Amsterdam Trip Overview
Are you tired of a city noise and fast-paced lifestyle? Then we would highly recommend you to visit this tour on one of your first days in the Netherlands!
We believe, that blooming gardens, old wooden houses, cozy green alleys and fabolous apple pie served for lunch on the banks of a canal overgrown with apple trees and hydrangeas is one of the best medicines against urban bustle!
Up to now you have a chance to meet the cheese king or the guild cheese-porters, who are still getting paid with piece of an almond cake or even become friends with locals walking here in their wooden shoes – clogs!
We will meet at the Amsterdam Centraal Station, from where we will take a bus to ride to those fabolous towns – Edam and Volendam. The travel time takes no more than 20 minutes.
Strolling along an incredibly beautiful streets with a view of canals, infinite fields with wooden houses, farms and wild swans.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Are you tired of a city noise and fast-paced lifestyle? Then we would highly recommend you to visit this tour on one of your first days in the Netherlands!
We believe, that blooming gardens, old wooden houses, cozy green alleys and fabolous apple pie served for lunch on the banks of a canal overgrown with apple trees and hydrangeas is one of the best medicines against urban bustle!
Up to now you have a chance to meet the cheese king or the guild cheese-porters, who are still getting paid with piece of an almond cake or even become friends with locals walking here in their wooden shoes – clogs!
We will meet at the Amsterdam Centraal Station, from where we will take a bus to ride to those fabolous towns – Edam and Volendam. The travel time takes no more than 20 minutes.
Strolling along an incredibly beautiful streets with a view of canals, infinite fields with wooden houses, farms and wild swans.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Centraal Station, Stationsplein 9, 1012 AB Amsterdam The Netherlands
Amsterdam Centraal Station – our meeting point. From there we will take a bus to ride to those fabolous towns – Edam and Volendam. The travel time takes no more than 20 minutes.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Edam, Edam, North Holland Province
Edam City Center – strolling along an incredibly beautiful streets with a view of canals, infinite fields with wooden houses, farms and wild swans, we will see a lot of sightseeings, such as: the Weigh House, the most humpback bridge in the country, the cheese museum, catholic church and lots of cozy hofjes! We have a lot of stories to tell you, starting with the history and traditions of this town and ending with farming innovations!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cheese Market Edam, Jan van Nieuwenhuizenplein., Edam The Netherlands
Weight house – there we would like to tell more about Dutch trading traditions, cheese markets and its influence. Let’s find out who the cheese king is and why cheese-porters are still getting piece of an almond cake as their salaries!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Edam, Edam, North Holland Province
Old hofjes – let’s visit one of the beautiful cozy yards, where we will discuss medieval charity system in the Netherlands and modern social housing;
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Volendam, Volendam, North Holland Province
Volendam City Center – we will get lost in the cozy streets of this fishing town, walk around the promenade overlooking the yachts and taste some local delicacies, such as famous Dutch herring and cheese! Let’s discover some local traditions and mysterious legends, street sculptures and secrets spots, such as art-residency made especially for Dutch and French impressionists!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Volendam, Volendam, North Holland Province
Family smokehouse – after the tour we would recommend you to stay in Volendam for a little bit longer and have a nice lunch in one of the oldest family smokehouses in the country – best place to taste a delicious eel soup served in the champagne glass!
Duration: 1 hour
