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Ferry travel is one to the more relaxing ways to arrive at your holiday destination.  If you take a ferry trip to France, although it is a stress free way to travel as you slowly cut through the channel, it is not long enough to feel it is a big part of your trip.  If, on the other hand, you take a ferry to Esbjerg then you would spend enough time on the ship, to feel your holiday also includes taking a mini cruise.

The sailing time to travel from Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark is roughly 18 hours and there is a lot you can do in that time on one of the fantastic ships that carry up to 435 cars and over 600 passengers.

The ferries to Denmark have been built with passengers comfort in mind. You can enjoy live onboard entertainment and choose to eat in one of their restaurants, enjoy a drink in the bar and relax in the lounge. Whilst you are relaxing you could enjoy the rolling seas as you gracefully make your way across to Scandinavia.

As the crossing takes you through the night, booking cabins is compulsory. The cabins are brightly lit, clean and comfortable and you can enjoy a movie if you would rather not spend the time up on deck or with other passengers in the public areas and shops.

Once you reach Denmark, you don’t need to worry about how you are going to reach your destination; you simply hop in your own car and head off.

You could also enjoy a visit, firstly to Esbjerg itself, with its famous statues of men lined up on the harbour over looking the sea.  So before you head off to the rest of Copenhagen you could spend a bit if time visiting some of the interesting tourist attractions in Esbjerg itself, such as its Fisheries and Maritime Museum. You could then head out on a short journey to the Marbaek Nature Reserve with its acres of beautiful rugged landscape, over 50 acres of lakes and bird sanctuary.

A visit to Denmark on the ferry is a real adventure a different culture, different language and a different way of life and only a mini cruise away.