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| If Europe boasts a real paradise for the
inland cruising enthusiast, it has to be Holland.
The waterways network is so vast that it is virtually
impossible to calculate its total mileage. Cruising here is totally unlike
cruising in France. One must appreciate that every Dutch family owns a boat, ranging from the humble to the magnificent, and at weekends most canals and rivers are bustling with cheerful boaters. One sees the true nature of the country on its countless waterways since everything which is built, whether towns, villages, mills or bridges, is also mirrored in the water at its feet. |
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Here you will find the landscapes of its famous painters,
from the emphatic tones of Vermeer to the gentler touch of other masters
of the Golden Age. You will see the warmth and joie de vivre of the Dutch in the cafes, on the welcoming terraces along the water’s edge, and in the shops which nestle amongst the cellars of the old houses of Utrecht or of Amsterdam. After crossing the great “broad” of Loosdrecht, dotted with untouched islands, you will follow the course of the river Vecht and pass through the two great art centres of Amsterdam and Utrecht. |
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Further north, near Edam, you cross the Zaan country, full of windmills and rich in wildlife. To the south your cruise unfolds through the timeless
Dutch countryside: lifting bridges, dykes, and that magic light of
dawn which will surely tempt you into rising early. From 2008 Locaboat will help you to explore Friesland from their new base in Friesland at Terherne. A week's cruise enables you to explore towns
such as Joure, Sneek, Lemmer. There are virtually no locks just plenty
of lifting bridges. Don't worry there is a bridgekeeper or automatic
system that will lift the bridge for you. There are hundreds of miles
of waterways to be explored. |
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| Cruise suggestions from Loosdrecht
All circular tours One week Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Uithoorn, Woerden, Gouda, Oudewater,
Utrecht, Loosdrecht
Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Edam, Alkmaar, Zaanstad, Amsterdam,
Loosdrecht
Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Lisse, Kager Plassen lakes, Alphen,
Gouda, Oudewater, Utrecht, Loosdrecht
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Ten/Eleven days
Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Aalsmeer, Kager Plassen lakes,
Katwijk, Alphen, Gouda, Oudewater, Utrecht, Loosdrecht
Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Edam, Uitgeest, Amsterdam, Aalsmeer,
Kager Plassen lakes, Katwijk, Alphen, Gouda, Oudewater, Utrecht, Loosdrecht
Two weeks Loosdrecht, Amsterdam, Edam, Alkmaar, Zaanstad, Amsterdam,
Aalsmeer, Kager Plassen lakes, Leiden, Katwijk, Alphen, Gouda, Oudewater,
Utrecht, Loosdrecht
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