Amsterdam

Countryside Bike Tour from Amsterdam: Windmills, Cheese, Clogs

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Amsterdam Countryside Bike Tour Including Cheese Tasting and Clog Demonstration

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4 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the Dutch countryside on this guided bike tour from Amsterdam. Choose from a short or long route on either a standard bike or electric bike, which lets you cover more ground without breaking a sweat. Visit a mix of historical windmills, farmlands, classic Dutch landscapes, and UNESCO-listed canals. Plus, you'll stop to sample Gouda cheese, too.

Guided bike tour around the countryside surrounding Amsterdam
Choose between two routes and two different bike types
Pedal past a range of traditional Dutch landscapes
Enjoy insightful and entertaining commentary from a well-versed guide

What's Included

Local guide
Use of bicycle
Snacks
E Bike, extra add-on (Minimum length for 5' 1"or 1.55m)

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Mike's Bike Tours Amsterdam
Oosterdoksstraat 106, 1011 DK Amsterdam, Netherlands
Please be 15 mins before the tour starts at the meeting point.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Leave the bustle of the city behind on a countryside bike tour from Amsterdam. Regardless of which route you choose, your guide will take you to the outskirts of the city and the countryside beyond, stopping along the way so your guide can share interesting anecdotes and background.

Your tour begins in central Amsterdam in the late morning when your informative guide provides a brief introduction to Amsterdam’s history. Then, cycle through the bike-friendly city of Amsterdam, pedaling along narrow streets and canals and over beautiful bridges.

Slowly, your cityscape changes to tranquil pastures and peaceful waterways. Keep watch for colorful houseboats, as well as people fishing and rowing in the water.

At a local farmhouse, meet a farmer and enjoy some Dutch traditions: sample farm-produced cheese and watch a demonstration of how clogs are made.

During your ride back to Amsterdam, cycle through some of the city’s parks including the lush Vondelpark, Amsterdam’s largest and most well-known park, and the woodland scenery of Amsterdamse Bos Park. Your tour ends in the afternoon.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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

A reasonable level of fitness, health and biking skill is necessary. We are cycling on the E Bikes with about 18km/20km per hour. Our guides are in charge to decide if your skills are good enough (safety first).
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!
We don't wait more than 5 minutes after the tour officially started. So please be on time
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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.

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Featured review

Anthony_M

This was one of the most enjoyable tours I've done. We had the perfect weather which made the 30km+ round journey through the Dutch countryside so idealic and beautiful. Stephane our tour guide was such a pro and had some great knowledge and insight into Amsterdam, it's history and it's waterways.

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Best day!

John_B, May 2024

Best thing we did in Amsterdam! This was the perfect way to get out of the city and into the gorgeous countryside. Our guide, Rinse, was awesome!

The real Amsterdam

Steven_S, May 2024

You must see the countryside! Sure you must remember 55km on a bike you will likely end up saddle sore, but that’s such a small price to pay. Bikes are a perfect fit for the adventure. Congratulations to MIKE and our guide Anna

A beautiful ride through the Dutch Countryside

Anthony_M, May 2024

Would highly recommend this experience!

Cori_D, May 2024

Our tour guide Rinse was incredibly knowledgeable and fun. He brought us out to a famous windmill, a small farm that makes cheese and clogs with fabulous demonstrations for both and bringing us on a bike ride full of country side scenery. When we arrived, all the bikes ended up being ebikes which really made it much easier and actually more enjoyable. The riding part itself was about 37 km round trip. Rinse was also fabulous and made sure to take some photos of us riding. Thank you so much for the excellent experience!

Great Tour outside the city!

Doreen_N, May 2024

Even though the weather didn’t cooperate (it rained most of the tour but we were provided ponchos to borrow), we had a fun time cycling outside the city limits and seeing the sights. The stop for cheese and clogs was a bit “cheesy” (pardon the pun) but it was entertaining. Our guide Simon was fun, witty and knowledgeable.

Get out of the city for the day and enjoy the countryside!

amy_p, May 2024

This was an amazing adventure out of the city and into the countryside. after 5 minutes you could not even imagine being so close to the city. Our guide, Rinse, made our day enjoyable with frequent stops and discussing the area we were riding! this was a highlight of our weekend in Amsterdam!

A must do!

john_m, May 2024

Great tour!! Gus was great- personable, knowledgeable, and super friendly. The ride was enjoyable, and a great way to see more!

Such a great tour! Rinse...

Marybeth_K, Apr 2024

Such a great tour! Rinse was a fabulous tour guide despite the rain he was enthusiastic and so friendly!! Highly recommend

Anna, our guide, was...

Sadie_I, Apr 2024

Anna, our guide, was excellent. She was very knowledgeable about the Amsterdam countryside and was very friendly. She conversed about any topic we had and answered any questions we had. She showed us to some cool spots and towns as well.

This was a great...

Nidhi_P, Apr 2024

This was a great experience to do with friends! Perfect length of time and our tour guide was so sweet and helpful!

Bikes and Cheese make the world go round

Allison_P, Apr 2024

Hugh was excellent. Great tour, good information, clear expectations on how the biking (e bikes) would be. I much preferred this to city biking. Highly recommend

Meeting place problem

Debra_C, Apr 2024

The meeting place was not clear. We tried to find it, and even called for help with the directions. We ended up with another bike group at the location. And we missed our tour completely. We spoke again to someone explaining our situation. I have yet to hear back regarding any return compensation for our issue. I believe meeting place directions need to be written for those who have no idea where they are going in a foreign city.

Fun, informative, great guides and great way to see outside of the city

Rachel_S, Apr 2024

We had every weather going on day (April) wet, windy, hail, sun. Ponchos provided and everyone was prepared for wet day and dressed accordingly-read a review saying take gloves and hat for the ride and that was sound advice. Our guides Simon and Gus were fantastic-what a team. Great commentary and facts, kept the mood light and positive with the bad weather. Felt looked after and really enjoyed the day, in spite of the awful weather. Great to see villages and houses outside city. Cloggs & Cheese farms also good fun, bought a few things from both to support the smaller local industries.

Getting to know the real Holland.

Teresa_V, Apr 2024

Mark, our guide was terrific and very informative. We not only rode along beautiful country roads, we also learned a lot about the history of each place we stopped at.

Really enjoyable tour....

Philip_M, Apr 2024

Really enjoyable tour. Got to see a little snapshot of Dutch landscape, villages and countryside life with wonderful guides Mark and Rinse. They were both very engaging, easy-going, fun and informative. Great way to spend half a day exploring the countryside outside Amsterdam. Fully recommend.

Country biking !

Maureen_T, Apr 2024

Such an enjoyable experience! The distance and pacing were perfect as we rode through lusg meadows and idyllic villages.

Amazing and super

Mohammad_F, Apr 2024

It’s really was amazing if I back again to Amsterdam I will take this tour it was really nice and the Guide was amazing and friendly

We all are VERY glad we did this

David_R, Apr 2024

“16 Stars!” (My wife) “If I come to Amsterdam again I’ll do this again” (17-year-old daughter) We’re very glad we did this. Stephan was great: flexible, friendly, knowledgeable, audible. He adjusted the tour a wee bit for us. This is perfect for those who don’t want to leave NL without cycling but who are intimidated by the Amsterdam traffic. I also appreciated the substance - the history and culture of it. It was especially cool to have the water management explained in theory then see it on the trip: buying cheese below the next-door body of water. More to Amsterdam than the urban Centre - and not that far!

I highly recommend this trip

Letonya_M, Apr 2024

Rinse was an amazing guide. He was very knowledgeable and likable. We had a wonderful time riding through the city and the countryside. It’s amazing to see all of the plush grass and wildlife just walking through people’s front yards.

A Jaunt Throughout the Countryside on an E-Bike!

Steven_O, Apr 2024

First of all, the new E-bikes that we had made our 3.5 hr ride a piece of cake. They practically propelled themselves. Our tour guide, Rinse, provided excellent safety instructions and local knowledge of the areas covered. The cheese and clog maker was hilarious, the 1792 windmill was interesting, and the scenery during the ride was wonderful. Rinse kept the group together despite the difference in ability. He even ran overtime in order to allow us to see everything that was advertised. We did a city bike tour 7 days before this and I believe that a novice rider is better with this excursion. We also were part of a bus tour the week prior and I think this ride gives you a different perspective so it can be done as an addition to a bus tour. It was great to have an extra bot of time to purchase items while on this tour.

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