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Explore Groningen's countryside
A relaxing day on the water
Unique experience
A real experience for young and old
Historical tours
Audio guide in several languages
A great experience
This varied boat tour is a great experience for young and old. On this day you will discover the beautiful countryside of Groningen from the water and you will come to places where you normally cannot come. Among other things, you will sail past the well-known villages of Garnwerd and Zoutkamp. Along the way there is plenty of time to disembark and stretch your legs.
Tip: The Reitdieptour is also very suitable for clubs or a staff party.
Enjoy food and drinks on board
During this day trip you will be welcomed with coffee/tea and a slice of Groninger cake. In Zoutkamp you can get a fish or eat your own sandwiches. Would you like to have lunch or dinner on board? Check out our menu below and tell us your wishes with your reservation request.
"The perspective from the canal is very different and the history about sights you may have never even noticed before only makes the city more beautiful and interesting. "
Sanne from Renesse
What a fun way to explore the city of Groningen!
"Great service and helpful staff! We had a great time."
Patrick Sommers
Fun cruise through the canals of Groningen
"With snacks and drinks on board. Everything well taken care of, nice atmosphere on board!"
Susan Blom
Fun sail with good information
"For a weekend in Groningen, I would recommend to do this first. You get information about the things you 'must' see."
Herman van den Donker
Great experience
Nice to see Groningen from the water 👍.
Maarten van Es
Sightseeing from the canals of the city Groningen
Fun way to see more of the city and its surroundings! From the water :) Also suitable when it drizzles, which is nice in the Netherlands. All kinds of stories are told.
Maybach M
Very nice boat ride
"Really an enjoyable cruise around the canals where you have a different view of Groningen from the boat. The boat was comfortable with a glass roof, drinks and snacks available to purchase and a toilet on board.
David Horne
Fun cruise to discover Groningen
"During our city trip in Groningen we wanted to discover the city in a quiet way. From the only canal Groningen has, it's a great way to take a one-hour canal cruise with the canal company.
To be ordered for 10 people or more. When making your reservation request, please specify what you would like.
Drinks
Coffee
€ 2,80
Tea
€ 2,80
Coffee/tea + cake
€ 3,60
Coffee/tea + (Groninger) cake
€ 3,25
Coffee/tea + assorted pastries
€ 5,80
Stuffed cake
€ 2,90
Cola/Cola Light/Sinas/Spa Blue/Spa Red/Spa Green
€ 3,10
Jus/Apple juice/Fristi/Chocomel/Rivella Light
€ 4,00
Semi-skimmed milk per glass
€ 2,50
Karnemelk by the glass
€ 2,50
Glass of wine red/white/rose
€ 4,30
Beer/Radler
€ 4,00
Special beer
€ 5,40
Changing assortment
Gin/Berenburg etc.
€ 3,60
Aged Gin/Grew Wine
€ 4,10
Hard liquor (Whisky etc.)
from €5.40
Bottle of wine red/white/rose
from €21.50
Bottle of Prosecco
from €21.50
Champagnes
from €49.50
Snacks
Cheese/sausage platter
€12.50 per person
as of 2 persons
Sausage
Grill sausage
Dots of mature cheese
Dots of herb cheese
Slices of cucumber
Mustard
Includes 1 consumption (soda/beer/wine)
Tapas garnish
€11 per person
as of 2 persons
Trays of olives
Dried tomatoes
Feta
Slices of fuet
Ciabatta with tapenade and aioli
Includes 1 consumption (soda/beer/wine)
Bowl of cocktail nuts
€ 2,80
Bag of chips
€ 1,50
Lunch
Anchor Lunch
€ 6,00
2 items p.p.
Soft rolls with varying fillings of cheese and cold cuts (without garnish)
Deck Lunch
€ 7,50
3 items p.p.
Soft rolls with a variety of cheese and charcuterie toppings
And a currant bun with butter. (without garnish)
Lunch Kombuis
€ 7,00
3 items p.p.
Mix of mini rolls
Mini wraps
Mini sandwiches with assorted toppings (with garnish)
Lunch Compass
€ 9,50
2 items p.p.
Various soft decorated sandwiches with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Kajuit Lunch
€ 10,00
2 items p.p.
Various hard rolls with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Bolder Lunch
€ 12,00
3 items p.p.
Various hard and soft sandwiches and a wrap with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Sailor bag Lunch
€ 12,50
2 sandwiches
Raisin bun
1 piece of fruit
Mars
Bottle of water/soft drink
Napkin
Served in a bag
Luxury Sailor bag Lunch
€ 17,00
1 luxury hard bun
1 half of a wrap
1 topped bun
Smoothie
1 piece of fruit
Mars
Napkin
Mini creamy bun
€ 1,80
Creamy bun
€ 2,70
Mini Croissant
€ 1,40
Mini Danish Luxury
€ 2,70
Danish Luxury
€ 3,40
Slice of Sugar Bread (With butter)
€ 1,70
Currant bun (Without butter)
€ 0,80
Raisin bun (With butter)
€ 1,50
Cheese sandwich
€ 4,50
Sausage roll
€ 4,10
Fruit skewer (90gram)
€ 3,60
Fruit salad (150 grams)
€ 5,40
Hand fruit
€ 1,25
High Tea
High Tea Classic
€ 15.00 p.p.
As of 4 people
Presented on an etagere:
Mini scones
Mini muffins
Mini brownies
Cake-pops
Creamy butter cookie
Whipped cream puff
Stuffed butter cook
To be ordered when renting a private boat. When making your reservation request, please specify what you would like.
Drinks
Coffee
€ 2,80
Tea
€ 2,80
Coffee/tea + cake
€ 3,60
Coffee/tea + (Groninger) cake
€ 3,25
Coffee/tea + assorted pastries
€ 5,80
Stuffed cake
€ 2,90
Cola/Cola Light/Sinas/Spa Blue/Spa Red/Spa Green
€ 3,10
Jus/Apple juice/Fristi/Chocomel/Rivella Light
€ 4,00
Semi-skimmed milk per glass
€ 2,50
Karnemelk by the glass
€ 2,50
Glass of wine red/white/rose
€ 4,30
Beer/Radler
€ 4,00
Special beer
€ 5,40
Changing assortment
Gin/Berenburg etc.
€ 3,60
Aged Gin/Grew Wine
€ 4,10
Hard liquor (Whisky etc.)
from €5.40
Bottle of wine red/white/rose
from €21.50
Bottle of Prosecco
from €21.50
Champagnes
from €49.50
Snacks
Cheese/sausage platter
€12.50 per person
as of 2 persons
Sausage
Grill sausage
Dots of mature cheese
Dots of herb cheese
Slices of cucumber
Mustard
Includes 1 consumption (soda/beer/wine)
Tapas garnish
€11 per person
as of 2 persons
Trays of olives
Dried tomatoes
Feta
Slices of fuet
Ciabatta with tapenade and aioli
Includes 1 consumption (soda/beer/wine)
Bowl of cocktail nuts
€ 2,80
Bag of chips
€ 1,50
Lunch
Captains Lunch
€25.00 per person
As of 10 people
Appetizer
Well-filled vegetable or tomato soup
Main course
Russian salad
Sugarloaf
Currant Bread
White, brown and deluxe balls
Croissants
Roombroods
Sweet rolls
Various cold cuts: ham, rolled meat, chicken breast, beef smoked meat and small spread.
Various Dutch cheeses including: young mature, old, nail and cumin cheese
Various jams
Cream Butter
Milk and buttermilk
Dessert
Fresh fruit
Coffee / tea
Anchor Lunch
€ 6,00
2 items p.p.
Soft rolls with varying fillings of cheese and cold cuts (without garnish)
Deck Lunch
€ 7,50
3 items p.p.
Soft rolls with a variety of cheese and charcuterie toppings
And a currant bun with butter. (without garnish)
Lunch Kombuis
€ 7,00
3 items p.p.
Mix of mini rolls
Mini wraps
Mini sandwiches with assorted toppings (with garnish)
Lunch Compass
€ 9,50
2 items p.p.
Various soft decorated sandwiches with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Kajuit Lunch
€ 10,00
2 items p.p.
Various hard rolls with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Bolder Lunch
€ 12,00
3 items p.p.
Various hard and soft sandwiches and a wrap with a variety of deluxe toppings (with garnish)
Sailor bag Lunch
€ 12,50
2 sandwiches
Raisin bun
1 piece of fruit
Mars
Bottle of water/soft drink
Napkin
Served in a bag
Luxury Sailor bag Lunch
€ 17,00
1 luxury hard bun
1 half of a wrap
1 topped bun
Smoothie
1 piece of fruit
Mars
Napkin
Mini creamy bun
€ 1,80
Creamy bun
€ 2,70
Mini Croissant
€ 1,40
Mini Danish Luxury
€ 2,70
Danish Luxury
€ 3,40
Slice of Sugar Bread (With butter)
€ 1,70
Currant bun (Without butter)
€ 0,80
Raisin bun (With butter)
€ 1,50
Cheese sandwich
€ 4,50
Sausage roll
€ 4,10
Fruit skewer (90gram)
€ 3,60
Fruit salad (150 grams)
€ 5,40
Hand fruit
€ 1,25
High Tea
High Tea Deluxe
€ 32.50 p.p.
As of 10 people
Luxury sandwiches with:
Eel
Salmon
Roast beef
Cheese
Brie
Paté
Sweet and savory appetizers
Cassino rolls with salmon mousse
Cassino rolls with hammouse
Scones various
Petit fours
Carrot cake
Muffins of various kinds
Bonbons
Stuffed butter cook
Cake Pops
Whipped cream puffs
Cream Butter Cookies
Topped with marmalade, powdered sugar, fruit and lemon slices, sugar, candy, milk, clotted cream and cream.
And, of course, a variety of teas!
High Tea Classic
€ 15.00 p.p.
As of 4 people
Presented on an etagere:
Mini scones
Mini muffins
Mini brownies
Cake-pops
Creamy butter cookie
Whipped cream puff
Stuffed butter cook
Dinner
Boatsman buffet
€25.50 p.p.
As of 20 people
Saté varieties:
Pork Saté
Chicken Saté
Gambasaté
Hot vegetables
Rice and nasi
Side dishes:
Baguette
Raw food salad
Satay sauce, soy sauce and dill sauce
Sailors Stew Buffet Classic
€ 16.00 p.p.
As of 10 people
Choose two stews:
Kale Stew
Sauerkraut Stew
Stew raw endive
Hutspot
Side dishes:
Smoked sausage and a bacon steak
Gravy, mustard, piccalilli, pearl onions and pickle
Sailors Stew Buffet Deluxe
€ 22.00 p.p.
As of 10 people
Choose two stews:
Sauerkraut Stew
Kale Stew
Stew raw endive
Hutspot
Side dishes:
Klapstuck (meat that comes with stew)
Smoked sausage
Zeeland bacon
Smoked bacon
Gravy, mustard
Pickle, pearl onions, piccalilli
Stuurman's Buffet
€ 40.00 p.p.
As of 10 people
Cold dishes:
Russian salad
Chicken curry / Carrot salad
Salmon salad
Beef salad
Raw vegetable salad
Combined meat dish:
Beef Rollade
Farmer's ham
Seasoned chicken breast
Paté
Fish dishes:
Norwegian Shrimp
Eel
Herring
Smoked salmon
Hot dishes:
Saté with saté sauce
Chicken breast in curry sauce
Meatballs in soy sauce
Nasi
Side dishes:
Baguette
Herb butter
Foreign cheeses
The route of the Reitdieptour
After departing from the dock at the opposite of the station, the tour first goes through one of the oldest parts of the city, the Hoge and Lage Aa. Then we sail past the Hofstede, de Grootkade and Paddepoel out of town in the direction of Dorkwerd. In the lock at Dokwerd we are lowered 1.80m, a fun experience for those who have not experienced it before.
Heading to Garnwerd
We then cross the van Strarkenborgh Canal and at the old "Paddepoel" we set course for Garnwerd. We pass the villages of Wieringenschouw and Oostum and it is not long before we catch sight of the beautiful mill of Garnwerd.
Near Garnwerd, we pass the famous cafe Bij Hammingh and Garnwerd aan Zee. We continue the tour and pass through a deserted part of Reitdiep. Only meadows, the dike, grazing cows and sometimes a beautiful clipper are the silent witnesses of our journey. After several large round loops in Reitdiep, we pass the old "zijlen" of Aduarderzijl.
Lunch & fishing museum in Zoutkamp
In the next long turn we pass Schaphalsterzijl and Roodehaan and head toward a familiar name: Electra. Now it is not far to Zoutkamp. The Reitdiep is already visibly widening here and once in Zoutkamp we moor for a lunch stop. In Zoutkamp you can have a bite to eat in a (fish) restaurant or eat your own sandwiches. It's of course also possible to eat on board and buy cup of coffee/tea or a soft drink. Would you like to have lunch on board? Then check out our menu and tell us what you would like to eat when you make your reservation.
There is also time to take a look at the cozy Fisheries Museum, tour Zoutkamp or enjoy the view from the dike and stretch your legs.
From the Lauwersmeer area back to Groningen
When we are all back on board we continue the trip through the lock of Zoutkamp and go over the Zoutkamperril to the beautiful Lauwersmeer area for a cruise. Here we saw the small lighthouse of Oostmahorn, a reminder of the time when the Lauwersmeer was still the Lauwerszee and the tides still had their influence here.
Then we set course again for Zoutkamp and head back towards Aduarderzijl. Here we passed through the old lock at the 'Zijlen' and sailed the last part of the journey towards the Oostersluis in Groningen. After this last impressive 'obstacle' we sail to the jetty at the station. End of a varied day trip for young and old.
Watch an impression of the route below. Please note that lunch and dinner as shown in this video are separate orders and therefore not included in the daily price. View the menu.
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