Edam Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Edam. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Day Trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam
• Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken Tour
• Private Excursion to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken
• Guided Day Trip - Volendam, Zaanse Schans, Marken, & Edam
• E-Fatbike rental Volendam - Countryside of Amsterdam

Edam tours often cover villages like Volendam, Zaanse Schans, and Marken, in addition to Edam, and start at around €35 (roughly US$37). Tickets for the popular Story of Edam Cheese Museum cost €8, €4 for kids (6–12), and €17.50 for a family (up to two adults and four children).

Edam’s cheese-themed attractions include the square, where a cheese market runs on Wednesdays in July and August, the Kaaswaag Edam cheese weighing house, and the Story of Edam Cheese Museum. You can also take a canal boat trip and tour the Edams Museum, Fort Edam, and Grote Kerk.

It depends. Edam’s historic center is relatively compact, and you can see the sights from outside in about 30 minutes—although the fort is a 15-minute walk from town. You could also spend a full day enjoying the historic bridges, buildings, and museums, boating along the canals, and relaxing by the water.

If your focus is cheese, July is a great month to explore, as the cheese market operates on Wednesday mornings in July (and August). It’s a colorful, if cheesy, experience, as locals in costume unload waxy balls of Edam from canal boats and bring them to market by horse-drawn cart.

It depends. The Story of Edam Cheese Museum is fully wheelchair-accessible, so a visit to Edam and a cheese tasting should not be off-limits for travelers who use wheelchairs. However, steep-sided bridges, uneven paving, and a lack of accessible public bathrooms may restrict your ability to explore the old town.