Oode tours, things to do and tickets

Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You'll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by.

The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. Much like the World Heritage Kinderdijk, this town is lined with classic Dutch Windmills.

Experience the old Dutch life in Volendam and Marken with an abundance of inside information from your guide. You'll see the historic shipyard and windmills. Visit a shoemaker who works with wood and watch his clog-making techniques first-hand!

Opt for the Charm of Holland tour option to experience the best of old Holland in a small group, with all of the all-in option inclusions plus lunch at a traditional Dutch fishing restaurant. This luxurious tour departs every Friday!

Take a 3,5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.

Join our guided countryside bike tour & explore the beautiful Dutch countryside of Waterland, north of Amsterdam.

We offer two options for this tour. A Long or a Short tour for a full Dutch experience!

Long tour:
Our E-Bike tour, a longer route covering 37km (23 miles).
This is for experienced, fit cyclists & requires a minimum height of 5' 1" feet (155 cm) to ride our pedal assisted E-Bikes as we cycle at 18/20 km per hour.
We'll visit a traditional Dutch cheese farm to see Gouda cheese & wooden shoe making.

Short tour:
Covering 23km (14 miles) through charming villages like Zunderdorp & Ransdorp. You'll get the opportunity to taste some farmhouse cheeses & see some of the wildlife of the lowlands.
No clog workshop visit on this tour

Both tours include stories & photo opportunities along the way & are suitable for confident riders only. Our guide will meet you near Central Station & take you on a scenic route along the North Holland Canal, passing a windmill & Dutch landscapes.

AWARD WINNING TOUR:

Get the full experience of all the Dutch countryside has to offer on this 5,5-hour, small 8 person tour from Amsterdam. Travel in comfort by luxury bus to the traditional fishing villages of Volendam, and stroll through the world-famous windmill village of Zaanse Schans. Visit a cheese factory for a tasting, stop at a restaurant for lunch, watch craftsmen make wooden shoes,. visit the village of Broek (the gem of Waterland) before relaxing on the ride back to Amsterdam. This experience has a minimum age of 4 years old.

Visit the beautiful windmill village Zaanse Schans. Here you will experience all that is typical Dutch in just a few hours. See the historic working windmills of Zaanse Schans and the wooden green painted houses and shops. Learn about cheese making and watch traditional craftsmen making clogs and other artifacts. A professional, experienced and friendly guide will accompany you throughout the village before you get time to further explore the village on your own.

In this 8-hour tour, you enjoy a personal service by our friendly and professional guide, you will discover Giethoorn, one of the most romantic Dutch villages named 'Venice of The Netherlands'. Admire the flowers, trees, birds, cute little wooden bridges, boats and for sure canals. The village has no main roads, thus, a round-trip on an electric boat is how you get a real local lifestyle of Giethoorn cruising around the village by our guide. The highlight of this tour is that you get a chance to drive your own boat during the canal boat trip, experience how locals live. You will learn everything about this village: its history, and how people live there. Giethoorn is your unique destination.

Want to discover the Dutch countryside? Visit the windmills at Zaanse Schans, tickle your tastebuds with a local cheeses as well as a cheese making and tasting demonstration in Volendam, go on a walking tour through Edam, take a scenic boat trip to the picturesque fishing village of Marken and see how clogs are made.

Highlights
• Wander among the windmills at Zaanse Schans
• Learn how cheese is made at the Cheese Factory Volendam
• Go on a walking tour through Edam
• Unique to the All-inclusive Tour: sail across the IJsselmeer
• See how wooden shoes are made with an antique steam engine (all-in option)
• Visit an authentic Marker house (all-in option)