THE NETHERLANDS
The Dutch classics.
The 15 most popular cheese tours in the Netherlands. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Electric Amsterdam saloon cruise with live guide and optional unlimited Dutch cheese and wine, passing Magere Brug and historic canals.
“The tour guide person was knowledgeable and extremely entertaining!”
Half-day tour from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, clog-making and cheese tasting, plus an optional canal cruise voucher.
“Very informative, brilliant variation of things to see and hear about and very impressive tour guide translating in many languages! Well worth the time and money!”
5-hour trip from Amsterdam to Volendam and Zaanse Schans: working windmills, clog-making, huge Dutch cheese wheels, and optional canal cruise.
“The tour guide (old lady forgot her name) was really good & detailed with her explanation ! Would recommend this tour.. lovely place & lovely experience. The only feedback is the location where the starting point was difficult to find, there should be some helpline number.”
Candlelit 1-hour Amsterdam cruise from Floating Amsterdam with warm blankets, UNESCO canals, and optional unlimited wine, beer, and Dutch cheese.
“The tour was excellent! And the guides are the best. Must do thing in Amsterdam. Had a great time with my friends 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶”
Ride a luxury coach from Amsterdam to Giethoorn, enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with local skippers, then cheese tasting and free time.
“It wasn’t much of a tour. Mostly a bus ride then a canal boat ride.”
Ride an e-bike from Amsterdam to Waterland villages, visit a working windmill, then tour a cheese farm and taste your heart out.
“This was the best guided tour that we took during our entire trip. We booked a 930am trip on Aug 19th. Our guide was very informative and overall excellent. The bikes are definitely a game changer. We would recommend booking this tour to anyone who wishes to get out of Amsterdam and see the countryside.”
Taste Dutch cheese with unlimited wine on a heated Amsterdam canal cruise. Pass Central Station and Magere Brug in 75 minutes.
“Warm cosy boat, pleasant service, good info from the captain. Plentiful wine and cheese.”
Old Amsterdam Henri Willig tasting: 10 Gouda samples with mustard and dips, 2 drinks, a cheesemaking film, and 10% off store.
“Great value! I really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot about cheesemaking.”
Sip Dutch wine and snack on cheeses on a 1.5-hour Amsterdam Canal Belt cruise at night from near Central Station.
“These was our favorite in Amsterdam. We had to cancel this one the night before due to airline issues and ended up booking this one last minute. It was amazing! The boat was set up just right to feel intimate and romantic. The servers, Alexa and Anna were so attentive and friendly. It was our…”
A small-group Amsterdam day trip to Zaanse Schans windmills, a live cheese-farm tasting, and the harbor town of Volendam.
“Great day out, lovely and relaxed. Can explore the locations on your own time and good solid amount of time at each location. The only downside for us was at Volendam a lot of the bars/restaurants had shut when we arrived around 4.30pm but this might have been the time of year we went (Jan).”
45-minute Amsterdam Dutch cheese tasting with five Gouda samples and three wine pairings, plus Old Amsterdam history and 20% shop discount.
“What a fun event! Aris was a great host and the cheese was amazing. We loved the wine pairings. Bought a lot of cheese after and can’t wait to have a tasting with our neighbors back home.”
Step into a giant Gouda in South Holland. Learn cheesemaking hands-on, then taste Gouda yellow gold for $19 in about 1-1.5 hours.
“It was great, specially for the kids. A bit of delay for the tasting experience but nothing seriuous”
Half-day Volendam trip from Amsterdam with Botterwerf shipyard views, Henri Willig tastings, clog demo, and 2.5 hours to explore.
“We highly recommend this entertaining self-paced tour. We were fascinated by the windmills and spent most of our day at Zaanse Schans. The windmills are not Disney reproductions--they're the real deal, dating back centuries and still in use. If you have any interest in engineering and mechanical devices (or even Rube Goldberg machines), climbing up…”
Cycle from Amsterdam to Waterland for farm cheese tasting, baby animals, dike views, and an exterior windmill stop on a guided 3-hour ride.
“Excellent trip into the countryside - Skip was great as we really enjoyed as a whole family. The cheese was a delicious highlight and really appreciated the farm was small and biological. Thankyou Skip 💫”
Luxury coach to Zaanse Schans windmills, clog-making, cheese tastings, and Dutch pancake discounts from Amsterdam.
“It was unique and easy to navigate and bus trip was pleasant.”
