Discover most interesting UNESCO listed sights of Netherlands during this 6-day trip in a small group of 4 to 6 persons with 7 excursions included starting/ending in Amsterdam.
You will visit numerous UNESCO monuments, cities and attractions: a walking tour in Amsterdam, visit of the Diamond factory and a cruise on the canals of Amsterdam, Half-day trip to the city of Delft - a popular medieval city, Half-day trip to the ethnographic open-air park Zaanse Schans and Volendam.
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Self transfer to the hotel. Meeting with Guide at the Hotel Reception.
Self transfer to the city centre of Amsterdam to the Hotel - our main meeting point. Accommodation in the hotel in Amsterdam by voucher after 14:00. By earlier arrival You can use the Luggage storage at the hotel. Free time. At 19:00 Meeting with the Guide in the hotel Lobby for the Redlight district walking tour.
19:00 Walking tour in Red Light District. Discover Amsterdam’s Red Light District and learn all about the ladies behind the windows, legalised prostitution, the coffeeshops, drugs, history and the modern Dutch culture.
Walking tour of Amsterdam of its beautiful historical center. You'll see top attractions like Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Rembrandt House Museum and more.
Dam Square, just five-minutes walk from Centraal Station, was created in the 13th century when a dam was built around the river Amstel to prevent the sea from flooding the city. In the middle You'll see the controversially phallic National Memorial statue of 1956 dedicated to Dutch soldiers and members of the resistance of World War II.
After the diamond factory visit, you will have an exciting boat cruise on the Amstel River along the most famous canals of Amsterdam: the Lily Canal, the Lord's Canal and the Beer Canal. You will learn as well the historical sights of the city: the Western and Northern Churches, Haarlem Locks, the Central Railway Station, St. Nicholas Church, the Wailing Tower, the Museum Nemo, City Hall, Flea Market, Skinny Bridge, Manhattan on the Amste etc.
In the afternoon Half-day trip to Zaanse Schans & Volendam. Zaanse Schans is an open-air museum, where 6 windmills are located. In total, more than 10 thousand windmills were built in Holland ! There are also 35 wooden houses of the XVII-XVIII centuries, telling about the lifestyle of the Dutch. Here you can also see a spice mill, an oil mill, a bakery museum, a workshop of wooden clomping shoes, a cheese factory and much more.
Transfer to Volendam (~ 25 km). Volendam is a fishing village with its own harbor, introducing tourists to the life of Dutch fishermen in the old days, here you can see locals in traditional clothes. There are many fishing boats in the port of Volendam. A fish auction is held in Volendam. In the harbour, you can buy fish directly from a fishing boat. "If you've been to Holland and haven't eaten herring in Volendam, then you haven't seen the country," the Dutch say, because here is the most delicious herring in all the Netherlands.
09:00 Brewery vist and Beer tasting in Amsterdam.
Free time in Amsterdam. Our guide will advise you which city attractions you could visit on that day. There are plenty of Museums in Amsterdam including Rijksmuseum which we recommend to visit. It is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square.
Alkmaar Guided Visit of the cheese auction in Alkmaar (~ 45 km from Amsterdam) with the show "Cheese Skating" (from 1 April to 29 September). Alkmaar is famous for its cheese market and cultural landmarks. Walking across the medieval city center to explore sights like Stadhuis and the Waag (Weighing House) on Waagplein, main symbol of Alkmaar.
Trip to Delft. Departure from Alkmaar to Delft (~90 km). Walking tour in Delft - a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its blue pottery, for being home to the painter Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
Departure from Delft to Amsterdam (~ 70 km). Arrival in Amsterdam. Accommodation in the central located 3*+ hotel. Free time.
Free day in Amsterdam. A half day trip to Giethoorn is optional. During the City walking tour Giethoorn You'll learn the city and its picturesque landscape of quiet canals, wooden bridges, and Dutch houses. Take part at a boat cruise through Giethoorn’s canals as well. Trip back to Amsterdam.
Free time in Amsterdam. Travellers will depart at different times. The check out time is 12:00 pm. You can use Luggage storage at the hotel. Self transfer to the airport.
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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