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Holland Frisian Sea classic old ship Sail & Bike Tour (WFF)

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Tour Details and Description

A Sail & Bike Tour is perfect for all who like a holiday with various activities but where there is still time to really relax and enjoy yourself in complete comfort. Go cycling and exploring beautiful areas during the day or choose to stay back and lend a hand on deck during sailing and navigating - partake in a real sailing experience on a classic sailing ship! Sailing tours are definitely something very special.

Feel the freedom, the wind and salt on your skin and discover the seas like a modern-day explorer. Come aboard the most luxurious sailing ships and explore the open water of the northern part of Holland’s famous Lake IJsselmeer and out and onward to the and the adjacent of the Frisian Sea. You will enjoy the pure nature of the experience - the water, sun and an invigorating sea breeze and also explore a natural area along the coast of the that is truly unique! It is a world with two faces where sand and water dominate during the changeover from low to high tide and where islands of all sizes line up like pearls on a chain to protect the of the mudflats.

The highlights of the tour are visits to the North Sea islands of and and their beautiful

natural areas, small villages and long sandy beaches that you can explore by bicycle. The Frisian Islands and the coasts of North-Holland and are a true “El Dorado” for cyclists.

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Included in the Sail and Bike Tour: • Tour and accommodation on board in the booked category 8days/7nights (Sat-Sat) from/to Enkhuizen

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• Full board (7 x breakfast, 6x picnic lunch during the time spent on the water – and even the program bike tours, 7x three course dinner) itself – may be adjusted during the week. Enjoy the • Use of bed linen and towels (change of towels on ride and be led by the elements! request) Whenever possible, various passages will be • daily short cleaning of the cabin undertaken fully rigged and anyone who would like to help us sail and steer the boat is welcome to do so. • Welcoming drink on the first evening This is of course absolutely up to you and no sailing • Board tour guide by the crew(multilingual) with experience is necessary. daily briefings of the bike tours • Printed instructions and detailed maps for daily Some tours will have guided cycling programs, other individual bike tours dates will be self-guided. • Daily complimentary coffee and tea till 4 pm Not included in the tour: • Transfers to/from the docking place in Enkhuizen • Other transfers • Parking fee (parking at the NS-train station in Enkhuizen is free • Entrance fees & excursion • Fees for ferrie • Drinks on board • Personal (travel) insurance • Gratuities (at your discretion)

If you would like to hire a bike (75 euros) or e-bike (175 euros) please contact our office when booking: [email protected]

Important observations for the Sail & Bike program:

Adventure is a part of every Sail & Bike program: the

departure and arrival day and the location – Enkhuizen – are a certainty, 100%. For the rest, the planned daily sailing routes are partially dependent Itinerary on the strength and direction of the wind. The captain decides the precise route to be taken day by day, and discusses the options with his onboard guests. The crew does everything in its power to enable the Day 1 program to run according to plan and to offer you as fascinating, varied and active a week as possible, in Arrival and embarkation in Enkhuizen. Individual which nature and culture play a major part. It is, arrival and embarkation from 4 pm near the beautiful however, not unthinkable that departure times and centre of Enkhuizen and close to the railway station.

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The skipper will join you for an aperitif and explain Terschelling. Explore the island by bike (1-40 km / many things worth knowing about the journey, the 1-24 miles). Terschelling offers a lot: nature and ship and also about safety measures to be taken culture, 70 km cycling tracks and 4 beautiful villages. onboard. In the evening you can stroll through the West-Terschelling is the largest village on the island historical centre of Enkhuizen and spend the night with nice shops and pubs. The landmark of the island onboard in Enkhuizen. can already be seen well from a distance, the 400 year old lighthouse “Brandaris”. Also worth seeing is Day 2 the heath land “Boschplaat”. It captivates with its mud, beaches and dunes. You might even spot a Enkhuizen – Medemblik – Den Oever bike tour (40 number of ducks, black-winged stilts and large km / 24 miles). Today the ship sails from Enkhuizen colonies of spoonbills and great black-backed gulls. to Den Oever. You can stay on board and sail over After a day of cycling relax in comfort back on board the IJsselmeer or you can grab a bike and start your your ship. first cycling tour along the IJsselmeer coast through the beautiful polder-landscape via Medemblik up to Day 6 Den Oever with its fishing harbour. Depending on the weather in the evening the ship will sail across the Terschelling – Harlingen | Harlingen – Franeker – Wadden Sea to the Island of Texel. Makkum (approx. 51/62 km / 32/39 miles) Today you will arrive in Harlingen aboard the ship. Harlingen is Day 3 the most important harbor city of Friesland. Via Franeker, with the famous planetarium of Eise Texel – round tour from Oudeschild (1-65 km / 1-40 Eisinga, you cycle through the beautiful wide Frisian miles). The island of Texel has a varied scenery and countryside along several villages to Makkum. Do picturesque villages. A roundtrip cycling tour on the you take the option of the long cycling trip, you then largest of the Dutch North Sea islands. Our tip: Use will also visit Bolsward, one of the Frisian Eleven the well signposted Thijsse-route (about 40 km/24 Cities. miles) and visit some villages and the seal sanctuary station EcoMare and the nice traditional beer brewery Day 7 in the harbour of Oudeschild. Makkum – Stavoren | sailing to Enkhuizen (approx. Day 4 30/48 km / 19/30 miles) From Makkum you cycle to Stavoren. The short route goes via the old trading Island of Texel – Island of Terschelling, sailing day (5 town of Hindeloopen. The Hindelooper art of painting – 6 hrs). Today the ship will sail, when the tide and is world famous. Besides this you’ll find the First the weather are good, to the island of Terschelling. Frisian Museum of ice skating here. The long route We will manoeuvre through the sandbanks of the runs along several of the Frisian lakes and shows you Wadden Sea and if lucky you will see seals lying to a different kind of landscape. From Stavoren the ship rest on a sandbar. In the afternoon the ship will arrive sets sail to Enkhuizen. on Terschelling. Day 8 Day 5 Disembarkation: Enkhuizen Disembarkation after

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breakfast until 10am: End of your trip. A beautiful journey full of new experiences has come to an end.

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