Cheese Shopping Walks & Tastings
I am an official City of Amsterdam Tour Guide and I host unique Cheese Shopping Walks
Saturday's - Public Cheese Market Walks, tasting with Craft Beer or Dutch Wine. 2.5 hours, max 10 people.
Midweek - Public Cheese Shop Walks, tasting with Craft Beer Dutch Wine. 3 hours, max 6 people.
Tue - Sun - Private Cheese Shop & Market walks with either Craft Beer or Dutch Wine. 4 hours, max 6 people.
Wed - Fri Cheese Shop Walk, tasting with alcohol free wine & other drinks. 4 hours, max 6 people.
Upcoming Public Walks availability
Friday 26th July + Beer - Sat 27th July + Wine
Thur 1st August + Wine - Sat 3rd August + Wine Sat 10th Aug + Beer
Fri 23rd Aug + Wine - Sat 24th Aug + Wine - Tue 27th Aug + Beer BOOK HERE!
Many more Public walks and Private Walks available most days of the week.
For last minute bookings, or if no availability is shown for your preferred date, please contact me by email or WhatsApp.
Private Cheese Walks
My Private "VIP" Cheese Shopping Walk and tasting takes about 4 hours. I take your private group for a walk around the City, point out the many cheese shops that tourists normally buy from, but also the very best cheese shops where we will buy 4 or 5 Serious Cheeses! During the walk we'll have a rest stop at a traditional Dutch café for a drink.
We then head to a local Craft Beer Brewery or Dutch Wine Shop to enjoy the cheeses with a Cheese talk with Craft Beer, Dutch Wine or Alcohol Free drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks etc). You'll learn why the cheeses all look, taste and smell different, how to spot the best ones at the shop, how to travel with, store and even how best to cut the different cheeses!
Duration: approx 4 hours
Group Size: Max 6
Wednesday - Saturday
Cost: With 4 Wines from €102.50 each
Plus 5% Booking Fee
For more info and booking, click below.
NEW! - Alcohol Free Option
Duration: approx 4 hours
Group Size: Max 6
Wednesday - Friday
Cost: With 4 AF Drinks from €102.50 each
Plus 5% Booking Fee
For more info and booking, email me here
Duration: approx 4 hours
Group Size: Max 6
Tuesday to Sunday
Cost: With 4 Beers from €102.50 each
Plus 5% Booking Fee
For more info and booking, click below.
Saturday Public Cheese Market Walks.
Join me on Saturdays when I take a public group around the best Cheese market in the City. We buy 4 or 5 different cheeses then enjoy them with either Craft Beer or Dutch Wine. If available dates don't match your trip, get in touch, I can often create new ones.
Duration: approx 2.5 hours
Group Size: Max 10
Cost: With 4 small beers or 2 Dutch Wines €65.00 each
Plus 5% Booking Fee
For more info and booking, click here.
Midweek Public Cheese Shop Walks
Join me on some Midweek days when I take a public group around three cheese shops in the city. We buy 4 or 5 different cheeses then enjoy them with either Craft Beer or Dutch Wine. If available dates don't match your trip, get in touch, I can often change them.
Duration: approx 3 hours
Group Size: Max 12 (10 with wine)
Cost: With 4 small beers or 2 Dutch Wines €89.00 each
Plus 5% Booking Fee
For more info and booking, click here.
Gift Vouchers
If you'd like to treat a friend or loved one to a Cheese Experience to remember, but you don't want to book the dates, you can order a voucher for any amount.
If you need help discussing how much to send, please contact me.
What guests think....
Just a few of the reviews I've had from very happy customers!
Mattis, Amsterdam
This is probably one of the top experiences you can have in Amsterdam, regardless if you are visiting or living here. Michael took us to one of the best cheese markets in Amsterdam and educated us on all the different varieties of cheese and how to build the perfect cheese board. He’s an amazing storyteller and has a way of gripping your interest for hours through his extensive knowledge and anecdotes from his career as a professional cheese monger. After the cheese market he took us to a wine bar in the basement of a bakery, he taught us how to even cut the different cheeses and the best way to serve it! The cheese was paired with some very nice Dutch wines, which was extremely interesting, as I had no idea the Dutch even made wines. By the end of the tour, everyone was having a blast and we decided to continue the experience at the oldest bar in Amsterdam with some beers and fun chats.
Kris, USA
This was a tremendous cheese and wine tasting experience! I worked for a winery for five years and also in the cheese industry (Wisconsin, USA) and this was an outstanding presentation. Michael knows his cheeses and cheesemaking. It is worth it if you want more than the mass market cheese experience you can find all over the place. It was entertaining, educational, and overall one of the best tours I went on in my 8-day stay in Amsterdam.
Jennifer, USA
Michael is so fun and full of cheese knowledge. I highly recommend his tours. His passion really shines through and you can tell he loves interacting with people to share his passion.
Pat, Basel
Very knowledgeable. It would seem whichever country he is currently based in, what he doesn’t know about cheese is not really worth knowing.
Bethany, USA
If you want to find a tour that is different and memorable, book the Cheese and Beer Tour! I wanted something that appealed to both my daughter (23) and I. Although, I knew I loved cheese and my daughter loves breweries, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was exceptional! Micheal explained how to choose cheese and beer and how to pair it. The cheese shop he took us to was a shop locals would use and was amazing! The brewery was one my daughter loved. Together it was the perfect pairing! At the end of the tour, he made sure we made back to the Central Station so we could easily find our way back to the hotel! As side note, I am now huge cheese snob, and having been using my new knowledge to buy great cheese back in the states (well not quite as good as the ones we had in Amsterdam!) but I am trying!
Adrian, Zürich
We brought Mike in for an employee cheese and wine evening in Zurich. Knowledgeable and down to earth, his passion for cheese always comes across well to any audience and our staff really enjoyed themselves.
Jess, USA
We did a private wine and cheese experience with Michael which was so much fun even in the pouring rain. We got to go to an authentic cheese shop and learn all about making the perfect cheese board. Then we walked to this super cool wine shop that was in the basement of a bakery to try our cheese with some Dutch wine. The whole afternoon was so amazing and far exceeded our expectations. If you want a truly different experience, I strongly recommend booking one of his tours.
Ward, Netherlands
We had a cheese workshop from Michael with our family. It was great! Very informative, nice stories and of course a tasting of the best cheeses. I learned to spot good quality cheeses in shops, and which traits I like in cheese. Overall a great experience, would highly recommend!