Giethoorn village, the most beautiful and fairytale village in the Netherlands. The Dutch village where the inhabitants can only sail around, walk or cycle to transport themselves. Every year, 1 million people visit Giethoorn. Partly for this reason, we as a group of residents created this website. So, you can visit our village well prepared.

Giethoorn is a cute Dutch village in the Netherlands. There are no roads in the village center. So, instead of using cars and roads, the locals and tourists of Giethoorn village use mostly waterways to transport themselves in Giethoorn village. Therefore, a comparison with the Italian Venice is often quickly made.

The best time to visit Giethoorn when we talk about the days of the week. During weekdays you will have the most chance to find a less crowded Giethoorn. In fact, are the Monday's usally the quietest day of the week. So, from Monday to Friday the crowds slowly increase each day.

Explore Giethoorn's canals, gardens, and wetlands on a private tour included in the price. Here you will find a selection of reliable private guides in Giethoorn.

As residents of this beautiful Dutch village, we therefore have a lot of knowledge about Giethoorn. We organize trips to Giethoorn from Amsterdam for groups of 2 to 29 people.

Giethoorn is located in the Northeastern part of the Netherlands, in the middle of Weerribben-Wieden National Park. Despite that, our village is very easily accessible by car. Once you are in the Netherlands, our village is a maximum of 120 minutes away, from most Dutch places.

To Giethoorn from Amsterdam is 120 km. The expected travel time is around 1 hour and 25 minutes. Most of the parking lots in Giethoorn are free of charge. Find a free parking here.

Restaurant Giethoorn. We have listed all restaurants in Giethoorn for you. We also show the boat rental options.

This hotel is located in the center of Giethoorn, on the famous Hylkemaweg. With parking spaces in front of Hotel De Pergola, this hotel certainly has a major advantage when it comes to parking in Giethoorn compared to other hotels in Giethoorn.

So, when you enter Giethoorn Netherlands from Meppel or Zwartsluis, then you come across 7 parking lots with a total of 710 parking spaces (red area). And, when you enter Giethoorn from Steenwijk or Blokzijl , then you come across 2 parking lots with a …