A relaxed, inclusive long weekend in Amsterdam for the Geeks Go Peaks crowd — built for connection, not altitude.
We base ourselves in Amsterdam Noord — NDSM wharf, STRAAT, Pllek, De Ceuvel — the creative, post-industrial, non-touristy side of the city that fits us far better than the canal-belt tourist core.
We paddle the canals, melt into a floating sauna, and e-bike the flat Waterland countryside out to the island village of Marken, ferrying back across the water.
Two nights in buzzing Amsterdam Noord, great food, and time to actually talk to each other.
No experience, no training plan, no suffering — just show up. Timed right after Percona Live, so you can roll straight from the conference into the adventure.
Check in from 3 PM at the 4★ NH Amsterdam Noord, our base hotel on the city's creative, waterfront side. (Let us know your arrival time in advance, and if you'd like a hand getting there.)
At 7 PM we gather for a relaxed welcome dinner. No agenda: just good food, skyline views, and the chance to actually meet the people you'll spend the weekend with.
Straight from the hotel at 09:30, we roll out on e-bikes along flat, car-free dyke paths into Waterland — along the North Holland Canal and through the polder villages. We stop at a working windmill and a cheese farm with a clog-making workshop (aged Gouda tasting included), then a relaxed lunch on the Monnickendam waterfront, before looping back through the medieval Waterland villages to the hotel around 3 PM.
After the ride we trade the saddle for heat: a private floating sauna and cold plunge — the classic Dutch reset, and a surprisingly good way to bond. The evening is yours over a long, unhurried group dinner.
After breakfast we head across to Amsterdam Central.
We start on the water with a guided stand-up paddleboard tour. It begins in a quiet canal so first-timers can find their balance, before we glide past Amsterdam's bridges, houseboats and grand townhouses. Prefer to stay dry? A canoe is available instead of a SUP board.
We'll be done by 12 PM, and you can be at Schiphol airport by around 12:30 PM.

No. Everything is beginner-friendly. The SUP tour starts in calm water with instruction, and the cycling is on flat, car-free paths with e-bikes that do the hard work. If you can walk a few kilometres, can ride a bike, and you're willing to try a paddleboard, you're all set.
Yes — two nights (Friday and Saturday) at a 4★ hotel in Amsterdam Noord are included. Choose a twin/double (share a room) or a single (your own room) when you book. An extra night is available as add-ons.
Absolutely — most people do, and the whole weekend is built for meeting people. Solo bookers can take a single room, or choose the twin-share rate and we'll pair you with another guest.
Bring swimwear and a change of clothes for the SUP and sauna, a light layer for the bike, and comfortable shoes — we'll send a full packing list after you book.
The weekend runs rain or shine; if conditions ever make the water genuinely unsafe we'll swap in an alternative, and a weather buffer is built into the plan.
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