640 reviews of Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam
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Reviewed by Camelia C, Romania, May 2012
We are giving the maximum rating to this tour in spite of the fact that we were really misfortunate in this case.
On Friday, when our tour was scheduled, we managed to miss the bus from the very first stop in the village of Marken. It was both ours and the guide's fault as she didn't communicate the hour to return to the bus in both spoken and written form (as our next guide would) and we got carried away with the cheese and wooden clog presentations, plus the shopping in the store and therefore we missed the departure of the tour bus by five minutes! We had to return to Amsterdam by ourselves and we missed pretty much of the rest of the tour.
But, fortunately for us, when we came back to Amsterdam, we went straight to the agency office and the lady in charge proved to be sympathetic to us (it seems that there are a lot of people who actually miss the tour bus during this trip) and she offered us vouchers for the next day's tour, with no extra charges!
Therefore, we give the agency a high five!
The next day's tour was great and in spite of the windy (cold) weather, we managed to stick to our guide like glue and we didn't miss anything. It was preatty rushed at the Zaanse Schans windmills, but this happened because that day was a Sunday and it was really crowded there!
The trip by boat was rather amazing, with seagulls following us all the way.
Marken and Volendam are two fairy tale villages worth visiting!
Not to mention, our extremely organized guide who managed to keep everybody in place!
Reviewed by katerina, April 2012
Loved this excursion!!Make sure you'll take the 6 hour tour,you'll have more time to enjoy both beautiful villages Marken and Volendam and the windmills of course!!!one hour makes big difference!!The boat trip was perfect too!!!!
Reviewed by EAN KEONG L, April 2012
good tour. tour guide was excellent. fish and chip at Volendam was fantastic.
Reviewed by EAN KEONG L, April 2012
good tour. tour guide was excellent. fish and chip at Volendam was fantastic.
Reviewed by Mark P, Australia, April 2012
Marken, pretty village, watch demonstrations of clog making and cheese making. Ferry to Volendam. Time for fish and chips lunch and shopping. Then Zaanse Schans for windmills, great photo opportunities. Good guide, plenty of time. Highly recommend for that quintessential Dutch experience.
Reviewed by Sudhir C, India, April 2012
It was a very memorable tour. Will cherish for a long time. Good guide, comfortable travel.
Reviewed by Maria Helena D, April 2012
The towns of Marken and Volendam were very cute. It was nice to get a chance to see the countryside. It also was nice to see the windmills at end of the day. They were pretty and it was cool to see that some of them were still being put to use.
Reviewed by Christopher G, April 2012
Excellent tour which included boat ride from Marken to Volendam. My only regret is that we didn't choose the longer tour so that we had more time at Zaanse Schans and Volendam. There was only a little time for a take-away lunch at Marken and no time for sightseeing or shopping there.
Reviewed by elizabeth G, April 2012
Great day out with lots to see. The guide was fantastic and everything was as I hoped for.
Reviewed by Michael R, April 2012
Well planned and executed. Tour guide was personable and knowledgeable. The boat trip was an unexpected bonus.
Will recommend to friends.
Reviewed by Wesley G, April 2012
beautiful country side.....the windmills were awesome and the cheese was to die for, especially the smoked cheese......excelllent guide.....Viator is an excellent group to book with
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