Boat and Bike Rotterdam and Province Zeeland

Individual arrival in Rotterdam-Schiedam. Embarkation at about 04:00pm. You may have some time left to see Rotterdam’s stunning Market Hall. The Dutch refer to it as their version of the „Sistine Chapel“. At 06:00pm sail to Holland’s oldest town, Dordrecht, impressively located on an island between three wide rivers.

In the morning, set sail for Willemstad, a small fortified town dating from the 17th/18th century, which is well worth visiting. Here start for your first cycle tour. Cross the inland waters of Haringvliet over the Volkerakdam, and cycle through fields and past storybook villages like Zwartsluis and Goudswaard to the popular water sports centre of Hellevoetsluis.

Before you set out on your bike tour, you should take a tour of the expansive harbor and make a detour to the old lighthouse in the southern part of the city. You’ll cycle across the Haringvliet and through small villages like Stellendam, agricultural towns like Melissant, and water sports destinations like Herkingen, which has a large marina. Crossing the Grevelingendam, you’ll cycle into the mussel-fishing village of Bruinisse. A stroll through the harbor in the northern part of the city is a must for every visitor.

Today, you can visit the “Watersnoodmuseum” during your bike tour. Here, you’ll learn all about the great flood of 1953 and the “submerged” village of Viane, which was flooded and never rebuilt. Continue on toward Zierikzee, one of the ten most beautiful historic towns in the Netherlands. The “Dicke Turm” towers high above the town. A detour to the historic center is well worth it. Afterward, continue across the Zeeland Bridge—an impressive 5-kilometer-long structure built on 54 piers—to your destination for the day: the small port town of Veere. Where ships laden with cargo from Scotland once docked, imposing yachts are moored today.

Experience “picture-perfect Holland” on today’s bike tour. Discover the former work island of Neeltje Jans, which was created specifically for the construction of the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier—an impressive structure within the Delta Works. You’ll have the opportunity to admire the locks not only up close but also from the inside. The adjacent “Deltapark” amusement park offers a glimpse into the lives of sea lions and the underwater world of the Oosterschelde (optional).

The first stop on your cycling tour is Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland. The city has a rich history and was once the second most important city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam. Numerous shops and cafés invite you to stop by. During a city walking tour (optional), you’ll have the opportunity to learn all sorts of interesting and informative facts about this charming city. The tour continues through the picturesque, quintessentially Dutch landscape of the Walcheren Peninsula. Wide beaches, forests, and dunes await you. Nowhere else in the Netherlands does the sun shine as often or for as long as it does here.

On the final leg of your bike tour, you’ll see the Netherlands’ most famous windmills at Kinderdijk. The 19 well-preserved windmills date back to the 18th century and have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s well worth a visit! Your route continues along the Meuse River to Rotterdam. Take the opportunity to go on a harbor tour through Europe’s largest deep-water port and admire the skyline and the impressive architecture from the water.

Disembarkation until 09:00am and individual home journey home.