Experience the large and unique natural environments of these islands when you stay in a holiday home on Rømø or Mandø. Besides being home to the Wadden Sea National Park, the island of Rømø also has beautiful nature trails where you can hike or bike. The tiny island of Mandø only has around 40 inhabitants, and the landscape of the island is predominantly open marshland. Mandø is an extremely cosy little island to visit and is rich in wildlife.
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Rømø and Mandø are located off the west coast of South Jutland. Both islands are surrounded by the Wadden Sea National Park, which today is a protected nature reserve. Because of its location, the Wadden Sea is an important "resting place" especially for waterfowl and wading birds during their annual migration, and an important breeding and overwintering area. Renting a holiday home on Rømø or Mandø will provide you with the perfect base from which to explore these two fantastic islands during your vacation.
When you rent a holiday home on Rømø or Mandø, there are loads of attractions to visit. Within just a short distance, you will find attractions such as:
• The Mandø bus that runs to and from Mandø through the Wadden Sea National Park
• The Museet Ribes Vikinger (Museum of Ribe's Vikings), an exciting culture-historical museum about the Viking and Middle Ages in Ribe and in the southwest of Denmark.
• The Wadden Sea Centre is an interactive centre where you can learn about the fascinating Wadden Sea region that stretches 500 km along the Danish, German and Dutch coasts.
• Universe Adventure Park is a science park that is full of 'out of this world' experiences and great attractions for the whole family.
If you drive a little further, you will find attractions like our well-known LEGOLAND® and Givskud Zoo. If you rent a holiday home with DanCenter, you'll receive a discount on many of Denmark's most popular attractions. Here you can see the attractions on which you get a discount, when you spend your holiday at a DanCenter holiday home.
Rømø is Denmark's tenth largest island, but only has around 700 permanent residents. That changes drastically in the summer, when a lot of holidaymakers rent holiday homes on the island. DanCenter holiday rental has approx. 120 holiday homes on Rømø. Rømø is connected to the mainland by the Rømø dyke and the island is particularly known for its fantastic nature. Here, you will find among other things beautiful and incredibly wide sandy beaches. Almost 90 % of the island consists of nature and large areas of it are protected.
When you vacation in a holiday home on Rømø, you can enjoy things such as the annual jazz festival or the dragon festival, which take place in June and September respectively. The island also has many beautiful nature trails which are suitable for cycling and hiking. There are also several places where you can rent a horse on the island. Because of the island's lovely scenery, in 2009 Rømø was used as the backdrop for some of the scenes in the American movie 'The Ghost'.
Between Rømø and Fanø, you will find the small island of Mandø, which today only has around 40 inhabitants. Here, it is the tide that determines when the island can be visited. So the island is only accessible via Låningsvejen, a rough gravel road that can only be used at low tide. In contrast to the larger islands of Rømø and Fanø, the scenery on Mandø is a lot more uniform in character. The landscape is dominated by open marshland and there are only a few trees here and there. Mandø is a cosy little island, rich in wildlife, especially migratory birds. If you don't want to pit your wits against the tides, you can take the bus to Mandø, which leaves from the Wadden Sea Centre in Vester Vedsted. As Mandø is a small island, DanCenter has only a few holiday homes for rent.
You will also find many other popular holiday home rentals close to Rømø and Mandø. You can, for example, rent a holiday home on Fanø or see more
holiday home areas at Southern West Coast. See also holiday homes by the North Sea.
You can also visit one of Danland's holiday centers on Rømø. A holiday at Holiday Center Rim Romø offers facilities such as an indoor swimming pool and children's pool, sauna, playroom, games machines and a fitness center. Outdoors, you will also find a swimming pool and playground, bouncy castle, mini golf, etc.
At Danland's Holiday Center Rømø Resort Holiday Center and Wellness you can pamper yourself in the large wellness centre, chill out and relax. Here, you will also find a swimming pool and spa. The outdoor activities include playgrounds, a bouncy castle, bike rental, exercise machines, a multi-purpose sports court and more.
We have collected some of the most frequent questions from our guests.
There are 100+ DanCenter holiday homes in Rømø and Mandø, Denmark.
Travellers from the UK can reach Rømø by air (Billund Airport), rail, ferry or motor vehicles.
The Wadden Sea National Park (UNESCO World Heritage), The Museet Ribes Vikinger (Museum of Ribe's Vikings), and The Wadden Sea Centre, LEGOLAND are some places that you must visit in Rømø and Mandø.
Some of the must-try activities in Rømø and Mandø are :
Some of the recommended dishes in Rømø and Mandø (Denmark) are Medisterpølse (sausages with mashed potatoes), Smørrebrød (open faced sandwich), Frikadeller (meat balls), Leverpostej (liver paste), Mørbradbøf (pork tenderloin).
The best time to visit Rømø and Mandø is between the summer months of May and September.