Zaanse Schans Windmills Village, Volendam and Ferry to Marken

إلغاء مجاني حتى 3 أيام قبل الموعد
تأكيد فوري
التوصيل من الفندق
جولة مع مرشد باللغة الإنجليزية والهولندية

عن هذه التجربة

Upon 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.

Enter a saw windmill and see how it works. Everything will be explained by the windmill master. Ticket is included in this excursion.

Then a visit to the charming town of Volendam where you can walk and absorb the culture. Volendam is a former fishing town and known for its great fish specialties, the famous Dutch “Salty Haring’, ‘Smoked Eel”and Smoked Mackerel. Here you can have a traditional fish for lunch (not included).

Take the ferry to Marken where you’ll walk around and learn more about the life and history of this town. Ticket is included in this excursion.

أقرب المواعيد المتاحة

ما يشمله السعر

Driver guide or driver and tour guide.
8-hour tour.
Zaanse Schans village guided tour.
Tickets to one windmill at Zaanse Schans.
Wooden shoe making demonstration.
Cheese sampling.
Visit Volendam.
Volendam-Marken ferry.
Visit Marken.
Transportation.
مياه معبأة

غير مشمول

Food and beverage.
Gratuities for the guide(s).

برنامج الرحلة

1
Meet your guide at the designated location
Your driver/ guide will pick you up at the agreed meeting point.
2
Visit Zaanse Schans
In the 18th and 19th centuries, a collection of functional windmills, wooden homes, stables, and shops may be seen in the windmill town of Zaanse Schans, which is an outdoor museum. All of these structures were relocated here starting in 1961, revitalizing the Zaan region’s most profitable era. Enter one windmill which is included in your excursion, and see how these wind-powered industries operate. Get out on the balcony to experience the power of the wind yourself and to enjoy the lovely view of the countryside. Access ticket to one of these windmills: Oil mill: De Bonte Hen or De Zoeker. Sawmill Het Jonge Schaap or dye mill De Kat. Join a clog shoe demonstration at the wooden shoe workshop of the Zaanse Schans village.
3
Clog Museum (Zaanse Schans)
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.
4
Cheese Tasting at the Catharinahoeve
Learn the craft of making cheese in the Netherlands by visiting a cheese farm in Catharina Hoeve.
5
Volendam
You will visit the iconic dike in Volendam with a view on the lakeside. Visit a cheese shop still making cheese using a traditional Dutch method, and join a demonstration about Volendam cheese. Volendam is a former fishing town and known for its great fish specialties, the famous Dutch “Salty Haring’, ‘Smoked Eel”and Smoked Mackerel. Here you can have a traditional fish for lunch.
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Boat from Volendam to Marken
It’s time to get onboard the local ferry in Volendam to cross the serene waters to Marken. Admire the stunning landscapes along the way. You will feel like you have stepped into a Dutch painting. The boat will take you right to the old and idyllic harbour of Marken.
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Visit Marken
Visit the old traditional island Marken. You will visit an old harbour house of Sytje Boes, a legendary woman from the rich history of Marken and the ‘Church Neighbourhood’ (Kerkbuurt). You step right into the history of this beautiful island. Visit the Marker museum included in this trip.