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If this is your first visit to Holland, this tour would be a great start. Experience the best of Holland in just one day. You'll get to explore windmills at the Zaanse Schans, witness clogs being made, see dikes, indulge in a cheese tasting, explore the charming fishing village of Volendam and enjoy a ferry ride to the peninsula of Marken.
Guided by miller's daughters who are both raised in windmills, you will explore the most picturesque windmill sites, charming villages, and traditional Dutch handicrafts. Our tours also include a visit to an exceptional cheese farm, where you can taste Gouda cheese in 30 delightful flavors.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The Windmillgirls drive in a car or VIP Mercedes van.
Itinerary
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1Amsterdam
9:00 Pick up from your hotel in Amsterdam. A short drive from the city to the Zaanse Schans
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Zaanse Schans
9.30: We arrive at The Zaanse Schans. This is a preservation village with a variety of historical houses, warehouses, and working industrial windmills. It feels like you’re traveling back in time! You will experience how life was between the 18th and 19th centuries, and join a wooden shoe workshop to see how clogs are made, concluding with a visit to a working windmill.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
3Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig
At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda Cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors of cheese to taste. 29 are pasteurized so you can travel with the cheese all over the world. They also have options to ship the cheese. So you don’t have to worry about picking only one favorite.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Volendam
12:30 We’ll head to The famous fishermen’s village of Volendam.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Haven Volendam
13.00: Lunchtime In Volendam. You can choose where you want to have lunch. As locals, we know a lot of nice places. Whether it’s at a local fish restaurant or just a snack.14.00 : A walk through Volendam, which is known as the most popular fishing village in Holland. The charm of Volendam rests in its harbour and the authentic fishermen’s houses. The maze is the oldest part of Volendam. This is where we’ll see small fishermen’s houses and narrow streets. What’s unique about the maze is that the houses were built without any street pattern. We’ll take a small stroll in the maze and on the famous dike of Volendam. 14.15: A ferry ride on the IJselmeer (former south sea) to the peninsula of Marken, once an island in the South sea.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
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14.45: Arrival on Marken. Marken is a tiny village with colorful wooden houses, drawbridges, a small harbor located on a former island. We will make a small stroll through the village.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Amsterdam
15.00: Back at your hotel in Amsterdam
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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