Cycling holidays in Holland
The ideal location for a relaxing cycling holiday is closer than you think! The Netherlands offers many interesting cycling routes, allowing you to discover the rich culture and landscape on your bicycle. In all twelve provinces, we offer individual cycling holidays that let you discover the unique features that Holland has to offer: trekking tours and base location holidays in various levels of difficulty and usually flat landscapes. Cycling Holidays in Holland are possible with or without a dog, electric bike and/or GPS. There are also plenty of other customization options, for any special need you might have.
22 cycling holidays found
The best of Holland and Belgium Boat and bike
- Amsterdam, Vianen, Kinderdijk, Dordrecht, Tholen, Antwerp, Dendermonde, Ghent, Brugge
- Landscapes worth seeing in Holland and Flanders
- The ship is your floating hotel
excl. additional costs
Holland tulip tour boat and bike
- Amsterdam, Zaandam, Zaanse Schans. Haarlem, Keukenhof, Oude Wetering, Nieuwe Meer
- The world-famous Keukenhof flower park
- The ship is your floating hotel
excl. additional costs
Hansa Highlights boat and bike
- Amsterdam, Wijk bij Duurstede, Wageningen, Arnhem, Doesburg, Zutphen, Deventer, Whije, Zwolle, Kampen, Elburg, Harderwijk, Spakenburg, Huizen, Naarden, Muiden
- The most popular cycling regions in the Netherlands
- The ship is your floating hotel
excl. additional costs
Around the IJsselmeer with afsluitdijk
- Hoorn, Medemblik, Lemmer, Lelystad, Amsterdam
- The cycling classic of the Netherlands
- The Afsluitdijk and fishing villages Edam and Urk
excl. additional costs
Around the IJsselmeer - 8 days
- Huizen, Volendam, Enkhuizen, Stavoren, Lemmer, Giethoorn, Nunspeet, Amsterdam
- Boat trip on the IJsselmeer from Enkhuizen to Stavoren
- Authentic fishing villages
excl. additional costs
Around the Markermeer
- Amsterdam, Volendam, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Huizen, Urk, Lelystad
- Cycling classic in the Netherlands
- Places full of history
excl. additional costs
Dutch highlights
- Amsterdam, Volendam, Zaandam, Noordwijk
- Cycle through the tulip region to Keukenhof
- Haarlem
excl. additional costs
Around the IJsselmeer - 7 days
- Huizen, Volendam, Enkhuizen, Stavoren, Lemmer, Giethoorn, Nunspeet, Amsterdam
- Boat trip on the IJsselmeer from Enkhuizen to Stavoren
- Hotels with luggagetransport
excl. additional costs
Dutch water landscape
- Utrecht, Weesp, Nieuwkoop, Gouda, Kinderdijk
- Relaxed cycling through the Green Heart
- De Haar Castle near Haarzuilens
excl. additional costs
Dutch waterline
- Weesp, Utrecht, Wijk bij Duurstede, Gorinchem, Nieuwkoop
- Fortresses and fortified towns
- Rivers and nature reserves
excl. additional costs
Frisian Cities and Lakes
- Leeuwarden, Sneek, Lemmer, Gaasterland, Workum, Franeker, Dokkum
- The Elfstedentocht by bike
- Jopie Huisman-museum
excl. additional costs
Gaasterland and Frisian Lakes
- Workum, Sneek, Rijs, Lemmer
- Water-rich Frisian towns and vistas
- Stavoren, Hindeloopen, Slotermeer
excl. additional costs
Groningen and Friesland Culinary
- Culinary cycle tour
- Groningen, Beetsterzwaag, Dokkum, Ameland and Onderdendam
- Wonderful cycling in Groningen, Friesland and on the Wadden Islands
excl. additional costs
IJssel and Vecht
- Vorden, Deventer, Zwolle, Ommen, Holten, Rijssen
- Cycle tour through Hansa cities and over the Salland ridge
- Cycling along the IJssel, Overijsselse Vecht and Regge
excl. additional costs
Limburg Culinary
- Weert, Roermond, Tegelen, Maaseik
- Wonderful cycling along the Meuse
- Culinary cycle tour
excl. additional costs
Southern Dutch highlights
- Leiden, Delft, Rotterdam and Gouda
- Cycling through the Golden Age and the Green Heart
- The windmills of Kinderdijk
excl. additional costs
The West Frisian Islands
- Harlingen, Terschelling, Vlieland, Ameland, Schiermonnikoog, Dokkum, Leeuwarden
- Boat trips on the Wadden Sea
- Cycling through the dunes
excl. additional costs
Dutch Highlights - 8 days
- Cycling through the Golden Age and the Green Heart
- Picturesque Dutch landscape
- Haarlem, Leiden, Rotterdam and Gouda
excl. additional costs
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A cycling holiday in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is truly a cycling country. It offers beautiful nature, numerous waterways, and a unique culture. Cycling is the DNA of the Netherlands, interesting fact: there are more bicycles in the Netherlands than people! This means excellent cycle paths and great facilities for cyclists. The flat landscape is also very suitable for recreational cyclists that are looking for a more beginner-friendly biking holiday. The climate of Holland is very similar to the United Kingdom, as it has mild temperatures. Although the humidity level is relatively high which makes the perceived temperature during hot summer days higher.
Booking a cycling holiday with Happy Cycling Holidays offers you something different than with other providers. Where classic themes such as cheese, flower fields, windmills, and cows are often highlighted. Our biking holidays in the Netherlands are especially suitable for people who are not looking for these standard sights, but who want to be surprised by the varied landscapes and unique sightseeing that the Netherlands has to offer.
We searched for the most unique spots and comfortable hotels, and present you beautiful local spots without mass tourism. Want an affordable and active holiday with beginner friendly routes and a similar climate as in the United Kingdom? Then our cycling holidays in the Netherlands are exactly what you are looking for.
Cycling in the Netherlands
For over 30 years, Happy Cycling Holidays has been the go-to address for fully catered cycling holidays throughout Europe and beyond. All our cycling holidays are individual. This means that you travel without a guide and that you determine your own travel group. You set off armed with a clear route description and map and decide the pace and daily schedule yourself. The program allows plenty of room to deviate from the route or visit sights if desired.
Trekking tours are offered including luggage transport. So, you don't have to cycle with heavy luggage; it will be waiting for you in the evening at the hotels selected by our own staff.
- Trekking and centre based holidays
- Various destinations and difficulty
- Tours with GPS tracking
- Options for E-bikes
- Dogs are welcome at various destinations
Pick a holiday that suits your cycling level
Our indicators for difficulty help you pick the trip best suitable to your skill level. Generally speaking the routes for all our biking trips in the Netherlands are beginner-friendly, but still have a healthy portion of challenges to keep it interesting. If you are looking for the most challenging trip we have to offer, we would recommend Ijssel and Vecht. This holiday offers beautiful landscapes around the rivers Ijssel and Vecht. While combining this with a healthy challenge, since the distances are a bit longer and it includes a short climb to your comfortable hotel on the Sallandse Heuvelrug.
During our individual cycling holidays, you travel with your own group and without a guide. Armed with a clear map and route description full of attractions, you determine your own travel pace. During the single centre holidays, you take a day trip every day. The cycling routes on our distance holidays take you from hotel to hotel while luggage transport is arranged for you. A similar holiday option are our trekking holidays, where you also travel from hotel to hotel in a circling route and end at your starting point. Last but not least, boat and bike holidays combine the best of both worlds; where you will alternate between cycle routes and boat routes.
Whichever trip you choose, with our cycling holidays you are guaranteed to enjoy delightful and carefree days. Fully catered but still with complete freedom in customization! Do you want to know what customization options are possible, contact our local staff.
Sights in the Netherlands
The following sights are definitely worth visiting Holland for:
- Water-rich Friesland also lends itself to wonderful cycling tours. This trek takes you to all eleven Frisian towns.
- Zeeland offers stunning coastal landscapes, historic towns, and a rich maritime heritage, perfect for a peaceful getaway by the sea.
- Cycle through the North of the Netherlands, by cycling through the beautiful Alde Feanen and Lauwersmeer national parks.
- Follow the Elfstedentocht in Friesland by bike.
- Travel through the famous Giethoorn, the Venice of the North, with many canals and boat trips.
- Love colourful flowers? Visit Keukenhof, the world's most famous flower park!
- Follow the IJsselmeer by bike, this route guarantees great diversity and history.
- Volendam offers charming traditional Dutch fishing village vibes, complete with picturesque canals, colorful wooden houses.
- Visit the most popular cities across the border in Belgium, with our highlights of Holland and Belgium with routes through Belgian cities such as Antwerp, Ghent and Brugge.
Cycle through the West of the Netherlands
Cycle through the 17th century city center of Amsterdam and the quiet and water-rich area of our capital. In the Amsterdam area you will find several monumental towns such as Broek in Waterland, Muiden and Oudekerk aan de Amstel.
FAQ’s about cycling holidays in Holland
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