Waterpark Belterwiede is near Giethoorn, the Dutch Venice of the Netherlands. Whisperboats buzz along the local canals and under the characteristic bridges with thatched-roof farmhouses on either side. However, Giethoorn has much more to offer: from a mineral and fossil museum to a farmhouse museum. Sample the atmosphere of the fifties in the well-known café Fanfare among the decor in which the typical Dutch movie directed by Bert Haanstra "Fanfare" was made.
Tips for trips
• Giethoorn is 2 kilometers away from the park
• "Oude aarde" museum in Giethoorn
• Gloria Maris shell museum in Giethoorn
• Café Fanfare from the Bert Haanstra film in Giethoorn
• Schokland, Urk
• Walibi Flevo
• Orchid farm in Luttelgeest
• Thialf stadium in Heerenveen
• Meppel, an old fortified town with a good shopping centre
• Ballorig: indoor playground in Meppel
• Golf courses in Havelte, in the polder and near Hoogeveen
• Havelte for the nearest megalith
• Planetarium in Dwingeloo
• Lemmer, Hindeloopen, Makkum
• Wolvega trotting course with horse racing on Saturday afternoons. Have a flutter.
• The Hanseatic towns, Kampen and Zwolle
• Fairground museum at Steenwijk
• Indoor swimming pool in Meppel (Bad Hesselingen)
