Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam - Volendam, Marken and Windmills
Overview
Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You'll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. You'll see the historic shipyard and windmills, and pay a visit to a shoemaker who works with wood to watch his clog-making techniques first-hand!
Opt for the Charm of Holland tour option to experience the best of old Holland in a small group, with all of the all-in option inclusions plus lunch at a traditional Dutch fishing restaurant. This luxurious tour departs every Friday!
Opt for the Charm of Holland tour option to experience the best of old Holland in a small group, with all of the all-in option inclusions plus lunch at a traditional Dutch fishing restaurant. This luxurious tour departs every Friday!
Inclusions
- Transport by luxurious air-conditioned bus with free Wi-Fi
- The traditional Dutch experience in fishing villages Volendam & Marken
- An up-close look at the windmills of Zaanse Schans
- Cheese demonstration
- Visit a traditional Marker house (only on the All-Inclusive Tour)
- 30 minute boat tour between Volendam and Marken (only on the All-Inclusive Tour)
- Visit an operating windmill (only on the All-Inclusive Tour)
- Clog making demonstration with operating antique steam engine (only on the All-Inclusive Tour)
- Lunch (Charm of Holland option only, available on Fridays)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands
See Zaanse Schans windmills and evocations of traditional Dutch life.
Stop At: Volendam, Volendam, North Holland Province
Stop in Volendam
Stop At: Cheese Factory Volendam, Haven 25 1131EP, Volendam, Nederland, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands
Visit a cheese farm for a demonstration and a sampling of its dairy production.
Stop At: Marken, Marken, North Holland Province
Stop in Marken.
Stop At: Wooden Shoe Factory Marken, Kets 52, 1156 AX Marken The Netherlands
Observe the works of a traditional clogmaker.
Stop At: Centraal Station, Stationsplein 9, 1012 AB Amsterdam The Netherlands
Your tour concludes in central Amsterdam
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands
See Zaanse Schans windmills and evocations of traditional Dutch life.
Stop At: Volendam, Volendam, North Holland Province
Stop in Volendam
Stop At: Cheese Factory Volendam, Haven 25 1131EP, Volendam, Nederland, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands
Visit a cheese farm for a demonstration and a sampling of its dairy production.
Stop At: Marken, Marken, North Holland Province
Stop in Marken.
Stop At: Wooden Shoe Factory Marken, Kets 52, 1156 AX Marken The Netherlands
Observe the works of a traditional clogmaker.
Stop At: Centraal Station, Stationsplein 9, 1012 AB Amsterdam The Netherlands
Your tour concludes in central Amsterdam
Additional information
- Children up to and including 3 years old are free of charge (not occupying a seat)
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 80 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
SheilaghK2
April 2022
Wonderful experience but a little more time at the Windmill village would have been good. All in all good value for money
Wonderful experience but a little more time at the Windmill village would have been good. All in all good value for moneyFolloweveryrainbow
April 2022
The bus was comfortable, the tour left on time and there were no hiccups along the way, the guides were perky and responded pleasantly to individual questions, the places we visited looked lovely … BUT blink and you miss them! This whole tour was completely and ridiculously rushed, dashing us fro...
The bus was comfortable, the tour left on time and there were no hiccups along the way, the guides were perky and responded pleasantly to individual questions, the places we visited looked lovely … BUT blink and you miss them! This whole tour was completely and ridiculously rushed, dashing us from place to place with no or almost no time to look around or take anything in. In Zaanse Schans, the guide told us to stick close then took off as if she were in an Olympic race, instantly losing half the group, among whom were quite a few older people. Many couldn’t keep up and missed whatever it was she was saying about the place. Then after a short (maybe 10 minutes) guided talk inside a windmill we literally had less than 20 minutes of “free time” to look around Zaanse Schans, including making sure (as our guide had emphasized several times) that we got back to the bus on time, which was a fair walk away. So really we barely had 15 minutes there. How disappointing. It was even worse in Marken, where those who went to see a clog making demonstration had NO time to look around while those who didn’t go to the clogs had perhaps 7 minutes. Totally ridiculous. What’s more the company works this strange system of some of the group having a “classic” tour (27 euros) and others the “all in” tour (45 euros) which includes some extras — the tour inside the windmill in Zaanse Schans, a boat ride across the bay from Marken to Volendam, the clog making demo in Marken — so at various points the group was divided in two and then one half had to wait for the other. In addition, on the bus the guide kept putting the hard sell on those who were on the “classic” tour, saying onat least five different occasions that “it’s not too late if you want to upgrade to the all-in tour.’ And some of the recorded commentary on the bus was played at the wrong times, telling us “you’re now looking at ..” or “you’re now arriving at …” when we weren’t looking or arriving at anything like that. The only reason I have given this tour a couple of stars at all is because it was convenient and comfortable being taken to the three pretty places rather than having to transport ourselves. And also in Volendam we got to enjoy a cheese making demonstration with tastings, which was very nice. And although after that our guide immediately led us to a restaurant she recommended (commission, anyone?), we didn’t have to stay there and we finally had some time to look around, Unfortunately, this tour felt very much like an attempt to cram as many people as possible in and rush them through in as short a time as possible. Unless they decide to make it an hour or so longer and give people a chance to actually see something, I do not recommend it.Katarna_S
May 2022
Very nice guides and a bus driver! :) Funny and teachable comments, and a lot of free time to enjoy this beuty :)
Very nice guides and a bus driver! :) Funny and teachable comments, and a lot of free time to enjoy this beuty :)Donal_K
May 2022
Matthias and Martina were very good great fun. Clog factory guy was excellent and funny. Cheese tasting was great and generous time to have lovely meal in restaurant recommended by Mathias.
Matthias and Martina were very good great fun. Clog factory guy was excellent and funny. Cheese tasting was great and generous time to have lovely meal in restaurant recommended by Mathias.Crescenza_R
May 2022
Thé tour description is exactly what you get to see. It was worth every cent. Happy that we got the all inclusive tour.
Thé tour description is exactly what you get to see. It was worth every cent. Happy that we got the all inclusive tour.DonaldL_K
May 2022
Too many people on the tour and hurried. Hard to see everything particularly at the windmills. Walking distance from bus to attractions was a bit far for older people
Too many people on the tour and hurried. Hard to see everything particularly at the windmills. Walking distance from bus to attractions was a bit far for older people