Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the, unique Dutch landscape marked by windmills, dikes and ditches. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. You'll see the historic shipyard and windmills, and pay a visit to a shoemaker who works with wood to watch his clog-making techniques first-hand!
You will see the traditional cheese making skills at the cheese farm in Edam before driving to Volendam, a traditional Dutch fisherman’s village situated on the shores of the former Zuiderzee. The old wooden houses here are built on stilts and locals still wear their colourful traditional dress. A quick boat ride away is Marken, an island linked to the mainland by a dike. Lunch is not included.