Enjoyed a great morning visit to this pleasant park. Beautiful green environment, good for animals…read moreand people. Selection of animals seems based on suitability for the local environment, all look very relaxed. Rowing and paddle boats available at no additional charge. Strongly recommended for families with young children!

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.

One of the best things you can do in Volendam is rent a bike. Better yet, rent an electric bike!…read more There several vendors to choose from, but this one is friendly and economical. You'll pay your rental fee upfront, but they don't ask to keep a credit credit or your passport as collateral. Now that's trust! €10 3 hour Regular Bike Rental €15 3 hour Electric Rental Pick the later! Its so incredibly worth the extra €5. You'll be speeding through the Netherlands with minimal effort! The electric bikes are fast, smooth and well maintained. We easily rode to the next small town of Edam, which is cheesy, cute, and charming. The scenery in this area green and beautiful, and I very welcome relief from the noise, smoke, and big crowds of Amsterdam. Rural Netherlands is best seen on bike! So fun!

This bike shop is conveniently located only about a quarter mile from the Volendam center bus stop…read more It's right on the wharf where all the touristy stuff is set up, so super easy to find. You'll see the bikes parked outside, and their big sign waving. We rented bikes (the 3-speed ones with hand brakes) and did a big loop north through Edam, then along the canal (and highway - but quiet and protected path) to Monnikendam, across the dyke to Marken (drizzly headwinds made this the most difficult part of the trip!), and then a ferry ride back to Volendam. Stopping for lunch in Edam and a drink in Marken, plus wandering around and seeing a few sights along the way, the whole trip took us about 4.5 hours. If you are going to a cheese farm, you'll want an extra hour, at least. The bike shop sold us the ferry tickets at a discount, so we didn't have to do anything extra. The bikes were in great condition, the staff was helpful and fluent in English. A lovely experience all around!

Super fun! We had a small group as the last tour of the day and got a full what felt like a…read morepersonal experience. This was my second time experiencing this and would definitely do it again next trip.

Having been to the london dungeon, i had a few hours to kill so thought i would visit a few…read moreattractions in 'dam. My advise first off is to get a ticket from a nearby newsagent/ ticket shop where for (if i remember EUR18 for a ticket to bo the the dungeon and tussards wax museum. I think each venue charge EUR26 each! Its funny how both london and 'dam are similar - basically its the same sort of layout etc.. except instead of a sweeny todd scene, you have a famous dutch 'nutter' scene. If your a kid, youll be scared, if your 27(me) youll be entertained. The rollercoaster at teh end was great! Video link: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFojzpWd4c