Small Group Zaanse Schans Windmills, Volendam and Old Villages Tour from Amsterdam Including Dutch S
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 5 hours
Head to the Dutch countryside with a small group, traveling on a small bus. Visit traditional fishing villages including Volendam and Marken, and take a stroll through Zaanse Schans, a village world famous for its windmills. Visit a cheese factory for a tasting and see how we handcraft wooden shoes. Have a Dutch schnapps tasting on our 360C location, See also Ransdorp "Rembrandt has lived and loved", Uitdam, Pampus Island and lighthouse island, which is part of the old Amsterdam defense line.
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Head to the Dutch countryside with a small group, traveling on a small bus. Visit traditional fishing villages including Volendam and Marken, and take a stroll through Zaanse Schans, a village world famous for its windmills. Visit a cheese factory for a tasting and see how we handcraft wooden shoes. Have a Dutch schnapps tasting on our 360C location, See also Ransdorp "Rembrandt has lived and loved", Uitdam, Pampus Island and lighthouse island, which is part of the old Amsterdam defense line.The first stop on your 4-hour tour from Amsterdam is Zaanse Schans, an old industrial village where windmills were used for a variety of purposes. The few windmills that have survived have been restored to their original function. You’ll see a water mill, an oil mill, a paint mill, and a spice mill.
Near Zaanse Schans the area is famous for its traditional green timbered houses and warehouses. See the famous fishing village of Volendam, visit the famous harbor, take a stroll on the dike, and have a photo taken in traditional Volendammer costume.
Visit a cheese factory, where you’ll see a demonstration about Dutch cheese and learn everything there is to know about making it. You can taste and smell the different cheeses produced at the factory.
Get to know the famous fish dishes of the village by having lunch at one of the restaurants by the harbor (not included in the tour price).
Afterwards, you’ll enjoy a walk through Marken, one of the most charming villages of the Waterland area. This former island is one of the few villages in the Netherlands where traditions are well preserved. Visit the wooden shoe factory and see how craftsmen quickly transform blocks of wood into wooden shoes, known as klompen.
On the return drive to Amsterdam you’ll pass by the villages of Uitdam, home to the pilots sailing the Dutch VOC vessels from the island of Pampus to Amsterdam, and Ransdorp, famous for its old beheaded tower and as home to the artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
Near Zaanse Schans the area is famous for its traditional green timbered houses and warehouses. See the famous fishing village of Volendam, visit the famous harbor, take a stroll on the dike, and have a photo taken in traditional Volendammer costume.
Visit a cheese factory, where you’ll see a demonstration about Dutch cheese and learn everything there is to know about making it. You can taste and smell the different cheeses produced at the factory.
Get to know the famous fish dishes of the village by having lunch at one of the restaurants by the harbor (not included in the tour price).
Afterwards, you’ll enjoy a walk through Marken, one of the most charming villages of the Waterland area. This former island is one of the few villages in the Netherlands where traditions are well preserved. Visit the wooden shoe factory and see how craftsmen quickly transform blocks of wood into wooden shoes, known as klompen.
On the return drive to Amsterdam you’ll pass by the villages of Uitdam, home to the pilots sailing the Dutch VOC vessels from the island of Pampus to Amsterdam, and Ransdorp, famous for its old beheaded tower and as home to the artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
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