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Cycling holiday Gaasterland and Frisian Lakes

On this short cycle tour, you will get a good impression of the south-western part of Friesland's lake district. You will pass through seven of the eleven towns that string together the famous Elfstedentocht. Each of them beautiful towns with a rich history. » read more about Cycling holiday Gaasterland and Frisian Lakes

  • Workum, Sneek, Rijs, Lemmer
  • Water-rich Frisian towns and vistas
  • Stavoren, Hindeloopen, Slotermeer
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  • Cycling holiday
  • Trekking tour
  • 4 days
  • Individual
from 360 p.p.
excl. additional costs
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from 360 p.p.
excl. additional costs
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Frisian Tradition: the Elfstedentocht

Leeuwarden, Sneek, Workum, Dokkum… Is it finally happening again? Yes indeed: it giet oan. At last, another Elfstedentocht. This time, without the freezing hardships, but with all eleven cities. Over the course of seven days, you’ll cycle along canals and ditches, over quaint bridges, and through idyllic villages like Stavoren and Hindeloopen. Park your bike for a moment and stroll along picturesque canals with views of historic ramparts and water gates.

Romantic village centers

Balk and Sloten take the crown when it comes to romantic village centers. They abound in monumental buildings with beautiful stepped and neck gables. The latter is the smallest city in Friesland. Park your bike for a moment and stroll along the lovely canals with views of the historic ramparts and water gates. You’ll also pass through Bolsward, the charming Langweer, Lemmer, Rijs, and the beautiful Gaasterland.

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Woudagemaal: aging giant

If you cycle from the harbor town of Lemmer back to Workum, you’ll pass the Woudagemaal, the steam pumping station named after D.F. Wouda, who, as chief engineer of the Provincial Water Authority, was responsible for the design and construction of the world’s oldest still-operational steam pumping station. Definitely worth a stop. Every winter, the station is activated to pump the enormous amount of excess water from the Frisian lake system into the IJsselmeer. It takes six hours to start up and warm up this aging giant.

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Cycling holiday Gaasterland and Frisian Lakes

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Including

  • 3 nights with breakfast or half board
  • Luggage transport
  • Maps and navigation app for your smartphone (GPS tracks for your own GPS device on request)

Excluding

  • Outward and return journeys
  • Ferry on day 3
  • Travel insurance
  • Tourist tax
  • Rental bikes
  • Entrance fees, transfers, etc. that are not listed under “including”

  • Rental bike (excl. bike insurance): € 80,- p.p.
  • E-bike (excl. bike insurance): € 125,- p.p.
  • When booking a rental bike/E-bike, we ask for your height so that we can provide a suitable bike.
  • Bicycle Insurance: You can take out a separate bicycle insurance with Happy Cycling Holidays. A travel insurance often does not cover bicycle damage and/or theft.
  • Read more about rental bikes, helmets and insurances

Here you will find an overview of the accommodations we use for this round trip. They have been carefully selected by us. It may be that there is no availability on your desired date. In this case, we will use alternative hotels. The alternative hotels are of a similar category and quality. We will contact the booker in advance in the event of different prices with a surcharge on the tour price.

  • Hotel Workum, Workum
  • Hotel de Stadsherberg, Sneek
  • Hotel-Restaurant Jans, Rijs

  • Parking: free of charge near the hotel

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This is the first day of your cycling holiday. If desired you can add book extra nights later before the startdate of your cycling holiday. Please choose the first day of your cycling holiday. Further on in planning your trip, you can book an extra night before the selected starting day.

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