sgl) | 70/115 |
You will stay in selected 3 - 4* Hotels.
Nunspeet: Fletcher Hotel Sparrenhorst or Hotel De Hoeve van Nunspeet
Amersfoort: NH Amersfoort or Best Western Plus Berghotel Amersfoort
Enkhuizen: Hotel de Port van Cleve or SuyderSee Hotel
Lemmer: Hotel Iselmar
Zwartsluis: Hotel Zwartewater
Note: Please be informed that these are hotel samples and therefore subject to alteration! Find Your final hotel bookings at Your hotel list after/at booking.
The offered bikes are touring bikes with an aluminium frame and kitted with responsive brakes and gears. Plus: mudguards, trip computers, comfort gel saddles, flat-palmed grips, Schwalbe Marathon anti-puncture tyres.
You can choose between the following bikes:
All bikes are equipped with a pannier (saddle bag) and a handlebar bag/room.
With an electric bike every bike tour is a breeze! If you had few opportunities to cycle over the last weeks or if you are not sure concerning your fitness, but also with physical disabilities, every bike ride is a treat! The shiftable, low noise electric drive of our modern electric bike relieves you of some of the work and increases the pedal force up to 3 times ... So you can now book a bike tour together with cyclists who have different fitness levels. Acclivity can be handled easily.
You are welcome to bring your own bicycle. It is adapted especially to your needs. Do not forget to bring a repair kit with all necessary tools such as: keys, reserve tube and lock. Please check your own bicycle for operability upon arrival.
Airport: Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Flights can be booked individually. For details see your final travel documents.
Train Station: Intercity train to Amersfoort, and then a regional train to Nunspeet (approx. 1,5 hours)
Parking: free hotel parking
Ferry Enkhuizen - Stavoren: approx. € 25,-/ Person (not incl.)
Booking of e-tickets in advance is necessary. Please book your tickets on your own before departure under http://www.veerboot.info/en/
Please book only tickets for the ferry at 8:45 a.m. from Enkhuizen.
There is no possibility to buy tickets on site.
You will need to transport both your bike and your luggage onto the ferry, but the harbour in Enkhuizen is within walking distance (approx. 400-700 m) of your hotel. Against 2,50 Euros the hotel will bring it to the harbor. Once you reach the harbor in Stavoren, the luggage transportation will be there to receive your baggage and take them to your destination hotel.
Happy to advise you:
Doris Berkovics
