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6.5-hour Tour Zaanse Schans Windmills, Cheese & Clog Factory, Edam Cheese Museum and Volendam

Zaandam6 hours and 30 minutesDay Trips and Excursions
  • Free cancellation up to 1 day before
  • Instant confirmation
  • Hotel pickup
  • Guided tour in English and Dutch

About this experience

After meeting your driver 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.

Head over to the picturesque city of Edam where you'll visit Henry Willig - The Story of Edam Cheese museum. You will also receive a voucher with at 10% discount from any products in the store.

Then a visit to the charming town of Volendam where you can walk and absorbe the culture. Lunch can be arranged at a restaurant in Volendam. Please inquire.

The tour ends at the designated departure location.

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What’s included

  • Driver guide
  • 6.5-hour tour.
  • Tickets to one windmill at Zaanse Schans.
  • Wooden shoe demonstration.
  • Cheese sampling.
  • Visit Edam.
  • Visit Volendam.
  • Transportation.

Not included

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

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Meet your guide at the designated location

    Your driver/ guide will pick you up at the agreed meeting point.

  2. 2

    Visit Zaanse Schans

    Next, visit Zaanse Schans, an outdoor museum including wooden homes, shops, and operational windmills from the 18th and 19th centuries.

  3. 3

    Clog Museum (Zaanse Schans)

    Visit the Clog Museum to observe traditional craftsmanship and wooden shoemakers in action.

  4. 4

    Cheese Tasting at the Catharinahoeve

    Learn the craft of making cheese in the Netherlands by visiting a cheese farm in Catharina Hoeve.

  5. 5

    Visit Edam Cheese Museum Henri Willig

    Visit the Henri Willig cheese museum in Edam which has created an experience that tells the cheese's illustrious past and teaches you everything there is to know about Edam cheese today. A pleasant trip for people of all ages. You will also receive a voucher with at 10% discount. It is ideal to combine it with Zaanse Schans and Volendan.

  6. 6

    Visit Volendam

    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 we will sample.

Good to know

Duration
6 hours and 30 minutes
How you meet
Hotel pickup
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 1 day before
Difficulty
Easy
Guide
Guided tour in English and Dutch
Start times
08:00 · 09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 12:00 · 12:30

Know before you go

  • We recommend booking your tour at least 2 days in advance.
  • Our driver will pick you up at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or your hotel and will drive you straight to your excursion.
  • Passengers arriving by a cruise line at the Amsterdam Terminal or Felison Terminal in Ijmuiden, our driver guide will pick up passengers at the ship's arrival point.
  • Upon booking, we will contact passengers with their pickup and drop off details as well as phone numbers of the driver, if applicable.
  • Although 360 Tours & Excursions / 360 Amsterdam Tours will make every effort to ensure that you return to your cruise terminal on time, 360 Amsterdam Tours disclaims all liability for any departed cruises as a result of unavoidable circumstances such as lengthy security check lines or unusually long traffic jams.We recommend booking your tour at least 2 days in advance.
  • Our driver will pick you up at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (or your hotel) and will drive you straight to your tour.
  • Passengers arriving by a cruise line at the Amsterdam Terminal or Felison Terminal in Ijmuiden, our driver guide will pick up passengers at the ship's arrival point.
  • Once the city tour and the boat tour are finished, you will be dropped off at Schiphol Airport, cruise terminal or any other spot in Amsterdam.
  • Upon booking, we will contact passengers with their pickup and drop off details as well as phone numbers of the driver, if applicable.
  • If you have a stopover in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and you’re certain that your luggage has been checked in all the way to your final destination, you will just need to meet our driver at the pick-up location. If you have to take your bags from the belt, you will need to leave them at the baggage lockers at Schiphol | Baggage storage and lockers
  • Although 360 Amsterdam Tours will make every effort to ensure that you return to the airport in time for your connecting flight or your cruise terminal, 360 Amsterdam Tours disclaims all liability for any missed flights or departed cruises as a result of unavoidable circumstances such as lengthy security check lines or unusually long traffic jams.
  • Please check the weather and dress accordingly.
  • Good shoes (waterproof and comfy) are recommendable.

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts.

  • 1 day or more before: full refund
  • Less than 1 day before: no refund

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Frequently asked questions

How long does this experience last?

It lasts 6 hours and 30 minutes.

Can I cancel this booking?

Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts. 1 day or more before: full refund · Less than 1 day before: no refund

Is this experience guided, and in what language?

Guided tour in English and Dutch

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes — hotel pickup is included.

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From AED 605 per personFree cancellation