What‘s Included

Meeting and Pickup

What To Expect

Reviews

• Great tour, private is the way to go

  Richard D,

  Nov 26, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  We took the tour of Edam, Volendam, and Marken with Windmillgirl Tours. This is a private tour and it was just my wife and me and it was fabulous. We are at the end of a long 38 day European trip that included other land tours, an ocean cruise, and a river cruise. Every excursion up until this one was a group tour. That means you move as fast as the slowest person and get lots of "free time" or "time for shopping." The private tour allows for much more time to see actual sights and to get insights that would not be possible on a group tour. Caroline was our guide and she was GREAT. She has her general tour agenda as a starting point, but any time we asked a question, she would deviate and not only answer the question, but also looked for other examples of buildings or sights that also applied to the question. Several times she took us through areas that would have been impossible for a larger group to have seen. At other times she would give us options as to what to see next as opposed to simply following a script. The tour felt not only private, but customized. The three areas we visited (Edam, Volendam, Marken) are a good contrast to Amsterdam. We were out in the country with dikes, windmills, and small towns that have been there for 400 or more years. We visited a cheese shop - not your general tourist trap spot, but a store that seemed happy we were visiting. Granted it was off season and there were not tons of people, but we were able to ask questions and the ladies in the shop took time to explain a lot more than we could have expected. We also took a ferry from Volendam to Marken. This was a nice feature as it gave us a broad perspective of the entire area. For anyone that wants to see the countryside in a focused private tour, I recommend this tour and this company. We plan to use them again on a trip during tulip season. The experience and service was so focused on us that the owner Esther called us the day before to ask if we'd like to start 90 minutes later due to cold weather. Thanks for that as well ! Again, Caroline was a great tour guide and we had fun with her as well as seeing the sights. Thank you for a great tour!

• Edam, Volendam and Marken experience

  MariaCarmen N,

  Sep 29, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Esther was a gracious and fun to be with host. She took is around the villages of Edam, Volanden and Marken. She brought us to a cheese and licorice candy shop and we enjoyed the boat ride to Marken. We enjoyed the half day tour and we highly recommend Esther of hollandwindmillgirltours. Its a tour worth experiencing

• Amsterdam and the other suburbs

  kentV362ID,

  Mar 28, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Sights of Zaanse Schans Amsterdam were very interesting about windmills and clog making and Esther was very informative.

• Wonderful morning trip

  Bianca B,

  Dec 27, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  So fun! Esther is just lovely and so warm. She has a very nice and comfortable van. We loved the cute towns and fantastic cheese. Highly reccommend!