Countryside Bike Tour from Amsterdam: Windmills, Cheese, Clogs
Leave the bustle of the city behind on a 3.5 to 4-hour parks & countryside bike tour from Amsterdam. Take a leisurely ride through the Vondelpark along the banks of the Amstel River, explore the Dutch polders and Amsterdamse woods while you hear about local history and rural Dutch traditions, and admire the scenery of the city’s green spaces.
Half of the tour is spent riding along the Amstel River beyond the edge of town and through the polder landscape with its rectilinear ditches and dikes. We’ll show you one of the few remaining authentic windmills and we will visit a crazy and eccentric Dutch farmer at his cheese farm and clog factory.
At the farm, they will demonstrate the traditional art of making wooden shoes and the famous Gouda cheese. Afterwards, you’ll be able to have a look around in their gift shop and taste some free samples of authentic Dutch cheese. We will bike back to the city alongside the Amstel River and go under the Rijksmuseum before the end of the tour.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Van Baerlestraat & Vondelpark Museum Quarter, Amsterdam The Netherlands
The first part of the tour will go through our beautiful and most famous Vondelpark. We will get used to our bikes and you will learn some about Dutch history and this park.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rembrandt Hoeve, Amsteldijk Noord 127, 1183 TJ Amstelveen, Netherlands
Here we visit a lovely Dutch farmer at their cheese farm and clog factory. At the farm they will demonstrate the traditional art of making wooden shoes and famous Gouda cheese. Afterwards, you’ll be able to have a look around in their little gift shop and taste some free samples of authentic Dutch cheese.
We'll also take a short brake for you to eat your packed lunch or snacks.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: The Amstel, Amsterdam The Netherlands
A fair amount of time is spent biking along the beautiful Amstel river
Pass By: Bovenkerkerpolderpad, 1188 Amstelveen, Netherlands
We’ll bike through the Dutch polder landscape with its rectilinear ditches and dikes in the area around the Bovenkerkpolder.
Stop At: Riekermolen, Amstelpark, Amsterdam The Netherlands
Your guide will stop briefly to tell and show you one of the few remaining windmills and the nearby statue of Rembrandt. Great stop for a photo opportunity as well.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands
We will go over the museum square and Amsterdams most famous bike path that goes under the Rijksmuseum.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaanweg 5 Amstelveen, 1182 DA Amsterdam The Netherlands
Cycle through the manmade Amsterdam woods.
Duration: 15 minutes
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately"
"Distance approximately 21 km (12.5 miles)"
"A reasonable level of fitness, health and biking skill is necessary. Our guides are in charge to decide if your skills are good enough (safety first)."
"This tour operates with English language only"
"Lunch is not included. Feel free to pack a lunch and bring something to snack along the route or out at the cheese farm because while the farmer has cheese to eat the wooden shoes are not fun to nibble on unless you are a chipmunk."
"Minimum age is 12 years!"
"for E-bikes the minimum height is 150 cm or 5'"
"Be 15 mins before the start of the tour at the meeting point!"
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Start location: A-Bike Rental & Tours - Vondelpark, Tesselschadestraat 1E, 1054 ET Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.