3 to 5 person boat (Booking)

This 3-to-5-person electrically powered boat with 5 separate cushions can be rented. This boat is easy to drive with a handlebar. With this boat, which is suitable for a maximum of 5 people, you can sail without a license. This way you can discover Giethoorn silently.

This boat can also be rented for a whole day →

Book online:

• Online payment system
• No deposit or id required
• Different pick-up locations
• This boat is only for rent for a minimum time period of 1 hour

Book by phone (06-33399923):

• Not possible, but inquiring about availability is of course always allowed

Book on the spot:

• identification required
• This boat costs €40.00 per hour on the spot (minimum 2 hours sailing)

On arrival:

• Boating license not required
• Life jacket is optional
• Start with full batteries
• You will get the sailing-app by Giethoorn boat rental

At the pick-up point (Binnenpad 88) of this boat in Giethoorn:

• Free parking
• Toilet visit possible at our neighbors in the hotel next to the boat rental
• Kiosk available (coffee and ice cream)

Sailing routes (advice) with average sailing time without stops:

• Route 1: smallest tour through Giethoorn center = approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of sailing
• Route 2: slightly larger tour through Giethoorn center = approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of sailing
• Route 3: from Giethoorn center to Giethoorn South and back = approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of sailing
• Route 4: from Giethoorn center to Giethoorn South and back = approximately 2 to 2.5 hours of sailing
• Route 5: from Giethoorn center to Giethoorn North and back = approximately 3 hours of sailing
• Route 6: explore the whole of Giethoorn (North-South-center) = approximately 4 to 4.5 hours of sailing

Sailing in Giethoorn:

• Sail as much as possible on the right
• A tour boat always has priority
• You can’t bring your dog on this boat
• Mooring under a bridge is forbidden
• Make room if emergency services want to pass
• The village canal is up to 3.5 meters wide and 60 cm deep
• Try to take into account the residents of Giethoorn
• Every day the water police check for sailing under the influence
• In the village canal of Giethoorn people sail on the basis of one-way traffic
• On busy days, the traffic jam (with boats) in the village canal can be quite long
• Between 12.00 and 15.00 in the afternoon it is usually busy in the center of Giethoorn with boats

Not sailing yourself? Then let us take you around

• If you don’t want to rent a boat in Giethoorn but still want to go on a boat tour, you can also book a cruise through Giethoorn Bootje Huren