rental boats 

Discover the Venice of Holland, Giethoorn and the surroundings and the nature area in a so called whisper boat.
These are open little boats with a silent motor wich is electrical driven by a battery, that is why there called whisper boats ("punters").

Without the smell and the noise of a gasmotor the whisper boat is the ideal vehicle to discover the rustic surroundings en it is good for the conservation of the environment.

You may talk out lout in a whisper boat...........

There are 38 boats for rent at Canal touring and boat rental company The little swan ('t Zwaantje) in Giethoorn. Our boats have the nice colour red. The boats admit seats for 4 or 5 adults (depending on weight); there are some 8- 10 persons boats.




Offcourse you can also rent a boat just the two of you or alone, the prices are per boat.

You have to stear yourself. You get an explanation of the simple operation of the electrical motor and of the route; with the plan of the route you cannot miss the way "home".
The bottom of the boats are very flat (stability); the water in the canals and the lake are only 1 meter deep; so the boats are very suitable for families with children. It is possible to hire life-jackets for little kids.

The minimum time for hire is 1 hour; you see the most toerist part of Giethoorn.
There are more possibilities: 2, 3, 4 hours or even throughout the day. With a boat you are very flexibel; you can decide on location wich route you want to follow and even change when you are on your way (only possible in the low season). You pay 1 hour in advance (in the high season from 28 June, July - September is the minimum rent 2 hours).

All routes can be made guarantueed within the time mentioned.

prices.

We have plans in German, English, Dutch, French and Italian.



At all the routes you will sail along the little isle in the lake (about half hour from point of departure). You only can get at the isle by boat; this place is very suitable for taking a swim or picknick. The water is not deep, only 1 meter.




































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