Sailing district belgium waterways charter sailing begium

sailing district belgium by motor boats ...

Due to its central geographical position in Europe, Belgium has an extensive history. Originally, the Sea the main road for the supply of goods from abroad. To improve the transportation of these goods into the country, an elaborate network of canals was created. These channels form the connection between the Belgian rivers. The rivers Schelde, Lys, Ijzer, Maas and Dender have been used for centuries as transport routes. The economic and social life was focused with time in these waterways.

The first pictures from the holiday boating in Belgium are online. The photos are provided with geographical data, so you can see on the map where the corresponding picture is taken. (Click on the photo and the slideshow will open in a new window)

Ghent Westroute:

Ghent Eastroute

1 Week
sailing time a day: 4/6 hours
Length: ca. 180 km

overnight:
1. Bruges
2. Oudenburg
3. Veurne
4. Diksmuide
5. Ostende
6. Beernem

1 Week
sailing time a day: 4/6 hours
Length: ca. 180 km

overnight:
1. Dendermonde/Aalst
2. Schendelbeke
3. Ath
4. Peruwelz (Yachtclub Avanti)
5. Bossuit
6. Deinze

Midweek Ghent - Bruges - Lokeren:

Midweek Scheldt - Lys:

Midweek
sailing time a day: 4/5 hours
Length: ca. 120 km

overnight:
1. Deinze
2. Bruges
3. Ghent
4. Lokeren

Midweek
sailing time a day: 4/5 hours
Length: ca. 120 km

overnight:
1. Merelbeke (Yachting Merelbeke)
2. Oudenaarde
3. Kortrijk
4. Deinze

Weekend Ghent - Lys:

Weekend Ghent - Bruges:

Weekend
sailing time a day: 4/5 hours
Length: ca. 70 km

overnight:
1. Ghent
2. Deinze

Weekend
sailing time a day: 4/6 hours
Length: ca. 70 km

overnight:
1. Ghent
2. Bruges

2 Weeks Brussels - route:

2 Weeks Belgium - France - route:

2 Weeks
sailing time a day: 4/6 hours
Length: ca. 290 km

overnight:
1. Ghent
2. Dendermonde
3. Willebroek
4. Brussels
5. Brussels
6. Halle
7. Thieu
8. Peruwelz
9. Tournai
10. Bossuit
11. Kortrijk
12. Roeselare
13. Deinze

2 Weeks
sailing time a day: 4/6 hours
Length: ca. 280 km

overnight:
1. Ghent
2. Bruges
3. Ostende
4. Veurne
5. Dunkerk
6. Saint Omer
7. Merville
8. Wervik
9. Kortrijk
10. Bossuit
11. Oudenaarde
12. Merelbeke
13. Deinze

Overview belgium waterways (bigger map >>> )

Even today, parts of these waterways are the main link with the neighboring countries. In ports such as in Ghent, the international activities can be observed clearly. Some of the older channels have been adjusted in the meantime the water tourism. This narrow, winding waterways are the visitor an unparalleled opportunity to discover Belgium.

The Lys (Leie) is probably the most famous romantic waterway, with its old mansions and many turns. The journey on the waterways of Flanders and Wallonia is an ideal insight into the rich historical heritage of this region. Even the centers of the medieval cities of Bruges and Ghent (our home port) may be reached by boat.

But smaller towns and charming villages waiting to be discovered by you. The versatility of the Belgian countryside is full of surprises: the quiet "Flanders Fields" just behind the shoreline, endless moors, with its sandy soil, dark pine forests and the diversity of deciduous forests in Limburg and the Ardennes .

Idea for a weekend

Weekend Ghent and a piece on the Lys, a successful combination of narrow waters in Alpine countryside, the city of Ghent, with all its magnificent historical monuments. Gent is the capital of the Belgian province of East Flanders and the district of Ghent and Brussels, is located northwest of the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys and is the third largest city of Belgium.

Idea for a week:
start in Gent, via Bruges Ostend, Nieuwpoort Veurne, Diksmuide ...

Two weeks Boat Tour:

If two weeks has tours are possible, which include France with, it sets back about 350 km and passes in the period up to 60 locks ...

In winter, we will develop specific routes and to show off at this point, as you are sailing from Friesland usual. These routes are of course on board our ships, which are incorporated in Ghent.