East Frisian and the Netherlands
Radreise in Deutschland und Niederlande
Individual arrival in Emden. In the late afternoon you will have your information meeting and the bike handover (if booked). The seaport is the home to several museum ships. If you like fish, you should try Matjes or prawns here.
Enjoy the first ride from Emden to Petkum on beautiful paths. By ferry (not included) you reach the village of Ditzum where you should visit the fish harbour. Along the river Ems you cycle via Jemgum to Leer. Discover the beautiful and old city centre, the picturesque baroque building and the harbour.
Bicycle tour through the Moormer region, the heart of the Fehn culture. Wind and range accompany you on your way to Papenburg. Papenburg is called the "Venice of the Nother". An exceptional attraction of Papenburg is the company "Meyer Werft", which build cruise ships. If you would like to visit the wharf a registration is necessary: telephone: 0049-4961-83960 or www.papenburg-tourismus.de.
Immediately behind Papenburg you enter the Netherlands, province Groningen. After a couple of kilometres visit the old, star-formed border fortress Bourtange from the 16th century. Then you cycle through fertile marshes to Stadskanaal, past huge farms and renovated old locks.
Solitary cycle path through dense forests, heather, moor and peat you cycle through province Drenthe. You cycle through idyllic villages to Ziudlaren with splendid Saxon farmhouses and late-Romanesque church. Only a brief distance along the large continental-lake Paterswoldsemeer and you reach the city Groningen.
Groningen is a lively centre in the North-East of the Netherland and is well worth a visit, before you set off to the North. Here you are soon embraced by quietude and solitariness. Near Uithuizen you find the most beautiful fortress of the region Groningen, Menkemaburg. Along the dyke you cycle to Delfzijl.
Option 1: (Arrival everyday): Cycle tour to Delfzijl along the Dollart. From Ditzum to Petkum by ferry and cycle tour to Emden (approx. 50 km)
Option 2: (only on Sunday arrival): From Delfzijl along the Dollart to Emden-Knock by ferry and cycle tour to Emden. (approx. 20 – 50 km)
Departure
Individual Departure or additional overnight.
The route
East Frisia and the Netherlands are ideal countrysides for cycle tours. All routes are flat! You cycle on asphalted or plastered country lanes, sometimes on minor roads. This road is perfectly suited for beginners or groups.
| Season 1 16.04.2023 - 23.04.2023 02.10.2023 - 08.10.2023 arrival sunday | Season 2 24.04.2023 - 06.05.2023 18.09.2023 - 01.10.2023 arrival sunday | Season 3 07.05.2023 - 17.09.2023 arrival sunday | |
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| East Frisia and Netherlands, 8 days, cat. X, DE-FEREE-08X | |||
| Base price | 679.00 | 719.00 | 759.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 199.00 | 199.00 | 199.00 |
| Season 1 Apr 16, 2023 - Apr 23, 2023 Oct 2, 2023 - Oct 8, 2023 arrival sunday | Season 2 Apr 24, 2023 - May 6, 2023 Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023 arrival sunday | Season 3 May 7, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023 arrival sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emden | |||
| Double room p. P. | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
Included Services
- 7 accommodations in hotels as mentioned
- Breakfast buffet style or substantial breakfast
- Half board if booked: at least three-course-dinner or buffet
- Personal tour briefing (DE/EN)
- Detailed travel documents, route cards, way description, sight-seeing, telephone numbers (DE/EN)
- At best elaborated route
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- GPS-Tracks on request available
- Rental bike insurance
- 7-days-service-hotline
Services not included
- Arrival and departure
- costs for parking
- city tax
- transfers
- Ferry Petkum-Ditzum
- Ferry Delfzijl – Emden
- optional sightseeing’s
- city maps
- Travel Insurance and costs of the private requirements.
Parking
Public parking garage in Emden approx. € 30,- per week. Public parking area near the starting hotel, free of charge.
Note
The ferry from Delfzijl to Emden operates every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the months May to August, in September Wednesday and Saturday. Departure from Delfzijl around 10:50 am and 4:50 pm, trip duration approx. 1h 15 minutes. Cycling distance from Emden harbor to your hotel approx. 4 km. All ferry crossings are not included in the price.
During the trip you will be accommodated in a combination of comfort rooms in typical inns in a range of 3 and 4 star categories with ensuite facilities.
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
