Amsterdam Day Trip from Brussels: Explore Cheese, Clogs, and Windmills

Embark on a day trip from Brussels to Amsterdam and immerse yourself in the Dutch culture. Explore cheese and clog farms, visit iconic landmarks like the Heineken brewery and the Painting Gallery, and enjoy a boat tour or a stroll through the vibrant streets of Amsterdam.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rembrandt Hoeve - An authentic cheesefarm near the Rembrandt statue at the Windmill in Amsterdam. It is beautifully located along the river the Amstel
What's Included
  • Professional guide (tour may include bilingual commentary)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up & drop-off
  • Canal boat tour (optional)
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

While journeying to Amsterdam, you’ll witness the charm of the rural surroundings and windmills. Upon reaching Amsterdam’s vicinity, we’ll make a stopover at a characteristic Dutch cheese and clog-making farm, ‘Rembrandthoeve’, situated near the Amstel river. As we enter the city, sights like the National Bank of Netherlands, the renowned Heineken…

Location
Bd de Berlaimont 18
Boulevard de Berlaimont
Look for our staff and the Keolis coach outside the National Bank of Belgium.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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803jillo
Jul 10, 2025
Worth it for a day trip - The farm we visited for the cheese and clog maker was fantastic. The farmer was quite the character - he was very entertaining and even my sully teenager said this was the highlight of the trip to Amsterdam- and if a teenager loved it, you know it is good! You get to taste a variety of Gouda cheeses he makes and there is a gift shop if you want to buy clogs he's made. Bruno was the tour guide on the bus and he gave us a lot of great information about what to do during our several hours in Amsterdam, the purpose of windmills, and the problems with flooding. His English was great and he was very friendly. We did another tour with Keolis (who runs Brussels City Tours) to Luxembourg and I realize that we were lucky that everyone on our bus to Amsterdam wanted only English. When the tour guide has to do it in Spanish and English, everything takes longer and it can be tedious to listen to everything twice. That would be the only negative about the tour. I also wish we had more time in Amsterdam and if I had to do it over again, I would probably want to stay a day or two to really see the city. But it was a great day trip.
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Coloradobuffaloes02
Jul 10, 2025
Easy day trip to explore Amsterdam - If you are looking for an easy day trip to explore Amsterdam on your own, this is your trip. We didn’t need anything action-packed or long list of stops, just wanted a way to go check out the city. Bruno was our guide, very knowledgeable, communicated great English and answered all of our questions. He provided some great history about the Netherlands. The stop at the cheese was fun, prices weren’t bad and the samples tasted good. It was a nice addition. Overall, if you just want someone to take you to Amsterdam from Brussels to go explore the city at a good value, this is a great choice.
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Kuldip_s
Dec 6, 2024
Wonderful day trip - Did not feel alone. I enjoyed in a company of good people with me. I would recommend to my friends as well.
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Edward_t
Sep 19, 2024
A pleasant journey in Amsterdam - Really enjoying the cheese factory trip. We encountered the process of local cheese manufacturing in a pleasant atmosphere. Get a sight for the windmill and a free city walk.
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William_m
Aug 22, 2024
Holland trip - Loved it all and also the Rembrandt cheese makers farm. Fabulous! Also added in the Amsterdam canal cruise.
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Anna_g
Oct 14, 2024
Day to Amsterdam - Visiting the cheese and clogs factory. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and make the trip very interesting . Must have in consideration that not all people have WiFi in their phones (roaming cost a lot of money -AT&T) and after you are on your own instructions are given thru the phone
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Maryannh940
Nov 5, 2024
Can explore amsterdam on your own - We were able to explore amsterdam on our own without help of the guide I wish our guide only speak english ............ I feel he support other guests
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Rae_z
Oct 22, 2024
Disappointed... - A bit disappointing... This was not a guided tour, we were dropped off and given all of 3 hours to tour through the historic district of Amsterdam, with a map that was not overly helpful. The walk to where we were dropped off and picked back up was a 20 minute walk each way, so there went 40 minutes. We were encouraged to take the boat tour, took over an hour and while we did see lots of buildings and get some history, it was hard to take photos in the covered boat. We were promised windmills in the tour description, we saw one.... The cheese tasting, was a tour through a family owned farm, and while it was interesting, it was very staged.
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Harabel2018
Sep 2, 2024
Disappointing - This is an organized tour (it is certainly not a guided tour) that is in its simplest expression. The map given to us to visit Amsterdam is not really useful because it is too small and practically impossible to see the names of the streets. So in short very ordinary!
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Gailmhamilton1
Aug 30, 2024
Disappointed with the Tripadvisor tour guide - I was treated very unkindly and unprofessionally by the tour guide. Amsterdam is a beautiful city and my enjoyment was impacted negatively by the tour guide’s unprofessional behaviour towards Tripadvisor’s customers.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).