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Private Tour to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken
(5) Reviews
North Holland
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When visiting Holland, this tour offers the perfect introduction of everything Holland has to offer. In one day, you'll explore iconic windmills, see clogs being made, indulge in a Gouda cheese tasting and learn about the South Sea reclamation.
Visit the charming fishing village of Volendam, stroll through it's harbor, and enjoy a scenic ferry ride to the peninsula of Marken, a place where time seems to stand still. Known for its traditional wooden houses, Marken offers a glimpse into old Dutch life, with its picturesque streets.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance ticket to a windmill
Guide
Parking Fees
Lunch
Gratuities
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Private Tour to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken
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About
When visiting Holland, this tour offers the perfect introduction of everything Holland has to offer. In one day, you'll explore iconic windmills, see clogs being made, indulge in a Gouda cheese tasting and learn about the South Sea reclamation.
Visit the charming fishing village of Volendam, stroll through it's harbor, and enjoy a scenic ferry ride to the peninsula of Marken, a place where time seems to stand still. Known for its traditional wooden houses, Marken offers a glimpse into old Dutch life, with its picturesque streets.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance ticket to a windmill
Guide
Parking Fees
Lunch
Gratuities
Itinerary
1
Amsterdam
9:00 Pick up from your hotel in Amsterdam.
A short drive from the city to the Zaanse Schans
30 minutes
2
Zaanse Schans
9.30: We arrive at The Zaanse Schans. This is a preservation village with a variety of historical houses, warehouses, and working industrial windmills. It feels like you’re traveling back in time! You will experience how life was between the 18th and 19th centuries, and join a wooden shoe workshop to see how clogs are made, concluding with a visit to a working windmill.
2 hours
3
Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig
At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda Cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors of cheese to taste. 29 are pasteurized so you can travel with the cheese all over the world. They also have options to ship the cheese. So you don’t have to worry about picking only one favorite.
40 minutes
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Volendam
12:30 We’ll head to The famous fishermen’s village of Volendam.
15 minutes
5
Volendam Haven
13.00: Lunchtime In Volendam. You can choose where you want to have lunch. As locals, we know a lot of nice places. Whether it’s at a local fish restaurant or just a snack.14.00 : A walk through Volendam, which is known as the most popular fishing village in Holland. The charm of Volendam rests in its harbour and the authentic fishermen’s houses. The maze is the oldest part of Volendam. This is where we’ll see small fishermen’s houses and narrow streets. What’s unique about the maze is that the houses were built without any street pattern. We’ll take a small stroll in the maze and on the famous dike of Volendam.
14.15: A ferry ride on the IJselmeer (former south sea) to the peninsula of Marken, once an island in the South sea.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Kerkbuurt Marken
14.45: Arrival on Marken. Marken is a tiny village with colorful wooden houses, drawbridges, a small harbor located on a former island. We will make a small stroll through the village.
