Private Custom Tour von Amsterdam nach Giethoorn

We wanted to “see the tulips” but avoid the crowds of tour buses! Rudy delivered! He knew how to provide a “custom” countryside tour we will never forget. Clearly he is proud of his dutch heritage and his local knowledge is valuable for clients wanting privacy but seeing what makes the dutch countryside and its’ people so charming. We were lucky to find Rudy!

We chose the customizable tour because, while we want to see the key sites, we also like to go off the beaten path. On this tour, we saw the windmills, including seeing how they make wooden clogs and touring the working saw(wind)mill, which was fascinating and included a nice discussion with one of the gentlemen who actually work the mill. We next visited a cheese farm and store, which was excellent, showing us how the cows live and are milked (by robots) and even getting to pet them, and then a cheese tasting, which was fabulous. We then visited two fishing villages, getting to one by ferry, which really shows us how locals live (and lived, historically). We capped it off by visiting a market in Amsterdam. Ramzy was an excellent driver and tour guide and created a really nice environment for our tour and made great suggestions about what we might enjoy doing. Communication with Rudi was excellent so we know exactly what to expect. Highly recommend!

Rudy took us through the country side and to a delightful cafe on the water. We customized our tour and Rudy listened to everything we said and met all expectations

This listing claims to offer a guided tour, but by "guided" they don't actually mean they'll provide you with someone who gives you information. They provided a driver. That was it. They also didn't provide an itinerary, and so despite me informing them that I had three particular places I wanted to go, they ended up only taking my group to two of them, which forced me to pay extra and find time I hadn't planned on the next day to get my group to the third location. They also make you purchase all of your own tickets, but don't provide information like the time of day to purchase a timed entry ticket, or the price for tickets that don't have to be purchased in advance. Also, they apparently had zero plans for us to have lunch during an 8 hour tour (they specifically used our request about stopping somewhere for lunch as an excuse for failing to provide the full outing I had booked). This is the most I've paid for a tour like this to get the least service I've ever been offered in any country I've visited.