Cycling to the beach or over the dikes

The Stalletjes Route

The Stalletjes Route in North Holland takes you past beautiful places such as Sint Maarten, Dirkshorn and Tuitjenhorn. The cycle route is approximately 26 kilometers long and involves a lot of culture. With a normal bicycle you can cover the route in about an hour and a half, while with an electric bicycle it takes about 1 hour and 12 minutes. It is a very rural route that will introduce you to the local specialties of the different places. In and around Sint Maarten, for example, you will find great sales stalls from flower growers, fruit growers and farmers. This way you can enjoy the fantastic products they have to offer. By having a chat with the entrepreneur, you can learn a lot about the products you buy. For example, where do they come from and what does the entrepreneur have to do to get the products into their sales stable. It can be very interesting to delve into the local specialties. You can gain knowledge at the same time while enjoying this beautiful cycling route.

The places you pass during the bike tour also have picturesque landscapes. You will pass extensive polders with fascinating dikes. You can also enjoy a view of the dune area that can be found along the North Sea coast. After your bike ride you will not only have enjoyed beautiful views and amazing nature, but you may also come home with delicious products that come straight from the land. All in all, this is a great cycling route that you can definitely try during your stay.

Just four kilometers from our park is the zoo called Van Blanckendaell Park. Here you will find a savanna, a playground, a museum and a mill. So the park really has everything to offer. The animals found in this park come from all over the world. Some South American animals that you can find in the Van Blanckendaell Park are the Alpaca, the Capibara and the Brown Crested Capuchin monkey. Some of the animals in this park that come from Africa are the Barbary ape, the Giraffe and the Grant Zebra. If you want to see European and Eurasian animals, this is also possible. You will find Fallow Deer, European Storks, Lapland Owls, Donkeys, Reindeer and Snowy Owls, among others. Asian animals that can be found in this park include the Asian Small-clawed Otter, the Blue Peacock and the Chinese Muntjak. There are also animals from Oceania, such as the Albino Bennettwallaby, the Kookaburra and the Lori of the Blue Mountains. Finally, they have North American animals there, including the American Bald Eagle, the Nose Bear and the Prairie Dog. So you can see that there are plenty of animals to be found in this park and this makes it extra fun to visit Van Blanckendaell Park.

As we mentioned earlier, there is also a playground where the children can expend their energy. You can also visit the museum, where you can find, among other things, old agricultural tools, a complete laundry corner and a furnished living room from the last century. Furthermore, there is another mill in the middle of the park. Even though it is not open to the public, the exterior of the mill can, of course, be simply admired.

If you would like to visit this park, you will have to buy a ticket. On the other hand, parking is free. The rates for visiting the park can be found on the site of the Van Blanckendaell Park, but to make it extra easy for you, we have also listed them here for you. The prices are for a day ticket and are listed by age category.

Children up to 2 years Free
Children 3 to 4 years €7,00
Children aged 5 to 12 €11.00
Adults €15.50
65+ €12,00
Disabled people €12,00

In Hoenderdaell Zoo, you can come face to face with animals from all over the world. In addition, you will have the opportunity to feed some of these animals. The zoo at Landgoed Hoenderdaell is an animal kingdom in itself. You will find several impressive animals and you can enjoy birds of prey shows. There is also a special sanctuary for lions and tigers.

When you visit Hoenderdaell Zoo, you can enjoy different animal species. To give you a clearer picture of the animals that can be found there, we will list them here for you. First of all, you will find alpacas and camels. You can also find pelicans, macaws, nose bears and wolves. There are also lesser-known animal species, such as the small-clawed otter and the orange-necked cassowary. Brown bears, kangaroos, wallabies, reindeer and lynx can also be admired. Finally, you can go see Persian panthers and hyenas.

In addition to all these impressive animals, there are also a number of other things you can visit in the park. These include a tropical greenhouse, monkey islands, an aviary, a pheasantry with cranes and storks, a lori garden, SOS Dolphin Foundation, Lion Foundation, an avitorium and the Gelderland cottage. So the park has a lot of different things to offer you and you will certainly not get bored here.

On the rest of the estate there are also a number of things to experience. Namely, outside the animal park you can find a nature reserve in which you can walk around quietly and encounter stray animals. Keep in mind that this is a silence area. That way it remains a nice place for the animals themselves to live. In addition to the animals, you can also view works of art and special architecture.

Would you like to visit Hoenderdaell Zoo? Then you will have to buy a ticket. Online the tickets are one euro cheaper than when you buy them at the entrance of the zoo. To keep it as clear as possible for you, we have listed the prices of this park for you below.

Children from 0 to 2 years Free
Children from 3 to 4 years €8,00
Everyone from 5 years €14.50

In the middle of the village of Bergen you will find a beautiful deer park and petting zoo. Not only can you find deer, but also chickens, goats, pigeons, peacocks, geese, a Nandu (a South American ratite) and a Scottish Blackface sheep. Sometimes you can even touch the animals. The deer park is always free to visit. As such, it is a public petting zoo for everyone. When you visit the deer camp around Animal Day, you can feed the animals yourself. You will also have the opportunity to visit the stables and see the animals up close. There are also volunteers walking around who can tell you a thing or two about the animals.

And then, of course, we have Artis. This is one of the most famous zoos in our country. Artis is located in Amsterdam and is therefore easily accessible from our recreation park. This zoo is home to as many as 750 different animal species, including sharks, gazelles, wildebeests, chimpanzees, elephants, giraffes and zebras. There are also 300 different species of trees. Therefore, it is truly a fantastic experience to walk through this zoo. Artis is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and this is reflected in the 19^th-century architecture that has been well preserved. What also makes Artis very special is that they have recreated the natural habitat of the animals as closely as possible. You can also experience this for yourself as a visitor. Different parts of the world are reflected in the park so that the animals feel as much at home as possible. All this is already very impressive of course, but in addition Artis also has the largest Planetarium in the Netherlands. We definitely recommend visiting this zoo when you stay in our park.

We have also listed the prices for this zoo for you, so you know exactly what you pay for a day at Artis.

Children from 0 to 2 years Free
Children from 3 to 12 years €21.00
From 13 years of age €25.00
Students €12,50
International students €12,50
With Cultural Youth Passport €12.50

The Sea Aquarium in Bergen aan Zee should not be missing from this list. In fact, here you can walk across a bridge with a pond underneath in which piranhas swim. In addition, you can walk under the skeleton of a sperm whale. The underwater world is truly amazing and in this Sea Aquarium you can discover it. In addition to fish, you can also find seals named Selma and Tjark. Furthermore, you can admire other sea creatures and shellfish from all over the world.

The Sea Aquarium has been renewed and also expanded. Today there are as many as 300 different species of fish. You can view these fish in a thematic way. In fact, the fish species swim in an environment designed according to the area where the fish come from. The areas recreated in the Sea Aquarium include the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, a number of different tropical waters, the Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon jungle. You can truly discover the most amazing sea creatures. Some of these sea creatures include sharks, clownfish, starfish and seahorses.

Whether the sun shines all day or it rains all day, you can always visit the Sea Aquarium in Bergen aan Zee. It is a great activity to do with young and old. When you stay in our park we definitely recommend a visit to this fantastic Sea Aquarium.

You will also need to buy a ticket for the Sea Aquarium. Below are the different prices.

Children from 3 to 12 years old €10.95
Adults €15.95
Seniors €14.95

We hope we have adequately informed you about some of the amazing animal parks that can be found in the vicinity of our recreation park. Visiting an animal park or Sea Aquarium is fun for young and old alike and therefore always a good choice. Whether you want to see lions, deer or fish, it is all possible. Therefore, we definitely recommend you to visit one of the above-mentioned parks and enjoy the wonderful animal species there.