Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Locaboat Holidays
Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk 249 A-D
Loosdrecht, NL 1231 LX

✉:  loosdrecht@locaboat.com
T: + 31 (0) 294 237 742

G: N 52° 12′ 24.8 E 05°04′ 27.2

Starting out formalities:

  • Departure days between 2 and 6pm.
  • Return day between 8 and 9am.
 Boarding:

  • As soon as the boat is ready.
On site:

  • WC / shower according to the opening hours of the base, WIFI, restaurant.

How to get to the base

Access:

 Car park: 

  • Enclosed, unguarded. Limited space: The base guarantees one enclosed parking space per boat. Please book in advance.
  • Additional parking spaces near the base: €50/week.
Public Transportation:

  • Utrecht via Breukelen-> Loenen Bus 120
  • Loenen -> Loosdrecht (stop ‘Hotel’) Bus 121
  • Hilversum Bahnhof -> Loosdrecht (stop ‘Hotel’)  Bus 121
 The prices for camper van parking spaces:

  • € 3.00 per meter per day
  • Minimum: € 18.00 per day
  • If the width is more than 2.5 meters, the rate is € 4.00 per meter per day
Car rental:

  • Avis (Utrecht, 20 km) Tel.: 0302 939433
  • Europcar (Utrecht, 20 km) Tel.: 0302 964181
  • Sixt (Hilversum, 12 km) Tel.: 0235 698656
 Taxi:

  • Limo4u tel. : 06 2606 8999

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

  • Fletcher Hotel/Restaurant – Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 253 – tel: +31 355824904
  • Heineke – Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 166 – tel: +31 255823408
 Restaurants:
Shops:

  • At Loenen (4 km) JUMBO sumpermarket. Mon-Sat 8 am-21pm,  Sunday 12-5pm
  • Albert Heijn, (600m) Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 182 in Oud-Loosdrecht. Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sunday 9am-6pm
 Markets:

  • Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Lindelaan (5km), every Thursday 8 am-5 pm
  • Breukelen, Kerkbrink (9km), every Friday 9 am-5 pm
  • Loenen aan de Vecht, at the Spinnerie (5km), every Tuesday 9 am-1 pm

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Fresh herring, fried snacks, smoked eel.
 Local drinks:

  • Cold Amstel tapbeer and rosé.
To see:

  • Sypestein Castle, Nieuw-Loosdrecht.
  • Tourism website of Gooi & Vecht | Visit Gooi & Vecht
 Fishing:

  • Fishing is only allowed in certain areas and card obligatory at 14-45€. For more information check www.sportvisserijnederland.nl
    Carp, bleak, roach, eel, zander, pike…
Tourist office:

  • VVV Loosdrecht, (600m) Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 186b in Oud-Loosdrecht – tel. : +31 35 888 4665
  

Information on the waterways

Waterways:
Locks and lifting bridges are well maintained; at many, you will be asked to pay a small toll, usually between 6 and 9 €. The yacht harbours which you will find in most towns also charge for overnight stops.

Before 15 April and after 15 October some canals are closed entirely and others closed on Sundays. It is essential to check your cruising plans with the base during these periods.

The Oude Gracht is closed to navigation.