Lake IJssel Tour

Dutch Nostalgia

Itinerary

Route

Easy biking in nearly flat landscape, some minor hills on some days. These tour is usually for people with little or no experience and families with children. The daily distances are around 55 - 60 km per day.
Individual arrival.

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.

Individual departure or extension.

Services

  • 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)

  • Use of swimming pool in Lemmer

  • Maps and information material per room

  • GPS-Tracks

Our tip: Get your eSIM for a low-priced holiday-data package here

Dates & Prices

Dates

Merkmale

Season / Period
Type
S1   27.04. - 06.06.25
S2   07.06. - 03.07.25
S2   04.07. - 17.08.25
S1   18.08. - 07.09.25

Extras

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

 


Best - Price - Guarantee

If you would verifiably receive better conditions and/or prices from another tour operator at the time of booking we guarantee at least the same conditions PLUS 1 handlebar bag for FREE!

All prices per person in EUR

Accommodation

Hotel samples

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.

Bicycle

Bicycles inclusive panniers

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:

  • 7-speed-bike with hand brakes
  • E-bikes unisex
  • children seat, children trailer

All bikes are equipped with a pannier (saddle bag) and a handlebar bag/room. 


E-bikes | Electric bikes | Pedelecs

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.


Private bicycles

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.

Useful

Arrival - Parking - Departure

Arrival by plane

Airport: Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Flights can be booked individually. For details see your final travel documents.

Arrival by train

Train Station: Intercity train to Amersfoort, and then a regional train to Nunspeet (approx. 1,5 hours)

Arrival by car

Parking: Hotel parking approx. € 4,50 per day


Additional information

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 Veerboot Info
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.

Videos

Travel stories

4,8 of 6 Stars | 2
We were a family of 10.....8 adults and 2 babies. all went smoothly with accommodations, bikes, bike seats and trailer for babies. most days the route was lovely and the hotels were comfortable and convenient for our family...J.V. 06/18
4,7 17.06.2019 | Bradley Wayne B. Lake Ijssel Tour

Great tour around the Ijsselmeer

A bit windy, but a lovely tour. The road book could have been a lot better, a proper handlebar bag with a clear area for the guide book to slide into should have been provided and the pannier was not waterproof. The breakfasts and accommodation were ...
  • Overall satisfaction 6
  • Booking handling 6
  • Travel documents 6
  • Per-Tour information 3
  • Accomodation 6
  • Board 5
  • Luggage transport 6
  • Route description 3
  • On-site assistance 3
  • Route-character 5
  • Bicycle + equipment 3
  • Price-performance ratio 4
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4,7 16.06.2018 | Julia V. Lake Ijssel Tour

biking lake ijssel

we were a family of 10.....8 adults and 2 babies. all went smoothly with accommodations, bikes, bike seats and trailer for babies. most days the route was lovely and the hotels were comfortable and convenient for our family. though the bikes were heavy ...
  • Booking handling 6
  • Travel documents 3
  • Per-Tour information 3
  • Accomodation 5
  • Board 6
  • Luggage transport 6
  • Route description 3
  • On-site assistance 5
  • Route-character 5
  • Bicycle + equipment 5
  • Price-performance ratio 5
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