Edam: Cheesy Origins Audio Tour
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About this activity
Audio tour
Audio tour in English
Route length: 2.3 km
Instant confirmation
Duration 1h
Audio tours on your smartphone
After purchase, you will receive the link to download the app to take this tour
Control your experience
With the in-app audio guide, you decide when to start, pause, and finish your tour
No internet is required
All audio tours and tickets can be downloaded to your device anytime
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Hosted by Bureau Tourisme Laag Holland
- You'll receive a self-guided audio tour right after booking
- •Admire the peaceful surroundings of Edam
- •Learn about the past ages of Edam's wealth
- •Explore cheese trade through historical sites
- •See the famous cheese with your own eyes
Demonstrating the finest example of the butterfly effect, this tour will tell you how a simple act of making cheese can change a town dramatically.
This is what happened to Edam, which flourished in the times when the trade of its famous cheese was immense. Start your exploration at Voorhaven, the first harbour to provide the process of cheese export, where even cattle was transported by farmer...
What's included
- Insight on where to buy the very Edam cheese
- Advice on magnificent places to take photos at
- Hints for further exploration of the town
- Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone on the WeGoTrip app
- Detailed route from stop to stop with live GPS map on your smartphone
- Museum excursions
- Church performances and concerts
- Food and drinks
- Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
- In-person tour guide
- •The tour is available only on the WeGoTrip app. This is a different app from the source or app you booked the tour if it's not WeGoTrip site or app
- •To ensure the quality of the download, please remember to do so before your visit
- •Please note that there is no staff at the meeting point or staff on site for this tour. You can start the tour at any time from the meeting point
- •An Android version 7.1+ or an iOS smartphone version 12+ is required for the audio guide. You will need around 100 MB of free space for the download
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