Windmills Cheese

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Take a 3,5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.

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Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You'll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. Much like the World Heritage Kinderdijk, this town is lined with classic Dutch Windmills. Experience the old Dutch life in Volendam and Marken with an abundance of inside information from your guide. You'll see the historic shipyard and windmills. Visit a shoemaker who works with wood and watch his clog-making techniques first-hand! Opt for the Charm of Holland tour option to experience the best of old Holland in a small group, with all of the all-in option inclusions plus lunch at a traditional Dutch fishing restaurant. This luxurious tour departs every Friday!

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Join our guided countryside bike tour & explore the beautiful Dutch countryside of Waterland, north of Amsterdam. The tour include stories & photo opportunities along the way. Our guide will take you on a scenic route along the North Holland Canal, passing a windmill & charming Dutch landscapes. Don't miss this bike tour. We offer two options for this tour. A Long tour with E-bikes or a Short tour with normal bikes! Both tours are for experienced and fit cyclists only! A. Long tour on E-bikes: Visit a traditional Dutch cheese farm to see Gouda cheese & wooden shoe making at a clog make workshop. The route is covering 37km/23 miles. This tour requires a minimum height of 5' 1" feet (155 cm) to ride our pedal assisted E-Bikes. We cycle at 18/20 km per hour. B. Short tour on normal bikes: Covering 23km/14 miles through charming villages like Zunderdorp & Ransdorp. See a windmill and wildlife of the lowlands. Taste some farmhouse cheeses. There is no clog workshop visit on this tour

Put on your clogs 😉 and join us on our unique guided Countryside E-Bike Ride around Amsterdam's serene Waterland region. Ideal for confident and experienced riders, you'll pedal on comfy Electrical Dutch Bikes with handbrakes and several gears. Taste the best Dutch cheese, go over the dikes and cuddle with some giant pigs on a route of 35 kilometers in total. The adventure kicks off with a ferry ride across the River IJ, leading to a scenic route along an old canal, through green parks, and into the Dutch polder landscape. Experience Dutch culture with a windmill, dikes, and a market featuring delicious cheeses. Explore charming villages like Broek in Waterland, passing cute green houses and old churches. On the return journey to the city center, ride along Amsterdam North's famous dike, with a chance to encounter city pigs and explore rougher parts of Amsterdam. Conclude the unique, beautiful, and culturally rich biking experience with another ferry ride to the city center!

On our way to Amsterdam you will pass by the countryside and windmills. Arriving in the Amsterdam area, we will stop at a typical Dutch cheese and wooden clog farm called 'Rembrandthoeve' located near the Amstel river. Entering the city you will see the Netherlands’ National Bank, the wellknown Heineken brewery, as well as The Painting Gallery, with the great Dutch masters such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh. From the Saint-Nicolas church you will enjoy a 20 minutes’ walk passing the neogothic Central Station reaching the royal palace on Dam Square. Here you will have free time to enjoy a boat tour or a walk along the ‘coffee’ shops, the Red-light district, etc. On departure from the city, our route will take you through the picturesque houseboats and the replica ship of the East Indian company. You will then see the Jewish Museum and the Jewish Memorial monument as well as the famous Artis Zoo and the stunning Nemo, the Science Museum designed by world-famous architect Renzo Piano.

Avoid the inconvenience of renting a car and maneuvering through unfamiliar country roads. With a personal driver/host , your tour becomes effortlessly smooth and stress-free. Be Dutch for a day! A day full of windmills, cheese and traditional wooden clogs. Covered with water, cows grazing the fresh grasses, colourful flowers and green-timbered houses, Zaanse Schans is home to what some call the Eighth Wonder of the World: the historic 18th-century windmills. Everybody knows about cheese, but few know how it’s produced. Your private driver/host will take you to the place where the magic happens, where the Dutch dairy gold is crafted. You will visit a local cheese factory in the picturesque fisherman village of Volendam, where you will be taught about the cheese-making craft and enjoy a delicious cheese tasting. With windmills and cheese on board, it’s unthinkable to skip the traditional wooden clogs in this tour.

Learn everything about the tulips. At the museum, we take you on the tulip’s journey around the world. From its discovery in Kazakhstan around the year 1000 to its current status as an icon of the Netherlands. You will find out all about the tulip and learn in an interactive way about the cycle of bulb cultivation using state-of-the-art machinery and old objects (from before 1950). After the museum, the Experience continues outside and you will step into a beautiful palette of colours. In the show garden, 1 million tulips are planted in 700 different varieties of tulips. All tulip varieties come from our own nursery. At the end of the Tulp Experience you can pick your own tulips for free! Over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. A unique, unforgettable experience! After the flower gardens you will visit the great Dutch windmills and a local cheese and clogs factory incl. a real farm with cows. See how the milking robot milk the cows.

Enjoy a half or full day private tour with your driver/guide to any village or more places of your choice. This tour can be booked from any place in Amsterdam and also as a layover tour from the airport or your cruiseport. During the tour you can see or visit various windmills at Zaanse Schans and do a cheese tasting and see how clogs are made. During the tulip season als the Keukenhof can be visited. Also the tiny fishing villages like Volendam and or Marken can be part of the tour which is fully customizable to your wishes. Have a fun day!

Leave the city behind and enjoy a relaxed 3-hour guided bike tour through the serene Dutch countryside. At an easy pace, you’ll cycle along scenic canals, through charming villages, and past a windmill, with plenty of photo opportunities. We’ll take a break at a local farm where you can meet cows, sheep, and lambs while tasting fresh, locally-made cheese and milk. Experience the Netherlands’ favorite way to travel, providing an authentic and immersive glimpse into rural Dutch life. Why Choose This Tour? Guided by local experts, this tour offers a unique blend of scenic cycling, cultural insights, and farm-fresh flavors. Perfect for those seeking an authentic experience away from the city’s hustle and bustle, with small groups ensuring a personal touch. Tour Details: Local Guide: Expert English-speaking guide sharing stories and insights about the countryside Group Size: Small, max 15 people, for a personal experience Duration: 3 hours

Visit the famous Zaanse Schans, with Dutch windmills, a Clog maker and a Cheese farm. This is a leisurely and beautiful E-Bike Tour. Cycle past the unique Chalk Mill in North Amsterdam, via the scenic Natural Reserve ‘t Twiske to the most beautiful residential and working village in the Netherlands. At the Zaanse Schans we stop for one to one and a half hour to visit the windmills, have something to eat and drink and visit the clog maker and cheese farm! The tour returns via a shorter route and the statue of the Kissing Couple. Be prepared for a beautiful half-day!

This 2 1/2 to 3 hour during informal non mass tourism (no commercial giftshop visits:-) Dutch landscape Tour is unique because you will see the best of different Amsterdam Tours combined in one bike tour.  The keywords for this relaxing bike tour are : 3 windmills, a (cheese)farm visit (Holland cheese cup winner where we drink milk straight from the cow/cheesetasting Tuesdaymorning, Wednesday afternoon, Friday & Saturday) houseboats, Amsterdam Castle (photostop), skinny bridge, forts, Dutch houses and the Amsterdam defence line.  We pass by a Jewish cemetery and WW2 remains too. Important note: we use bike saddle gel covers to protect your butt:-) from pain.  Your born and raised Amsterdam guide is fluently in English but also speaks understandable German, Spanish and Portugese. Money back guarantee if you aren't able to take pics with just you and that stunning windmill on that pic (no other people at the background). USP's: safe, quiet and wide bike paths!

Wet meadows that lie just above, or even below, the water table. A paradise for meadow birds. A farm landscape with long ditches, pollard-willows and cows, turning mills and swaying reed beds. You cycle in a small group on the dikes and look almost beyond the horizon. Welcome to Old Holland's countryside and the oldest industrial area in the Netherlands. This is the place where hundreds of windmills once stood, now only a few remain and you will visit one (outside the touristic area) to see how it is done. You will make a stop at the Old Dutch village "Zaanse Schans" with a cheese tasting and clog making.

Enjoy a half day Sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam. You will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil. Thereafter you will see a demonstration how Dutch clogs are made and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs. The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows and you can see and touch the baby cows. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free! At last you will visit Volendam where you can lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some very nice Dutch waffles or enjoy the nice Harbor of Volendam. Duration of the tour will be 5 hours and the pick up and drop off is in Amsterdam.

Following pickup from your accommodation, take part in a short meet and greet with your driver before starting your journey, At the Tulip Experience Amsterdam you will see the history of the tulip in their museum. After that you can go into the bulb fields with more then 1 millions tulips and 700 different kinds and make some nice pictures. At the end you can pluck your own tulips. When you are done your driver will bring you to the Keukenhof. The Keukenhof is a flower park in Lisse, the park has an area of 32 hectares, and attracts more then 1 million people each year with its millions of flowers. Zaanse Schans, a region of the Netherlands full of traditional structures. Tour the wooden dwellings, windmills, and quaint little shops. Above all, you can admire the traditional mills scattered throughout the town, each of which has its own purpose. You will also see a wooden shoe demonstration and can taste all different kind of dutch cheeses.

At the Keukenhof over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulip. Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world with early flowering varieties such as crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and early tulips bloom at the beginning of the season. Later in the season, the later varieties bloom, including larger tulips. Throughout the season, our pavilions host magnificent flower shows. After the Keukenhof you will see a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil. Thereafter you will see a demonstration how Dutch clogs are made and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs. The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where you can taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free!

Following pickup from your accommodation, take part in a short meet and greet with your driver before starting your journey, At the Tulip Experience Amsterdam you will see the history of the tulip in their museum. After that you can go into the bulb fields with more then 1 millions tulips and 700 different kinds and make some nice pictures. At the end you can pluck your own tulips. When you are done your driver will bring you to the Keukenhof. The Keukenhof is a flower park in Lisse, the park has an area of 32 hectares, and attracts more then 1 million people each year with its millions of flowers. Zaanse Schans, a region of the Netherlands full of traditional structures. Tour the wooden dwellings, windmills, and quaint little shops. Above all, you can admire the traditional mills scattered throughout the town, each of which has its own purpose. You will also see a wooden shoe demonstration and can taste all different kind of dutch cheeses.

Enjoy a half day Sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam. You will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil. Thereafter you will see how we make the original Dutch clogs and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs. The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows and you can see and touch the baby cows. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free! At last you will visit Volendam where you can lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some very nice Dutch waffles or enjoy the nice Harbor of Volendam. Duration of the tour will be 6 hours incl. drive. Pick up and drop off is in Rotterram.

Do you love tulips, spring flowers, cheese and windmills but prefer to avoid the crowds? Then this private half day off the beaten path tour will suite you! The Hortus Bulborum spring garden museum offers a peaceful escape. We’ll drive through the serene countryside of northern Holland, and explore quaint, picturesque villages that feel like stepping back in time. Along the way, we’ll see hidden gems, such as Graft and De Rijp, and discover the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Beemster. We’ll visit the 17th-century museum windmill responsible for reclaiming land by managing water levels and make a photo stop at the Tulip fields. The trip concludes with a visit to a unique cheese fort, where you’ll have the opportunity to taste delicious Gouda cheeses. The Tulip museum is open for the tulip museum from March 20th to May 15th.

Embark on a 5-hour private countryside tour to immerse yourself in Dutch culture, history, and culinary delights. Escape the hustle of Amsterdam with comfortable transportation, delving into the heart of Holland. Your knowledgeable guide provides engaging commentary as you savor local cheese, explore iconic windmills, and experience the charm of wooden shoe fittings. Highlights of the tour include Zaanse Schans, the quaint fishing village Volendam. Enjoy the exclusive, personalized touch of a private tour, and unwind in all-inclusive private transportation while taking a break from the bustling streets of Amsterdam.

Hardly you will be able to find a windmill complex like Kinderdijk anywhere else in the world. Kinderdijk is a UNESCO-listed site with 19 preserved in perfect condition windmills. You can walk endlessly along small canals and windmills standing in a row, making beautiful photos. After Kinderdijk you will visit the old Dutch city of Gouda, famous for its Gouda cheese and stroopwafels.