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Tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market and Windmills from Amsterdam
Private tour to the Windmills, Cheese and Clogs form Amsterdam
Tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market and Windmills from Amsterdam
Private tour to the Windmills, Cheese and Clogs form Amsterdam
Tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market and Windmills from Amsterdam

Tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market and Windmills from Amsterdam

By VIP Travel & Limousine Services
Free cancellation available
Price is $932 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
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  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Enjoy a full day Sightseeing tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market, windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam.
The Alkmaar Cheese Market is the oldest and largest in the Netherlands. Since 1365, Alkmaar has had one cheese scale, and by 1612, the city had as many as four cheese scales. Even the Waagplein, where the cheese market has been held since its inception, has been expanded several times.
The next stop is the Zaanse Schans. Here are special windmills such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil mill.
Thereafter you will see a wooden shoe demonstration and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and other nice souvenirs.
The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows.
Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free!
Duration of the tour will be 8 hours incl. driving time.

Activity location

  • Cheese Market
    • Waagplein,
    • 1811 JP, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cheese Market
    • Waagplein,
    • 1811 JP, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

Check availability

Private Windmills tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h

Mercedes
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$931.88 x 1 Adult$931.88
Total
Price is $931.88
Until Thu, May 1

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPossibility to taste 30 different types of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission to the windmillspark, entrance tickets for 1 windmill and parking costs
  • What's includedWhat's includedPossibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional driver/host
  • What's includedWhat's includedExplore the Alkmaar cheese market by yourself
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit the oldest Cheese market of Holland
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick up and drop off by a air-conditioned luxury Mercedes vehicle with wifi and bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedProfessional guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities (optional)

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
  • Contact us when you are with more then 7 people so we can make customized tour for you.
  • Explore the Alkmaar cheese market by yourself.

Activity itinerary

Cheese Market
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
The Alkmaar Cheese Market is the oldest and largest in the Netherlands. Since 1365, Alkmaar has had one cheese scale, and by 1612, the city had as many as four cheese scales. Even the Waagplein, where the cheese market has been held since its inception, has been expanded several times. These facts highlight the significant importance of the cheese trade to Alkmaar.
Zaanse Schans
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.
Zaanse Schans
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the clogs factory andd see how the make wooden shoes and there is a possibility to buy wooden shoes and clogs.
Molen De Kat
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.
Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Taste and buy the best cheese of Holland and visit a real cheese farm.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCheese Market
    • Waagplein,
    • 1811 JP, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECheese Market
    • Waagplein,
    • 1811 JP, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

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