Holland countryside tour
Windmills, Edam, Marken, Volendam, Monnickendam, Broek in Waterland
- WITH
- Peter | about the guide
Tourdates: All year. Tourdays: 7 days/week.
We will meet you at your hotel in Amsterdam at 9.00 a.m. and will drive to windmills village Zaanse Schans. There, we will visit a windmill. We will also visit a wooden shoe workshop, where they will show how clogs are made. Also in this village lots of authentic wooden houses from the 1600/1700's. After the windmills village, we will visit medieval fisherman's and cheese villages like Broek in Waterland, Edam, Marken, Monnickendam and Volendam. From Volendam you will travel by boat (20 minutes) to former fisherman's island Marken. After visiting Marken, we will drive to visit Monnickendam and Broek in Waterland. We will be able to have lunch in a restaurant in one of these villages. At the end of the day, we will return to your hotel at 5.00 p.m.
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Amsterdam & The Hague
Netherlands -
8 hrs
DURATION -
6
MAX. No. ON TOUR
TOUR DETAILS
- keywords :
- Windmills, Edam, Marken, Volendam, Monnickendam, Broek in Waterland
- transport :
- Luxury car or minivan
- ACTIVITY LEVEL :
- Moderate
- ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED :
- no
- Kid friendly :
- LANGUAGES:
- Anglais/English (fluent), Néerlandais/Dutch (native)
- MAX. No. OF PEOPLE :
- 6
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR
- Transportation in mini-van - Entrance tickets.
NOT INCLUDED
Lunch and beverages.
ITINERARY
Tourdates: All year. Tourdays: 7 days/week. We will meet you at your hotel in Amsterdam at 9.00 a.m. and will drive to windmills village Zaanse Schans. There, we will visit a windmill. We will also visit a wooden shoe workshop, where they will show how clogs are made. Also in this village lots of authentic wooden houses from the 1600/1700's. After the windmills village, we will visit medieval fisherman's and cheese villages like Broek in Waterland, Edam, Marken, Monnickendam and Volendam. From Volendam you will travel by boat (20 minutes) to former fisherman's island Marken. After visiting Marken, we will drive to visit Monnickendam and Broek in Waterland. We will be able to have lunch in a restaurant in one of these villages. At the end of the day, we will return to your hotel at 5.00 p.m.
WHERE AND WHEN?
- MEET-UP LOCATION:
- Your hotel in Amsterdam
- END OF TOUR LOCATION:
- Your hotel in Amsterdam
about
your guide
Peter
Amsterdam
- languages :
- Anglais/English, Néerlandais/Dutch
Born in Rotterdam, I lived in Amsterdam with my family between 2 and 12 years old, moving then to Aalsmeer, the flower-capital of Holland where the Floriculture is very developed. As an important part of my family was involved in the flower-industry, it was not a coincidence that I went to horticultural school and horticultural college. After college I left Holland to live in England for 6 months to work in floriculture. I also worked and lived in France for 2 months. When I came back to Holland, I started working at a breeding-company in Gerbera-cut flowers and, as a hobby, I started breeding cut flower-roses. After a few years, I started my own company specializing in Gerbera-cut flowers and developed many well-known new varieties. Many years later, I decided to change my career a little, driving tourists to floricultural destinations amongst other destinations, before I started my own business guiding visitors through Holland's booming floriculture in flower auctions and flower parks such as Keukenhof. I also organise tours to some small old towns like Marken, Volendam, and Edam, and to some cheese markets. I always try to give my guests a good and enjoyable time as most of them are in Holland just for a few days and want to have a memorable experience.
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