Tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market and Windmills from Amsterdam

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8 hours
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1 - 14 guests
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Discover the Alkmaar Cheese Market, visit windmills, and explore the Dutch countryside on a full-day tour. See clogs made and taste over 30 varieties of cheese. Duration: 8 hours.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a full day Sightseeing tour to the Alkmaar Cheese market, windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam.

The Alkmaar Cheese Market is the oldest and largest in the Netherlands. Since 1365, Alkmaar has had one cheese scale, and by 1612, the city had as many as four cheese scales. Even the Waagplein, where the cheese market has been held since its inception, has been expanded several times.

The next stop is the Zaanse Schans. Here are special windmills such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil mill.

Thereafter you will see a wooden shoe demonstration and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and other nice souvenirs.

The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows.

Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free!

Duration of the tour will be 8 hours incl. driving time.

What You Get

Possibility to taste 30 different types of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs
Admission to the windmillspark, entrance tickets for 1 windmill and parking costs
Possibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot
Professional guide
Gratuities (optional)

Good To Know

  • We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
  • Contact us when you are with more then 7 people so we can make customized tour for you.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Explore the Alkmaar cheese market by yourself.
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Kaasmarkt Alkmaar

The Alkmaar Cheese Market is the oldest and largest in the Netherlands. Since 1365, Alkmaar has had one cheese scale, and by 1612, the city had as many as four cheese scales. Even the Waagplein, where the cheese market has been held since its inception, has been expanded several times. These facts highlight the significant importance of the cheese trade to Alkmaar.
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
2

Zaanse Schans

Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3

Zaanse Schans

Visit the clogs factory andd see how the make wooden shoes and there is a possibility to buy wooden shoes and clogs.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
4

Molen De Kat

See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
5

Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig

Taste and buy the best cheese of Holland and visit a real cheese farm.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

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Explore the Alkmaar cheese market by yourself. Contact us when you are with more then 7 people so we can make customized tour for you. We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Earliest available date: June 6, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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