Bike tour from Rotterdam

Before you start your bike tour in Zeeland, use the time to explore Rotterdam. The city has many facets. On the one hand, you will find the old town with a number of buildings worth seeing, such as the town hall and the Sint-Laurenskerk. On the other hand, Rotterdam is a trendy and chic artists' and shopping city with a modern skyline. Discover the large market hall with delicious delicacies or Europe's largest port on a round trip.

Leave Rotterdam behind and cycle to Kinderdijk first. The 19 world-famous windmills of the small town greet you from afar. Ideal spot for a first souvenir photo. A few leisurely kilometers further on you reach Dordrecht. The best way to explore Holland's oldest city is by whisper boat. The first stage of your cycle tour in Zeeland ends in Willemstad, a small, typically Dutch fortified town.

You reach the Island of Goeree-Overflakkee via a dam and cycle through wide polder areas to the small town of Oude Tonge. After a break at the small harbor, get back on the saddle and cross the Grevelingendam. Through the mussel village of Bruinisse, you roll leisurely through the peaceful and relaxing expanse of the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. More than 500 historic houses and an impressive marina await you in Zierikzee.

You don't reach the next island via a dam, but via the Zeelandbrug, the longest bridge in the Netherlands at 5 kilometers. Cycling across the Island of Noord-Beveland, you then take the ferry to the charming water sports town of Veere. After a short stop in the beautiful provincial capital of Middelburg, you will soon reach Vlissingen. Enjoy a long walk along the two-kilometre-long promenade. Don't miss out on trying typical Zeeland specialties such as Bolus (cinnamon rolls) and Schouws Aalroll (bread roll with fish).

Your bike tour from Rotterdam today takes you through forests, dunes, dykes and old towns and villages along the coast. Domburg will delight you with its wide, golden beaches and dunes up to 50 meters high. But don't linger too long. The nature reserve De Kop van Schouwen, with the largest forest in Zeeland, awaits you. The beautiful red and white striped lighthouse of Burgh-Haamstede is visible from afar and shows you the way to your destination for today.

A highlight awaits you today right at the start of your stage. You too will be amazed when you see the Delta Works, the largest storm surge barrier in the world, up close. An impressive construction of dykes, dams and sluices designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding. You cycle along untouched coastlines with snow-white beaches via the well-known Island of Goeree-Overflakkee. You spend the rest of the day and the night in the former fortified town of Brielle.

The first stop on your bike tour from Rotterdam today is the small fishing village of Maassluis. It is best known for its lock system, through which all ships have to sail from inland to the sea. Visit the Genever Museum (not included) in Schiedam and take the opportunity to sample the Dutch national drink. Via the fishing village of Vlaardingen, you finally return to the starting point of your bike tour – Rotterdam.

After breakfast, your cycle tour from Rotterdam comes to an end. If you didn't have enough time to see the city's many sights on your day of arrival, we will be happy to extend your stay in Rotterdam.