Vechtdal: the destination for a carefree holiday

A good night's sleep is necessary to fully enjoy a great holiday. The following accommodation options are the right ones for a carefree stay. But also check the Ongehinderd app to find carefree sleepovers and outings.

1. Camping De Boergondier

Hardenberg was named most accessible municipality in 2019. In this town, you will also find camping site De Boergondiër. Here, you can use night and day dialysis. Owner Jolanda is a dialysis nurse and will help you where necessary. During dialysis, you look out over the fields full of grain, beets and peonies.

If you are staying near Harderberg, pay a visit to De Rheezerbelten. Here it's all about enjoyment. For the culinary gourmets, there is Rheezer Bistro, where they cook with seasonal products from the nature of the Vecht valley. But pancake lovers will also enjoy themselves here. In De Rheezerbelten's pancake restaurant, you can choose from as many as more than 100 kinds of artisanal pancakes. De Rheezerbelten is even a member of the association of recognised pancake restaurants.

The restaurant is fully accessible both inside and outside for people with physical disabilities. The menu is also available in Braille and, of course, guide dogs are also welcome.

Prefer something tasty in between? In the small town of Rheeze you will find the SomerWende. A nice place to unwind in the garden of the Somer family's farm. Hostess Wilma is a tea and coffee connoisseur and will tell you all about it during, for instance, a high tea. SomerWende is of course wheelchair-accessible.

In Vechtdal, they think in terms of possibilities and not limitations. That is why there are plenty of activities that are wheelchair-accessible or where other aids are no problem.

1. Boating

Explore the Vecht from one of Rederij Peters' boats. Sit back and enjoy how the river winds its way through Ommen and its surroundings. From the water, explore picturesque villages, boating inns, forests and heathlands. The tour boat of shipping company Peters is accessible for wheelchair users. The ramp to the entrance is 75cm wide and there is an adapted toilet.

2. Wheelchair-accessible forest paths

Vechtdal also has some wheelchair-accessible forest paths. The Voe(t)dsel aan de Vecht route is one of them. The route is six kilometres long and follows paved paths. On the path along the Vecht, you can learn more about edible plants at the water's edge.

Good to know: muscle power is required on some stretches because of the height differences. And at high tide in the Vecht, the paths may be flooded and there may be cow dung on the path.

When you stay at the Imminkhoeve, you can walk straight from your cottage onto the wheelchair path. The hotel lies on a 4.3 kilometre long accessible (walking) path.

3. Wine tasting

John and Wilma run their own wine farm. On no less than three hectares of land you will find Wijngoed de Reestlandhoeve. Here you can go for a delicious wine tasting, drinking a variety of organic and local wines. The Reestlandhoeve is easily accessible for people with a (physical) disability. Cheers to that!