Tours and Excursions
The optional tours require a minimum number of participants. Tours may be cancelled if minimum numbers are not reached, in this case delegates will be notified.Volendam - Half Day Tour Your guide will meet you at the RAI entrance and takes you on a trip by coach to the picturesque fishermen's villages Marken and Volendam. Marken is a former island which is connected by a road with the mainland. It is known for its typical wooden houses on poles and traditional costumes, still worn by some inhabitants to this day. A very photogenic village! From Marken, you will take the Marken Express Boat to Volendam to walk around this old fishermen's village on the IJsselmeer where fresh fish is still caught on a daily basis. You will visit this village and make a stop by the oldest photo studio of Volendam. Here you can take a photo in folkloric costumes of Volendam. After the photoshoot, your guide will bring you to a Dutch cheese farm, where the staff will explain to you how cheese is made and show you how it is done. You can taste several varieties of cheese. ![]() 23rd May 2012 14:00 - 18:00 hrs €75 per person including return transfers Please note that there is quite a lot of walking included in the tour. Kröller-Müller Museum and The National Park Excursion - Full Day Tour The Kröller-Müller Museum has a world-renowned collection of mainly 19th and 20th century visual art. Centerpieces include the large collection of work by Vincent van Gogh and the sculpture garden. The museum is located in the centre of National Park De Hoge Veluwe (www.hogeveluwe.nl). The park consists of woodland, heath land, grassy plains and sand drifts, and the natural habitat of deer and wild boars. There is a visitor's centre where the Museonder is located, an underground museum about all things living underground. ![]() Combine your visit to the Kröller-Müller Museum with a picnic, walk to the visitor's centre or bicycle ride and enjoy the space and peaceful silence of the Hoge Veluwe! Upon arrival we take a guided visit through the museum followed by coffee in the museum restaurant and a visit by bike to the National Park. After this activity we return to Amsterdam by coach. 24th May 2012 09:00 - 16:30 hrs €115 per person including return transfers, lunch, drinks, entrance fees and bike hire Rijksmuseum & Diamonds - Half Day Tour Our guide will take you on a tour of a selection of The Rijksmuseum's major pieces. The tour will focus on 17th century Dutch Masters like Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Jan Steen. Come face to face with the famous Nightwatch, the Milkmaid and the amazing still life of Van Dijck. After the Rijksmuseum the tour will continue at the famous Coster Diamonds factory. As soon as you enter the stately premises in Amsterdam South, you enter a different world: the world of diamonds. During the guided tour, the process of cutting and polishing diamonds will be explained in detail, from rough diamond to enthralling end product. You can also enjoy the Coster's exclusive collection of loose and set diamonds in various price ranges. ![]() 25th May 2012 14:00 - 18:00 hrs €64 per person including return transfers |