Zaanse Schans Windmills Edam Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam

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About this activity

After meeting your guide at the designated location, head for Zaanse Schans, an outdoor museum including wooden homes, shops, and operational windmills from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit the Clog Museum to observe traditional craftsmanship and wooden shoemakers in action. Learn the craft of making cheese in the Netherlands by visiting a cheese farm in Catharina Hoeve.

Then a visit Edam and learn more about its iconic Edam “cheese balls”. The we’ll drive to the charming town of Volendam where you can walk and absorb the culture. Lunch can be arranged at a restaurant in Volendam. Please inquire.

After that you’ll visit a cheese factory called Irene Hoeve Cheese Factory where you can sample traditional Dutch cheeses. Following this visiting, you’ll be going to Marken where you will walk around and visit a museum that illustrates the life and history of this town.

The tour ends at the designated departure location.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Dutch
Operated by: 360 Amsterdam Tours

Ages: Adults (10–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Driver guide
Included: Tickets to the Story of Edam Cheese Museum
Included: Bottled water
Included: Tickets to one windmill at Zaanse Schans.
Included: Clog making demonstration at Zaanse Schans

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Zaanse Schans

3 hours Admission included

Meet your driver guide at the designated location in Amsterdam and head to Zaanse Schans, an outdoor museum with wooden homes, shops, and operational windmills from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit the Clog Museum to observe traditional craftsmanship and wooden shoemakers in action. Learn the craft of making cheese in the Netherlands by visiting a cheese farm in Catharina Hoeve.
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

15 min Admission included

Still manufacturing wooden shoes using the same old machinery that was used more than a century ago. Both young and elderly find the process to be a fascinating spectacle.
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm

15 min Admission included

Nothing says “Dutch” like cheese! Visit the Catharina Hoeve Farm to sample some.
Edam

30 min

As you walk through the cobble stones in Edam, you will be merged into a historical and charming town. Edam is the birthplace of Edam cheese, the small, often red cheese ball that has been transported to all corners of the world for centuries.
The Story Of Edam Cheese

30 min Admission included

Edam is the birthplace of Edam cheese, the small, often red cheese ball that has been transported to all corners of the world for centuries. But there is much more to experience in this authentic village, which dates all the way back to the 12th century. Here you will visit The Story of Edam Cheese Museum. You will receive a 10% discount on any purchases at the cheese store.
Marken

1 h 30 min

Visit the old traditional island Marken. You will visit an old harbour house of Sytje Boes, Marker Museum and the ‘Church Neighbourhood’ (Kerkbuurt). You step right into the history of this beautiful island.
Volendam

1 h 30 min

You will visit the iconic dike in Volendam with a view on the lakeside. Volendam is a former fishing town and known for its great fish specialties, the famous Dutch “Salty Haring’, ‘Smoked Eel”and Smoked Mackerel which you can purchase or arrange a lunch at a restaurant with us.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
Mister Highland Hotel
Travel Hotel
Rosalia's InnUpstairs
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam
NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace
Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam City Center
Wittenberg By Cove
Hotel Y Boulevard
Hotel Park Plantage
Monet Garden Hotel Amsterdam

and 93 more pickup points

Driver guide name and mobile number are provided 24 hours in advance. Driver guide will pick up passengers from their hotel in the Amsterdam area, Schiphol Airport, Cruise ports: Amsterdam Terminal or Felison Ijmuiden.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The remaining tour time is allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off as well as countryside sightseeing.
Minivan is not adequate for transporting wheelchairs.