Amsterdam Super Saver 3: City Tour, Zaanse Schans Windmills, Volendam and Marken Day Trip

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Super Saver 3 combines two best selling tours at a discounted price. See highlights of Amsterdam, then travel into the Dutch countryside to visit the famous windmill and fishing villages of Zaanse Schans, Volendam and Marken. You'll see the best of Holland, old and new, in one day! Even better, you'll enjoy a 18% discount when you buy these tours in this way.

Amsterdam City Sightseeing Tour (Morning):
Your day starts with a city tour of the beautiful city of Amsterdam. You will see historic buildings such as the Royal Palace and National Monument, the Skinny Bridge, Albert Cuyp Market and traditional gabled houses lining the banks of the canals. Stop off to visit a diamond factory to see how the gems are polished using traditional methods. Note, you'll have two hours at leisure to enjoy lunch in Amsterdam.

Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip (Afternoon):
To provide a fascinating contrast to your city tour of Amsterdam this morning, you'll travel through the Dutch countryside to Zaanse Schans, a well-known windmill village. After a stop for photos of the windmills, you'll continue to the world-famous fishing villages of Volendam and Marken, with their charming wooden houses and locals wearing colorful traditional dress. During the afternoon you will also stop at a Dutch cheese farm, where cheese is still made in the traditional way.

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USD $61.08

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Tanushree T	March 2012
The tour guide was very helpful and full of information. Make sure the weather is good otherwise seeing the windmills in the rain is a bummer. I would have preferred the stops to be a bit more organised as the lunch stop was at 11 and then there was nothing till the evening.

Review by: Lee P	March 2012
Excellent trip, very helpful guides.

Review by: karparh	March 2012
The tour guides were lovely and friendly. The content of the tours were geared to the basics of Hollands "touristy" sights. The short city tour was announced over the intercom in 5 languages. So we recieved very little information, but heard constant talking the whole tour. In my opinion, this is a last resort, I only have 8 hours to see Holland tour.

Review by: Leo Copello	February 2012
Amazing!

Review by: john c d	February 2012
this tour was very interesting with our tour gides knowledge of the windmills excetra on the tour well worth value for money

Review by: CHIN SEONG L	January 2012
Good tour. Tour guide is perfect. If some place could stay a little bit longer then is perfect .

Review by: merlinrnr	January 2012
Alas, 0 stars is not an option. This was not a tour as much as it was a sales pitch. The Countryside part of the tour had no commentary and visiting anything at the stops except a cheese factory and a clog factory. No windmill tour or anything (the windmills were an afterthought for these tour operators). The City tour took us on an hour long visit to a diamond factory. Really?? Do you think I'm going to buy a diamond while I'm on vacation?!?

Review by: VIVEK B	January 2012
Amazing.

Review by: MAHESHWARI A K	November 2011
We enjoyed the tour even if the whether was too much foggy. We got enough time to see the places. The tour guide and the driver was very cooperative and well experienced.

Review by: Nathan F	November 2011
more like a shopping trip than a tour. There was too many people on the tour aswell, and it felt we were invading the towns we visited. we didn't do the city tour component because the amount of people on tour, we think it was about 60-80 people??.

Review by: HARIS AMID J	November 2011
The guide Derrick was very courteous and experienced. The trip was fantastic except for the weather which was a bit wet and foggy. We enjoyed our trip and gain much knowledge.

Review by: Vicki W	October 2011
I missed the first part of the tour by less than 5 mins and the bus left, so don't be a minute late. The tour office location isn't clear (5 mins from Central Station isn't an adequate description of how to get there). As I missed the first part of the tour they offered me the hop on/off bus for the day until the second half of the tour to the windmills, Volendam and Marken began. That second part of the tour was nice, but they didn't give us enough time at each location to sufficiently walk around. I was solo on the tour so I motored through each location faster than families and I still found it too little time. Aside from that, the locations were beautiful. FYI: our tour guide told us not to shop in Volendam as we'd have plenty to shop in Marken...not true (shop in Volendam if you feel like it, as there's not much in Marken except the clog making shop).

Review by: Amparo L M	October 2011
It was fun, great visit of Amsterdam and country side. Highly recommend it. Great price too.

Review by: beverly s	September 2011
very fast and very commercial

Review by: Judith M	September 2011
A full day of great information education and fun. The morning tour of the city was very informative with a real mulilinual guid who had a sense of humour. afternoon was a little rushed but still very enjoyable

Review by: Zarah	August 2011
The city tour part of the trip was NOT worth it. They out us on a large tour bus and simply drove us around the city, we didn't even see points of interest - they showed us hospitals, convention centers, museums, etc. They drove us about a block away from Ann Frank's house but we didn't even see that. The only times we got off the bus were for about 10 minutes at one windmill and half an hour at some diamond store. What a waste of a morning, I could have saved time by walking around the city to see what I actually wanted to see. Then there was an awkward hour and a half break between that part of the tour and the second half. The second half even started late, but was a little bit better. The cheese shop and windmills stop was interesting but only 40 minutes doesn't leave much time to see it really. We also saw wooded clog making, but that was also short. Out tour guide seemed a bit lazy and was not all that friendly. She also walked us around a small town for 45 minutes, which was nice to see traditional houses but it was really pointless and it made you feel like you were walking through people's back yards. Her only reason for the "walk" was because the bus driver was late to pick us back up, she was just killing time. Then she had the nerve to ask us all for tips for herself and the driver. Neither got one after that experience.

Review by: Cami L	August 2011
The tour was very good overall, even though it rained most of the time (to be expected in this area). The windmills were amazing, but I was disappointed that by the time we arrived there, the nice litttle shops were closing. If they had told us that they would be closing soon, we could have gone to them first and taken pictures and gone to the cheese shop afterwards.

Review by: Bela B	August 2011
We really enjoyed the Dutch countryside and visiting the villages and windmills. Couldn't do it on your own in the same time frame!

Review by: EuroTrip	August 2011
The tour was very well organized! Volendam and Marken are charming places to visit.

Review by: Sharon H	July 2011
biggest bang for the buck!!!

Review by: James W	July 2011
Very good tour guide. Good overview of Amsterdam, windmills, how wooden shoes (clogs) are made, how Dutch cheese is made, and fishing villages.

Review by: nascarfanatic48	July 2011
The morning tour was great and we had a super guide. The afternoon guide,(we switched buses due to time constraints) was OK but she was in too much of a hurry and some of us could not keep up with her.

Review by: Genevieve D	July 2011
Disappointed that no one was wearing traditional cl9othes in Markem. The last time I was there they did. Also the bus was late.leaving Markem and if the tour guide had called and got an estimate of how long he would be, we could have walked around more instead of just standing. She was not very personable.

Review by: Marsha F	July 2011
This is a great tour and I would recommend it to anyone. It is a good way to see some countryside outside the city. There is much variety with the city tour, the tour of the cheese factory, visiting Volandam and the boat ride to Marken. Don't miss this tour!

Review by: Qi X	July 2011
City tour was kind of boring, Windmill, fishing villages are good. I especially like Marken. I will stay there longer next time I go there.

Review by: Linda M	July 2011
Overall, this was a very good tour. We started off a little bit late, which was very frustrating, and that meant that the shops in Marken were closed by the time we arrived (also very frustrating). I think it would be better to schedule these trips on separate days rather than buy the super saver so that you'd be more likely to have time to enjoy all parts. Otherwise, a good day.

Review by: Yin Jie P	June 2011
Very nice tour bus provided, with a glass roof on the upper deck! With the ear piece provided on the bus, we could listen to the audio guide and enjoy the tour.

Review by: Rita W	June 2011
We were totally satisfied with everything ..the tour was outstanding and we will use your company again on our future endeavers.

Review by: Audrey D	June 2011
We enjoyed the day tour very much but it rained most of the day with cold wind, which greatly affected the tour. Seeing the residential houses, ride across the lake, eating the traditional foods were all good. Zaanse Schans was a disappointment, again due to the weather, but the windmills were not as we expected. I guess that part of history is slowly disappearing. Sure;y not as the pictures showed.Seeing the leeves and the tour directors explanation was good.

Review by: Elaine F	June 2011
A good tour, well paced and very informative guide. Many other tours were visiting at the same time which made it difficult to check out some sites as they were too crowded.

Review by: morlaw11	May 2011
i sadly missed this trip

Review by: Kwok Leong N	May 2011
The best of all Netherlands tour. However, the stop at windmill + cheese factory should be longer than 45mins. Not enough time to visit Zaanse Museum, select cheeses, buy souvenirs from the windmill, and take photos of the beautiful scenery within 45mins. I almost missed the tour bus again!

Review by: Galya M	May 2011
A worthwhile tour, particularly as my time was limited. I saw a lot, the guide was pleasant and informative, and I felt I could never have done all these things in one day without an organized tour.

Review by: Sherri W	May 2011
So this is a very mixed review, the tour itself was great! The way it was executed was horrible. It did not include the entrance fees to the windmills and was basically a shopping trip for a tourist cheese store. Our bus broke down which was beyond their control, however their inability to handle the situation made the whole trip very upsetting.

Review by: Sheila J	May 2011
Interesting day to see some of the country. Good guides

Review by: STEVEN G	May 2011
A great value day with a real contrasting couple of excursions._br/_ First off the city tour of Amsterdam takes in a working windmill along the River Amstel which is very picturesque. Then after driving around and being pointed out the sights of the city there is a visit to a Diamond factory which is very interesting as long as wallets and purses are kept firmly closed! The city tour is a great way to get familiarised with what Amsterdam has to offer. After time for lunch part 2 begins with a trip to Zaanse Schans a lovely little touristy spot with 5 windmills, a cheese farm and varous other things to keep you entertained. We only had an hour or so here and it would have been nice to stay a while longer. Then onto Volendam which is a very busy little fishing town, the front is a tourist trap with souvenir shops and bars and cafes all along it, again it would have been nice to have awhile longer as after 75 minutes or so we caught the 20 minute ferry over to Marken which is a small version of Volendam without all of the tourist attractions, we had a brief demonstration of clogmaking here and then waited for our bus to take us back to Amsterdam. Personally i would rather have had extra time at both Zaanse Schans and Volendam and cut out Marken all together as there wan't much to do or see there, but it was a very fulfilling day and a lovely contrasting experience of what a piece of Holland has to offer. Good vaule for money as well.

Review by: Ru	May 2011
it was interesting but not enough time spent at Zaanse Schans or Volendam where there was much to see. Marken you could leave out. Find a traditional clog maker.

Review by: Luis O P	May 2011
I underestimated this tour... I spent only 36 hours in A-dam and I thanks to it I can say i actually did spend time there! Worth every penny and the guides were great!

Review by: Jose	May 2011
A wonderful day! I didn't care much for Volendam as it was all a tourist stop with very little to see except for shops.All else was a fantastic way to spend the day, especially Marken!

Review by: Grady M T	May 2011
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Review by: Radiumzhao	May 2011
It was a very nice trip. Especially the trip in the afternoon. I hope that everyone been to Amsterdam could join this trip, Super Saver 3. I promise that you would never feel regretful.

Review by: Vonda B	May 2011
This has to be one of the best tours!! Volendam is so cute and a must do. It is awesome and a day filled with sight seeing, fun and eating....our guide was one of the best!

Review by: Kristine B	May 2011
I didn't realize that this trip consisted of 2 seperate trips. The morning trip of city highlights was a bit boring but the guide tried to make it interesting. Would have liked to combine a different am trip if possible, The afternoon trip was very fun and interesting- windmills, cheese and wooden shoe factory were all fun, The boat ride to the fishing village was also an unexpected treat. Our guide for the afternoon- Frank was GREAT!

Review by: HARIZAN M, Malaysia	June 2010
On time and excellent tour guides. Just need to give more info where is the cheapest place to do shopping. Should stop at the market where the tourist can experience the local shopping rather than at the diamond factory.

Review by: RAMLI M, Malaysia	June 2010
It was a good tour. We enjoyed ourselves. The guides were very helpful. They speak fluent English. We have discovered Amsterdam in just one day!

Review by: thomas Y, United States of America	June 2010
good tour guide, knowledgeable, enjoyed all the tours from the windmills to the diamond store to the cheese farm...interesting.

Review by: Naomi U, Australia	May 2010
This well worth doing. Loved all aspects of it. Plenty of time to look at things at the places we stopped.

Review by: Nicky R, Ireland	April 2010
Enjoyed Volendam. Zaanse Schans Windmills interesting.

Review by: Gisela D, United States of America	March 2010
Our tour guide was amazing!

Review by: Michael M, United States of America	February 2010
The tour was excellent! The tour guides were the most pleasant and made it fun and enjoyable. We had a great time and would strongly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn about the area and have a great time doing it!