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Private tour to the Windmills, Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam
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6 Hours
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Overview
Enjoy a sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory, Volendam and Marken.
You will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil.
Thereafter you will see how we make the original Dutch clogs and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs.
The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows and you can see and touch the baby cows. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of nice Dutch cheese for free! Your next stop will be Volendam where you can lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some very nice Dutch waffles or enjoy the nice Harbor of Volendam. After this you will take a ferry ride to Marken, a small island with houses on wooden stilts.
What's Included
- Possibility to taste 30 different flavors of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs
- Pick up by a private air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with Wifi an bottled water on board
- Possibility to buy the tasties waffles in Volendam
- Professional driver/host
- Possibility to see how they milking the cows with a milking robot
- Admission to the windmillspark and parking costs
- Entrance tickets to see a windmill from inside and tickets for the ferry to Marken
- Professional guide
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting And Pickup
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Please let us know if you are with more then 7 people so we can make a customized tour for you. We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You will see the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmills park and parking costs are included in this tour.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Zaanse Schans
Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory as well.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Molen De Kat
See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig
Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory. See a real Dutch farm with cows and baby cows. You will get an explanation how the Henri Willig farm makes their cheese from the milk of the Jersey cows. They have an automatic milking robot and see how they milk their cows automatically. After the cows it is time to taste their special Gouda cheese. You can eat as much cheese as you want for free! There are more than 30 different types of cheese so enjoy! There is a possibility to buy the cheese and if you don't have enough room in your suitcase you can let them ship the cheese to your country.
45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Volendam
Explore the nice and most famous Dutch fishing village Volendam. You can have a nice lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy very nice fresh Dutch waffles or stroll over the famous dijk and see the nice harbor of Volendam. There is also a possibility to buy some souvenirs as well.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Marken
You will take the ferry to Marken over the nice Ijsselmeer lake and in Marken you will see houses on wooden posts. Your driver will meet you in Marken at the harbor and guide you to the vehicle and drive back to Amsterdm.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
- Please let us know if you are with more then 7 people so we can make a customized tour for you.
- This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car.
Operated by VIP Travel & Limousine Services
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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