From the boat you can see the only natural bay of the Netherlands. You’ll arrive at the only port situated entirely in a nature reserve (Natura 2000). And you haven’t even gone ashore yet. Terschelling offers beautiful nature and rich culture. But it’s the combination of the two that really make it exceptional. There's the enormous bunker complex buried beneath the Hoge Duin, the shipwreck house on the Boschplaat and of course the local theatre festival Oerol.
Stare out over the Groene Strand from the sand dunes with their amazing flora and fauna; clear your head on the dike with views of the marshes; take a bicycle ride on the 11km-long bicycle path next to the dike and follow the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site; enjoy the vastness of the Boschplaat or take an excursion on the bottom of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site during low tide. Nature’s many forms will surround you on Terschelling.
More about the world heritage siteFollow the coastline along the Wadden Sea to the east where silence and desolation will get a whole new meaning. Leave the world behind and enter the dynamic landscape of the Boschplaat. Wind, water and the tides rein free and no two days are ever the same.
The Boschplaat on Terschelling is one of the few places ware rough nature in the Netherlands is at its best. About al bird...
At the Terschellinger polder you will find lots of Birds. Especially in the months of April, May and June wenn all flowers...
Ice caps were melting, sea levels rising, storms carrying in sand. This is how Terschelling was created after the Ice Age: a chain of shores and dunes connected to the mainland. In 1287 the St Hubertus flood separated Terschelling from the rest of the Netherlands. Low and high tides created a rich feeding ground for the higher area of land behind the dunes. And as the agricultural value of the farmlands and pastures increased, so did the need for protection against the sea. The construction of dikes created the agricultural landscape of Terschelling.
More about the water heritageThe sea carried in the building blocks for fertile soil and man constructed dikes to protect the land and the harvest. Traces of this collaboration can still be seen in the polders of Terschelling.
What gets caught in the fish traps on the mudflats? What does it taste like? Grill your own catch on the BBQ. Seasoned with local spices.
Seals sunbathing on the sand plate. Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site and the flavours of the Wadden on your tongue.
