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Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans: Dutch Village Adventure
4.6
199 Ratings
Amsterdam
Experience the best of the Netherlands with a tour of Giethoorn, the ‘Dutch Venice’, and Zaanse Schans, home to traditional windmills. Cruise the canals of Giethoorn, explore charming farmhouses and bridges, and visit a clog factory, cheese factory, and diamond factory in Zaanse Schans.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - Visit Zaanse Schans traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated there to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Duration is about 1.5 hours including visits with demonstrations at cheese factory and wooden shoes factory. Photo stop at the bank of Zaan River for the best panoramic view of all the windmills.
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - (This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Visit wooden shoes factory to learn about history of traditional Dutch clogs. Attend a workshop with demonstration of how clogs are made. Try fitting wooden shoes to have a feeling of wearing wooden shoes. Some free time for souvenirs shopping.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - (This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Attend a professional demonstration of quality cheese-making by the staff in traditional Dutch costumes. Followed by free tasting of a wide cheese selection, and other typical Dutch treats. Free time for Dutch delights shopping.
- IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) - On the way to Giethoorn, enjoy interesting facts and stories from our friendly guides pointing out of significant sights including the largest artificial lake in the Netherlands - IJsselmeer. IJsselmeer is a closed off inland bay, bordered by the Afsluitdijk (Enclosing Dike) which is the largest dike in the Netherlands with 32KM long, constructed during 1927-1932, being part of the Delta Works, Seven Modern Wonders.
We will also pass by Ketelbrug, it is a bridge also a dike to get a good feeling of a dike. Unlike the largest one Enclosing dike, it is only 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) bridge opened on 15 June 1970.
- Giethoorn - Discover a Dutch village only accessible by boat on a day trip to Giethoorn from Amsterdam. Experience the “Venice of the Netherlands” where there are no main roads and all transport is on the water of the many canals. Take 1-hour small electric boat (9 people maximum) led by our friendly guide cruising around the village. Be your own captain, you can even drive the boat to experience a real local lifestyle. See the unique traditional thatch-roof cottages connected to arch-shape wooden bridges (there are over 150 arch-shape wooden bridges in the Giethoorn).
What's Included
- Boat trip on a small electric boat in Giethoorn, guided and drive your own boat experience
- Professional guide
- Guided tour in cheese factory, Zaanse Schans
- Tour coach or van
- Guided tour in diamond factory, Zaanse Schans
- Guided tour in wooden shoes factory, Zaanse Schans
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
Small group tour with a small electric trip in Giethoorn. Explore the two top sightseeing attractions near Amsterdam in one day. Visit idyllic canal village ‘’Dutch Venice’’ Giethoorn, cruise around Giethoorn on a small electric boat guided by our friendly guide. You may navigate the boat for a real local lifestyle experience, at no extra cost, no hassle, no squeezing in a big touristy boat, enjoy the perfect view with the open boat.
Touring in a unique lifestyle in a Dutch village without main roads, discovering each and every unique charming thatched-roof houses, canals and wooden bridges.
Guided tour in Zaanse Schans for traditional clog factory and try out wooden shoes with demonstration, cheese factory with demonstration and free tasting, windmills, diamond factory.
Admire distinctive architecture green wooden houses along River Zaan, at the most instagrammable photo spots. Appreciate the lifestyle of a typical 18th/19th-century Dutch village. A complete day out!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- If you come with luggage, strollers, or bulk items, please inform the tour operator Cherry Tours in advance.
- Children younger than 12 years need car seats, infants need baby chair provided by travellers.
- Cancellations within 24 hours due to failure to inform tour operator for special arrangement will not get refund.
- Infant with less than 6 years old, we do not recommend this tour.
- Cancellation due to any of the above unfulfilled conditions, will not be refunded.
- The trip offers small open boat, if customers wish to take a big boat (covered, with 40 passengers on board, shared with other groups), an extra cost of €5 per person to be paid in cash.
- Not recommended for travellers with reduced mobility.
Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
Oosterdoksstraat
Meet at the pick up area at the canal side of Double Tree by Hilton Hotel. Pls provide mobile contact and connect on WhatsApp for free calls with Wi-Fi or internet. In case we do not see you there, we call you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(199 Ratings)
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Navdeeps750
Sep 30, 2024
Awesome - Veronica is an awesome guide . She told us a lot about the place. It was worth a journey and time . Do come here with Veronica if you are coming to Amsterdam
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Voyager60733687525
Sep 27, 2024
Funny. - The view of the Dutch Windhoek Village is very beautiful, the tour guide of the day was very friendly to help us take a lot of photos, to each Attraction has a detailed explanation, very Recommendation to play.
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Dustin_f
Sep 23, 2024
10/10 - Cherry and Morgan were great! It was very busy and they helped navigate. It was a great experience and had some learning along the way
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Lconfam
Sep 20, 2024
Netherlands Tour - The entire trip was fantastic! The places we visited were great and our tour guide, Veronica was so personable and very knowledgeable about the area and it’s history
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Jc2021
Sep 19, 2024
It was a perfect trip - It was an amazing trip. Our guide Veronica is professional. She told us lots of interesting stories about Holland. It was a sunny afternoon, so the Giethoorn trip is perfect. We saw lots of swans in the lake. It’s definitely a day to remember for a long time.
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Connector66194714077
Sep 19, 2024
Beautiful windmills and eagle village really great - The guide is very careful to greet the team, can also instantly convert the introduction of Chinese, English, Dutch, even a person's trip is not a problem. The biggest advantage of teaming is that it saves transportation to reach destinations that are not easy to reach, as well as the flexibility to move freely, really a Recommendation!
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Nancy_s
Sep 9, 2024
Beautiful place to visit - Tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. Canals in Giethoorn were lovely. A wonderful way to spend a day!
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Kellybieterman
Sep 5, 2024
Worth the drove - Cheri was an amazing guide who knew eight languages and so much about the Dutch-land. Giethorn was so beautiful and fun to visit. I would highly recommend this tour. Just make sure you get there on time so you can get the full experience. After the Venice of the Netherlands, we went and saw the windmills. So awe inspiring with great little shops and demonstrations where we learned about clog,m, cheese making and the royal diamond cutting. It was a wonderful day.
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Nayeli
Sep 16, 2024
Thank you. - Very good the visit, the Guide a little nervous also would have liked the vehicle or group to be larger as we were a little uncomfortable but overall everything fine
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Richard_m
Sep 3, 2024
Giethoorn boat, walking,... - Giethoorn boat, walking, and lunch was great. Zaanse lost track of guide. Too many people, not worth the effort for the stop.
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