From Amsterdam: Windmills, Volendam, & Marken Private Tour

From Amsterdam: Windmills, Volendam, & Marken Private Tour

Tours Culture & history

Enjoy a sightseeing tour from Amsterdam and see the windmills, Volendam, and Marken. Witness authentic Dutch culture, visit a cheese factory, and take in some of the area's most important landmarks.

Highlights

Visit the Amazing Windmills
Explore the picturesque Volendam
Possibility to taste cheese and to buy cheese
Purchase a pair of traditional clogs
Possibility to buy Dutch Waffles

Description

Start your tour with a convenient, pick-up service from your accommodation. Here is where your driver will be to pick you up and after a short meet and greet you will hop in your private car and set off on your adventure. Firstly you will visit the Zaanse Schans, a residential area in which the 18th and 19th-centuries are brought to life. Stroll past the bakery museum and enjoy the smell of fresh bread, or take a look at the warehouse where clogs are made. You should be sure not to miss the cheese factory, pewter foundry and, the various windmills. The Zaanse Schans is a unique part of the Netherlands, full of wooden houses, mills, barns and, workshops. Enjoy a cycling or sailing trip, browse the shops or treat yourself at the pancake restaurant. A day out at the Zaanse Schans in North Holland is fun and educational. After the windmills, you will visit Volendam, a small fishing village with 22000 citizens. Walk along the beautiful harbor and marvel at the typical Volendam shops and enjoy lunch at one of the best seafood restaurants in Holland. Then you will take the ferry to Marken an old Dutch island where you can see houses on wooden poles. After a day full of adventure and excitement you driver will return you back to your accommodation for an evening of well-deserved rest.

Includes

Driver/Host Taste cheese and possibility to buy cheese Possibility to buy clogs Possibility to buy waffles Hotel pickup and drop-off Transport by a private and air-conditioned Mercedes sedan/minivan Local taxes and bottled water Tickets for the ferry to Marken Entrance ticket to a Windmill of your choice