Windmills reflected in a canal at Zaanse Schans in warm afternoon light

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Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam & Marken

7–8 hours Small Group EN / NL

About this tour

Working windmills, a cheese farm and three fishing villages in one unhurried day. The classic Dutch countryside route, guided door to door from Amsterdam.

Highlights

  • Working windmills at Zaanse Schans
  • Cheese tasting and clog workshop demo
  • Edam's historic cheese weighing house
  • Harbour walk in Volendam
  • Ferry crossing to the island village of Marken

What's included

  • Private or small-group transport
  • English/Dutch speaking driver-guide
  • Hotel or apartment pickup in Amsterdam
  • Bottled water on board
  • Marken ferry ticket

Not included

  • Lunch and drinks
  • Museum entrance fees
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. 08:30

    Pickup in Amsterdam

    We collect you from your hotel or a nearby meeting point.

  2. 09:15

    Zaanse Schans

    Windmill interior visit, cheese farm and clog making.

  3. 11:30

    Edam

    Stroll the canals and the weighing house square.

  4. 13:00

    Volendam

    Free time for lunch along the harbour front.

  5. 14:30

    Marken

    Ferry across to the wooden-house island village.

  6. 16:30

    Return to Amsterdam

    Drop-off at your hotel.

Gallery

Curved flowerbeds of tulips and hyacinths at Keukenhof gardens in springThatched cottages and a wooden footbridge over a canal in GiethoornRotterdam skyline and bridge over the river in late afternoon light

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