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5 minutes to book. Best day of our entire trip. Everything felt effortless from pickup to sunset.
Destination guide
Netherlands — houseboats at a glance
34 houseboats are available to book across 3 departure bases. The largest are Loosdrecht (24), Drachten (9), Woudsend (1). The most common models are Campi 300 (6), Pénichette 950E (5), Pénichette 1020 (5), Campi 400 (3) — 13 models in all. Built 1992–2025, 9–14.9 m long, 1–4 cabins, up to 12 guests. Weekly prices start from €1,589; every price on this page is the boat’s own listed rate for 7 nights, before extras.
Houseboats in Netherlands
Houseboats in the Netherlands cruise the Frisian lakes and canals from Sneek, Heeg, Lemmer and Terherne, and the Holland waterways around Amsterdam, Loosdrecht and Vinkeveen. No licence is needed; the boats are slow, roomy and built for the canals, and a week is the Eleven Cities route through Friesland or the lakes and towns west of Amsterdam.
Where they are based
- Loosdrecht 24 houseboats
- Drachten 9 houseboats
- Woudsend 1 houseboat
Models
- Campi 300 6 boats
- Pénichette 950E 5 boats
- Pénichette 1020 5 boats
- Campi 400 3 boats
- Pénichette 1500FB 3 boats
- Pénichette 1180 3 boats
- Pénichette 1165 2 boats
- Pénichette 1120 2 boats
Other boat types in Netherlands
Motor boats (196) · Sailing boats (42) · Motor yachts (4) · All boats in Netherlands
Houseboats elsewhere
France (194) · Germany (45) · Italy (10) · Belgium (8) · Ireland (7) · All houseboats