Short trip in Overijssel

Water in various forms characterizes the landscape in the northwestern part of the province of Overijssel. Enjoy the excellent bike paths that lead you along rivers, streams and the Zwarte Water as well as through bogs, wet meadows, polder landscapes and swamp forests. Many rare plants and animals, especially birds, find an ideal habitat here, pretty villages and three Hanseatic towns complete the scenic impression. This short tour in Overijssel is very easy to cycle even for the inexperienced.

Day 1 Arrival in Giethoorn
Your tour starts in the "Village without streets" or "Venice of the North". Spread over many islands there are farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries with impressive thatched roofs and almost 200 bridges. The most beautiful way to explore is by punt or canoe.

Day 2 Giethoorn - Blokzjil, 40-65 km / 25-40 mi
You cycle through the largest marshland in Western Europe, the Weerribben-Wieden National Park. Two trails of different lengths lead through bogs, swamp forests, wet and reed meadows.

Day 3 Blokzjil - Zwolle, 59-65 km / 37-40 mi
Today you follow the Zuiderzee route along polders, until 1942 the coastline ran here. On the way are the old Hanseatic towns of Kampen, with a cog replica, and Zwolle, the city of the "blue fingers".

Day 4 Zwolle - Giethoorn, 43-58  km / 27-36 mi
Along the Vecht and the Zwarte Water you cycle to the Hanseatic city of Hasselt. From Zwartsluis you cross the wetland Weerribben-Wieden again.

Day 5 Departure or extension
Your tour ends after breakfast. Why not extend your Short trip in Overijssel?

Included in "Short trip in Overijssel":

• 4 overnight stays incl. breakfast
• luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  1 piece p.p., 20 kg/ item (44 lbs/ item)
• travel documents and maps in english
• GPS tracks
• all visitor’s taxes
• 7-day customer helpline
• optional rental bike

Accommodation:

• Category M:
  Selected hotels at the international 3* level as per Hotelstars Union.

Bikes for hire:

• Comfortable unisex bikes available in different frame sizes with 24 gears/freewheel. Equipped with panniers, lock and repair kit. E-bikes available upon request.
• If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2024:

• arrivals daily from 30.03. to 27.09.

Prices:

All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.

• 439 € basic price

• 190 € single room surcharge
•   50 € rental bike
    12 € limitation of liability
• 105 € e-bike
    24 € limitation of liability
•   20 € extra piece of luggage

•   75 € additional night, double room, B&B
• 120 € additional night, single room, B&B

• booking code "Short trip in Overijssel":
  NL-UU-5L
• how you can save some money

The booking process

Arrival to "Short trip in Overijssel":

• Parking:
  parking possible near the hotel

• Arriving by train:
  train station Steenwijk, by taxi to the hotel
  www.9292.nl/en is a helpful on-line resource

• Arriving by plane at Shiphol airport:
  by train to Steenwijk, every hour, duration approx. 60 min, approx. 27 €

• Booked rental bikes awaits you at the hotel.

Perfectly looked after:
During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.