7 Surfing & Paddleboarding Tours in the Netherlands Worth Your Time

1.Beginner’s Surf Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 78 reviews · from $45Our pick

Meet at Hart Beach Quiksilver Surfschool in Scheveningen for a two-hour beginner lesson with Dutch and English-speaking instructors such as Ayoub, Gijs, or Connor. You’ll learn water safety, wave timing, and board control in a group of no more than six, with a warm wetsuit, soft-top board, changing room, showers, lockers, and €15 rental credit included.

“Everything about this experience was amazing! Staff were really kind and helpful, Especially Ayoub and Gijs! I loved it so much that I went back again the next day! I would book it through the actual surf shop though, not GYG.”

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2.Scheveningen Beach: 2-Hour Surf Experience for Adults

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 50 reviews · from $45

Meet the Aloha Surf team at the blue building with the Aloha Flag for a two-hour adult surf lesson at Scheveningen Beach. Your certified instructor covers surf safety, basic technique, and board control before you practice standing and steering in the waves. Group lessons hold up to eight people, or choose a private lesson for up to two participants.

“Trainer and all service was amazing! Extra thankful that trainer also took photos to remember this experience.”

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3.2-Hour Stand Up Paddle Board Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · from $142

You’ll learn the basics on a quiet canal before paddling with an English-speaking guide through central Amsterdam. Expect bridges, canal houses, the Amstel, the Red Light District or de Oude Waal, and the Nautical Museum. The tour is private, photo-inclusive, and best for confident swimmers aged 12 and up.

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4.Scheveningen Beach: 1,5 hour Surf experience for families

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $47Top rated

Meet the Aloha Surf team at Scheveningen Beach for a 1.5-hour family lesson in Dutch, English, German, or Spanish. You’ll learn surf safety, practice standing on a board, and try steering across the waves. Lessons can be private or shared by groups of up to eight, with all surf gear provided.

“Vriendelijk ontvangst, zeer vriendelijke en geduldige jongeman die de kinderen een goede en duidelijke uitleg gaf hoe te handelen.”

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5.Scheveningen Full-day Surfing lessons with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $77

Spend a full day at Scheveningen’s Aloha Surf School with a certified instructor, a two-hour lesson, and a €15 lunch credit at Aloha Kitchen. You’ll cover safety and technique, practice in the North Sea, then return to the water for more independent surfing. Groups are limited to eight.

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6.Scheveningen Beach: 1,5-Hour Surf Experience for kids

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $62

At Aloha Surf in Scheveningen, children learn surf safety, board basics, and how to catch small Dutch waves during a 1.5-hour lesson. Certified instructors teach in Dutch or English, with German sometimes available. Group lessons hold up to 8 surfers, while private lessons are limited to 2.

“Sehr netter Surflehrer! Zuerst recht viel theoretischer Input auf Englisch, was meine Kinder nicht alles verstehen konnten. Doch die Zeit im Wasser gefiel ihnen sehr gut! Ein empfehlenswertes Erlebnis für einen tollen Tag am Strand!”

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7.Paddleboard Rental to Explore Leiden’s Canals

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $29Best value

Rent a paddleboard from Rondvaart Leiden and explore the city’s canals for two hours. You’ll receive basic instruction at the harbor office, then follow a route past Rembrandt’s birthplace, the Academy Building, gates, bridges, windmills, and waterside courtyards. No guide joins you, so you set the pace in a private group.

“Paddleboarding on Leiden's canals was a fun and novel experience for me and my friend. The paddleboarding place was friend and accommodating. Perhaps because we were beginners some extra paddle boarding tips for stability would have been useful.”

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