A tour of the Waalenburg and De Waal bird sanctuary

Your route starts at EuroParcs Resort De Koog. On Texel you will find a few streets full of beautiful historic buildings. The Hogereind in De Waal is such a street. In any case, De Waal already has a special history: the village was by the sea until 1613... After the Waalenburg polder was drained, it was located in the middle of Texel. Just outside the village is De Kemphaan, a polder mill from 1934. It was built to provide the bird sanctuary in the Waalenburg polder with water. This is the oldest meadow bird area in the Netherlands. In the vast nature reserve you will see numerous birds and flowery meadows. All around you you see the bright colors of orchids, large rattle and real cuckoo flowers. Winding creeks are traces of the sea.