Private Tour to the Windmills, Cheese and Clogs, Volendam, Marken from Amsterdam | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour to the Windmills, Cheese and Clogs, Volendam, Marken from Amsterdam

Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Destination: The Netherlands, North Holland Province, Amsterdam
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  • 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Amsterdam
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  • Not-Cancellable

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 types of very nice Dutch cheese for free! Your next stop will be Volendam and Marken 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.
Duration of the tour will be 6.5 hours, pick up and drop off is in Amsterdam.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands

Discover the great Dutch Windmills and see them from inside. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can see the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. There is also a possibility to take nice pictures of the windmills.
Admission to the windmill park is included in this tour and also an entrance ticket for 1 windmill of your choice is included in this tour.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig, Hoogedijk 8, 1145 PM Katwoude The Netherlands

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.


Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Volendam Haven, Haven 43, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands

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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Marken, Marken, North Holland Province

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional driver/Host
  • Possibility to taste 30 different types of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs
  • Wifi and bottled water on board
  • Hotel pick up and drop off by a private and air-conditioned Mercedes sedan/minivan
  • Parking costs and local tourists taxes
  • Tickets for the ferry to Marken
  • Admission to the windmillspark and 1 ticket for a windmill of your choice
  • Entry/Admission - Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig
  • Entry/Admission - Volendam Haven
  • Entry/Admission - Zaanse Schans

Exclusions
  • Tip (Optional)
  • Professional Guide
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Customer can choose the time of start of the tour
  • 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.
  • This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car. Our vehicles will be cleaned after every tour
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
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.

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

Lisa_A

20 Sep, 2023

We so enjoyed the one-on-one attention from Sonny, our driver. He knew how to avoid the crowds and waited on us when we wanted to shop. We enjoyed every stop and would've like to have spent more time in each place, but we understood the the constraints of tour time.

Rudy_M

10 Jul, 2023

Gillio Terol made the trip memorible by his knowledge. Frankly we saw the tourbusses and agreed what we did was worth every penny. I highly recommend this service A memorable trip.

dale_s

25 Oct, 2022

Tour is extremely light in content. It was a waste of time and money. Experience was well below expectations and price!

Paula_D

23 Aug, 2022

Our driver simon was terrific great tour the day was sunny so had perfect weather where he took us for lunch was picturesque

Walter_G

11 Aug, 2022

The private trip guided by Saymon was a pleasure to say the least. A relaxing self paced tour of Windmills, Cheese Factory & Fishing village. Thank you Saymon!!

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