Zaanse Schans Windmills, Volendam, Marken Full day from Amsterdam
Zaandam
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The remaining tour time is allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off as well as countryside sightseeing.
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Minivan is not adequate for transporting wheelchairs.
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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Upon 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.
Then a visit to the charming town of Volendam where you can walk and absorb the culture. Lunch can be arranged at a restaurant in Volendam. Please inquire.
After Volendam, travel back in time to the 17th century as we walk by charming fishermen houses in Marken, the fishing harbor, and a protestant church.
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Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Driver guide
Tickets to the Marker Museum
Volendam-Marken ferry ticket
Bottled water
Tickets to one windmill at Zaanse Schans.
Lunch
Gratuities
Items | Zaanse Schans Windmills, Volendam, Marken Full day from Amsterdam
Itinerary
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Zaanse Schans
Meet your driver guide at the designated location in Amsterdam and head to Zaanse Schans, an outdoor museum with 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.
3 hours
2
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
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.
15 minutes
3
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
Nothing says “Dutch” like cheese! Visit the Catharina Hoeve Farm to sample some.
15 minutes
4
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 you can purchase or arrange a lunch at a restaurant with us.
2 minutes
5
Marken
Visit the old traditional island Marken. You will visit an old harbour house of Sytje Boes, Marker Museum and the ‘Church Neighbourhood’ (Kerkbuurt). You step right into the history of this beautiful island.
1 hour and 30 minutes
Zaanse Schans Windmills, Volendam, Marken Full day from Amsterdam
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Upon 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.
Then a visit to the charming town of Volendam where you can walk and absorb the culture. Lunch can be arranged at a restaurant in Volendam. Please inquire.
After Volendam, travel back in time to the 17th century as we walk by charming fishermen houses in Marken, the fishing harbor, and a protestant church.
