Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Starting from your hotel or cruise ship in Amsterdam, you will be picked up to drive through the Netherlands. You will stop outside of Amsterdam to learn more about the history of the city. Your local guide and driver will tell you about the battle against the water the Dutch are fighting for ages.
You will stop at a cheese farm to visit the cows stable to learn more about the farm and to meet the animals. You will also receive an explanation about cheese making before you can taste a variety of cheeses at their cheese shop.
Your trip continues up north to the famous Enclosing Dike. A more than 30 kilometers long wall that blocks the water from the North Sea and keeps a large part of the Netherlands safe and dry. You will stop here to have a look around and for a cup of coffee.
From here, you will drive to Giethoorn for lunch before getting on a boat to see why whis unique village is called "Venice of the North".
After an exciting day, your guide will drive you back to Amsterdam.
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Private transportation
There will be bottles of water for you in the car.
You will enjoy lunch (a lunch meal) with 2 drinks of your choice.
A coffee, tea or other drink of your choice at the Afsluitdijk (Enclosing Dike)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Boat trip in Giethoorn (either a private boat with your guide as skipper or joining a canal cruise)
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
For a pickup from the airport, there is an extra charge of 50,00 EUR.
Traveler pickup
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Schiphol, The Netherlands
Piet Heinkade 27, 1019 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig, Katwoude, The Netherlands You will stop at a cheese farm to visit the Jersey cows stable to learn more about the farm and to meet the cows. You will also receive an explanation about cheese making and you can taste some of the cheeses in their shop. 50 minutes
Vlietermonument, Den Oever, The Netherlands Stop at the "Afsluitdijk" (Enclosing Dike) to be amazed by the Dutch water management engineering shown here. Your guide will tell you more about it and you will have a stop for coffee here as well (included). 25 minutes
Giethoorn, Giethoorn, The Netherlands Nowadays called "Venice of the North" as this beatiful village has no streets, just waterways going around the beautiful thatched roofed farms. You will go on a private small open boat together with your guide or join a 1,5 hour canal cruise in a heated and covered canal boat. You will be asked in advance what you would prefer and this will depend on the weather. Before getting around by boat, you will enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant (included). After the visit of Giethoorn, you will drive back to Amsterdam over newly reclaimed land. 170 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Mary C
12 Sep 2022
This was a great tour. He was prompt picking us up. It was nice driving to Giethoorn as we learned a lot about the Netherlands. Our guide got us there in the early morning so we would miss the crowds. The town is lovely and the boat ride through the canals was a lot of fun. We had lunch nearby and the dutch pancakes were delicious. We would recommend this company.
stefaniasF5019VS
19 Apr 2022
Il villaggio di giethoorn è davvero un mondo delle fiabe. Abbiamo camminato a piedi x vedere tutto il paesino e abbiamo anche avuto la possibilità di prendere un traghetto e raggiungere i punti più lontani dell villaggio.
Non ho molto apprezzato la sosta del bus alla diga perché non era un buon punto per fotografate e i lavori in corso impedivano di avvicinarsi.
Per il resto la guida e stata perfetta ci ha dato molte informazioni ma era anche molto ironico e simpatico.
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