Volendam, Marken and Windmills GPS Tour

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Excursion Highlights:
  • Immerse yourself in the traditional Dutch towns of Volendam and Marken with our GPS-guided tour
  • Explore Zaanse Schans, an 18th-century windmill industrial area
  • Step back in time in Volendam, known for traditional clothing, and enjoy free time for lunch at a local fish restaurant
  • Watch a demonstration of Dutch cheese-making
  • Capture memories of antique mansions, spectacular churches, and charming houseboats
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Standard
Shore Excursion Type Scenic, Cultural, Historical
Shore Excursion Duration 5 Hours 30 Minutes
Activity Level ? Easy
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? An approximately 15 minute walk, an approximately 8 minute taxi (not included, approximately 9 EUR each way) is required to reach your departure location.
Food/Beverage Provided Not Included
Recommended Dress Casual, comfortable clothing and good walking shoes are recommended.
Restrictions This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Guests must be able to walk on paved, as well as cobblestone surfaces. There are steps and steep curbs in some areas. Children ages 3 and younger may attend the tour free of charge with advanced notice at the time of booking.

Volendam, Marken and Windmills GPS Tour

For a truly Dutch experience, visit the traditional towns of Volendam and Marken, and see the famous windmills, which are iconic symbols of the Netherlands. Throughout the day you will have access to a GPS audio guide (with free earphones) that provides tour information in 16 different languages, as well as a live guide to narrate your tour in English or Spanish.

Enjoy the sights and learn about Amsterdam as you travel approximately 30 minutes to Zaanse Schans and its characteristic green wooden houses for an up close and personal tour of the windmills. Zaanse Schans was an industrial area with approximately 700 windmills in use at the turn of the 18th century. Take in views of the magnificent windmills before heading to Volendam and Marken. These small villages will bring you back to a simpler time. Volendam is known for its residents who still wear traditional clothing and speak in their own dialect, and fishing boats fill the small harbors. In Volendam you will visit a cheese factory and be given free time for lunch on your own at a traditional fish restaurant. You will walk past specially crafted wooden houses built upon wooden poles, drive through Dutch polders, and travel along the narrow dykes before heading to Marken.

On this Netherlands tour you will see many of the popular old crafts that are still made today, including a demonstration of how Dutch cheese is made. Bring your camera and create some art of your own as you pass by antique mansions, spectacular churches, charming houseboats and 17th century bridges. Book this tour today and enjoy a more traditional and classic Netherlands, which is geographically close and yet so very different than the busy city of Amsterdam.