Hiring an e-chopper in Giethoorn is a relaxed way to explore Giethoorn and the area around Weerribben-Wieden National Park. After a short explanation you get on the electric chopper and follow a digital route or map.
An e-chopper is an electric scooter with wide tyres, a low seat and an electric drive, so it runs quietly. You do not have to pedal during the tour: you ride the e-chopper on the permitted roads and cycle paths and can stop easily along the way.
An e-chopper is therefore a good choice when you want to see more of the area than you can reach on a walk, but do not want to hire an ordinary bike or e-bike. A valid driving licence is compulsory for riding the e-choppers in Giethoorn.
In Giethoorn you can hire an e-chopper for a tour of Giethoorn and the surrounding area. You can book from one person and various hire times are available.
You then set off independently. The available start times, hire times and prices can differ per date. Select your preferred date in the booking system to see the current options.
Yes, a valid driving licence is compulsory for riding our e-choppers. Every rider must be able to show their own valid licence.
You can ride if you hold a valid car, scooter/moped or motorcycle licence. If you do not have a valid licence, you cannot ride the e-chopper.
Keep this in mind especially when you book with a group. Check beforehand that everyone who wants to ride their own e-chopper meets this requirement.
Yes, a helmet is compulsory when riding our e-choppers. The helmet is included in the hire, so you do not need to bring your own.
Before you leave you receive an explanation of how to use the e-chopper. During the tour, always follow the traffic rules and the instructions you were given at departure.
With the e-chopper you can ride a route through Giethoorn and the Weerribben-Wieden area. When you collect the e-chopper you receive a digital route or map.
One of the routes is about 35 kilometres long. On this tour you see Giethoorn and more of the landscape around the village. You can stop at several places along the way.
That is handy when you want to look beyond the centre of Giethoorn during your visit. Take a moment along the way for a break, a photo or a terrace, for example.
E-choppers can be booked for different lengths of time. That lets you match the hire period to the rest of your day programme. There are options for, for example:
For a short introduction to the area, two hours may be enough. If you want to stop regularly along the way or see a larger part of the area, a longer hire period gives you more freedom. When booking, check which hire times are available on your chosen date.
The price of an e-chopper depends on the chosen hire period and hire location. In the booking system you see the current prices and available start times straight after selecting a date, and the price is calculated per e-chopper. The helmet and a digital route or map are included in the hire.
Would you like to come with a large group or combine the e-choppers with other activities? Then you can also put together a complete group programme.
Riding an e-chopper suits groups of friends, families, companies and other parties in which the participants hold the required driving licence. Each participant rides their own e-chopper. Along the way you can take breaks together and visit different places. For larger groups, booking in advance is important, so that enough e-choppers are available at the time you want.
An e-chopper tour can be a good part of a company outing or team day in Giethoorn. You can combine the tour with boating, an interactive game, lunch, drinks or dinner.
A programme could consist of, for example:
That way you combine a tour of the area with an activity on the water. For groups the programme can be agreed in advance, so that the times of the different parts fit together.
If you want to turn the e-chopper tour into a contest, you can choose an interactive game. With the Badass Chopper Game you combine the route with questions, puzzles, brain teasers and tasks.
You play the game in teams. During the tour you follow the route, solve tasks together and collect points. Afterwards you compare the results and see which team performed best. This is especially fun for company outings, groups of friends and other parties.
Riding an e-chopper and boating combine well in a single day in Giethoorn. With the e-chopper you mainly explore the area by road, while from a boat you see the village and the landscape from the water.
You could take an e-chopper tour in the morning, for example, then have lunch and hire a boat in the afternoon. Or the other way round: boating first and later in the day set off on the e-chopper.
For boating you can choose from a whisper boat, a sloop (electric boat), a punter (traditional wooden boat), a canal cruise or a private boat with a skipper, among others. That way you see different sides of Giethoorn in a single day.
The main difference is that on an e-chopper you do not have to pedal, whereas an e-bike gives electric assistance while you cycle. An e-chopper also has a low seat and wide tyres and therefore feels different from a bike.
Do you mainly want to cycle and be active yourself along the way? Then an ordinary bike or e-bike is probably a better fit. Do you want to ride around in a relaxed way without pedalling? Then an e-chopper is an interesting choice. Keep in mind that a valid driving licence and a helmet are compulsory for the e-chopper.
An e-chopper is an electrically driven vehicle with the distinctive look of a chopper. Because of the wide tyres and low seat, the riding experience is different from a traditional scooter, although as with a scooter the traffic rules apply and you must take other road users into account.
The e-choppers are meant for making a route through Giethoorn and the surrounding area in a relaxed way. It is about the tour and the places you come across along the way.
Would you like to hire an e-chopper in Giethoorn? Select your preferred date and see which e-choppers, start times and hire times are available.
The helmet and route are included, so you can set off straight after the explanation. Head out with friends, family or colleagues and explore Giethoorn and the Weerribben-Wieden area on the e-chopper.
Yes. In Giethoorn you can hire e-choppers for a tour of Giethoorn and the surrounding area. A helmet and a digital route or map are included in the hire.
Yes. Every rider must hold a valid car, scooter/moped or motorcycle licence and be able to show it when collecting the e-chopper.
Yes. A helmet is compulsory on the e-choppers offered. The helmet is included in the hire.
Various hire periods are available, including 2, 3 and 4 hours. Depending on the date and the hire location, a longer hire period may also be available.
Yes. With the hire you receive a digital route or map. That lets you explore Giethoorn and the surrounding area independently.
Yes. E-choppers are suitable for groups, as long as every rider meets the licence requirements. With a larger group, it is best to book in advance so that enough e-choppers are available.
Yes. You could take an e-chopper tour first, for example, and then hire a whisper boat or a sloop (electric boat). A canal cruise or a private boat with a skipper can also be part of the programme.
Yes. There is an interactive Chopper Game in which teams receive questions, puzzles and tasks during the tour. That turns the route into a contest between teams.
