15 Countryside Cycling Tours in the Netherlands Worth Flying For

1.Windmill, Cheese, and Countryside E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,308 reviews · 4 hours - 1 day · from $55Our pick

Ride an e-bike from Amsterdam through Waterland villages, visit a windmill, and taste Dutch cheese at a working farm.

“This was an excellent activity! I’d consider it a “must see” for Amsterdam! Getting out of the city to see the country side was wonderful. It is mostly biking and following the guide (about 26 miles total biked) but it’s manageable on the e-bike. We stopped to see cows along the trail, at a little town square, a windmill and at the cheese farm. It was a good pace and tour length. The cheese farm was wonderful and delicious! You get lots of time to sample and shop if you’d like. Our guide was very friendly and courteous. The last hour straight was biking back to the city. The rest…”

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2.Cheese, Canals & Windmill Countryside E-Bike Tour Amsterdam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $87Top rated

Ride from Amsterdam to windmills, villages, canals, cheese, and clogs on a four-hour small-group e-bike tour.

“My husband and I had a wonderful time on this tour! The forecast was sunny with a high of 60, I had layers on but no hat or gloves and regretted it within the first five minutes. Dress warmer than you think necessary, it’s windy. . Christian was a great guide, gave us detailed instructions on the route we were taking and warnings about riding etiquette. We had a wonderful day away from the city among the canals and livestock with their young. The e-bikes made the mileage easy. I would hesitate to bring a child younger than 12 if they are not used to city/road riding. A great experience!”

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3.Amsterdam’s Countryside Half-Day Bike Tour in Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 460 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $48

Ride from Amsterdam into Waterland on a small-group bike tour with villages, windmills, dikes, polder views, and apple pie.

“amazing!! would highly recommend for those who is here on a solo trip! ps wiliam was knowledgeable, felt like i just went for a history + geography class about netherlands. don’t let the rain stop you from going on this tour - tbh it’s really worth the experience. (post rain sun was to go for. not forgetting the nice cafe with apple pie + coffee halfway through the tour.)”

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4.Cheese Tasting, Windmill & Countryside Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 386 reviews · 3 hours · from $46

Cycle from Amsterdam to Waterland for farm cheese, cows, canals, village lanes, a windmill, and a refreshing ferry ride.

“Great tour! Our guide Victor was great and made sure everyone was able to keep up with the group. We had some rain and brutal winds, but it was all part of the adventure. 10/10 would go again.”

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5.Amsterdam Countryside Bike and Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 215 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $83

Cycle and kayak through Amsterdam’s quiet countryside, with windmills, villages, wetlands, and a small group guide for $83.48.

“Tristan is a very nice guide. Bycles were in good shape, and combination with the kayaks works well. Kayaks is a little bit longer than anticipated but overall very good time spent for 5 hours.”

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6.Countryside Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 200 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Ride from Amsterdam into Waterland villages, dikes, farms, and Holland’s last chalk windmill on a relaxed 18-mile countryside bike tour.

“A leisurely ride in the country, a mid way stop at a lovely cafe. Really enjoyed it.”

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7.Countryside Bike Tour and Zaanse Schans Windmills

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 152 reviews · 5 hours · from $64

Cycle from Amsterdam through Dutch wetlands to Zaanse Schans windmills, a paper mill, clog maker, and Gouda tasting in a small group.

“A very well organized and friendly tour. Efficiently gathered the group and guided us on the train and each step of journey. Hans takes care of the details. With a group of 10, he did great keeping an eye on all from the experienced riders to the rider who hadn’t been on bike in many years. The bikes were of good quality and Hans took the required time to make sure each was adjusted to the rider size. The countryside is lovely and stops for narration/explanations were great. Despite the unfortunate rain, it was a tour of great value. We were notified before the tour to expect rain on our…”

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8.Dutch Countryside E-Bike with Cheese & Clogs

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 95 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Escape Amsterdam by e-bike for windmills, cheese, clogs, villages, and polder views on a relaxed four-hour countryside tour.

“Stefan was an amazing tour guide!! Highly recommend this tour.”

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9.Waterland District Countryside Villages Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 67 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $57

Cycle from central Amsterdam into Waterland’s flat countryside, villages, dikes, and windmills on a relaxed 3.5-hour guided bike tour.

“Maybe we should have been reminded that we could climb the tower at Holysloot. Enjoyed a slow lunch & forgot the time ran out! A few more brief photo stops would be nice too, but it was great. Bit worried we would be too old to keep up, but it was fine thanks Arthur.”

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10.Countryside Bike and Kayak Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 45 reviews · 5 hours · from $84

Bike and kayak through North Holland from Amsterdam, visit a historic windmill, spot wildlife, and enjoy a small-group countryside escape.

“Our guide Tristan was funny and nice. The trip wasn’t hard, it was easy to take part in it - even without kayaking history 😁 Really recommend if you want to know the dutsch countryside and feel the great athmosphere there.”

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11.Windmill, Dairy Farms & Countryside Electric Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Ride an electric bike from Amsterdam into quiet villages, past windmills, farms, harbors, and fields on a friendly small-group tour.

“The REAL bike experience is this tour through the countryside to get the real Dutch experience. Great well maintained bikes and much needed Ponchos supplied as it was the wettest, rainiest and funnest experience. Will be back again and the longer tour with the village stop for lunch and a beer is well worth it. I'll be back next time 100%”

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12.E-Bike, Cheese, Windmill & Countryside Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Ride an e-bike from Amsterdam to farms, canals, Ransdorp, a windmill, and fresh Dutch cheese on this relaxed 3-hour tour.

“skip was a great guide very relaxed and full of great knowledge about the history of Amsterdam, soft cheese was amazing 👌🏻😋🚲 so nice seeing the villages outside the city beautiful”

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13.Countryside Fishermen Villages & Cheese E-bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

Ride an e-bike through Dutch fishing villages, see a historic windmill, and taste cheese on this four-hour countryside tour from Amsterdam.

“It was a wonderful safe, fun, educational trip. Ollieg was great tour guide!! He was very kind, patient and conscientious of everyone in our group. He made sure everyone had a good time. Very knowledgeable and extremely informative. The cheese farm was great experience, educational and fun!!!”

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14.Leisurely Windmill & Countryside Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $51

Cycle from Amsterdam into Waterland on a 23 km route with a windmill, villages, canals, ferry ride, and a refreshment stop.

“Stephan was fantastic, very knowledgeable about the area. He made us very comfortable about the ride, made sure everyone was safe, and did not rish”

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15.Amsterdam Countryside and Villages Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $54

Cycle from Amsterdam to Waterland, Ransdorp, and Durgerdam on a small-group countryside tour with ferry views and Dutch history.

“It was a blustery day and poured rain at times. Despite that we enjoyed the tour very much. Our guide Willem was excellent. Constant smiles and encouragement. We loved the pub stop. I would say this journey of 25 km would be a lot for children. Our 7 yr old road on a back seat and that was great. The 10 year old found it difficult on her own but made it!”

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