The EcoWaterLiner combines your hiking trip or bicycle ride with a boat trip through the Weerribben-Wieden National Park. The stops are dotted along th e routes of the cycling hub network and the hiking network in Weerribben-Wieden. Your bicycle comes on board.
Boat route
The EcoWaterLiners start in St. Jansklooster and Giethoorn. The Blokzijl boat sails straight through the Beulakerwijde to Blokzijl and back again to Visitor Centre De Wieden in St. Jansklooster. The Giethoorn boat sails from Giethoorn to Visitor Centre De Wieden and back again to Giethoorn.
Stops
Blokzijl: at 'De Schutsluis’ school, Juliana van Stolbergstraat 1. There is free parking on the Kanaalweg.
Giethoorn: next to petrol station 'Prinsen' at the Beulakerweg 137. There is free parking at the Eendrachtsplein.
Sint-Jansklooster: at Visitor Centre De Wieden, Beulakerpad 1. There is free parking here.
Dates & Prices
The EcoWaterLiner sails from 7 May until 30 September, 7 days a week. Day tickets or route tickets are available. The day ticket allows you to hop on and off all day at the various stops. A day ticket costs €9. With the route ticket, you sail from place to place and resume your hiking trip or bicycle ride at your next stop. A route ticket costs €5.
More information can be obtained via the Visitor Centre in Sint Jansklooster.
Below you can view the photos of the village Ossenzijl - in nature reserve Weerribben Wieden. From Ossenzijl there are beautiful cycling routes and sailing routes both towards Friesland and the Frisian Lakes as well as Weerribben Wieden National Park with places such as Giethoorn, Blokzijl, Muggenbeet, Wanneperveen, Blauwe Hand, Kalenberg, Sint Jansklooster and Vollenhoven.