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These are my top tips for budget cycle touring and bikepacking The Netherlands:
– Go camping
– Take warm clothes
– Watch out for wildlife
– Be respectful of nature and leave only footprints!
The Netherlands is one of the best countries in the world to ride a bike. You will enjoy cycle touring and bikepacking on the fantastic cycle infrastructure, and appreciate the many parks and wilderness areas. There are plenty of camping sites in The Netherlands however most websites are in Dutch so it helps to learn a little of the language. Familiarise yourself with the LF cycle network and its system of numbered markers and maps. You can enjoy navigating the country without the aid of GPS.
Make sure to visit the many attractions that The Netherlands has to offer, not just in Amsterdam, and dont forget to sample the food and drink!
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10 Comments
wild camping could easily be a "pain in the a…" and not easy to find hidden aerias. Most of the fields are privat and surrounded by barbed wire. Last time I send my tent home and slept only with bivvy- gear.
This is very timely information. My best friend is going to the Netherlands next week and will be bike riding. I sent a link to this video. Thanks Andy, the king!
Thanks for the valuable info
The Netherlands is famous for not having any public toilets, but people are less concerned about you having a pee behind a tree (if your a guy). How have the folders held up with the touring? Has steering joint wear been a problem?
A pro tip: if you'd like to ride along the sea side do it rather from the west to the east. You'll most likely have a nice easy ride with the wind. Definitely check the weather forecast.
After all these years I can still hear the man laughing out loud in his car when he saw us barely moving against the wind trying to go past a popular kitesurfing spot. 😂
Is it correct that you will be coming to the Netherlands? Does your girlfriend come with you? and do you have a planned route or will you plan that day by day?
Would you consider bike packing in Singapore?
Great video! I did the Ronde van Nederland last year to raise money for volunteer medics working in Ukraine, and had some of the best 12 days of my life – although the wind was hellish in Zeeland unfortunately!
One thing your viewers might want to know is that the Dutch have 'Vrienden op de Fiets' (friends of the bikes), an organisation through which people offer their homes for the night to fellow cycle tourers. For €25, you get a room and breakfast, and often an evening meal as well. I used it every night on my tour, and it was the definite highlight of the trip – I met so many interesting people, and sometimes stayed up chatting to them until very late in the evening! I'm still friends with a couple from Arnhem who I bonded really well with. It was a great way to really experience a country fully, eating home made food and talking over a beer or a glass of wine. I highly recommend it as a cheap halfway house between camping and a proper hotel/B&B.
I think malaria is the one to watch out for from mosquitos, I went to a malaria region in India, swampy and warm, but I doubt Holland has any malaria.
As long as you have said you don’t like being bitten, hopefully the mosquitoes will leave you alone. In Holland most people understand English (and speak it better than us English people in my experience), and I am sure that applies to Dutch mosquitoes too.
Good tick tip, I didn’t know to check for bites in case of Limey’s Disease in the Nether Regions.
If wild camping is not allowed, don't do it. 🙃