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  • Wetterwille

    Iemand kanoot door een smalle vaart.

in Southwest Friesland

Enjoy the Frisian waters using your own muscle power. Hire a canoe and paddle along reed beds, through picturesque villages or along the canals of the Eleven Cities.

This is real wetterwille, a Frisian word for water fun.

View the range in Southwest Friesland below and book your canoe.

Rather go paddleboarding? Hire a SUP board here.

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You cannot book all canoes in Southwest Friesland directly with us yet. We do have an overview of canoe hire companies, so you can contact them yourself.

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In de verte varen 2 mensen in een kano met een zeilbootje op de achtergrond.

Discover canoe routes - in Southwest Friesland

More water fun

  • Hire a sloop

    Sloep verlaat de haven

    Explore the Frisian Lakes with a sloop. You do not need a boating licence for this type of boat. At VVV Waterland van Friesland, you will find a wide range of sloop hire in Friesland.

    View sloops

  • Take a boat tour

    Rondvaart Beurtveer Heeg-Balk

    Want to get on the water without any worries? Step on board for a boat tour on the IJsselmeer, across the Frisian Lakes or through the city canals of the Eleven Cities. Along the way, you learn more about the stories and history of Southwest Friesland.

    Book a boat tour

  • Go sailing in Friesland

    Zeilen in een valk bij Zeilschool De Morra.

    When you say Friesland, you say sailing. Hire a sailing boat from a nearby boat hire company and head out on the water yourself. No sailing experience yet, but keen to learn? Take a sailing lesson at a sailing school in the region.

    Learn more about sailing

Frequently asked questions - about canoeing in Southwest Friesland

In Southwest Friesland, the villages, lakes and canals are all linked by water. That makes the area a good place for a day out by canoe. Nice canoe routes include:

View all routes in Southwest Friesland here.

You can hire a canoe in many places in Southwest Friesland. Good starting points are water sports towns such as Sneek and Heeg.

You can find the current range of canoes that you can book directly at the top of this page. You can also view all canoe hire locations in the region here.

New to canoeing? Start with a short route to practise. Short canoe routes for beginners include:

View all routes in Southwest Friesland here.

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    Routes Twee mensen kanoënd door Sloten.

  • Events

    View all events in Southwest Friesland.

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