This 4 -4.5 hour guided sunset canoe tour shows you the countryside of the Netherlands close to Amsterdam. Just 15 minutes of Amsterdam Paddle through the polder landscape in Waterland with their meadowland birds, cows and sheep. This is the perfect tour if you have not much time, but like to see how flat The Netherlands is. It is the area that is been visit through Rembrandt. Paddle through a village what you can call Venice of the North. We have a picnic at a lake with a lovely view over the real original windmills...maybe a bit smaller than you expected. After this tour, you will know what a polder is and reclaimed land. We offer small groups, maximum of 10 adults per group.
After meeting in the afternoon in central Amsterdam, your guide will take you on a local bus to a small village close-by.
Enjoy a beverage upon your arrival in the Dutch countryside and board your canoe afterwards for an exciting sunset ride through the wetlands. It is an easy paddle and the perfect tour to get away from the busy city. Paddle for about 1.5 hours and see the area that inspired Rembrandt for his paintings. Passing original Dutch wooden houses in Waterland, this Eco tour is the best way to learn about and see why Amsterdam is build the way it is.
The tour will stop close to a lake for a dinner picnic. Here you can also go for a swim before you paddle back to the starting point for about 15 minutes. A beverage will await you at the end of your canoe paddling trip before the local bus takes you back to Amsterdam.
