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Guided Day Trip: Discover Dutch Countryside with Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken & Edam
4.2
209 Ratings
Amsterdam
Embark on a guided day trip to the Dutch countryside and explore Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken, and Edam. Wander among windmills, learn about cheese making, go on a walking tour, and witness the art of clog making.
Embark on a guided day trip to the Dutch countryside and explore Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken, and Edam. Wander among windmills, learn about cheese making, go on a walking tour, and witness the art of clog making.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tours & Tickets Amsterdam - Checkin-Location for the tour where you will take the bus to Marken. The bus ride will take approximately 35 minutes.
- Wooden Shoe Factory Marken - Visit of the traditional fishing village Marken with a demonstration by a clogmaker
- Volendam Marken Express - .A boat trip on the Ijsselmeer from Marken to…
- Tours & Tickets Amsterdam - Checkin-Location for the tour where you will take the bus to Marken. The bus ride will take approximately 35 minutes.
- Wooden Shoe Factory Marken - Visit of the traditional fishing village Marken with a demonstration by a clogmaker
- Volendam Marken Express - .A boat trip on the Ijsselmeer from Marken to Volendam
- Cheese Factory Volendam - Visit to a cheese factory to sample local dairy products
- De Lunch - Free time to have a lunch (on your own expense)
- Edam - Guided walking tour with Spanish speaking guide
- Zaanse Schans - Visit of the Zaanse Schans, which includes entrance to an authentic Dutch windmill and demonstration by the miller
- Tours & Tickets Amsterdam - Returns to original departure point with a bus ride from the Zaanse Schans back to the centre of Amsterdam
What's Included
- Spanish speaking guide available
- Traditional Dutch experience in Volendam & Marken fishing villages
- Tour traditional Marker houses (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Clog making demonstration (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Cheese making demonstration
- Explore Zaanse Schans windmills and Edam
- Boat tour between Volendam and Marken (All-Inclusive Tour only)…
- Spanish speaking guide available
- Traditional Dutch experience in Volendam & Marken fishing villages
- Tour traditional Marker houses (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Clog making demonstration (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Cheese making demonstration
- Explore Zaanse Schans windmills and Edam
- Boat tour between Volendam and Marken (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Visit an operational windmill (All-Inclusive Tour only)
- Luxurious bus transport with Wi-Fi
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Information
Looking to explore the rural areas of The Netherlands? Wander around the windmills of Zaanse Schans, sample some local cheeses and enjoy a demonstration on cheese-making in Volendam, embark on a walking journey through Edam, take a picturesque boat trip to the charming fishing village of Marken and observe the clog-making process.
Don’t miss:
• A stroll…
Looking to explore the rural areas of The Netherlands? Wander around the windmills of Zaanse Schans, sample some local cheeses and enjoy a demonstration on cheese-making in Volendam, embark on a walking journey through Edam, take a picturesque boat trip to the charming fishing village of Marken and observe the clog-making process.
Don’t miss:
• A stroll among the windmills in Zaanse Schans
• Observing the process of cheese making at the Cheese Factory in Volendam
• A walking tour through the town of Edam
• Exclusively on the All-inclusive Tour: a sail over the IJsselmeer
• Watch the creation of wooden shoes using an antique steam engine (available on all-inclusive option)
• A visit to a traditional Marker house (available on all-inclusive option)
- Children up to and including 3 years old are free of charge (not occupying a seat)
- Pets are not allowed on the tour
Location
Tours & Tickets Amsterdam
De Ruijterkade
Excursion passengers can check-in at De Ruijterkade 34A, In the IJ hall of Central Station on the far eastern side.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(209 Ratings)
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143cathyt
Aug 27, 2024
Great day trip - A very well organised and pleasant day trip. Informative and friendly guides. A great way to see a lot in a short space of time. If you have more time I would recommend a trip with longer at each stop
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Dawn_s
Aug 26, 2024
This is a great tour! - The guide was awesome (Astrid?)! The stops were great and showed several parts of the history of the country.
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K2318xssueh
Aug 5, 2024
Very worthwhile trip - Excellent Value trip. Very comfortable coach and visited varied sites. Windmill talk, clog maker and waffle demos excellent- great information and lively delivery. Cheese factory a big disappointment as so little info given and no demo. Just selling really. So good to see countryside and villages outside the city. Excellent guide and friendly driver.
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Donald_m
Jul 3, 2024
Awesome - Awesome… just awesome. From booking to boarding to everything in the trip. Staff and tour guides super friendly. Locations are so great must visit during your stay.
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G7978ujdavee
Jun 27, 2024
Nicely Priced fun and you see a lot in a short time frame - Had a Very Hot but Amazing tour Yesterday. Our Guide David and Erik really did their best to enjoy everything. They also made sure the people that didn’t speak English would still get everything in Spanish.Despite the traffic and the very hot weather it was a Amazing tour :) Dutch classes are also included and very fun :) definitely recommend this tour for everybody.
Cheers from Dave and Caty
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Wfgibbons
May 2, 2024
A day outside of the city - The excursion was a beautiful experience to the country side . Great getting out of the city for the day to the small villages / towns. Have a. Diff experience of Holland and the people. Although I travel solo all the other folks on the trip were fun to get to know. Found the meet up tour at Central station very easily. Could have stayed a bit longer at each stop
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Sherpa56595215481
Mar 3, 2024
Next time we're in Amsterdam we'll do something again with a tour and tickets! - The tour was very nice, we had bright sunshine. Our bus driver and perfect entertainer Stef was great, we had a lot of fun :-) Our tour guide Toni was also really great. He translated perfectly into English and Spanish. Of course, it was also translated into all languages via headset.
Both have a lot of wit and charm. Thank you for the lovely day
Andrea and Jiorgo
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Shartwell
May 31, 2024
A great day, but a bit crowded - Wonderful experience except for the crowds - a very full double decker bus combined with many other tourists. Artisans were enthusiastic and entertaining; the guides less so. Splendid day and scenery - worth the trip!
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Michele_t
Apr 22, 2024
Ok to see a lot of stops, but quite rushed - We covered 4 stops, so if you want to see a few parts of the country outside of Amsterdam, this might be for you.
Unfortunately it really was a rushed agenda. There was only about 1 hour at Zaanse Schans, including 15-20 minutes walking to the included windmill visit, the 15 minute windmill presentation, and 15-30 minutes walking back to the bus. As such - this gave us little time to see anything else at Zaanse Schans. The stop at Marken included the clog making demonstration, and Volendam included a cheese making demo and Stroopwaffel demo - but both are really stops to allow you to buy souvenirs in the clog gift shop or cheese and waffle shops. We stayed in Volendam for probably 90 minutes total including 1 hour free time to shop and eat (not counting time at the cheese and waffle shops) - this would have been better spent with more of that free time in Zaanse Schans. Edam was the least interesting stop - it’s an older town with a 20 minute walking tour (in our case, in the rain - others in the group chose to stay on board the bus at Edam).
If you are hoping to really spend time at Zaanse Schans, this tour is probably not for you. But if you want to see a lot quickly, it’s ok.
One member of our group has some limited mobility - walks slower - the guides walk quite fast so it seemed difficult to keep up with the guide at times.
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Tizianap1971
May 4, 2024
DON'T DO IT!!!! - The tour is organized not to allow people to visit the surroundings of Amsterdam but only to encourage them to buy local products (cheese, biscuits and clogs).
Very tight deadlines. We didn't get to see anything!!!
HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED!!!
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