Our sailing trips to/from Harlingen - sailing trips on traditional sailing ships

Harlingen is one of the most famous historic sailing ports in the Netherlands and a special starting point for a sailing trip on a traditional sailing ship. The small port city in the province of Friesland looks back on a long maritime history and is still an important meeting point for classic sailing ships today.

Regular sailing trips depart from Harlingen, where you can join an experienced crew and other guests on traditional tall ships. Even in the harbor, historic ships, old quays and the maritime flair characterize the image of the city.

On board, you can actively help with sailing, get to know life on a traditional sailing ship or simply enjoy the trip and the special atmosphere on deck.

Sailing with
from Harligen

Date
Departure & Arrival
Duration
Brief description
Ship
Info/Booking
05.04.2026 20:00 Clock
10.04.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Grootvorst
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Datum
05.04.2026 20:00 Clock
10.04.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Grootvorst
28.04.2026 09:00 Clock
28.04.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Noordfries
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
28.04.2026 09:00 Clock
28.04.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Noordfries
29.04.2026 09:00 Clock
29.04.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Larus
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
29.04.2026 09:00 Clock
29.04.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Larus
02.05.2026 12:00 Clock
03.05.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Vliegende Draeck
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
02.05.2026 12:00 Clock
03.05.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Vliegende Draeck
19.05.2026 12:00 Clock
20.05.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Grootvorst
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
19.05.2026 12:00 Clock
20.05.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Grootvorst
22.05.2026 20:00 Clock
25.05.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
3 days
Whitsun on the water
Actief
Whitsun on the water
Datum
22.05.2026 20:00 Clock
25.05.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
3 days
Ship
Actief
28.05.2026 09:00 Clock
28.05.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Actief
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
28.05.2026 09:00 Clock
28.05.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Actief
27.06.2026 09:00 Clock
27.06.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Vliegende Draeck
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
27.06.2026 09:00 Clock
27.06.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Vliegende Draeck
04.07.2026 12:00 Clock
05.07.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Actief
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
04.07.2026 12:00 Clock
05.07.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Actief
18.07.2026 12:00 Clock
19.07.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Actief
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
18.07.2026 12:00 Clock
19.07.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Actief
19.07.2026 20:00 Clock
26.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
7 days
"Sailing trip" to the eastern Wadden Sea
Eendracht
"Sailing trip" to the eastern Wadden Sea
Datum
19.07.2026 20:00 Clock
26.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
7 days
Ship
Eendracht
19.07.2026 20:00 Clock
24.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Ideaal
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Datum
19.07.2026 20:00 Clock
24.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Ideaal
26.07.2026 20:00 Clock
31.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Ideaal
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Datum
26.07.2026 20:00 Clock
31.07.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Ideaal
27.07.2026 09:00 Clock
27.07.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Eendracht
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
27.07.2026 09:00 Clock
27.07.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Eendracht
28.07.2026 09:00 Clock
28.07.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Eendracht
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
28.07.2026 09:00 Clock
28.07.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Eendracht
01.08.2026 12:00 Clock
02.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Ideaal
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
01.08.2026 12:00 Clock
02.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Ideaal
09.08.2026 20:00 Clock
14.08.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Sailing in the Wadden Sea
Actief
Sailing in the Wadden Sea
Datum
09.08.2026 20:00 Clock
14.08.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Actief
09.08.2026 20:00 Clock
14.08.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Noordfries
Family sailing in the Wadden Sea
Datum
09.08.2026 20:00 Clock
14.08.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Noordfries
11.08.2026 09:00 Clock
11.08.2026 20:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Grootvorst
Falling dry in the Wadden Sea
Datum
11.08.2026 09:00 Clock
11.08.2026 20:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Grootvorst
15.08.2026 12:00 Clock
16.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Eendracht
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
15.08.2026 12:00 Clock
16.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Eendracht
29.08.2026 12:00 Clock
30.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
1 day
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Vliegende Draeck
Wadden Sea experience 24h
Datum
29.08.2026 12:00 Clock
30.08.2026 12:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
1 day
Ship
Vliegende Draeck
30.08.2026 20:00 Clock
04.09.2026 16:00 Clock
Harlingen
Harlingen
5 days
Sailing experience on the Wadden Sea
Vliegende Draeck
Sailing experience on the Wadden Sea
Datum
30.08.2026 20:00 Clock
04.09.2026 16:00 Clock
Departure & Arrival
Harlingen
Harlingen
Duration
5 days
Ship
Vliegende Draeck

Sailing from Harlingen - Experience sailing in the Wadden Sea

A sailing trip from Harlingen takes you to a special sailing area: the Wadden Sea. This unique coastal area with its islands, tidal creeks and wide expanses of water characterizes many sailing trips that start in Harlingen.

As you leave the harbor, you leave the historic old town behind you and sail out into a landscape that is constantly changing with the tides. Sandbanks, islands and wide horizons make sailing here a special experience.

Experience traditional sailing as part of the crew from Harlingen

During a sailing trip from Harlingen, you have the opportunity to actively experience sailing on a traditional tall ship. If you wish, you can help out with various tasks on board under the guidance of the crew, for example setting the sails or performing simple maneuvers.

The crew will explain to you step by step how the processes on board work and how the ship is managed under sail. Sailing experience is not required.

Many guests take the opportunity to try out traditional sailing for themselves and gain a direct insight into life on a tall ship. Of course, there is always time to sit on deck, enjoy the scenery and experience the special atmosphere on the water.

Sailing trips from Harlingen - between islands and tides

A sailing trip from Harlingen takes you to a varied sailing area on the Dutch coast. Various routes can be sailed from the historic harbor – often along the Frisian coast and to the harbors of the Dutch Wadden Islands.

The Wadden Sea is considered a comparatively protected sailing area due to the chain of islands off the coast. Many guests find the conditions here pleasant, especially on sailing trips lasting several days.

Depending on the route and duration of the trip, ports around the Ijsselmeer can also be part of the journey. This results in varied sailing trips with different landscapes and harbor locations.

Sailing trips

Discover sailing trips from Harlingen

Various sailing trips on traditional sailing ships depart regularly from Harlingen. The duration of the trips can vary – from short sailing trips to sailing trips lasting several days.

In our overview you will find current sailing trips from Harlingen as well as information on the respective ships, dates and possible itineraries.