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Private Guided Highlights of Holland Tour with Cheese Tasting

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5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview

If this is your first visit to Holland, this tour is the perfect way to start. Experience the best of the Holland in just one day, including iconic windmills, witnessing traditional clogs being made, and learning about the reclamation of the former South Sea.

You’ll also see the famous dikes, explore the charming fishing village of Volendam, enjoy a cheese tasting featuring Edam and Gouda cheeses and try some authentic Dutch liquorice, a unique candy beloved in Holland.

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Free entrance
  • Parking Fees
  • Lunch
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Zaanse Schans

The Zaanse Schans is a beautiful preservation village with a variety of historical houses, warehouses, and working industrial windmills. It feels like you’re traveling back in time! You will experience how life was between the 18th and 19th centuries. We’ll enjoy a pleasant stroll passing the old wooden houses with their preserved original details, like ceremonial doors and carved lintels, a visit to a working windmill, concluding with a traditional handcraft demonstration of making clogs.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

Wooden shoe craft demonstration. Always wanted to know how a clog is being made? Join the wooden shoe craft demonstration and find out. In the clog museum we will tell you everything about clogs. You can even try or buy a pair of wooden shoes!
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Molen De Kat

A visit to the last paint mill in the world “De Kat”. It was originally built in 1781. It is an octagonal mill with a rotating cap and external gallery. Since its restoration and partial rebuild in 1960 it has been fitted out to grind couloring materials as pigments. After a explanation how the windmill works, you have the opportunity to climb up the windmill and make beautiful pictures on the external gallery.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Edam

We’ll head to The famous cheese town of Edam. In Edam, we’ll take a stroll in the old centre and visit Henry Willig’s cheese shop to have a Gouda & Edam cheese tasting. They rank among the top 10 cheesemakers globally. If you’re a cheese lover… you’ll be in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors and develop the cheeses specifically for travel.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Volendam

Lunch time, You can choose where you want to have lunch. As locals, we know a lot of nice places. Whether it’s at a local fish restaurant or just a snack, in Volendam you will have lots of choices.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Volendam Haven

A walk through Volendam, which is known as the most popular fishing village in Holland. The charm of Volendam rests in its harbour and the authentic fishermen’s houses. The maze is the oldest part of Volendam. This is where we’ll see small fishermen’s houses and narrow streets. What’s unique about the maze is that the houses were built without any street pattern. We’ll take a small stroll in the maze and on the famous dike of Volendam.
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Guided Highlights of Holland Tour with Cheese Tasting?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Guided Highlights of Holland Tour with Cheese Tasting?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
Apr 2025
Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • Private transportation.
  • Free entrance.
  • Parking Fees.
  • Bottle of water.
The following is NOT included:
  • Lunch.
Apr 2025
Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?
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The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

Apr 2025
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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.

If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

Apr 2025
Q: Is this an accessible tour?
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Accessibility information for the Private Guided Highlights of Holland Tour with Cheese Tasting is as follows:

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Apr 2025
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Mar 2024
Q: How long does a refund take to reach my card, and can I get it faster?
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Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.

Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.

If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.

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  • Bottle of water
  • Lunch

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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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