{"id":45606,"date":"2025-06-25T20:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frieslandhollandtravel.nl\/?p=45606"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:02:07","slug":"cycling-holiday-of-the-year-2025-eleven-cities-tour-ameland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frieslandhollandtravel.nl\/en\/news\/cycling-holiday-of-the-year-2025-eleven-cities-tour-ameland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling holiday of the year 2025: Eleven Cities Tour & Ameland!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By editor Albert Hendriks, June 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

HOLWERT ON THE WADDEN SEA (NL)<\/strong> \u2013 The activity around the terminal of the Holwert-Ameland ferry service operated by Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten on the pier at Holwert (formerly known in Dutch as Holwerd) is a sight to behold for holidaymakers on the shore, such as the campers staying at the Zee van Tijd campsite. Motorhome travelers, renters of glamping tents or cottages, and the true campers with tents cycle for five to seven days from Holwert along the Wadden Sea and the northern Frisian Eleven Cities: Dokkum (preceded by Boniface), Leeuwarden (2018 European Capital of Culture), Franeker (UNESCO World Heritage Eise Eisinga Planetarium), and Harlingen (500 monuments!). Hostess Nicole van Barneveld and hosts Sytze de Haan and Rob Fox guide them along the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Camping Zee van Tijd in Holwert. The owners also run Friesland Holland Travel, a travel agency affiliated with STO Garant for over 30 years, specializing in cycling tours of the Elfstedentocht and tailor-made Friesland vacations. Sytze de Haan, Nicole van Barneveld, and Rob Fox welcome and assist guests from all over the world, including many foreigners with Frisian roots \u2014 children and (great-)grandchildren of emigrants.<\/em>
More info and bookings: www.frieslandhollandtravel.nl<\/a><\/em>
Photos: Albert Hendriks, Fries Nieuws.<\/em><\/div>\n
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The fishing harbor Lauwersoog, with the brand-new World Heritage Center (WEC) featuring everything about the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea and the seal rehabilitation center, which was previously located in Pieterburen, has recently become a top destination within cycling distance (25 km). Naturally, campers want to spend a day cycling on Ameland, which costs \u20ac20.04 round trip per adult and \u20ac12.60 per bicycle. Children up to three years old travel free on the ferry. Youth aged 4 to 11 pay \u20ac11.04 for a return ticket.<\/p>\n

The crossing \u2014 for example, on the Oerd<\/em> shown in the photos below \u2014 should be seen as a mini-cruise on the Wadden Sea. The boat trip lasts 50 minutes. The morning outbound trip (07:15) and the evening return (18:30) offer different views of the UNESCO World Heritage site, both surprisingly shaped by the ebb and flow of the tide and the position of the sun.<\/p>\n

Action and Dead Silence<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, many are content with just visiting the pier and terminal with its caf\u00e9-restaurant and special viewing spots to watch the arriving and departing (fast) ferries. The short rhythmic bustle, influenced by ferry departures and arrivals, followed by longer periods of eerie silence, is a unique experience. Apparently, this remains so, as locals and people from the big city Leeuwarden come weekly. There is an excellent bus connection between the Frisian capital and the terminal, but depending on your physical condition, the route to Holwert is also very doable by bike: less than 30 km on good cycling paths. In the latter case, but also by car or other motor vehicle, you are as free as a seagull.<\/p>\n

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