Netherlands to Denmark cycling holiday
Breakfast and picnic lunches, Van support and guide.Luggage transfers, ferry crossings.
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Description of Netherlands to Denmark cycling holiday
Journey between three countries all by bike on this Netherlands to Denmark cycling holiday – at over 1,000km and 12 days long, this is an epic adventure in the saddle.
You’ll start with coastal cycling along the EuroVelo North Sea cycle route, alongside dunes, through woods and nature reserves. You leave the Netherlands on day six, and cross the River Elbe on day eight to cycle along the Kiel Canal. You’ll cross into Denmark on day 10, via ferry, before honing in on Copenhagen.
Highlights of the route include the South Grosses Meer nature reserve, a shallow moorland lake that’s an important breeding area for birds, and the Kiel Canal, where you might find yourself be cycling next to massive ships as they squeeze down the world’s busiest artificial waterway.
Accommodation and lunches are provided, alongside vehicle support and a guide, and baggage transfer. You’ll sort your own meals in the evenings, and pay your own way to the starting point – though you can travel with your group from Harwich, Essex to the start of the route by ferry.
Accommodation will be locally-owned where possible, and you’ll be recommended local establishments for your evening meals – especially those with carbohydrate-heavy menus!
The terrain is mostly flat, on bike paths (expect gravel) with some hills. The riding is easy, but the route is graded moderate, because you’ll be in the saddle for five to six hours a day – meaning that it's best if you have prior cycling experience. This trip is BYOB (bring your own bike); a hybrid or touring bike is best.
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Breakfast and picnic lunches, Van support and guide.Luggage transfers, ferry crossings.
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1 Reviews of Netherlands to Denmark cycling holiday
Reviewed on 13 Jul 2023 by Huw Morris
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The storm (and the German alarm message) that caused some of us to stop cycling for the day (and continue by bus / train)
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Train on very long rides because some of the days are very long.
Pack a small travel kettle because most hotel rooms do not have coffee / tea
making
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Hotels appeared to be employing local people and our mid day meals were being
sourced from local shops etc
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
We achieved our aims with good support from Lindsey and Sunny. Their friendly
approach made the whole trip work well.
Responsible Travel
Planet
Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children”. Old Kenyan proverb. This proverb has been the foundation for our ‘Mission Statement’ since 1988 when it was featured in our first brochures.Cycling is the most environment-friendly way to travel and on this trip again there are as low carbon footprints as possible. We use a ferry to head out from the UK to the Netherlands and then cycle through the north of the continent and again use a Scandinavian super ferry which is energy efficient for the hop across the countries.
During the cycle tour we follow the principles of ‘No Trace Travel’ by doing the following:
We choose lunch stops carefully
All rubbish is carried back by us
We don't use disposable cutlery but recycle the dishes which are hygienically washed daily
We try and use tap water and fill the butts avoiding as much we can buy plastic mineral water bottles
Where possible, we choose food with minimal packaging to reduce plastic waste. Most places we pass through have recycling options and we encourage everyone to use them for specific items like batteries or to dispose of used batteries safely in their home country.
We set an example in our own office - we recycle paper and ink cartridges and minimise the amount of printing we do etc.
People
For lunches, we buy local goods from local people as much as possible using local bakeries making traditional delicacies.Keeping in mind the level of comfort we chose the accommodation and where possible use more locally run hotels. Although picnic lunch is provided, our crew will get it fresh from the nearby local bakeries which will probably sell varieties of German bread, Dutch cheese or a range of Danish pastries to try out.
We also encourage our tour members to visit locally owned restaurants each evening, we do have a couple of suggestions and want you to try something different each night. Who knows how a dish of Red Herring or Maultachen tastes, so it is part of the overall experience!
We encourage group members to take an interest in the flora and fauna. On this trip, we often see various birds like Grey Heron, Eider, and Common Shel duck can be a common site near the Island of Texel which is great for bird watching. Northern Ravens do flock along the Kiel Canal and then in plenty of sea-life along the Zealand region of Denmark which include birds like Greater Scaup Garganey among the few.
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