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Marina at Ijsselmeer during evening with boats moored along calm water, dramatic cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.
Marina at Ijsselmeer during evening with boats moored along calm water, dramatic cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.
Netherlands

Around lake IJsselmeer | short trip

Water sports paradise and home to national parks

The essentials at a glance

Self-guided cycling tour around the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. Easy difficulty on excellent cycle paths and asphalted routes. Explore medieval Hanseatic city Harderwijk, fortified town Naarden, traditional fishing villages Volendam and Edam, historic Hoorn and Enkhuizen with its Zuiderzee Museum. Cycle through Arkemheen-Eemland National Park and along the 32 km dike to Lelystad. Daily distances range from 25 to 77 km. Accommodation in 3-4 star hotels with breakfast included.

Trading towns, dreamlike harbors and the peaceful sea

This trip at the Ijsselmeer will be as beautiful as days at the sea, even if the dikes bay is today filled with fresh water. But it still promises the vastness of the sea and has never lost its maritime charm. Beautiful beaches as well as picturesque fishing villages prove this. The round trip takes you to an old fortified town and a former hanseatic metropolis, to smoked eel and cheese specialties, to water sports paradises and to harbor facilities. It also becomes an experience through fascinating nature with partly extraordinary vegetation and wildlife. Experience the Ijsselmeer as the perfect backdrop for a wonderful holiday.

Easy
Bike tours
5 Days / 4 Nights
Self-guided tour
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Two cyclists in historic Harderwijk street
Three cyclists with touring bikes pause on a bridge in front of a traditional Dutch windmill. The scene shows typical Dutch architecture with houses.
Three cyclists with touring bikes pause on a cobblestone street lined with traditional Dutch brick houses featuring red tile roofs.
Two cyclists with bicycles standing on wooden dock next to traditional Dutch sailing boat at IJsselmeer harbor with windmill in background.

Itinerary

Individual arrival in Harderwijk. The rental bikes (if booked) are in the hotel garage. Discover the medieval Hanseatic city. A walk through the city leads you almost always past the Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk). It is a basilica with a three-part elevation from the 14th and 15th century. You stay one night in Harderwijk.

Look forward to the Arkemheen-Eemland National Park and the wide, flat landscape with its extraordinary vegetation. Black-tailed godwits strut across the moor. You cycle alongside the banks of the Randmeren to Huizen, the twin village on the Eemmeer with costumes and fishing museum. Naarden is a beautiful city in the green Gooi region and one of the best-preserved fortress cities in Europe. It was one of the most important defenses of the New Dutch Waterline, which still amazes people today. On your way, you reach the medieval moated castle "Muidenschloss".

During your tour alongside the IJsselmeer, you reach the medieval moated castle "Muidenschloss". Your way leads you to Volendam. Enjoy the historic buildings, the magnificent museums and the cozy atmosphere. Take a tour on the canals, walk through the Vondelpark, visit the floating flower market and shop in the old city center. Volendam is really unique! You stay overnight in Volendam.

In Edam, you will soon discover that the town has more to give than the world-famous cheese. Hoorn is a small shopper's paradise with numerous terrace cafes and restaurants to enjoy and rest. The picturesque town of Enkhuizen attracts thousands of tourists every year. Some love it because of its many historic buildings and monuments, others because of its harbor and the optimal water sports facilities. Take a city walk to visit the Zuiderzeemuseum with its replicated old Zuiderzee town. You have an overnight stay in Enkhuizen.

Today you cycle over a 32 km long dike to Lelystad with the Batavialand, which lets you travel through 7000 years of Dutch history. The destination of your tour today is again Harderwijk. Here begins your individual return journey or your extended stay.

Tour character

Easy

Easy - The path quality is above average. In Holland, there is a two-lane and paved bike path along almost every street.

 

Prices & Dates

Sustainability with Rückenwind!

Help us to achieve greater sustainability. If you choose to use the digital route book and forgo the printed version you will help us to reduce our environmental impact and we’ll give you a discount of 20 Euro per room as a thank you.

Prices per person in EUR

Our bikes

Blue touring bicycle with black rear rack and red Rückenwind handlebar bag featuring Vaude branding, parked on grass with trees in background.
7-gear touring bike
Gear hub with coaster brake

Exclusive production by Velo de Ville for Rückenwind.

Excellent bicycle with a Shimano 7-gear Nexus hub with coaster brake.

45 cm
50 cm
55 cm
Dark blue Rückenwind touring bike with 24 gears, equipped with red Vaude panniers and handlebar bag, parked on cobblestones.
24-gear touring bike
Derailleur gears with freewheel

Exclusive production by Velo de Ville for Rückenwind.

Excellent bike with Shimano 24-speed Acera derailleur gears with freewheel.

45 cm
50 cm
55 cm
Dark gray hybrid bicycle with front suspension, rear rack, and disc brakes parked on paved surface beside lush garden plants.
30-gear bike premium
Derailleur gears with freewheel

Exclusive production by Velo de Ville for Rückenwind.

Excellent bike with Shimano 30-gear Deore/XT derailleur with freewheel, RST 60 mm suspension fork and hydraulic disc brakes. Equipped with an aluminium hybrid type.

45 cm
50 cm
55 cm
60 cm
Blue Rückenwind electric bike with red Vaude panniers and handlebar bag, parked on concrete surface with green coniferous trees in background.
Unisex-Elbectric bike 8-gear
Hub gear with pedal brake

Exclusive production by Velo de Ville for Rückenwind.

High-quality electric bike with a Shimano 8-gear Nexus hub with coaster brake, Bosch activeline plus motor 500 Wh battery. 

42 cm (26 "")
45 cm
50 cm
55 cm

Services & Extras

Services

Included:

  • 4 nights in hotels as described
  • Breakfast
  • Digital welcome briefing (German, English)
  • At best elaborated route
  • Detailed travel incl. maps, 1x per person (German, English, French)
  • Navigations-App and GPS-tracks
  • Luggage transport
  • Insurance for the rental bike
  • 7-day service hotline

Not included:

  • Arrival and departure
  • All ferries, also the ferry Enkhuizen-Stavoren
  • Spa and local taxes
  • Parking fees
  • Optional visits
  • Expenses of personal needs
Extras

Arrival/Parking

  • Cat. A: free parking spaces are available.
  • Cat. B: parking spaces near the hotel for approx. 15,00€ per day, no reservation possible, payable on site.
Hotels

Accommodation is in well-kept 3- and 4-star hotels, mostly in a central location. All rooms have shower / WC or bath / WC.

Further information

Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

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White sailboats with tall masts moored at a wooden dock on the IJsselmeer. A river flows past green trees under a cloudy sky.

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