Wedding boat

Are you getting on the Wedding Boat? (This is the Dutch expression for getting married).

Stichting De Leidse Rederij is specialist in boat trips supporting wedding parties and for your wedding day our credo is: Nothing is too crazy for us!

Would you simply like to sail to your wedding location? Are you looking for an original way of transport for your guests at your wedding party? Would you like to cut the wedding cake on board? Or at the end of the party sail romantically to a hotel, in the dark, just the two of you?

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Culinary Boat Trip

Would you like a boat trip through Leiden and surrounding waterways and also enjoy an (extensive) dinner with your group? Our Culinary Boat Trip provides this perfect combination. You can choose from a number of unique restaurants at the waterfront in Leiden or its surroundings, such as in a historical city gate or in an original flour mill. Between courses we can sail you through ‘Old Leyden’ from one restaurant to the next and if you wish, we tell you good old stories about Leiden.

Please contact us to discuss your wishes.

Course in Leiden’s Dialect

In this arrangement you can learn some dialect and slang typical to Leiden. It is only possible to participate in this trip if you are fluent in spoken and written Dutch. Please check out the Dutch version of this article for more details.

Venice of the West

Sail on the old Rhine to Katwijk aan Zee.
After an enjoyable boat trip with some surprises past Valkenburg and Rijnsburg we moor at the busy inner harbour of Katwijk after an hour and a quarter. It is just five minutes walking distance to the boulevard of this old fishermen’s village. Enjoy the sun or the wind on the beach. Behind the dunes you will find a cosy shopping centre and you can visit the Katwijk Museum to view some original Katwijk folkloric costumes. We also sail from Katwijk along the old Rhine back to Leiden, the 'cityofdiscoveries'. Go to one of the many museums and wander through the historical city centre. You can enjoy all sorts of shopping and on Wednesdays and Saturdays visit Leiden’s market.

Season 2018 starts at sunday the 3'th of June and ends at sunday th 16'th of September.

Website: Venice of the West

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Get to know Leiden ...on foot and on boat!

The old waterways of Leiden offer you a unique chance to discover a historical city in all her splendor and beauty. The skipper will sail you along the old canals and green-fringed moats of our ‘Key-City’ and will tell you about life in the old days of Leiden’s rich history.

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Pushing ahead with the ‘Doordouwer’

Get on board the Doordouwer, an old sea-going lifeboat that allows you to do-it-yourself. The name Doordouwer means ‘stayer’ or ‘pushy one’.

This ship contains its original manual propelling system with eight handles, which are operated by opposite pairs with an alternating push-and-pull movement. As a result of this movement, the propeller is powered and the boat starts to move. In the old days, this was a reliable way for the crew to quickly move away from a sinking ship.

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Rural Trips

To tour past the farmers along the canals of a cow-rich polder landscape.
We sail from Leiden to the lake area of the Kaag. On our way we get to see the green heart of Holland with meadows, wind, water, windmills and old farmhouses. Half-way we moor at the characteristic ‘Kaagsocieteit’ for drinks and snacks, or at the cosy ‘Kom Eten’ in Hoogmade.

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Ice cream trip

Summertime and on the water you can find refreshment! In about 1,5 hours you sail through 'Old Leyden', along many beautiful monuments, special views and nice parks. Of course we will tell you the stories about this special city on the way! In cooperation with Gelateria Maxims we make a stop on our way to supply you with delicious Italian ice cream.

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Birding trip

In early spring, there is an option to make a special ‘birding trip’ in the green heart of Holland. An experienced guide will inform you during the breeding season about the meadow birds and will select nice places in the polders for you to take pictures from the water. Don’t forget your camera and binoculars! Please contact us to discuss options.

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Percussion Trip

Fancy a rhythmical trip through old Leiden? Get on board and find a whole suite of drums and percussion instruments at your disposal. Guided by an enthusiastic and experienced percussionist, you will work together in your group to find the right rhythm.

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Bridge tour

“Mind your head!”

Not only the river Rhine cuts through Leiden, also the old moat around the city is still intact and is connected to many canals. In total the waterways in Leiden add up to 28 kilometres which makes Leiden, after Amsterdam, the second most water-rich city in Holland. In order to connect the many streets and alleys of the old inner city across these waterways, there are 88 bridges in the area surrounded by the moats.

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Wine tasting on board

What can be more fun than to enjoy the world of wine and the canals of Leiden at the same time?
The wine tasting on board is the most laid-back tasting event in Leiden. Wine is a fantastic product full of craftsmanship and love. The world of wine is getting more and more fascinating. It seems as if there are new wine regions added every day. Strange names and grape species appear on pretty and promising labels.

But is wine complicated? No it is not!

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Sailing Quiz

Which bridge was crossed regularly by Albert Einstein? Who was the owner of the brewery ‘de Posthoorn’? In which year did the gunpowder ship explosion take place? Where do we see the ‘Koeliekerk’? How many bridges did we pass through?
While quizzing along old waterways we find our way through ‘Old Leyden’.

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Autumn Trip

An old city changes colour. Autumn celebrates its arrival with nice colours. Along the shores of Leiden’s canals and moats the trees and bushes show off their beautiful autumn colours. Get on board on a covered boat and enjoy this colour scheme while sailing along. A low sun casts handsome mirror images of old houses on the dark water.

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