Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken Tour
Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
Become acquainted with the Dutch countryside during this 8-hour day tour with your guide through the villages of Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken.
Marvel at the famed windmills of Zaanse Schans as you learn of their significance to the region. Visit a clog workshop where they will carve us live this typical shoe. Take a free time to photograph the impressive landscapes.
Visit Edam, a World Heritage Site and whose old town is one of the most beautiful in Holland. Enjoy in a cheese factory, where they will show us how cheese is made. This tour includes an extensive tasting.
Lose yourself amidst the striking wooden houses and a maze of narrow streets in Volendam, the former fishing village. Enjoy some free time to taste the local fish. The Volendam's cod and herring are delicious!
Then, travel to the old island of Marken enjoing the amazing views around you. This historic place remains well-preserved to this day.
Finally we will return to Amsterdam.
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
On the 27th of April this excursion leaves at 8:30am in the same point of departure
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Cheese tasting
Live guide
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Our guide will explain the history and function of the typical Dutch mills and will visit with you a traditional wooden clog workshop . Then you will enjoy free time to visit and photograph the mills.
Edam
After a walking tour through the center of the historic city of Edam visiting its most well-known monuments and corners, we will access a typical cheese factory where they will tell us about the process of making cheese and we will enjoy a tasting of different types of cheese.
Options
Spanish tour
English tour
Reviews
1,581 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour with Bea
Smit U,
Aug 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00Bea was a great tour guide. She gave us a nice overview and showed us great spots. Would definitely recommend if someone is interested.
Very nice tour guide,...
Cisca K,
Aug 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very knowledgeable tour guide, nice and friendly. The check-in process was very chaotic. Do not know where to wait, who to follow. At check-in time, they did not introduce the tour guide, only name. So it was so confusing who to follow.
Zaanse Schans
Judi H,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
4.00Learn Dutch history to fully appreciate the places on the tour. Didn't give much information on cheese process.
Fun day outside of Amsterdam
Casey S,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00The meeting place was definitely hectic, with 4 or 5 different buses worth of people all trying meet in the same place but once we figured out who our tour guide was and got in the bus, it was great. Our tour guide's name was Wybe and he was entertaining and fun to listen to. We had about 60 people on the bus. He told us a lot about the history and landscape in the bus. I wish we had more time for him to talk to us when were at the places but mostly we were on our own. It was super hot the day we went so that made it harder to enjoy but it was still fun. The bus was air conditioned once we got going so that was nice. We really liked Zaanse Schans and the cheese farm and Volendam. We didn't get as much time at Marken but it was fun. The Edam cheese market was fun to look at but was too crowded and we explored other areas. Most of the time in the areas was on your own and just hope everyone gets back to the bus on time. We definitely spent a fair amount of time waiting for stragglers to get back to the bus but with 60 people there is always going to be somebody. We would definitely recommend this trip to anyone interested in exploring the cool spots north of Amsterdam.
Good day trip to tourist...
Joseph S,
Aug 14, 2025
- Viator
4.00Good day trip to tourist locations. Most sites were crowded. Tour guide Bea & driver Jack were excellent. Sites were less so
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