Cheese Trips · TOURS
A dairy, a farm and a lunch, or a coach out to the windmills and back by four. These 15 fill a whole day rather than an hour, priced and timed, with pickup points where they matter.
Travel by comfortable coach from Amsterdam Central to Zaanse Schans with a multilingual guide. See a clog-making demonstration, taste Dutch cheese at Catharina Hoeve, learn about old windmills, then explore independently. The $22 half-day trip leaves your afternoon free, with an optional canal cruise voucher.
“Great informative guide “Rob”. thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the demonstrations”
Travel from Amsterdam Central Station to Zaanse Schans with a guide such as David, Maaike, or Callum. See clogs being made, enter Molen De Kat paint mill, taste Dutch cheese, and enjoy about 2.5 hours in the village with shared transport included.
“Perfect combination to see the mills and linked activities including gooda cheese and the dutch clogs”
Spend three hours walking from Blanche Metro to Sacré Coeur with an English-speaking foodie guide such as Oscar, Julie, Arthur, or Marie. Visit eight local stops for pastries, chocolate, cheese, charcuterie, and French wine while learning about Montmartre’s artists, cafés, vineyards, and food traditions.
“Éliminé was a fantastic guide. She told us about the neighborhood as she led us from one culinary delight to the next. She also described the foods and wines very well, helping us understand their uniqueness.”
Travel by modern coach from Amsterdam Central to Volendam and Zaanse Schans. A multilingual guide leads village walks, a clog-making demonstration, and a farm cheese tasting. You get about 1.5 hours in Volendam and 2 hours at Zaanse Schans, with an optional canal-cruise voucher.
“It was an amazing day and Tri-lingual Linda was an amazing and knowledgeable guide !!”
Ride from central Amsterdam across the IJ into Waterland, passing windmills, canals, villages, and open fields. Choose a 14-mile standard-bike route or a 23-mile e-bike tour with cheese tasting, a clog-making demonstration, and a stroopwafel. Guides include Simon, Shakira, Hugh, Rinse, and Charles.
“Over 4 hours of riding bike with lots of interesting stops along the way. Rider should be in reasonable shape to do this tour.”
Travel from Amsterdam to Giethoorn by air-conditioned luxury coach, with commentary from guides such as Gilbert, Peter, and Martin. A local skipper leads a one-hour cruise through the village canals, followed by about three hours for lunch, photos, shops, and self-guided exploring.
“It’s beautiful. The canals, the people, the history and houses. 100% going to visit again!”
Leave Amsterdam by ferry, then ride an e-bike through Broek in Waterland, Monnickendam, Katwoude, and Zunderdorp. Choose a live English guide or self-guided app route. Expect canals, farms, a windmill, cows, and generous cheese tasting over roughly four hours.
“This was a perfect way to see so much of Amsterdam all in one tour. Countryside, old windmill, small villages, farms, canals, animals, locals and more. Be prepared to ride a lot but I loved that too! I do wish I could have pet a cow like in the pictures but that’s ok. Our guide was friendly and the perfect amount of history without being too long. I would highly recommend this tour!”
Spend about three and a half hours with a private English-speaking guide in Montmartre, tasting French cheese, bread, pastries, crêpes, macarons, chocolates, cured meats, wine, and a secret dish. Guides such as Mathieu, Rita, and Baptiste tailor the walk to your interests.
“Mattheiu was awesome! He is a local who grew up in the area and was able to share the history and his pride exuded as we walked through the village. The cheeses and bread were incredible!”
Spend about an hour on a small electric boat with a local guide such as Josh, Ties, Louise, or Captain Huib. You’ll pass Amsterdam’s oldest canals, the Oude Kerk, the VOC ship, the Golden Bend, Zeven Bruggen, and Magere Brug while enjoying Gouda, beer, wine, and soft drinks.
“Difficult to find ship. Captain was knowledgeable and entertains but trip only lasted one hour not two as advertised. We had to serve ourselves wine and cheese”
Walk Le Marais with a guide such as Gabriel, Olivia, Etienne, or Pinky while tasting French pastries, bread, cheese, wine, falafel, croque monsieur, macarons, chocolates, and a mystery dish. The small group, usually capped at 12, mixes food with neighborhood history over about three and a half hours.
“Pinky was a fantastic guide! We learned about the Le Marais district and how it became one of the chicest neighborhoods in Paris. Everything that we ate was delicious (we tried the best falafel I’ve ever had) and got to enjoy some “digestive walks” in between. Definitely recommend this tour.”
Spend about nine hours tasting across the Yarra Valley with Go West Tours. You’ll visit Rochford Wines, Coldstream Dairy, Stag Lane Farm Distillery, Healesville and the Chocolaterie, with transport, Wi-Fi, food and tastings included. Guides vary, with Mel, Michael, Chris and Alex among those who have led recent trips.
“Great day exploring the Yarra Valley with a fun, informative driver. Would recommend to family and friends”
Walk Zadar’s old town for 90 minutes with an English-speaking local guide such as Melina, Jasmina, Sara, or Hajdi. Expect Roman and medieval sites, local stories, everyday life, food tips, and a Gligora cheese sample. Meet at People’s Square under the white tour umbrella.
“We really enjoyed our historical tour of Zadar. Sara, our guide, was super nice and knowledgeable, walking us through the city's fascinating past. After the tour she also gave us some recommendations for local restaurants. Really glad we had this experience!”
Meet Francesco and his family at Primaluce, a working farm in the Sorrento hills. Tour the vines, olive trees, and lemon grove, then make pizza, watch mozzarella being spun, and taste farm wine, oil, limoncello, and a full lunch. The tour runs about four hours in English.
“Excellent trip run by the whole family. Funny tour of the farm looking at wine making, lemon harvesting and olive oil production. Then onto pizza making. After eating the pizzas we learnt about cheese and how it is made. All helped with copious amounts of locally produced wine. Great for all ages.”
Leave Amsterdam by comfortable midibus for Zaanse Schans, a Dutch cheese farm, and Volendam. You get guided context on the road, live cheese and clog demonstrations, and generous free time to explore independently. English and Spanish service is available, with hosts such as Dino praised for friendly, careful driving.
“It was a really fun tour. I loved the cheese tasting, it was delicious. The windmills were beautiful as was the fishing village. This tour was a great way to experience three different settings without the stress of traveling yourself.”
Spend about three and a half hours at Zaanse Schans with a multilingual guide, visiting working windmills, a clog workshop, and Catharina Hoeve cheese farm. Guides such as Rick, Anna, Eveline, and Rob have been praised for clear commentary, though meeting-point directions and large groups can be drawbacks. An optional Amsterdam canal cruise voucher is available.
“Prepare for any type of weather but being there is fantastic Visiting the old windmill towns is worth the entire trip”
Pick a dairy, a cellar, a boat or a bench with a bowl of curd on it.
