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Overview
Are you tired of city noise and a 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 fabulous apple pie served for lunch on the banks of a canal overgrown with apple trees and hydrangeas are one of the best medicines against urban bustle! We will meet at the Amsterdam Centraal Station, from where we will take a bus to ride to those fabulous towns - Edam and Volendam. The travel time takes no more than 20 minutes. Strolling along incredibly beautiful streets with a view of canals, infinite fields with wooden houses, farms, and wild swans. More tours(food, history, street art, architecture, modern art, museums, small towns, countryside, by bikes, ships, balloons, photo tours) in the Netherlands on Snurk.Travel.
Meeting and Pickup
We will meet with you in front of the main entrance of the Amsterdam Centraal station (the entrance is between two towers).
Redemption Instructions
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Language Offered
Russian-GUIDE
Ukrainian-GUIDE
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. Amsterdam Central 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.
2. 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!
3. 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!
4. 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;
5. 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!
6. 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! (except Mondays)
Inclusion
Exclusion
Bus tickets (approx. 13 euro/person); Other tastings.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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