Countryside Bike Tour from Amsterdam: a Windmill and Dutch Cheese
Overview
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4 hours
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Join our guided countryside bike tour & explore the beautiful Dutch countryside of Waterland, north of Amsterdam. The tour include stories & photo opportunities along the way. Our guide will take you on a scenic route along the North Holland Canal, passing a windmill & charming Dutch landscapes. Don't miss this bike tour.
We offer two options for this tour. A Long tour with E-bikes or a Short tour with normal bikes! Both tours are for experienced and fit cyclists only!
A. Long tour on E-bikes:
Visit a traditional Dutch cheese farm to see Gouda cheese & wooden shoe making at a clog make workshop.
The route is covering 37km/23 miles.
This tour requires a minimum height of 5' 1" feet (155 cm) to ride our pedal assisted E-Bikes. We cycle at 18/20 km per hour.
B. Short tour on normal bikes:
Covering 23km/14 miles through charming villages like Zunderdorp & Ransdorp. See a windmill and wildlife of the lowlands. Taste some farmhouse cheeses. There is no clog workshop visit on this tour
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 12 years! - anyone under 12 will not be allowed to join the tour, and no refund will be issued.
For the E-bikes the minimum height is 155 cm or 5' 1" - anyone under this height will not be permitted to join the tour
Arrive 15 mins before the start of the tour at the meeting point! We will not wait longer than 5 minutes after the official starting time.
All participants must be able to ride a bike confidently on their own. Mike's Bike Tours will remove anyone from the tour who poses a danger to themselves or others, and no refund will be given.
Mike's Tours Amsterdam and/or its owner(s) are not liable for damages or injuries of any kind incurred by participants or by third parties during any of Mike's Tours Amsterdam's activities.
Lunch is not included. Feel free to pack a lunch and bring something to snack along the route or out at the cheese farm (long tour only) because while the farmer has cheese to eat the wooden shoes are not fun to nibble on unless you are a chipmunk.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Long Tour - Cheese farm & Clog workshop. Taste some Gouda Cheese
Use of bicycle
E Bike (Minimum length for 5' 1"or 1.55m) - long tour only
A Stroopwafel!
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Bottled water
What To Expect
IJ
We are taking a ferry over the IJ river that divides Amsterdam. We will go with our bikes on the Ferry
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
See the beautiful Eye film theater at the other side of IJ river.
Options
Countryside short, normal bike
Countryside short: Countryside short tour, see a windmill, dikes, villages. Distance is 23m/14 miles.
Note: no clog workshop or cheese farm.
Dutch Bike: You will get a traditional Dutch Bike with handbrakes and 3 gears.
Countryside Long with E-bike
Countryside Long: Countryside including a cheesefarm and clog workshop. Distance 37 kilometers/23 miles.
E-bike: Every guests will get an E-bike with pedal assistance. Minimum height is 155cm or 5'1"
Reviews
1,458 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
One of our best excursions ever!
Craig N,
Sep 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was one of the best excursions we’ve ever done! A bit over 4 hours and we covered about 40km on modern e-bikes - a brief cycle in Amsterdam, a quick ferry ride and then the majority of the trip out in the Dutch countryside. Huw was a fantastic guide and I enthusiastically recommend this excursion! If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would!
Amsterdam north country bike tour
John V,
Sep 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00Over 4 hours of riding bike with lots of interesting stops along the way. Rider should be in reasonable shape to do this tour.
Great time despite the weather.
George K,
Sep 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00It rained pretty heavily the first part of the tour but nonetheless we persevered and eventually the sun came out and life was good. Wonderful trip to see windmills and small towns outside of Amsterdam. I’m glad we did the tour despite the weather that no one obviously can control. The guides made sure we were taken care of and stopped frequently enough to smell the tulips.
Great fun even in the...
ANTHONY w,
Sep 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great fun even in the rain! Cheese and clogg factory was entertaining and informative. Bikes were well maintained. They also provide rain coats and helmets.
E-bike tour was excellent
Jacqueline L,
Sep 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00It’s a leisurely bike ride to the countryside that is beautiful, lots of time to rest and take in the sites With the Turbo E-bike it was a lot easier than riding a regular bike. My husband and I are both in our 70s and did well. We stopped at the cheese and clog place and sampled the cheese and some raspberry wine which was excellent. They gave a tour of the cheese area and where they made the clogs all in all was a fantastic day. We loved it and they have a cute gift shop where we ended up buying a few things for the ride back plenty of space on the bike because they give you a basket that holds like a backpack so whatever you buy at that cheese place you can put in there very easily.
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