| Tour | Bike |
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| Type | Self Guided |
| Skill | Easy |
| Length | 8 days |
| From | €784 Rates |
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Tour Dates
Daily from April 1 to September 23, 2019
Day-To-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Leeuwarden
Day 2: Leeuwarden – Sneek, 31 mi. (50 km)
Day 3: Sneek – Rijs/Stavoren, 34 mi. (55 km)
Day 4: Rijs/Stavoren – Makkum, 19 mi. (31 km)
Day 5: Makkum – Franeker/Harlingen, 32 mi. (52 km)
Day 6: Franeker/Harlingen – Dokkum, 37 mi. (60 km)
Day 7: Dokkum – Leeuwarden, 16 mi. (25 km)
Day 8: Departure from Leeuwarden
For a larger map of Friesland's 11 cities, please click on Friesland map.
DAY 1: Arrival in Leeuwarden
Arrival in Leeuwarden.
DAY 2: Leeuwarden – Sneek, 30 mi. (48 km)
This first day of biking will bring you to Sneek. You will pass some of the most beautiful Frisian mansions, most of which are from the 17th century. Sneek is well known for its "Waterpoort" (water gate).
DAY 3: Sneek – Rijs/Stavoren, 34 mi. (55 km)
After breakfast you'll start cycling the Netherlands towards one of the smaller Frisian eleven cities, Ijlst. You'll take a ferry across a canal (Langweerder Vaart). From Langweer you follow the route via Sint Nicolaasga to the mini city of Sloten. Passing Balk and Oudemirdum, you arrive in Rijs where you spend the night.
DAY 4: Rijs/Stavoren – Makkum, 19 mi. (31 km)
Leaving Rijs behind, you continue to Stavoren passing the famous statue "Het vrouwtje van Stavoren" (The little woman from Stavoren). You will head to Hindeloopen. This boating and fishing village is well known for its narrow canals and streets, high wooden bridges, and old houses.
Via Workum, where you might want to visit the museum of the famous painter Jopie Huisman, you bike to Bolsward.
DAY 5: Makkum – Franeker/Harlingen, 32 mi. (52 km)
Today you'll bike through Makkum known for it's pottery, almost as well known as Delfts Blue. Makkum pottery is all hand painted.
You will spend the night in Harlinger or Franeker.
DAY 6: Franeker/Harlingen – Dokkum, 37 mi. (60 km)
Via numerous little villages such as Sint-Annaparochie, Ferwerd, Hegebeintum, and Burdaard you arrive in Dokkum.
DAY 7: Dokkum – Leeuwarden, 16 mi. (25 km)
One stretch left and you've completed the Eleven City bike tour. You'll bike via Bartlehiem to Leeuwarden.
After arrival in your hotel you will receive your award, a real medal!
DAY 8: Departure from Leeuwarden
Departure from Leeuwarden following breakfast.
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Tour Reviews
Diane K. 8 months ago Verified Reviewer
We both enjoyed the coast line part of biking. The least would have been biking through tons of farmers fields, pretty but enough. Tips would be to check your map every morning and your trail numbers. Take your time, we tended to hurry too much. Wanting to get to the next hotel before evening. The distances look long but you eat up the miles quickly on your bike. Beautiful scenery and nice people. Good food at every stop. We recommend bringing skin cream and proper biking shorts. My husband did suffer a little with skin rashes.
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