- 5.5 hours
- Group (min. 20 participants)
‘Between cheese and cabbage’ – Experience Alkmaar and the life of a tuinder.
Quick Details
Adult (Min. 20 participants)
€ 30
Prices include fees
A magnificent boat trip past the “De Schermer” polder and across Lake Alkmaar.
You’ll sail along the exact same route the Alkmaar Packet steamship company always took to Amsterdam.
During this trip, you’ll enjoy the beautiful Dutch skies and expansive landscape of De Schermer and the North Holland lakes.
Guides are available upon request. We have extensive knowledge and fun facts about the area.
You can choose from the following extras:
With coffee:
Coffee with apple pie and whipped cream
Coffee with assorted pastries or petit fours
With drinks:
Nuts and luxury olives
Dutch cheese & sausage platter
Fried goods
Luxury snacks
Drinks from the ship’s bar:
Coffee or tea
Soft drinks and fruit juices
Draft beer
Specialty beers (Texels Skuumkoppe, Grimbergen Blond, or Desperados)
Wines (Chardonnay, Pinot Griggio, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or rosé)
Limoncello and Aperol Spritz
Dutch spirits
International spirits
Shots
(All-inclusive) prices for drinks available upon request.
Catering:
Two luxurious, generously filled sandwiches* with a delicious vegetarian tomato soup
Fully catered buffet from €24.50
Payment by credit or debit card is possible.
Groups can customize this cruise with, for example, an all-inclusive drinks package, snacks, tasty appetizers, or a fully catered buffet.
See our menu here.
Send us a message or call 06 – 30 41 53 18 for your own customized day trip. Prices available upon request.
*Do you have any allergies or dietary requirements? Please let us know!
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We offer many tours in combination with other fun activities, such as:
- City tour of Alkmaar with City Guild Guide
- Escape room
- Minigolf
- Solex tour with guide
- A nice bike ride with a guide
- Visit the beer museum
Send us a message or call 072 515 94 90 to schedule an individual day trip. Price on request.
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History of the Alkmaardermeer
The Alkmaardermeer was originally, like the largest part of Holland, a swamp formed marsh area. In the Middle Ages, peat was cultivated as agricultural land. For this purpose, trenches were excavated to drain the excess water into the peat flow flowing through the area. Dehydration was the reason that the peat settled in the long term more and more.
During the storms and flood conditions, whole plots of land were washed away along the river, creating more and more open water. This culminated in the Flood of All Saints of 1170. Due to the consequences of this flood, Alkmaardermeer, like many other lakes in North Holland, has largely taken its final form.
Along the current Alkmaardermeer ran a river that connected, inter alia, the Oer-ij with the Schermer. One river that connected with it was the bull that flowed to the Starnsee. It is very likely that people lived along the river that gave rise to the Alkmaardermeer.
However, none of these settlements can be found. There are a number of islands in the lake that are remnants of the land that was there. Examples are the “Saskerlij”, the “Nes” and the “Dijker Hemme”. Over the centuries, the part of the Oer-ij that emanated from the Alkmaardermeer gradually clogged, and in the 17th century the shearer was drained. In addition to recreation, the Alkmaardermeer is used throughout the year as a sailing route for ships that travel from Zaanstreek to Noord Holland Kanaal, for example, to reach Alkmaar or Den Helder.
Source: Wikipedia