Bike & Boat North Holland, MS SERENA
Picturesque harbour towns on the IJsselmeer Dunes and North Sea beaches
Individual arrival at Enkhuizen
Check-in on board in the afternoon. Perhaps you take a first short walk through the pretty harbor town with its charming old town.
Cycling from Enkhuizen and back, cycle tour: approx. 29 - 36 km
Today you will discover the pretty harbor town on the banks of the IJsselmeer and its beautiful surroundings. The rich history of the city can still be felt during a walk through the old town with its numerous villas, canals, churches, city walls and ports. Tip: You should visit the Zuiderzee museum.
If you would like to make a day trip to Amsterdam: The Enkhuizen train station is within walking distance of the berth. There are train connections to Amsterdam and back every 30 minutes. Journey time approx. 1 h (ticket not incl.)
Shipping from Enkhuizen to Lemmer – Cycling from Lemmer and back, cycle tour: approx. 33 - 42 km
Today you are shipping over the IJsselmeer to Lemmer. You are starting your roundtrip by bike: over the Oosterzee Buren to the Tjeukemeer, further to Munnekeburen, then around the Rottige Meente over Scherpenzel and Schoterzijl back to Lemmer with its historical old part of town and beautiful gable houses. Tip: visit of the largest still-functioning steam pumping station in the world, “Woudagemaal”.
Cycling from Lemmer to Stavoren, Cycle tour: approx. 32 - 41 km – Shipping from Stavoren to Oudeschild (Island of Texel)
You are going by bike to Sondeler Leien Lake, from there through the woods of Rijsterbos passing the Mokkebank (a birds’ reservation) to the Roode Klif at Stavoren. From there you are shipping to Oudeschild on the Island of Texel.
Island of Texel - Cycle tour from Oudeschild and back, cycle tour: approx. 29 - 49 km, Shipping from Oudeschild to Den Helder
You are going on a round trip by bike on the biggest North Sea Island of the Netherlands – Texel. There are numerous alternative routes (29/32/47/70 km). About 6:00 pm shipping back to Den Helder.
Cycling from Den Helder via Sint Maartensvlotbrug to Alkmaar, cycle tour: approx. 27 to 57 km
In the morning you are cycling through the dunes to Alkmaar. It is possible to board MS SERENA in St. Maartensvlotburg already and ship the rest of the way to Alkmaar. As an alternative, you can also start your cycling tour in St. Maartensvlotburg.
Shipping from Alkmaar to Wormerveer – Cycling from Wormerveer to Hoorn, cycle tour: approx. 55 km
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In the morning you start from Wormerveer to the open-air museum Zaanse Schans (windmills, ancient Dutch village, cheese factory, etc). After your visit you will continue in the direction of Volendam. On the way you have the opportunity to visit a cheese dairy in Katwoude. Here you can see how Gouda cheese and the traditional Dutch wooden shoes are made. Via Volendam, known as a traditional fishing village with typical authentic cottages, you cycle to Hoorn. For a short visit of the historic old town with its many buildings from the 17th century (e.g. the harbour tower as well as the storage houses at the old quai) you should take some time.
Shipping to Enkhuizen
Early in the morning shipping to Enkhuizen. Checkout until 9:00 am and we are saying goodbye – have a safe journey.
Tour character
Nearly all cycle tours can be classified as being easy.
| Season A 23.03.2024 | 30.03.2024 | 05.10.2024 | Saturday | Season B 06.04.2024 | 13.04.2024 | 21.09.2024 | 28.09.2024 | Saturday | Season C 20.04.2024 | 27.04.2024 | 07.09.2024 | 14.09.2024 | Saturday | Season D 04.05.2024 | 11.05.2024 | 18.05.2024 | 25.05.2024 | 01.06.2024 | 08.06.2024 | 15.06.2024 | 22.06.2024 | 29.06.2024 | 06.07.2024 | 13.07.2024 | 20.07.2024 | 27.07.2024 | 03.08.2024 | 10.08.2024 | 17.08.2024 | 24.08.2024 | 31.08.2024 | Saturday | |
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| Bike & Boat North Holland, MS SERENA, main deck, NL-NHSNS-08I-H | ||||
| Base price | 699.00 | 799.00 | 899.00 | 1,049.00 |
| Junior suite | 749.00 | 849.00 | 949.00 | 1,099.00 |
| 2-bed cabin in single use | 1,048.50 | 1,198.50 | 1,348.50 | 1,573.50 |
| 1-bed cabin | 699.00 | 799.00 | 899.00 | 1,049.00 |
| Bike & Boat North Holland, MS SERENA, promenade deck, NL-NHSNS-08I-O | ||||
| Base price | 849.00 | 949.00 | 1,049.00 | 1,199.00 |
| 2-bed cabin in single use | 1,273.50 | 1,423.50 | 1,573.50 | 1,798.50 |
| 1-bed cabin | 849.00 | 949.00 | 1,049.00 | 1,199.00 |
- Seven nights in outside cabins with private facilities in the booked cabin category
- Program according to routing from/to Enkhuizen
- All charges for harbours, bridges and locks
- Daily cabin cleaning, changing of towels and bed cloths if wanted
- Welcome-Drink
- Full board consisting of 7x breakfast buffet, 6x lunch snack on board (non-cyclists) or lunch package for cycle tours, 6x coffee or tea in the afternoon, 7x 3-course-dinner
- Daily meeting for the cycle tours
- Printed instructions and detailed maps for daily individual bike tours (1 per cabin)
- GPS tracks
- Tour guide on board
Journey to and from Enkhuizen, shuttles, bike rental, entrance fees and excursions, city maps, ferry fees, travel insurances, parking fees, tips, drinks on board
Passenger car parking options in Enkhuizen (subject to change)
Free parking at the train station in Enkhuizen, located directly at the harbor, within walking distance of the berth. No reservation possible.
Bikes:
- 7-gear-Unisex-trekking bikes und 8-gear-E-Bikes (brand: Velo de Ville - special SE-Tours edition)
- With hand brake and pedal brake or hand brakes only (subject to availability, please indicate as a non-binding customer request by the booking)
- Pannier bag and rental bike insurance included.
- E-Bikes on a limited number only
- Please indicate your body height by the booking
Travel safe and secure with SE-Tours: We recommend to wear a bike helmet. Please bring your own bike helmet (no onboard selling).
Your journey to and from Amsterdam will be individual. • Basically, we reserve the right to make changes of routing and program. If there is low or high water and a route cannot be shipped, the captain reserves the right to change the route in view of your safety (this cannot be accepted as a reason for free withdrawal). • The interior of the ship is a non-smoking zone: smoking is only allowed on the sun deck. • Embarkation: from 4:00 pm • Disembarkation: until 09:00 am. • To bring your own bike: on request only – due to lack of space on sundeck.• Cycle tours: all distances are “approximate distances” of recommended bike tours. When a guest does not want to cycle one day, she/he can skip the bike tour and relax on board while cruising to the next harbour. The bike tours are individual, at your own pace, without a tour guide, but with daily briefings on board and detailed bicycle maps and directions. Nearly all cycle tours can be classified as being easy. • Languages on board: German, English • Excursions: we offer a small excursion program, that can be booked directly on board at the cruise director only. You will get a brief description together with your travel documents. Depending on the number of participants some excursions could be carried out in 2 languages (German/ English). • Luggage: we recommend: rainwear, bicycle helmet, sunhat and sneakers. • Travel documents: EU-citizens (without special situations like dual citizenship, main residence abroad or a limited-validity passport) are required to have a valid passport or ID-card, not expiring within six (6) months of the return of your cruise. We kindly ask non-EU citizens, EU-nationals with multiple citizenship or anybody who has to respect special legal entry requirements for the country to visit, to inform about visa and entry documents at the competent embassy. • This trip is not suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
Minimum number of participants: 50 guests (must have been reached within 21 days prior to departure). You may cancel the booking at any time. For cancellation fees, please refer to the booking conditions of SE-Tours. The tour operator’s terms and conditions apply:
SE-Tours GmbH, Am Grollhamm 12a, 27574 Bremerhaven. We recommend that you take out a travel health insurance with repatriation coverage as well as baggage, accident and travel cancellation insurances.
MS SERENA
A comfortable river boat with nice saloon, bar and restaurant (air-conditioned). Partly roofed sun deck with seats and storage for bikes. Length 90 m, breadth 9,90 m, maximum space for 99 guests, Dutch flag and captaincy. 33 cabins on main deck and 18 cabins on promenade deck.
