Are there boat tours in Elburg?

Yes, during the season historic botters make crewed trips from Elburg harbour; departure times vary. If you would rather decide where to sail and for how long, rent our luxury sloop without a licence and make your own tour of the Veluwemeer.

Can I do a tour without a skipper?

Yes. You operate our Primeur 615 sloop yourself, no licence needed. You receive a personal briefing about the boat and the area at departure and then sail independently, with a phone number at hand for questions along the way.

What does sailing yourself cost?

A half day (4 hours) costs €239 and a full day (8 hours) €399, all-in: fuel, insurance and briefing included, life jackets free on request. The €500 deposit is refunded within 20 hours after return.

How long does a nice loop of the Veluwemeer take?

A 4-hour half day gives you a generous loop past beaches and islands, with time to moor and swim. On a full day you can explore the whole lake, and even the crossing to Harderwijk and back is comfortably done.

Boat tour Elburg? Join or sail yourself

Boat tour in Elburg: join a tour or sail yourself?

If you want to get onto the water in Elburg, there are two lovely options. In season you can join a historic fishing boat with a skipper, or you rent a sloop and make your own tour of the Veluwemeer: your helm, your route, your pace. For the latter you are in the right place with us: a luxury Primeur 615 for up to 8 people, no licence needed, all-in priced. A half day costs €239, a full day €399.

The classic tour: join a historic fishing boat

Elburg is an old fishing town and you can see it in the harbour: historic wooden fishing boats (botters) moor here and make crewed trips with a skipper during the season. You step aboard, sit back and hear the stories of the water along the way. Atmospheric and well worth doing. Departure times and availability vary by season; ask locally at Elburg harbour.

Sail yourself: your own tour of the Veluwemeer

Want to decide for yourself where you sail, how long you stay somewhere and who takes the helm? Then renting your own sloop is the finest boat tour there is. You sail from Elburg harbour through the harbour canal onto the Veluwemeer and choose freely: along the coast to the beaches, out to the small islands, or on a full day even across to Harderwijk and back. Mooring, swimming off the swim platform, a picnic on board: all possible, with no fixed route and no fixed times.

Which suits you best?

Joining a botter is leaning back: fixed departure time, fixed route, the crew does the work. Sailing yourself is freedom: you leave when it suits you (half day or full day), bring your own company of up to 8 people and make it your own day. Many guests combine the two: sail yourself today, hear the stories aboard a botter another time. Both start in the same charming harbour.

How sailing yourself works with us

You book online: a half day (4 hours) for €239 or a full day (8 hours) for €399, all-in: fuel, insurance and a calm briefing at departure are included, life jackets free on request. No licence is needed. In bad weather you rebook to another day free of charge. That way your own tour is never a gamble.

From Elburg harbour: how far is what?

These are not straight lines but distances over navigable water, measured on our own waterway map from the berth in Elburg harbour. The time is pure sailing at 9 km/h, without stops, mooring or waiting for a bridge.

Destination	Over water	One way	Return
Jachthaven Elburg (botters) the historic botters, seen from the water	0,5 km	3 min	6 min
De Eekt a small island in the Drontermeer, just north of Elburg	4,2 km	28 min	56 min
Aanlegplaats De Kleine Zwaan a mooring pier in the Drontermeer	5,0 km	33 min	1 u 6 min
Abbertstrand (Drontermeer) a sandy beach with official swimming water on the Flevoland side	7,4 km	49 min	1 u 38 min
Aqua Centrum Bremerberg a marina on the Flevoland side of the Veluwemeer	8,1 km	54 min	1 u 48 min
Pierland a larger island between Elburg and Harderwijk	12,8 km	1 u 25 min	2 u 50 min
Gemeentehaven Harderwijk Harderwijk harbour, with restaurants ashore	20,5 km	2 u 16 min	4 u 32 min

Source: our own waterway map, remeasured every night, and the boat's own cruising speed. Always allow more time for a trip: wind, waves and a stop along the way all count. See the water map