Private Tour Full Day - Cheese, Clogs & Windmills | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour Full Day - Cheese, Clogs & Windmills

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: The Netherlands, North Holland Province, Amsterdam
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  • 8 hours
  • Amsterdam
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The Best of The Netherlands in one day trip.

Experience the Dutch countryside, visiting a cheese factory, stroll through a quaint local village, admire a classic line-up of authentic windmills, and watch a shoemaker fashion wooden clogs using traditional methods.
• Local Dairy Farm: Cows, Wooden Shoes, Dutch Gouda Cheese
• Gouda Cheese tasting
• Cruquius, largest steam machine ever build, used to pump water.
• Authentic windmills, go inside and climb to the top.
• Stroll through quaint village of Edam.
• Learn about the reclaimed land of the Dutch Countryside.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Holland Day Tours, 5331 RW Amsterdam The Netherlands

Our office.

Stop At: Clara Maria Cheese & Clog Farm, Bovenkerkerweg 106, 1188 XH, Amstelveen The Netherlands

Cuddle with the cows. See how wooden shoes are made and try a pair on. Learn about farm made Gouda cheese and get an extended tasting.

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Cruquius, Cruquius, North Holland Province

At this steam pumping station, from 1849, you learn about the Dutch watermanagement and how they can live below sea level.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder), Medio Mundo y Daguao, Roosevelt Roads, 1462 NV The Netherlands

The Beemster lake was pumped dry with windmills in 1612. Sinds 1999 this unique designed landscape has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stop At: Museummolen Schermer, Noordervaart 2, 1636 VL Schermerhorn The Netherlands

Learn how these windmills where used to pump water out of lakes. Go inside and see how the miller and his family lived inside during the 17th century.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Edam, Edam, North Holland Province

When you think of Edam, you often think of cheese first. But Edam is more than just cheese. Due to ship building this simple village evolved into the prosperous city of Edam during the late 17th century.



Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Private Tour
  • Professional local driver/guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • All entrance fees

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Personal Expenses
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • All our vehicles have air conditioning.
  • Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Stroller accessible
  • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark the vehicle
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Bringing check-in luggage with you is on request. Extra fees may apply.
  • Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking.
  • 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
Your guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel, or at the pier of your cruise ship.
The day before your tour your guide will send you a text to confirm your pick-up.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol The Netherlands
  • Rotterdam Airport, Rotterdam The Netherlands
  • Lelystad Airport, Arendweg 7, 8218 PE Lelystad, Netherlands


Ports

  • Amsterdam Cruise Port
  • IJmuiden Cruise Port
  • Rotterdam Cruise Port


Departure Time

09:30 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

H8572PEcatherineg

10 Aug, 2023

The sites we visited were educational and a fun exposure to the history, culture, and engineering marvels of the Netherlands. Of our 5 days in Amsterdam, this was our favorite day.

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