Amsterdam to Alkmaar

Experience the best of Holland your way on a custom 7-hour sightseeing tour. Convenient and comfortable transportation takes you from your Amsterdam hotel to the country’s most popular and lesser-known points of interest. You decide what to see and set the pace on your private adventure. Visit Durgerdam, Volendam, Edam, and more. Get a closer look at Dutch cultural icons such as windmills, cheese, tulips, and dikes. It's up to you!

Gain an overview of traditional Dutch life on this private tour from Amsterdam–perfect for travelers on limited time. Visit a Gouda cheese dairy and clog factory, learn about Dutch water management at the Cruquius Museum, enjoy an intimate glimpse of a 17th-century windmill, and explore the charming village of Edam all in one day, zipping between attractions with ease via private vehicle.

This private tour offers an unforgettable acquaintanceship with The Netherlands! Starting at Amsterdam, we drive into the country for hundreds of kilometers to visit 5 very different and truly amazing places: a picturesque village off the beaten track, a magnificant windmill, the world famous "Afsluitdijk", a charming fishing village and even one of the most beautiful medieval castles of Europe. Experience The Netherlands at its best!

This is a genuinely backroads tour, where the focus is on having a relaxed and engrossing day out, where we'll avoid tourist cliches and tourist traps. You'll explore (in car or minivan) the charming countryside area just to the north of Amsterdam known as Waterland. There you'll pass through three tiny rural villages and also stop at a dike bordering a lake where the guide will explain the eternal Dutch battle with water. You'll stop at the unspoiled harbour town of Monnickendam. This is one town over from Volendam - where all the big tour buses stop. No tourists in Monnickendam and it's gorgeous! We'll then drive to the Beemster and visit a Dutch family farm. Not a tourist farm, an actual working farm. We'll be the only tourists there and if they have time the farmers may come and chat for a bit (not guaranteed). After that we'll visit a working windmill from the 1600s and can have a picnic lunch there if you like. We can also include a bit of Amsterdam on the tour.

This very special daytrip takes you to lesser known, but truly magical places. See the monumental village of “De Rijp”, the magnificent windmill of Schermerhorn and the 32 km long enclosing dyke. Experience the oldest working planetarium in the world and be amazed by the mystery of the mummies of Wieuwerd! We show you The Netherlands at its best! Our tours offer best value for money; more distance, more adventure, no tourist traps.

AMSTERDAM CITY & COUNTRYSIDE DAY TOUR This is a mixed tour between Amsterdam and the Countryside tour, visiting two UNESCO World Heritage sites and a windmill in one day ! Perfect if you want to have an overall experience of this beautiful part of the Netherlands. A good combination between the exhilarating energy of the city and the tranquil atmosphere of the country. City tour; In a few hours we will show you by car the highlights of the city of Amsterdam. Of course, we’ll start by driving through the famous Canal Belt, added as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010. Countryside Tour; After this, we will continue and show you another UNESCO World Heritage site, a typical Dutch polder called "the Beemster" which was the first ever reclaimed polder in the country. During a stroll over the ring dyke you have a perfect view of the extraordinary structure of the polder and the enormous difference in water level with the surrounding area.

This very special daytrip takes you to lesser known, but truly magical places. See the monumental village of “De Rijp” and the magnificent windmill of Schermerhorn. Experience the oldest working planetarium in the world and be amazed by the mystery of the mummies of Wieuwerd! We show you The Netherlands at its best! Our tours offer best value for money; more distance, more adventure, no tourist traps.

Windmills, clogs and cheese Join me to the beautiful countryside of the Netherlands. The landscape here is as Dutch as you can get it: polders, canals, lakes and neat little villages on the borders of the former Zuiderzee. Explore Marken and Volendam, traditional and picturesque villages with romantic houses, draw bridges and canals. Enjoy the scenic ride through Dutch scenery where we will also visit a working windmill, a wooden shoe maker and a cheese farm. Explore the Dutch Icons with your own private guide! ITINERARY Pick up at your preferred pick up location (your accommodation, the cruise ship terminal or the airport). Scenic ride in the countryside where we will visit the traditional fishing villages, visit a windmill, wooden shoe maker and a cheese farm. There is also time for souvenir shopping and a typical Dutch lunch. After our tour I will drop you off at your preferred drop off location. Don't forget to bring a camera! There are many good photo opportunities.