Day Trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam: Discover the Dutch Countryside

Embark on a day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken. Explore the Dutch countryside, visit windmills, cheese producers, and experience the charm of historic villages.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - The visit starts in Zaanse Schans, a windmill settlement where you will be able to take pictures of the gorgeous Dutch windmills that are still in use today. Discover why windmills played a crucial role on the country development.
  • Edam - In Edam, we will walk through historic sites like the square where the famous Cheese…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transfer by coach
  • 1-Hour Amsterdam canal cruise with audioguide (if option selected)
  • Tasting of local cheese and other products like cookies, fruits, wine
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on an incredible journey through Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken – the pride of the Dutch countryside.
Our trip commences in Zaanse Schans where you’ll get a chance to capture photos of authentic Dutch windmills still in full operation today. Subsequently, we’ll venture into the Waterland region, traversing stunning villages of this…

Location
De Ruijterkade 151
De Ruijterkade
Meet your tour guide at 8:00 am, at the bus stop in De Ruijterkade 151-153, (by the Aloha Bowling in the riverside) the bus leaves at 08:15 am. LOOK FOR THE BLUE UMBRELLAS with our logo "Amsterdam Guides & Tours".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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T7761dblaurenh
Jan 17, 2025
A must do! - Unfortunately the day I did this tour (today) it was a typical winter’s day with lots of fog! That didn’t hinder the experience just meant the view from the bus wasn’t as good! Xavier our guide and Pete our driver were super friendly! Xavier was very knowledgeable and made the tour both entertaining and informative! We got a taste of the ‘traditional’ Dutch way of life and history and interesting facts about the country. Highly recommend!!
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Neil_w
Jan 16, 2025
Vacation in Amsterdam - Good insight into history of Holland, cheese,wooden shoes and all the water ways. Our guide Augustine was awesome and our driver did very well on the small streets
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Salvatorepr2308kh
Jan 13, 2025
Dutch mills - A great place, fairytale, I was convinced that the mills worked instead they are stopped like a big open-air museum
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Heather_b
Jan 13, 2025
Rob is a wonderful tour... - Rob is a wonderful tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and a bit funny. There is so much to see and learn about the Netherlands, this tour was one way of learning and seeng some history about Holland . Would recommend
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Sinnard_s
Jan 13, 2025
Highly recommend! - Rob was a phenomenal guide and the tour itself was terrific. He gave us lots of history about the places we visited and Amsterdam in general, which provided more color and richness to the locales.
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Mary_r
Jan 11, 2025
A fun trip - It was very knowledgeable and fun experience. I’ve learned a lot though for me Marken is a waste of time. Not much historical there
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Asha_c
Jan 9, 2025
great time - was very informative and tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. the highlight of the trip was the cheese tasting !
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Ginkgobiloba0
Jan 9, 2025
Don't miss it!! - Highly recommended excursion. We went with Chameleon Tours and it is the most complete and the cheapest. As a guide we played Ana Maria and driver Ron, both wonderful. Visits, with explanation time and free time without burdens or runs. All well organized. It's very worth it.
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Madelaine
Jan 9, 2025
A great tour! - The tour was great! We arrived at the Windmill town before it got too crowded, moved through each stop at a good pace, and learned a lot about Dutch history. I had a great time.
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Giovannandrea_p
Jan 9, 2025
Not recommended - Orrible experience. Don't worth the time and money avoid them as they will not respond to you queries.
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