Experience the wonderful history of Amsterdam in the maratime museum and a wonderful city walk to investigate the status of the long gone VOC, the united east-indies company, the engine of Dutch 17th century wealth.

12.00 pm - 01.00 pm       Tour Scheepvaarthuis

Mokum Events welcomes you in the Scheepvaarthuis!

This monument, built by the architects Van der Mey, De Klerk and Kramer in the age of New Art (Art Nouveau) and Jugendstil between 1912-1916, served as the main office for 6 of the most important Amsterdam shipping companies of that time.

After a reception with coffee and tea, you will be taken on a tour of this beautiful building. It is considered to be the first completed construction in the 'Amsterdam School` style. You will discover that, apart from the intricate exterior which has been designed with a lot of detail, the interior has received the same design effort and has been designed with pretty much the same attention to detail. It's build with the most beautiful natural materials.

01.00 pm - 02.15 pm High Tea

After the guided tour you will be invited for an eleborately served English High Tea.

02.30 pm - 03.30 pm VOC Walk

After the High Tea we will walk through an area which was mainly earmarked for the VOC. It's common knowledge that this famous trading company, from the 17th Century onwards, made it possible for the citizens in Holland to drink tea and coffee. By the way, the same goes for the use of spices such as pepper, nutmeg, mace and cloves.

During our walk, the Mokum Events guide will show you the various buildings, fronts and shipyards, which were directly connected to the VOC. The guide will present you with all kinds of explanations, interesting anecdotes and stories from this memorable time. You will be astonished how many remnants are remained from the VOC era in Amsterdam.

Included in our tour is the Zeedijk, along the Geldersekade and through the Lastagebuurt, where we will also visit a Chinese temple.

03.30 pm - 04.30 pm Tea Sampling

As mentioned before, it is thanks to the VOC Holland that we, as a nation, started drinking tea. We will now join a tea sampling. This does not mean tasting modern teas with flavours like raspberry, cherry or apple/pear. No, we will let you taste the real original tea flavours, for instance like some of the first flushes! We won't rush, we will first drink an 'ordinary' cup of tea with a lovely cake.

Including:

- Reception with coffee / tea
- Guided tour Scheepvaarthuis
- High Tea
- VOC Walk
- Tea sampling with cake

You can book this arrangement with fewer participants than stated on this page, if you are willing to pay for the required number!

Each component of the program mentioned on this page can obviously be booked on its own or scheduled in a different order. Your entire program will be tailor-made according to your personal demands!