Amsterdam Shore Excursion: Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip

Amsterdam Shore Excursion: Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip

On this Amsterdam shore excursion, leave the city behind for a half-day trip to discover the Dutch countryside. Enjoy a drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals; see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages; and witness traditional crafts from days gone by. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. See the famous fishing villages of Volendam and Marken and visit a traditional cheese farm. You'll return to central Amsterdam at approximately 2:30pm or 8pm.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Tours & Tickets Departure Point, De Ruijterkade 34, 1012 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands

Checkin-Location for the tour where you will take the bus to Marken. The bus ride will take approximately 40 minutes.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Wooden Shoe Factory, Kets 52, 1156 AX Marken The Netherlands

Visit of the traditional fishing village Marken with a demonstration by a clogmaker

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Volendam Marken Express, Haven 39, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands

.A boat trip on the Ijsselmeer from Marken to Volendam

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Cheese Factory Volendam, Haven 25 1131EP, Volendam, Nederland, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands

Visit to a cheese factory to sample local dairy products

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Woltje's Backerij, Haven 98, 1131 EV Volendam, Netherlands

.Visit to the Old Dutch Bakery in Volendam

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Restaurant de Lunch, Haven 96, 1132 EV Volendam, Netherlands

Free time to have a linch (on your own expense)

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands

Visit of the Zaanse Schans, which includes entrance to an authentic Dutch windmill and demonstration by the miller

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tours & Tickets Departure Point, De Ruijterkade 34, 1012 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands

Returns to original departure point with a bus ride from the Zaanse Schans back to the centre of Amsterdam

Duration: 30 minutes