Things to do in Enkhuizen

Make the most of your time in Amsterdam with an I amsterdam City Card, and enjoy free entrance to many of the city's top museums and attractions, including the Rijksmuseum, A'DAM LOOKOUT, H'ART Museum, Moco Museum, and Rembrandt House Museum. Benefit from discounted entry to other attractions, such as Heineken Experience, Johan Cruijff Arena, and Amsterdam Dungeon. Valid for 24, 48, 72, 96, or 120 hours from first use, unlimited access to the city's public transportation system for the duration of your card allows you to get around quickly. Enjoy one free canal cruise from several canal cruise companies at many locations in Amsterdam and 24-hour free bicycle rental. Complete listing offers included in the I amsterdam City Card Free admission to the following museums/attractions (timeslot booking may be required): • A'DAM LOOKOUT • Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam • Amsterdam Museum • Amsterdam Pipe Museum • Amsterdam Tulip Museum • Architectuur Centrum Amsterdam • ARTIS Royal Zoo • ARTIS Micropia • ARTIS Groote Museum • Boom Chicago - English improvisation comedy theatre • Cobra Museum Amstelveen • Diamond Museum • Self guided Food Tours • Embassy of the Free Mind • EYE Filmmuseum • Foam - all about photography • Fun Forest • Gassan Diamonds • Geelvinck Pianola Museum • Museum of the Canals • H'ART Amsterdam • Hortus Botanicus - Botanical Garden • Huis Marseille - Museum for Photography • Jewish Cultural Quarter - Jewish Museum, Portuguese Synagogue, Holocaust Museum and Hollandsche Schouwburg. • Luther Museum • Moco Museum • Molen van Sloten & Kuiperijmuseum • Museum de Dageraad • Museum of the Mind • Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder • Museum Het Schip • Museum Tot Zover • Museum Van Loon • Museum Willet-Holthuysen • De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam • Outsider Art Museum • Oude Kerk • Rembrandt House Museum • Rijksmuseum • Het Scheepvaartmuseum - The National Maritime Museum • Science Center NEMO • Stadsarchief Amsterdam - City Archives • Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam • STRAAT museum • THIS IS HOLLAND • Wereldmuseum • Dutch Resistance Museum • Houseboat Museum In Haarlem: • Frans Hals Museum • Teylers Museum • Verwey Museum In Volendam/Marken: • Rederij Volendam Marken (ferry) • Volendams Museum In Enkhuizen: • Zuiderzee Museum In Zaandam.: • Zaans Museum & Verkade Experience • Coopery Tiemstra • The Weaver’s House • Tsar Peter House • Museum Zaanse Time • Mills at Zaanse Schans 25% Discount: Music & Stage • Bimhuis – Jazz • Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ - Contemporary music & classical music • Nationale Opera & Ballet - Dutch National Opera & Ballet 25% Discount Attractions e.g. • AMAZE • The Amsterdam Dungeon • Johan Cruijff ArenA Stadium Tours • Fabrique des Lumières • Heineken experience • House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience (18+) • NXT Museum • Rembrandts Amsterdam 25% discount at Transport & Rentals

Climb aboard an air-conditioned coach and travel through a typical Dutch landscape for 1.5 hours en route to the picturesque town of Giethoorn. Experience how the Dutch people live with, and on, the water upon arrival, and set off to explore on foot and by boat. Enjoy the peace and quiet of a town where cars are forbidden and little has changed over the centuries. Admire the many types of boats in the town, from gondolas to punters and flat-bottom vessels used as transportation on the canals. Cruise past the skillfully restored farmhouses on a 1-hour boat trip, and get some free time for lunch and to explore on your own. Get tips from your guide on what to see and where to eat. Continue to the Enclosing Dike (Afsluitdijk), the 32-kilometer dike connecting the provinces of North Holland and Friesland. The Netherlands is famed the world over for the way it deals with water management. Admire the Afsluitdijk, built to tame what was formerly the Zuiderzee (now the Ijsselmeer lake), and a prime example of Dutch water prowess.

After pick-up you at your hotel in Amsterdam, you will cross the province of Flevoland and the Weerriben - Wieden National Park by car. With the help of your tour guide, you will be able to unveil the fascinating story behind this massive piece of land entirely reclaimed to the waters as you drive across it. On our way to Giethoorn, you will have the chance to make a stop at one of those cities built on the former seabed: Lelystad. At Lelystad's port, you'll be able to see a replica of the "Batavia", a 17th-century galleon of the Dutch East India Company, as well as the famous statue “Exposure” by Antony Gormley.  Continue this fascinating journey to reach Giethoorn and enjoy a 1-hour boat ride to fully enjoy the beauty of this magical little town, its old thatched roof farms, and its wooden bridges. You will also have free time to take photos, walk around and fill the stomach in one of its excellent restaurants (lunch is not included). Enjoy the serene beauty of the Dutch landscape on your way back to Amsterdam as your tour guide takes you through the “Houtribdijk”, the dike that connects the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland and that divides the lakes Ijsselmeer and Markermeer.

This original art tour of Amsterdam is a must-do for art lovers interested in the Dutch Golden Age and its most prolific master, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Immerse yourself in art history and hear the story of ‘The Night Watch,’ Rembrandt’s greatest masterpiece. Discover the living legacy of Rembrandt in Amsterdam and visit related attractions with an Expert Guide! Book this 2-hour walking tour to follow Rembrandt’s trail in the Old Town. Your journey back to the 17th century will begin near the Oude Church, where Rembrandt married Saskia and had most of his children baptized. You will learn more about the artist’s personal life as you explore Dam Square and the narrow streets and canals of the historic center.. Your Private Guide will point your attention to the Zuiderkerk, a 17th century church that also played an important part in Rembrandt’s life. One of the main highlights of this tour will be a stop outside Rembrandthuis, the Rembrandt House Museum. As you admire the late-medieval facade of the house where the artist lived for 20 years, the guide will help you understand how modest Rembrandt’s life was at that time. You will also explore parts of the Jewish Quarter. Although Rembrandt was not Jewish, he became an important figure in the Jewish world, and his painting ‘The Jewish Bride’ was especially praised by Vincent van Gogh. You will pass by the Portugal Synagogue and head to the public square dedicated to Rembrandt to finally see the artist’s monument. Choose the 4-hour option to enrich your Rembrandt tour with a visit to the Rijksmuseum. It is the most visited museum in Amsterdam but you will have skip-the-line tickets to avoid the queue. Enjoy live commentary as you explore the massive collection of Dutch, European and Asian art from the 12th to the 20th century. The museum displays Rembrandt’s most famous masterpiece, ‘The Night Watch,’ as well as the ‘Landscape with a Stone Bridge, and many of his self-portraits. See mater's original works! Choose the 5-hour to also visit the Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House Museum). Skip-the-line tickets are included to save you time and effort. The museum shows the artist’s living and working quarters, offering an insight into his daily life and studio practice. The collection includes Rembrandt’s personal items, etchings and 17th century art, and the temporary exhibitions host works of art by Rembrandt, his contemporaries and his (contemporary) followers. It’s the best place to learn more about this excellent artist!