Alkmaar Cheese Market and Windmills

Join this very Dutch tour for a day filled with two of Holland's symbols, cheese and windmills. If you love cheese, Holland is the place for you. Cheese is among Holland's most tasty delicacies, because the Dutch people take pride in creating quality dairy products. On this Dutch cheese tour you will visit the old Dutch market of Alkmaar. You will see cheese carriers dressed in traditional costumes and hustling and bustling through the market. Learn about the long-established Dutch tradition of the weighing of cheese and taste testing. This is a unique experience while the four teams from the Cheese Carrier's Guild compete for the fastest and most impeccable timing while handling tons of produce.

Your next stop on this tour is Schermerhorn for a visit to the most iconic structures in the Netherlands, its famous windmills. There are three aged mills that you will have the chance to view. You may enter the windmills at an additional cost. Be sure to bring your camera for the requisite images of you and your travel mates posed in front of these wooden wonders. After the Dutch windmill tour, you'll be ready for more delicious cheese. Spend your day outside Amsterdam touring and tasting the most iconic parts of Dutch culture, its towering windmills and delectable cheeses.