Deze activiteit is enkel toegankelijk voor D2130 + D2140 Rotary Youth Exchange inbounds en hun gastgezin, en voor D2130 future outbounds. Maximum 20 deelnemers (first come first serve).
The Drowned Land of Saeftinghe, at over 3,500 ha,
is the largest salt marsh area in the Netherlands and one of the largest
brackish water salt marshes in Europe. It lies in a large inner bend of the
Western Scheldt, where it flows into the Netherlands from Belgium. The Drowned
Land of Saeftinghe is a unique nature reserve, where natural tidal processes
are undisturbed. Largely
flooded by the tides twice a day, we will have a guided visit through the marsh.
Be sure to
bring your rubber boots!
See https://www.scheldedelta.eu/en/drowned-land-of-saeftinghe .
The nearby
Doel is a small, 700-year old village in the Belgian polder on
the left bank of the river Scheldt. Its skyline is well known because it hosts
a nuclear power plant with two giant cooling towers. Due to the threatening
expansion of the port of Antwerp, Doel was completely abandoned a few decades
ago but still exists as a peculiar place to visit. See http://www.doel2020.org/page.php?ID=127 .
