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Marken, Volendam and the Windmills - Tour from Amsterdam

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Duration: 5 hours approx
(Please specify your preferred start time in the special request section at the time of booking.)
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  • Visit the charming rural towns of Zaanse Schans, Marken and Volendam
  • The countryside is dotted with windmills and colourful home
  • Visit one of the regions renowned cheese farms and a wooden shoe maker
  • Included boat cruise from Volendam to Marken
  • Round trip transportation in an air-conditioned coach

See the best of the Dutch countryside on this tour.

Travel to Zaanse Schans. A charming old hamlet on the banks of the river Zaan with characteristic green wooden houses, hump-backed bridges and windmills.

This tour also takes you to the fishing villages of Marken and Volendam, to a chesse farm and includes a 20 minute river cruise.

Customer reviews

Just a great tour, I recomend it to all. Good thing is that Bus came with airphones allowing many languages. We used spanish, but there were others. people nice and...

ECKEHARD K RAMIREZ T Mexico
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This is a very nice tour! We visit 3 amazing places: Zaanse, where you can see wind mills and a cheese factory, Volendam and Marken. The tour guide was friendly and very...

Geraldo L Torres Brazil
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Itinerary

The tour starts from Damrak 26 in Amsterdam. You will travel by coach.

Travel through the Dutch countryside en-route to Zaanse Schans, a village famous for its windmills, wooden houses and old fashioned shops. You will visit a shoe maker who makes wooden shoes.

You will then proceed to the fishing village of Volendam on the coast of the former Zuiderzee (now called IJselmeer). On the way, you will stop at a cheese farm to see how cheese is traditionally made.

Then board a boat (March - October) for the 20 minute crossing to the island of Marken (which is actually now connected to the mainland by a causeway). Marken is known for its characteristic wooden houses.

After your visit to Marken, you will return to Amsterdam. The tour ends at Damrak 26.

Please note
Guests must reach Damrak 26 at least 20 minutes prior to the time of departure.
Throughout the winter (07 Nov - 21 Mar) the tour will not visit Marken but will be visited the picturesque medieval town of Edam.
No boat trip from Volendam to Marken in Winter season. This is only in the Summer season (March - October)
Inclusions
  • Air-conditioned deluxe motorcoach
  • GPS Guide (Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish & Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Turkish and Greek)
  • Cruise between Volendam and Marken (only in the Summer season, March till October)
  • Visit to a cheese factory and shoe makers
Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
What happens after I book?
  • A booking voucher will be sent to you by email
  • Print all pages of the voucher
  • Present the voucher at the tour start point or attraction entrance
Activity schedule
When does it run?
07 Nov - 21 Mar: 0930h (09:30am)
22 Mar - 06 Nov: 0930h (09:30am) & 1430h (2:30pm)
Duration
5 hours approx
(Please specify your preferred start time in the special request section at the time of booking.)
Start time
0930h (09:30am) & 1430h (2:30pm)
Meeting point
The tour departs from 26 Damrak, Amsterdam.
26 Damrak is a 5 minute walk from the Central Station. As you come out of Central Station it is the street straight in front of you which leads to the Dam Square.
Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
Ending point
The tour ends at 26 Damrak
Sale price
$123.23
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Additional information
The confirmation voucher contains the local activity operators contact details. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.

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