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Marken, Volendam, and Edam Full-Day Tour from Amsterdam

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Marken, Volendam, and Edam Full-Day Tour from Amsterdam

Activity provider:Tours & Tickets
4.4  / 5
488 reviews
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Discover the scenic landscape of Holland on an 8-hour tour, and visit authentic villages. Learn about the classic old Dutch culture, explore traditional windmills and learn how cheese is made.

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Duration 7 - 7.5 hours
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Spanish, English
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Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, English, Dutch, Italian, French, German, Hebrew, Greek, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish
Private group available

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Highlights
  • Immerse yourself in traditional Dutch culture and history on a full-day trip
  • Enjoy a scenic drive through the typical landscape of North Holland
  • Stroll through the streets of historic Marken on a guided walking tour
  • Marvel at traditional Dutch windmills, preserved since the 18th century
  • Cruise the channels of North Holland aboard the Marken Express (all-in option)
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Enjoy a scenic full-day coach tour of North Holland, and discover a charming landscape of windmills, canals, picturesque villages, and locals in traditional costume. Choose the all-in option to add a few extras to your tour, including a clog-making demonstration and a boat trip. Depart from Amsterdam station for the small fishing town of Marken, renowned for its preservation of traditional Dutch culture. Take a walking tour through streets full of colorful houses. If you've chosen the all-in option, stop at a shoemaker’s studio to watch how wooden clogs are made. Next, head to Volendam by coach if you've chosen the standard option or board the Marken Express if you've chosen the all-in option for a boat trip across the beautiful IJssel Lake. On arrival in Volendam, enjoy free time to explore the shops or try on a traditional costume for a souvenir photo. 

Then, enjoy a tasting at a traditional Holland cheese factory and learn how cheese is made before continuing into the heart of North Holland to Edam. Discover the history of the former shipyard and see Grote Kerk, the largest church in the Netherlands, as you stroll the cobbled streets. Next, take in the last stop on your tour, the open-air museum of Zaanse Schans. Admire its magnificent collection of historic windmills. If you opt for the all-in ticket, you can go inside one of the operating windmills to learn more about this Dutch icon of industrial architecture. Finally, marvel at the picturesque homes, wooden barns, and scenic meadows of North Holland as you travel back to Amsterdam by coach.

If you prefer a smaller group, like to take your time and explore all the best of this tour, then opt for the Charm of Holland guided tour. Available on Fridays. The tourguide takes a small group to all the inclusions in the all-in tour. The Charm of Holland also includes lunch at a traditional Dutch fish taverne.
Includes
  • Bus tour
  • Guided walking tour of Marken, Volendam, Edam, and Zaanse Schans
  • Cheesemaking demonstration
  • Clog-making demonstration (if all-in option selected)
  • Windmill entry (if all-in option selected)
  • Marken Express boat ride on IJssel Lake (if all-in option selected)
  • Small group (Charm of Holland option)
  • Lunch (only with Charm of Holland option, available on Fridays)
  • Photo in traditional costume
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De Ruijterkade 34A, at the local partner's office in the IJ hall of Central Station. In the back corner of the building, on the right hand side. Please be sure to arrive 30 minutes before the tour departure time.

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  • Children aged 3 years or younger go free of charge (provided they do not occupy their own seat)
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The trip was excellent. I highly recommend it. Great guides who were very friendly and provided very good narration. Beautiful places. It was wonderful to see the countryside and the cheese, stoopwaffles, clogs and windmills demonstrations were really good.

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May 25, 2023

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Cheryl – CanadaVerified booking

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It was a good day out and took the stress off me to try and organise multiple things to do. Picking up the tickets was abit chaotic. I highly recommend getting there early. Get in line and get your ticket then grab coffee etc there will be lots of people and a fair bit of waiting before getting on the coach. I did enjoy the day would’ve been nice to get a little bit more free time. Lunch was yummy and got plenty of food. If they have fish soup on the menu don’t order it! Go with the tomato! I agree with the other reviews saying the cheese experience was a pitch to sell you stuff but I didn't mind it as i was expecting it. There was plenty of cheese to taste and zero pressure to actually purchase anything. The guide was wonderful, easy to talk to and knew her stuff. She was making people laugh shouting out “killer bicycle” every time one headed our way. I would recommend going on this tour, its a laidback day out and you get to see multiple places.

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April 14, 2023

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This is absolutely not my type of tour when visiting overseas but I was travelling with my 70 year old Mum this time and these type of trips are what she can cope with physically. You basically get to see a little bit of a lot of places. Without question, what made this trip excellent was our two tour guides Nico and Mariella as well as our friendly driver Derek. Nico and Mariella were friendly, funny and kept us all on track and to schedule. They were both so lovely and really got involved chatting to the tour guests and are a real asset to the tour company. Their knowledge of local history and points of interest was spot on.

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