The 4 Amsterdam Farm Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Tulip Farm Visit, Keukenhof, and Windmill Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 456 reviews · 9 hours · from $99Our pick

Travel from Amsterdam by comfortable coach to De Tulperij, where Daan explains how tulips are grown for bulbs. Walk the fields, enjoy Anja’s apple pie, cruise Kagerplassen past working windmills, then explore Keukenhof at your own pace before taking any return bus.

“Fablulous trip from start to finish. So well organised, all staff from ticket office to queue forming to coach drivers were polite, friendly and made a huge effort with everyone. The commentary on the coach was fun was interesting informative and fun. The bulb farm was beautiful, from the fields to the show displays and the cute coffee shop. Dan the owner was fun and informative. Keukenhof was stunning, so much to do and see. Everything was so thoughtfully planned out.”

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2.Experience Zaanse Schans Windmills & Cheese Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 354 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $19Best value

Ride a luxury coach from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, then explore independently with a map and walking app. See clog-making, watch a cheese demonstration, and sample Dutch cheeses. You get about two hours on site, so plan your stops before you arrive.

“Amazing, the whole place is oozing with character, so many things to see and do. And we were very lucky with the weather. We could have done with an extra hour there. Do visit if you're ever in Amsterdam.”

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3.Amsterdam private tour to windmills, cheese farm and villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 262 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $362Top rated

Leave Amsterdam with a private guide such as Philip or Teun for working windmills, cheese and clog making, Edam, Monnickendam, Broek in Waterland, and the wetlands beyond. Hotel pickup, transport, water, and one windmill entry are included. Lunch is on your own.

“Philip, our very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide, took us into several villages outside of Amsterdam where we had the opportunity to see many windmills and even were able to go inside a couple to see how they work. It was a beautiful drive in the countryside with cattle, sheep, goats, canals, cheese shop, wooden shoe making demonstration, cute houses. Philip was an excellent communicator with a great personality. He personalized the tour to our wishes and he answered all our questions. His life experiences added to the quality of the tour.”

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4.Day trip to Tulip Farm, Keukenhof + Windmill Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 211 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend about nine hours visiting a family-run tulip farm, cruising past windmills and villages on the Kagerplassen, and exploring Keukenhof. Daan and Anja’s farm adds a personal look at bulb growing, while flexible return buses let you choose how long to stay at the gardens.

“We stayed in Amsterdam Nord at the Holiday Inn Express to be near the pick up location. The tour was perfect and very well organized. I loved visiring the tulip farm and Keurukof in early May when the tulips werw blooming. The can cruise offered beautiful, pastoral scenery.”

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