Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the surrounding Dutch countryside and its wonderful windmills! Drive through idyllic landscapes criss-crossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses and old-fashioned cheese-making in Volendam. Watch a shoemaker make clogs in Marken, and capture photos of the windmills the Netherlands is famous for in the picturesque village of Zaanse Schans. Throughout this half-day trip, listen to commentary about the history, culture and sights of the Netherlands.
Highlights
- Half-day trip from Amsterdam including the Zaanse Schans windmills, Volendam and Marken
- Enjoy a scenic drive through the Dutch countryside
- See the famous Zaanse Schans windmills and the quaint fishing villages of Marken and Volendam
- Relax on the 20-minute boat trip from Volendam to Marken (summer only)
- Visit a cheese factory and a clog-maker
- Morning and seasonal afternoon tours available
Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour
Here's a great way to pack a bunch of Holland highlights into a short tour. You get to see windmills, scenic villages with stilt houses, a Dutch cheese factory and a clog-maker plying his trade.
Recent Photos of this Tour
Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam
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Giant clog!Love the giant clog!Photo by: Barb K
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On top of a peanut oil ...Us girl's enjoying the last moments of the tour. Also, while on the bus you have headphones that give you lots of ...Photo by: Rachael B
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Beautifully Painted ...Beautifully Painted Clogs_Tania DeyPhoto by: TANIA DEY
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Cheese makingCheese rounds are pressed to separate the curds from the whey, then aged for 2 months or longer.Photo by: Anonymous
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Pretty garden decorations ...Too bad we didn't have time to take more pictures, as Amsterdam is so pretty.Photo by: Zenia P
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Beautiful VolendamThis little place was just beautiful.Photo by: Zenia P
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Volendam housesThe city is very pretty.Photo by: Zenia P
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Side streetWalking down a side street in Zaanse SchansPhoto by: Jenifer K
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Zaanse SchansWindmillPhoto by: Krishnan Vaitheeswaran
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Windmills, Zaanse SchansWe even visited a windmill (own expense) while at Zaanse Schans.Photo by: MIRAN S
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Molino de especiasIncreíblePhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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Museo del quesoExplicación completa y didáctica, con una simpatía sorprendentePhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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Los típicos Molinos de ...Sencillamente imperdiblePhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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Explicación en nuestro ...Paisajes bellisimos y saber como Holanda fue ganando tierra al mar, la importancia de la ganadería en elloPhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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Salida desde Damrak 36El guía indicándonos el caminoPhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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Excursión por Molinos, ...Fabrica de zuecosPhoto by: Adriana Beatriz M
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maravilhoso !ZAANSE SCHANSPhoto by: marcela
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Zaanse Schans Windmills, ...WindmillPhoto by: Alibongo12
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Zaanse Schans Windmills, ...MarkenPhoto by: Alibongo12
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Zaanse Schans Windmills, ...MarkenPhoto by: Alibongo12
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What You Can Expect
Volendam, The Netherlands
Meet in central Amsterdam and travel into the Dutch countryside by luxury coach, passing polders -- or land reclaimed from the water -- and dykes. Learn about the sights you see and the history of the Netherlands through an audio guide in one of 16 languages.
Visit the fishing village of Volendam and see old fishing boats and locals wearing colorful traditional dresses. During your 45-minute stop in Volendam, visit a cheese factory and watch a demonstration of how cheese is made. Then, take a 20-minute boat ride to Marken (summer only). Spend some time exploring this traditional fishing town that was once an island and admire the old wooden houses built on stilts to protect them from flooding. You’ll even visit a local shoemaker to watch him make clogs!
Continue to Zaanse Schans, best known for its massive, well-preserved windmills. See the historic shipyard and many original buildings that vividly evoke Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. And be sure to have your camera ready so you can take pictures of the eye-catching windmills!
Return to Amsterdam by coach and conclude your 5-hour tour of some of the Netherlands' most charming towns.
6-Hour tour departing at 12:30pm (summer only)
This longer, afternoon tour also takes you to see the Zaanse Schans windmills and the towns of Marken and Volendam. However, this tour gives you more time at all three locations and also includes a visit to a fish auction or museum in Volendam.
Visit the fishing village of Volendam and see old fishing boats and locals wearing colorful traditional dresses. During your 45-minute stop in Volendam, visit a cheese factory and watch a demonstration of how cheese is made. Then, take a 20-minute boat ride to Marken (summer only). Spend some time exploring this traditional fishing town that was once an island and admire the old wooden houses built on stilts to protect them from flooding. You’ll even visit a local shoemaker to watch him make clogs!
Continue to Zaanse Schans, best known for its massive, well-preserved windmills. See the historic shipyard and many original buildings that vividly evoke Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. And be sure to have your camera ready so you can take pictures of the eye-catching windmills!
Return to Amsterdam by coach and conclude your 5-hour tour of some of the Netherlands' most charming towns.
6-Hour tour departing at 12:30pm (summer only)
This longer, afternoon tour also takes you to see the Zaanse Schans windmills and the towns of Marken and Volendam. However, this tour gives you more time at all three locations and also includes a visit to a fish auction or museum in Volendam.
Customer Reviews
February 2014
Great locations, friendly tourguides, highly informative audioguide.
February 2014
Great and helpful tour guide. The trip was good and well organised.
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