Private countryside tour: the highlights of Holland with guide and car
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From $549.00
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Duration:
: Amsterdam, Amsterdam
: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Experience Holland with Holland Windmills, our small and local tour company. We are born and raised here and love to show you the best places during your holiday in Holland. We also love telling you stories about Holland!
See famous windmills, taste cheese, try wooden shoes and walk through scenic villages. We know the best sights, what to visit and where to eat. Let us take you places where the crowds don't go and explore Holland at your own pace.
Cheaper than a taxi, better than a big group tour and a lot more comfortable than organizing everything on your own. Ideal for couples, families and friends!
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Bottled water
Entrance fee to a windmill at The Zaanse Schans
Lunch
This private tour is not suitable for children under the age of seven years old.
TRAVELER: : 0 -
120
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Public transportation options are available nearby
Service animals allowed
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
All our guides are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Face masks provided for travellers
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the
experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start
time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Here we have the opportunity to visit the best windmills in Holland.
In the Seventeenth Century the Zaanse Schans was the biggest industrial area in the world. A Dutch windmill basically was a little factory. Each windmill was custom build for producing various products like paint, cooking oil, paper and wood.
On the bank of the river Zaan hundreds of windmills were grinding, pounding, sawing and crushing. Products of the Zaanse Schans were exported all over the world.
The dozen windmills on the Zaanse Schans are still fully operational. On a good windy day we’ll see them turning at full speed.
Entrance to one of the windmills is included in this tour.
1 hours
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Admission Ticket Free
Simonehoeve
At this family owned cheese farm they tell you everything you always wanted to know about cheese and wooden shoes.
Of course there is a large variety of cheeses to taste from as well as fruit whine and typical Dutch cookies and you can buy your favorite cheese, clogs and all kinds of souvenirs.
45 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Volendam
Volendam is build on a dike next to het IJsselmeer and is famous for the picturesque harbor.
The old fisherman’s quarter is called the Maze. It’s a labyrinth of alleyways and dwarf sized houses.
Volendam is perfect to try some Dutch seafood. Most famous is raw herring with pickles and onions. It’s not as bad as it sounds. It’s actually very tender and tastes a bit like sushi, only fishier. Most of our guests actually finish it! Another dish is kibbeling, battered and deep fried pieces of codfish served with tartar sauce. Volendam has a pretty large variety of bars and restaurants where it’s possible to try local beer and/or have lunch.
60 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Monnickendam
Monnickendam is one of the oldest towns in Holland and incredibly beautiful. We drive through the old center passing the old church with it’s amazing bell tower and watch typical Dutch vessels in the harbor.
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Admission Ticket Free
Marken
Marken used to be an island in the open sea but now it’s a quaint peninsula in the fresh water lake IJsselmeer. Several houses and even small neighborhoods are listed as national cultural monument and here it’s also possible to have lunch, in a cafe on the waterside.
45 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Waterland
Waterland is called the wetlands of Amsterdam, with old villages, fields and hundreds of ditches.
It’s a landscape with narrow waterways called ‘sloten’, meadows, reeds, cows, sheep, horses and birds, farms and church towers on the horizon. This area is mostly peatland and also full of lakes.
The landscape does not get more Dutch than this anywhere else.
45 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
In the centre of Waterland is the village of Broek. Although it's only a fifteen minutes drive from Amsterdam, Broek in Waterland feels completely different from the cosmopolitan city. Most of the old houses, farms and even the church were made out of wood. Stone buildings were too heavy for the soft soil.
There are still many beautiful large wooden houses with gardens full of flowers. It’s very peaceful and quiet and we’re pretty much the only touroperator that goes there because large busses with tourists are not even welcome.
45 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Awesome tour
Italytrip, 06-12-2022
Awesome tour. Phillip was a very knowledgeable local guide. Went above and beyond to make the tour memorable and a once in a lifetime experience for us.
Best Trip Ever
majid_s, 03-12-2022
Highly recommended best tour ever amazing time and Teun the tour guide was amazing funny and source full, informative and very funny made the whole tour more fun
Fantastic day of windmills, cheese, clogs and charming towns
Jane_M, 14-11-2022
What an amazing day! Phillip is incredible. We had no idea how fascinating windmills are! Really one of our favorite days of the trip. Can't recommend this excursion enough
Lovely views and a wonderful guide
chuenlow, 31-10-2022
We had a lovely experience with Philip who was an amazing guide. He was friendly, funny, and knew just about everything about the Dutch countryside. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to have a wonderful experience.
One of our top tours with Viator.
Holly_B, 30-10-2022
Peter, our guide and driver, was personable and gave us so much information about the windmills and the history of the area. The tour was more like an experience. We felt like we made a friend in Peter.
Amazing Day!
ambero475, 10-12-2022
It was a great day with a fantastic guide! We highly recommend this tour! Our guide was knowledgeable, accommodating and very friendly. It was the perfect way to spend a day in the Netherlands.
Great trip
Helen_B, 09-12-2022
The trip included a trip to operating windmills, a flim about the rebuilding of one of the working windmills. Plus stops in several small towns. The guide had lots of information about the area and took us on small roads that allowed us to better appreciate the region
A must do!
ilsem867, 08-01-2023
Philipe was great! He really did a great job explaining everything to us and taking us to the best spots in the countryside of Holland. This is a must do! This was the best way to end our trip to Amsterdam. Thank you for such a great experience!
Awesome tour with an even more awesome tour guide
William G, 07-01-2023
This whole day was amazing! We don’t have enough good things to say about Teun. It was the perfect day trip & adventure. We learned so much & would highly recommend this tour. Thank you!!!
Awesome Day well spent!
Tracey B, 06-01-2023
My family and I spent a fantastic day with Phillip and we learned so much!! We cannot wait to get back to Amsterdam and book another tour with Phillip! If you want to spend an awesome day, book this tour!
Wonderful way to see the Dutch countryside!
Karen_C, 29-12-2022
Wonderful way to experience Holland’s countryside! All 6 of us have a new appreciation for windmills!!! Our youngest loved the clog factory and dairy farm. I loved driving through the small towns!!
5 star Experience
Gerard_D, 25-12-2022
Phillip was our guide and he was the best. Made the country side experience so memorable. We are from Australia and wanted to see more of Holland not just the big cities. This excursion ticked all the boxes. Thank you
