Amsterdam:Private guided Non Touristic Tulip & Windmill tour

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Visit the non touristic spring flower and tulip gardens"De Poldertuin" also known as small Keukenhof. Explore the museum windmill, indulge in a cheese tasting and witness clogs being made.

Highlights

  • The Poldertuin is a beautiful spring flower garden(small Keukenhof garden)
  • We’ll have a stop over at the flower fields to make beautiful pictures
  • We’ll visit the Museum windmill, which you can see from top to bottom
  • Indulge in a Gouda and Edam cheese tasting 🧀
  • Windmill experts, guided by a miller's daughter and granddaughter

Description

8.30 :Pick up from your hotel in Amsterdam. We drive to the flower fields close to the small Keukenhof gardens known as The Poldertuin 9.30 :A stop at the flower fields to make beautiful pictures! 9.45: Poldertuin spring flower gardens in Anna Palowna. Visit to a beautiful spring garden! We’ll spend one hour here to enjoy all the spring flowers. 10.45: We’ll head to the Schermer, one of the largest regained land areas in Holland filled with windmills! In the 17th century, the lake Schermeer was drained by 52 mills, resulting in the Schermerpolder. A unique piece of water management from the Golden Age. 11.30: We’ll visit the Museum Mill which you can see from top to bottom. You’ll see how the mill works and how people used to live in mills. 12.00: a drive on the dikes through regained land of the Schermer passing Esther’s (guide) family windmill and idyllic small villages. 12.15: A visit to De Rijp which was once a busy fishing village famous for its herring fleet and whalers. However, after the surrounding sea got drained the Rijp found itself encircled by land. Jan Adriaanzoon Leeghwater, the famous hydraulic engineer was born here. Free from mass tourism, De Rijp is a beautiful village to visit. 12.30: Lunchtime. You can choose where you want to have lunch. As locals, we know a lot of nice places. Whether it’s at a local fish restaurant or a traditional Dutch pancake restaurant, just tell us your preferences and we’ll arrange it for you. 13.30: The Beemster. We’ll drive through the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Beemster with its regained land known as Polders. A system of roads, plots, farms, and canals was carefully planned across the polder after the Beemster Lake was drained. We’ll see the beautiful farmhouses and the green meadows. 14:45 Cheese tasting and Wooden shoe craft demonstration. At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda and Edam cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors and design the cheeses specifically for travel. Always wanted to know how a clog is being made? Join the wooden shoe craft demonstration and find out. You can even try or buy a pair of wooden shoes! 16:00 - Return to your hotel in Amsterdam

Includes

What's included? Entrance fee for the visit of a windmill Parking fees Air-conditioned vehicle Private transportation A complimentary bottle of water Private pick up and drop off at your hotel in Amsterdam

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