Several days of sloop sailing in Friesland with overnight stays? Read our tips for a fun sloop holiday in Friesland here!
Friesland has many beautiful boating areas, too many to explore in one day. So we often see our guests renting a sloop for a few days or a week to explore Friesland.Â
Now you can find accommodation somewhere and sail a different route each day from there. From a holiday park in Heeg, Woudsend, Balk, Koudum, Langweer or Sneek you can sail many beautiful sloop routes through Friesland.
But it can also be done differently! We find that there are more and more guests who sail a route of several days and stay overnight at different locations along the way. A great way to discover Friesland.
But then, what is a nice multi-day route? Of course, that depends on your own wishes and ideas. Do you like nature? Or more of the city? Do you like to sit on a terrace or would you rather picnic on an island along the way? Friesland has many possibilities.
To give you an idea of these possibilities, we have put together a sample itinerary for you. This one is a good mix of what Friesland has to offer.
You can pick up your reserved sloop pick it up at our premises in Heeg. The first that you sail the route through the nature of Gaasterland. Along the way, you pass through quaint villages like Heeg, Woudsend and Balk with cosy terraces for coffee and a Frisian delicacy, lunch or drinks.
When the weather is nice, you can moor somewhere in nature and, if you dare, have a nice swim in natural water.
You can spend the night in Heeg at Watersports Where you can moor at the door.
This day you will sail via IJlst, Sneek, the Sneekermeer and Akkrum via the Zijlroede to Grou. A beautiful trip through the picturesque IJlst after which you will sail on to the cosy centre of Sneek. If you want to do some shopping or just go into town, moor your boat at the famous Waterpoort.
You continue your tour through Sneek and sail via the Houkesloot to the Sneekermeer lake. A nice stopover is the starting island, the hub of water sports during Sneekweek.
You then sail towards Akkrum via a number of pretty pools, arriving there you sail through the village via the Zijlroede to the Wijde Ee and via the Pikmeer to cosy Grou.
You can stay overnight at several places. A good suggestion is hotel Oostergoo with its own berths.
Day 3 is a day for true nature lovers. You sail via the Pikmeer and the Wijde Ee through the Kromme Ee and the Veenhoop to the beautiful nature reserve Alde Feanen National Park.Â
Here you can choose your own route through the various ditches and canals and across the small lakes and pools to your heart's content.Â
Your final destination for the day is Earnewald. You can stay overnight at Hotel Princenhof, where your sloop can moor on the terrace. A nice ending to a day of sloop sailing in Friesland.
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This day, you will sail along the Prinsesmargrietkanaal via Terherne to Langweer.Â
In Terherne you will find the Chameleon village. Via the Sneekermeer lake, you sail to Langweer.Â
If you want to stay overnight in the centre of Langweer then 't Pakhuis an atmospheric accommodation. You will then moor your sloop in Langweer harbour.
On the last day, you sail via the Grote Brekken to atmospheric Lemmer and then via the Langesloot to authentic Sloten. This village is definitely worth a stop. Via Slotermeer and Woudsend, you sail back to Heeg. If you still haven't had enough of Friesland, you can of course book a weekend or a (mid)week in one of our unique Tiny Houseboats.
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If you have less time, you can sail back to Heeg on day 4. If you have a bit more time, you can sail from Grou to Leeuwarden for a day and moor in the Prinsentuin and spend some more time in the Alde Feanen National Park or explore the Tjeukemeer and Delfstrahuizen for a day.
In short: there are plenty of opportunities for 3 days to a week through the beautiful Friesland to sail by sloop. Incidentally, this route is also fine with a sailboat sailing. You can then enjoy sailing on the spacious lakes, but many canals and ditches are also great for sailing.
