Countryside Bike Tour from Amsterdam: a Windmill and Dutch Cheese
Join our guided countryside bike tour & explore the beautiful Dutch countryside of Waterland, north of Amsterdam. The tour include stories & photo opportunities along the way. Our guide will take you on a scenic route along the North Holland Canal, passing a windmill & charming Dutch landscapes. Don't miss this bike tour.
We offer two options for this tour. A Long tour with E-bikes or a Short tour with normal bikes! Both tours are for experienced and fit cyclists only!
A. Long tour on E-bikes: Visit a traditional Dutch cheese farm to see Gouda cheese & wooden shoe making at a clog make workshop. The route is covering 37km/23 miles. This tour requires a minimum height of 5' 1" feet (155 cm) to ride our pedal assisted E-Bikes. We cycle at 18/20 km per hour.
B. Short tour on normal bikes: Covering 23km/14 miles through charming villages like Zunderdorp & Ransdorp. See a windmill and wildlife of the lowlands. Taste some farmhouse cheeses. There is no clog workshop visit on this tour
Options
Countryside Long with E-bike
Countryside Long: Countryside including a cheesefarm and clog workshop. Distance 37 kilometers/23 miles.
E-bike: Every guests will get an E-bike with pedal assistance. Minimum height is 155cm or 5'1"
What's included in Countryside Bike Tour from Amsterdam: a Windmill and Dutch Cheese
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
IJ
We are taking a ferry over the IJ river that divides Amsterdam. We will go with our bikes on the Ferry
EYE Film Institute NetherlandsPass-by Only
See the beautiful Eye film theater at the other side of IJ river.
Krijtmolen d'Admiraal
We will have a short stop at one of the last windmills in Amsterdam. We will show and tell more about these fascinating machines on the pwer of th
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Long Tour - Cheese farm & Clog workshop. Taste some Gouda Cheese
- Use of bicycle
- E Bike (Minimum length for 5' 1"or 1.55m) - long tour only
- A Stroopwafel!
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 12 years! - anyone under 12 will not be allowed to join the tour, and no refund will be issued.
- For the E-bikes the minimum height is 155 cm or 5' 1" - anyone under this height will not be permitted to join the tour
- Arrive 15 mins before the start of the tour at the meeting point! We will not wait longer than 5 minutes after the official starting time.
- All participants must be able to ride a bike confidently on their own. Mike's Bike Tours will remove anyone from the tour who poses a danger to themselves or others, and no refund will be given.
- Mike's Tours Amsterdam and/or its owner(s) are not liable for damages or injuries of any kind incurred by participants or by third parties during any of Mike's Tours Amsterdam's activities.
- Lunch is not included. Feel free to pack a lunch and bring something to snack along the route or out at the cheese farm (long tour only) because while the farmer has cheese to eat the wooden shoes are not fun to nibble on unless you are a chipmunk.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please be 15 mins before the tour starts at the meeting point.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Please note: This tour operates with English language only.
