Amsterdam

Dutch Countryside Private Customizable Tour from Amsterdam

Name: Dutch Countryside Private Customizable Tour from Amsterdam
Brand: Rudy's taxi Company
SKU: 10916P4
Price: 401.94 USD
Rating: 5.0 (41 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceAmsterdam, Netherlands

Private Tour Customizable Day Trip to Dutch Countryside from Amsterdam

8 to 9 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Escape the city and create your own itinerary on a private full-day custom tour from Amsterdam. With just your guide and private party, explore the Dutch countryside, replete with windmills and waterways, in order to learn of the Netherlands’ history. Opt to discover the picturesque villages of Marken and Volendam; or snap photos of the windmills in Zaanse Schans; or see the 'garden of Europe' at Keukenhof. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

A personalized experience ideal for first-time visitors
Discover the picturesque villages of Marken and Volendam
Visit windmills and clog factories in Zaanse Schans
Hotel pickup and drop-off are included

What's Included

Private tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle
Visit at the cheese and/or clog factory

Lunch
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

11/1/2017 - 3/23/2025
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Pickup details

Any place in or around Amsterdam, including Schiphol airport and the cruise terminals.

What To Expect

Dam Square (Pass By)

Zaanse Schans

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Volendam Haven

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Marken

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Infant seats available
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Not wheelchair accessible
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated.

Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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.

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Reviews

5.0

41 reviews

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Thanks for a great day in Amsterdam Sonny!

Kristy_N, Sep 2023

Sonny provided a great service! He was knowledgable and willing to work with our schedule. We had a great time and experienced a lot of Amsterdam that we might not have seen on a typical cruise ship excursion.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Dear Kristy, Thank you so much for your review. I will forward this to Sunny, your driver/guide for that day. All the best, Rudy

Highlight of our visit to Amsterdam and the country side.

Brenda_K, Jun 2023

This tour met and exceeded our expectations. Our guide was so knowledgeable of the history of the area as well as up to date in happenings in the area. We saw so many interesting small villages. The guide included all of our requested sites and activities and supplemented the tour with activities and sites he felt would add to our experience as requested. We spent a delightful educational and informative day with Robyn., our guide. It was the highlight of our visit to Amsterdam. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear Brenda, Thank you for your kind review. I have forward this also to your driver/guide Robin. All the best, Rudy

Buyer Beware

Webber_R, Jun 2023

We were really looking forward to this driving tour, based on the description and all the positive reviews. I hope our experience was an anomaly, but I fear it may not be. We paid nearly $800 dollars for two adults and one child, and I would have been happy with that amount, had our guide provided meaningful insight into Dutch history, architecture, culture…anything. Murat (the guide) was silent almost the entire time we were with him, so much so that we were very uncomfortable and had him take us back to the hotel before the last scheduled stop. There are three windmills that currently produce three different products. He did not even know what the three products are. At times, it seemed he did not know where the car was parked, and he spent quite a lot of time texting while we walked around. We stopped for lunch in a fishing village, and Murat sat with us silently. When it was time to pay, he did not offer to have his meal separated from ours, so we ended up paying for it. Murat is clearly a nice person, but this is not his calling, and he clearly has received no training or instruction. Bottom line - we paid $800 for someone to drive us to two villages near Amsterdam. The worst part is that when I raised our concerns with Ruud (Rudy), he only agreed to refund €50, because he acknowledged that we were not responsible for covering Murat’s lunch. I recommended that this experience be advertised as a driver service, rather than a tour, but Rudy did not acknowledge that recommendation. Bottom line - if you sign up for this, you may be paying way too much money for a car service. Do yourself a favor and go with one of the many other tour options for Amsterdam and the surrounding area. All our other guides in Amsterdam and other parts of Europe have been professional, kind, interesting, and knowledgeable. I am giving two stars, rather than one, because Murat is a nice person, and he did drive us to see the windmills and fishing village.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Dear Webber, I am truly sorry that you had such a negative experience with us. We do strive to give every client a good memory. We are sorry that your expectations were not met. I do find your review a little unfair though, as we advertise our private tours with a driver/ guide and not with a separate professional guide. We never had a negative review about Murat with previous tours. Of course this does not mean we don't take this serious, but I do want to mention that. You requested a 70% refund, indicating to preventing you escalating this further which I found very unfair. You did tour all day with him after all and you yourself decided to stop a little early because your daughter was tired. With kind regards, Rudy

Dutch Country side tour

John_O, May 2023

Sonny was very good, on time, friendly and knowledgeable. We would highly recommend him and the tour.

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear John, thank you for your kind review. I will forward this to Sunny. Have all the best, Rudy

Don't pass this up! Worth every penny/Euro.

Edwin_K, Apr 2023

We enjoyed our day-o-fun with Nicolette. She is an excellent guide: knowledgeable, friendly and genuinely cares about the quality of the experience she provides. She obviously did homework to come up with an itinerary based on our wish list of places to visit. She was able to convey a sense of history and culture during the whole of our trip - which is what we were hoping to be immersed in. Kudos Nicolette! Great experience which we recommend without hesitation.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Dear Edwin, thank you so much for your kind review. I have forward this to Nicolette also. :) All the best, Rudy

Perfect start to a wonderful vacation

Steve_B, Aug 2022

Our tour guide was the best I have ever had while traveling . She went above and beyond to make our trip wonderful

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Dear Steve, thank you for your nice review. I will forward this to your driver/guide Katja. All the best, Rudy

Excellent Views of the Countryside on this Customizable Tour

jdaltonwp, Aug 2022

We had an excellent private, customized tour of the countryside which was both enlightening and enjoyable. The tour was adjusted to accommodate poor weather conditions and it was very helpful to ensure this would not take away from our experience. I would highly recommend taking this tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you for your kind review, best regards Rudy

Hi Rudy! We had a...

Deborah_R, Jul 2022

Hi Rudy! We had a fabulous time touring the Dutch countryside. Extra bonus, the great restaurant recommendation! Thank you!

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Hi Deborah, thank you for your review and good to hear you had a wonderful day and enjoyed restaurant "Kapitein Zeppos" . Kind regards, Rudy

Amazing experience of a lifetime!

Alan_D, May 2022

Ruud was amazing and we had a blast! Very knowledgable and we appreciated his flexibility to ensure we were able to see everything we had hoped to see.

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Alan, thank you for your kind review. I wish you all a pleasant cruise and look forward to meet you all some day again. Kind regards, Rudy

Great experience

Marcie_F, May 2022

Rudy was absolutely the best. He was so knowledgeable about the area and had great suggestions of places to see.

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Marcie, thank you so much for this kind review. Hope to see you somewhere in Europe next year..:) Kind regards, Rudy

Amsterdam Private Tour Excellence

Deidre_P, Apr 2022

Worth every penny. Wonderful full day tour of area surrounding Amsterdam. It's completely your choice. We started with transportation to get our covid test to go back home. From there, we toured Keukenhof Gardens for the tulips - unbelievably beautiful - Lisse tulip fields, Zaanse Schans windmills and shop to make clogs, lunch in Edam, and a farm that makes cheese, primarily Edam. Great day, great sites, great tastes. Comfortable transportation. Even the weather was accommodating and only rained when we were in the car. Loved every minute of it.

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Deidre, thank you for this kind review. I'm looking forward to welcome you some other day in the Netherlands.

Private tour from Amsterdam

Kathy_H, Oct 2019

Best excursion we have ever had. Rudy's Taxi Service is conscientious and thoughtful and keep in touch. Our tour guide was fantastic. Knowledgeable, fun and took us to visit all of the best spots in Amsterdam.

Magnificent Countryside Tour

cynthiasW1083FR, Aug 2019

We had a great day touring the countryside with Rene. He showed us the windmills, Volendam, and dairy cows. We wanted to see out of the way sites and he obliged. Had a great lunch in a small harbor town, a drive down a lane with country homes, and a castle in Muiderslot. Rene is a wonderful guide and we got a great taste of country life in the Netherlands. He even arranged a car to take us to airport the next day.

Excellent countryside tour!

Sandra_E, Jun 2019

My children (ages 13 & 15), my husband and I went on a private tour to the countryside in Amsterdam. Nicolette was our amazing tour guide through Rudy’s Taxi Service. She not only took us to the areas that I had asked for, but to much better places, off the beaten path, where the tour buses don’t go. We went to a cheese farm, to see windmills and to charming little towns. Even a little clog making factory. Definitely worth doing a private tour as you can see what you want at your own pace. Thank you Nicolette!!!

Seeing Holland in luxury was great, but our guide was even better!

Genette_S, Jun 2019

We loved our guide so much that we booked a second full-day tour with the same guide. Her van was the most luxurious and we loved the facing seats which for us (2 couples) made the driving experience that much more social and enjoyable. I feel she took us to areas that we wanted to see but also to areas that were just special and kind of off the tourist beaten path. We experienced so much of the Netherlands in just two days and got a little bit of everything. Nicolette, you were the best of the best and we are all so happy to have ended our 3-week trip with you as our guide. "Saved the best for last..." There is so much more to Holland than Amsterdam and a private tour is worth the money to really see this amazing country. Thank you for a wonderful time. I recommend this tour to anyone that wants to get more out of their trip and would do this again on my next visit.

Wonderful Amsterdam Countryside Tour

Constance_M, May 2019

Our party of 4 had a wonderful driver Theo, share with us the countryside and culture of Amsterdam. He aptly shared insights on the life and culture of the Dutch people, including all kinds of unique details about the communities we visited (such as the age of buildings by looking at the siding), where to reasonably purchase souvenirs, and how to get the best photos. Most importantly, Theo was enjoyable to spend the day with knowing when to leave us to explore an area on our own yet make sure we saw all we could. We'd highly recommend his service! Thanks for a delightful trip that was well worth both the time and expense!

Though it was Katja, Rudy's partner...

Felicia V, Aug 2018

Though it was Katja, Rudy's partner from Rudy's Taxi Company, who expertly planned our wonderful day trip to Marken, Volendam, The Henri Willig Cheese Farm, Edam, Zaanse Schans and Zandaam, it was Rudy himself who took us on the journey. The Dutch countryside is very close to Amsterdam, in just less than an hour, a chaotic city gives way to rolling fields, various water bodies, windmills and villages. We took the very scenic route as we travelled to the pictureseque fishing village of Marken in Rudy's very comfortable, clean and well maintained van. There were opportunities to stop for photos en route and see water birds and farm animals. At Marken we walked through the old town, where the houses looked as if they had toppled out of a history book. We visited an old church which has miniature ships hanging from the ceiling! and the town museum. Before leaving Marken, Rudy ensured that he took my young daughters for special ice cream at a well known cafe. Next it was onwards to the popular seaside town of Volendam, but not before Rudy stopped at a famous fish mongers and insisted we try their legendary smoked eel. He even took us on an inside tour to see how the eel was prepared. The experience was as authentic as one can imagine because the place is located just opposite a commercial boat yard- so imagine eating this delicious local delicacy and watching large boats being made! Volendam is very popular with tourists and hence very crowded, especially it's marina with many boats, restaurants, cafes, food shacks and boutiques. Here Rudy made us try fresh pickled herring from a popular sea side shack- let's just say, it's not for the faint hearted! There are many places also selling Dutch Stroopwafels here, so for fans of this sinful snack, Rudy is the one who can point you to the store selling the best. Next it was onwards to the uber Henri Willing Cheese Farm, where my daughters played with calves, where we learnt about the extreme care they give their cattle to ensure they produce great milk, where we were told of how their cheeses are made and were allowed to sample all the delicious varieties! Full tummies over stretched with the unlimited samples of all of Henri Willing's cheese variations and stuffed shopping bags later, it was onwards to beautiful Edam. Edam has so much more to offer than just being known for it's world famous cheese. It's a picture perfect town with little winding roads, quaint buildings, iconic churches, unique boutiques and more, Our final stop was the glorious Zaanse Schans with its multitude of working windmills and factories. We took a private boat ride with Rudy and the superlative, knowledgable Captain Raymond Deijle around the windmills. He explained the function and history of each of these masterpieces which have been operating flawlessly for years. He gave us an opportunity to also visit the inside of a windmill. During our hour long boat ride, Captain Raymond stopped at an iconic ice cream parlour so that we could enjoy the unique flavours on offer. When our boat ride was over, he very kindly gifted us a bottle of peanut oil made at one of the Zaanshe Schans windmills and gave my thrilled daughters a packet of locally sourced stroopwafels! When we drove back to Amsterdam at the end of our Tour, Rudy made sure we passed by the unique Hotel Inntel in Zaandam which looks like a bunch of Dutch homes piled one on top of the other! All in all the Tour was expertly planned by Katja and wonderfully executed by Rudy, ensuring that we had multiple and maximum experiences in the span of a single day! Kudos! Felicia Variava Albert, Managing Director, Blaze Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India

Rudy was terrific and really knew...

Steve N, Nov 2017

Rudy was terrific and really knew his history of Amsterdam and the surrounding area. If you are thinking about a custom tour of Amsterdam, I would highly recommend Rudy.

If you want to travel in comfort at...

Etienne, Jul 2017

If you want to travel in comfort at your own schedule then this is the tour for you. We were picked up in a lovely luxurious Mercedes minivan by Nicolette our guide and driver who was fantastic throughout the day. Nicolette was friendly, knowledgeable and sensitive to our needs and adjusted the tour to our family's tempo. We had a wonderful day and would highly recommend this tour.

LOVED IT! Nicolette at Rudy's Taxi...

Royce_H, Apr 2017

LOVED IT! Nicolette at Rudy's Taxi Service was awesome. Within 24 hours of booking, we already began discussing with Ruud Rudy about what we would like to see and do. It wasn't a taxi, but instead it was a very roomy and comfortable Mercedes Van! I would do this again in a heart beat! We had a couple planning emails prior to us leaving the states. We received a call the day before just to let us know we were still on and then of of course, got a call from the lobby stating it was time to begin our adventure the day of. Thank you Rudy and Nicolette. You truly made our family vacation, that much more memorable!