Sailing trips

You undertake an exciting and varied journey through historic port cities, green polder landscapes and discover former islands on the IJsselmeer. You will travel on a stylish and comfortably equipped sailing ship along the IJsselmeer coast. Excellent cycling routes between the historic towns, the polder country and the inland villages allow you to explore the surroundings in a relaxed way. The old trading towns of Monnickendam, Hoorn and Enkhuizen await you, as well as the provinces of Friesland and Flevoland with the former islands of Urk and Schokland. At the end of the trip you get to explore the Dutch metropolis Amsterdam. 

• Cycling distance approx. 150 - 200 km, daily stages between 20 and 50 km.
• Altitude profile: flat, mostly own paved cycle paths and quiet side roads.

If you´d rather rest, you can stay on board!

Services included:

• Cycling & Sailing Vacation, 8 days / 7 nights
• Full board: 7 x breakfast, 6 x lunch or packed lunch, 7 x three-course dinner (incl. tea, coffee, water, milk (Other drinks will be charged separately via the ship's bar)  
• Cycling and sailing route as per advertised description (incl. maps & route description)
• Accommodation in the booked cabin category with shower and toilet, bedding as well as bed linen, towels (fresh daily on request), cabin cleaning 1x a week, all port and lock fees
• WLAN, GPS tracks
• For guests skipping a bike tour and staying on board for the day: Lunch snack, coffee & tea in the afternoon. 
• CO²- compensation via Non-Profit Organisation Justdiggit

Not included are the arrival and departure to Amsterdam, travel insurance, additional drinks on board and entrance fees.

Arrival
Take the train to Amsterdam Centraal (central station). From there the berth is close. Car drivers can park their vehicle in the Oosterdok parking garage near the station (€37.50 for 24 hrs - as of August 2022). Exclusively for cars up to 2.10 meters high. Reservation not possible. Alternative: AMSTERPARK, guarded parking by prior reservation for 150 € per week incl. pick-up service. Your car will be driven by a chauffeur from the ship to the parking garage and back to the ship on the day of departure. Detailed information will be received with the travel information.

Embarkation is at Pontsteiger Amsterdam at 2 pm, disembarkation is also there at 9:30 am.

The rental bikes on the boat are mainly unisex touring or trekking bikes with a normal 28 mm frame (ladies' models e.g. from Gazelle Chamonix and Velo de Ville C100), 7-speed hub gears with hand brakes and panniers.

The e-bikes are from the Velo de Ville CEB 200 brand, have 4 levels of assistance, hand brakes (no coaster brake), 7-speed gears and a range of approx. 60-65 km with a normal riding style.

General notes
The minimum number of participants on the trip is 18. The cycling tours are undertaken at your own risk. Routes are subject to change. The bike routes are on paved bike paths, over dikes, farm roads and along secondary roads with little traffic. Generally, the terrain is flat, with slight inclines only in the area of dikes as well as bridges. The total distance of the bike tour is 212 km. 

The bike tours are individual - and not guided - tours. It is possible to join the tour guide, if she is cycling with you, or to form a group with fellow travelers. During sightseeing tours, explanations are generally given in Dutch, German and English. German is also spoken in the clog workshop mentioned above.
Each traveler gets their personal bike according to their height.