A Sloop is an electric motorboat with steering wheel and is the luxury model compared to a standard electric boat. Nice seating cushions and cushions in your back. For a boat ride in Giethoorn or a longer boat tour through the nature park the cushion set is ofcourse very nice. The small sloop has in the front around seating, the bigger sloops are completely in rond seating so nice sitting together and face contact with the driver who sits behind the wheel in the back of the sloop. Also for inexperienced drivers the sloop is easy to handle.
No licence is required for sailing with a sloop. Before you start, we give you a waterway map and give you explanation about the route en how to operate the boat. You can also download our Giethoorn app including route and audio or look and listnen this in the browser on your smartphone, information how to at the ticketbox Hylkemaweg 1 Giethoorn. The sloop boat is quite flat so it is not so wobbly. The staff member shows you that you only have to steer the wheel just a little bit to the left and right; if you pull and push too hard you will drive zigzag through the canals. It is also important to maintain gas at the same time otherwhise the boat will not react as it should. The gas handle can be put up and down for forward and backwards. Backward gas you also use for braking as a boat has no breaks.
Do you prefer the traditional way of steering, by handle? Check out the page Whisperboat rental Giethoorn.
You can drive a sloop for an hours, 2 hours up to a whole day. The batteries last for the whole day. Dayrate is between 10am till 6pm. The 1 hour route is a shortcut through Giethoorn Village right in the center of the old town; 1 hour is usually only possible outside season. During the short boat tours you will see the fairytale town of Giethoorn with lots of wooden bridges and picturesque farmhouses. Also over the lake and the wetlands of the nature park Weerribben Wieden. With longer tours you can also visit Dwarsgracht, Giethoorn South, Giethoorn North sometimes even more beautiful then the center part of the Venice of Holland.
Information about the sightseeings like museums, practical info public transport, surrounding Giethoorn you can find at Giethoorn tourist information.
We rent out our boats per 1 (depending the weather, how busy it is, season), 2, 3, 4 up to 8 hours. Ofcourse it is also possible to rent multiple sloops for bigger groups. If you book online ity is a guaranteed reservation, What You See Is What You Get. Is the boat of your choice not available anymore? Check and reserve at GiethoornBooking.com Boats availability in realtime
Boats of 't Zwaantje are NOT equipped with GPS for the ultimate feeling of freedom however we have a seperate phone number available for any kind of questions you might have during your boat ride. For example we can ask for your location on WhatsApp or sent you our location, if neccessary we come to you to help you.
More explanation? Extensive information about boats, sloops, duration time routes and advice you can find on this page Boat rental Giethoorn
Reservation? GiethoornBooking.com
Are dogs allowed in the boat? The no. 1 most asked question and other frequently asked questions you can find on the page Questions and answers