I really enjoyed the experience of renting a motorboat from Vakantiepark Giethoorn. When I came up…read moreto rent a boat, the man doing the rentals exclaimed, "You don't look like a buyer!" which cracked me up because I work in sales and know what he means. I think people in sales tend to try and gage who is going to be a "buyer" and who's not before they even say whether they will be or not, and you can end up being pleasantly surprised a lot of the time. They don't require a boating license in order to rent their boats, which meant I was in for an adventure because I had never driven a motorboat before! But the entire experience has made me love boating. I got into my red motorboat and was given a map of the canals. Along the way I met others who were also renting the boats during the same five hours I was, so we got to share in the experience. Hilariously, I crashed multiple times into a large tour guide boat full of tourists, but I just laughed it out at the guy's frustration, given that this was my first time on a motorboat. The actual steering of the boat was pretty straightforward, but toward the end of my five hours I wasn't able to find the original guy from Vakantiepark who had rented the boat to me, so I simply left it on the side of the canal and hopped right out! He was happy to go fish it out for me. Overall I had a great time renting a motorboat from Vakantiepark and would definitely rent from them again.

From the owner: Vakantie vieren in het prachtige en beroemde waterdorp: Giethoorn - verblijf in chalet aan het…read morewater mét gratis gebruik elektrische sloep Eropuit in eigen land, waar kan dat nu beter dan in Giethoorn, het Venetië van het Noorden! Bekend om haar kenmerkende bruggetjes, dorpsgrachten en pittoreske huisjes. Waar u geen auto tegenkomt en alles dan ook ter voet, fiets of boot beleeft! Varen is de perfecte manier om de prachtige omgeving van Giethoorn te ontdekken. Vakantiepark Giethoorn ligt middenin het authentieke centrum van Giethoorn, wat de ideale uitvalbasis is om je vakantie te gaan vieren. De 4-, 6- en 12- persoons chalets zijn van alle gemakken voorzien. Het leukste aan dit vakantiepark is het gratis gebruik van een elektrische sloep bij je vakantie of weekendje weg (vanaf februari t/m oktober en type Tiny House en Lepelaar hotelchalet zijn uitgesloten)! Zo stap je vanuit je eigen tuin zo de boot in, klaar om de omgeving te verkennen. Op het park treft u een receptie waar u terecht kunt voor informatie of het park en omgeving, fietsverhuur, fiets- en wandelroutes en souvenirs. Verder is er een gezellig eetcafé met heerlijke lunchgerechten, broodjesservice en andere lekkernijen. Bij dit eetcafé bevindt zich ook een vernieuwde speelzolder en ook kunt u hier terecht voor een rondvaart, high tea of een ontdek een van de andere leuke activiteiten.

The De Hoge Veluwe National Park is situated in Arnheim, in the Netherlands. There are several…read moreentrances to the park, which is very large - some 55,000 hectares in size. The main entrance leads the way to Marchentheim, the visitor's centre. Along the way, and scattered in several spots throughout the park there are thousands of white bicycles in racks, which are free for visitors to use. This seems a great idea, as the park is so vast, it means that visitors can explore parts of it on bicycle, and parts on foot. Also near the visitor's centre is a museum, aimed at children, which is mainly underground and shows some examples of the flora and fauna to be seen in the park. Further into the park, across some sand dunes, is the St. Hubertus hunting lodge, a purpose-built building for watching the deer in the field behind. There's a collection of antlers, which are surprisingly heavy, and information posters on the walls. Also for children is an orienteering tour, where children follow a colourful trail in order to spot various examples of the wildlife.

Amazing nature experience. My family rented a tandem bike and went all around the park. The play…read morearea at the bike rental center was amazing and they had a wide selection of food in the local restaurant. The highlight was the museum located in the middle of the park. My family ran out of time to explore it, so I recommend making this the first stop on the trip. The museum has several van Gogh, but also Picasso, Mondrian, and Seurat. Make sure you take a bag with some food and water. Enjoy getting lost on the trails!