Texel Bike Experience
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Stop At: Wetlands Safari, Amsterdam, North Holland Province
The Texel Bike tour is the way to see Dutch way how to take care of the water. By public transportation, train, bus and ferry, we go to the island of Texel. We take a bike and start at the WaddenSea (biking over a dike), Biking over de Waddendijk, you see how Dutch people life with water and protect there land.
After a lunch break In Oudeschild, an old fishing town you can stretch your legs. This is the place where the boats left to New York and South East Asia after filling up the ship.This town has also a very nice windmill . Than we peddle through the meadowland. In the spring it will be full of lamb. They call the sheep in the Netherlands the Texelaar. Between the sheep you will hear the meadowland birds as Godwit and Lapwing. From biking below sealevel we go over the dunes and see the NorthSea. After a drink and maybe a swim, it is time to go back to the ferry. In the spring time you see the bulbfields flowering, in August the island turns purple through the heather.Public transport (ferry, bus, train) bring us back to Amsterdam. After this tour you will see how the Dutch protect them self against the water. How important the WaddenSea is for trekkingbirds and how a small country can have so many different landscapes in a small area.
Duration: 12 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Wetlands Safari, Amsterdam, North Holland Province
The Texel Bike tour is the way to see Dutch way how to take care of the water. By public transportation, train, bus and ferry, we go to the island of Texel. We take a bike and start at the WaddenSea (biking over a dike), Biking over de Waddendijk, you see how Dutch people life with water and protect there land.
After a lunch break In Oudeschild, an old fishing town you can stretch your legs. This is the place where the boats left to New York and South East Asia after filling up the ship.This town has also a very nice windmill . Than we peddle through the meadowland. In the spring it will be full of lamb. They call the sheep in the Netherlands the Texelaar. Between the sheep you will hear the meadowland birds as Godwit and Lapwing. From biking below sealevel we go over the dunes and see the NorthSea. After a drink and maybe a swim, it is time to go back to the ferry. In the spring time you see the bulbfields flowering, in August the island turns purple through the heather.Public transport (ferry, bus, train) bring us back to Amsterdam. After this tour you will see how the Dutch protect them self against the water. How important the WaddenSea is for trekkingbirds and how a small country can have so many different landscapes in a small area.
Duration: 12 hours
Included
- Local guide
- Train
- Bus
- Lunch
- Drink at the beach
- Entry/Admission - Wetlands Safari
Not included
- Food and drinks (besides Lunch and Drink at the beach)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- At the island of Texel it is always cooler, bring an extra jacket
- You need to have bike experiences. We will bike around 35 km
- You need to be fit
- Bring swimmers if you like to go for a swim
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
Features
Tourism
70%
Sport
65%
Cultural
30%
Adrenaline
20%
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