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Shared Group Tour at Zaanse Schans and Volendam with Guide
Amsterdam
Explore Zaanse Schans and Volendam: witness clog and cheese making, visit windmills, and enjoy a boat tour of fishing villages. Book your intimate group tour now.
Duration:
7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - At Zaanse Schans, a small neighborhood with green timbered houses, workshops and industrial windmills, your tour guide will tell you all about the sights and history of this unique place.
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Visit the wooden shoe workshop with your tour guide to learn about Dutch clogs, to admire a large varety of clogs and to watch a demonstration to see how clogs are made.
- Paintmill De Kat - Visit a working industrial windmill to experience how these powerhouses boosted the local economy. You will learn about how the windmill operates and you will be given the chance to admire the view of Zaanse Schans, the meadows and other windmills around.
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Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig - Visit a cheese farm to visit the stable of the Jersey cows and learn more about the cheese farm and its cows.
After this, you will go to the cheese shop of the farm to hear an explanation about how Dutch Gouda cheese is made and you will be able to taste various cheeses at the cheese shop. - Spaander Bar - Board a covered boat for a 50 minute boat ride with your local skipper as your expert guide. You will see historical fishing villages and experience a relaxing boat ride on the Gouwzee, which once was the rough and unpredictable inner sea Zuiderzee directly connected to the North Sea.
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Volendam Haven - After your tour guide has explained everything about this world-famous fisherman town you will be able to admire this place for yourselves to have lunch in one of the many restaurants, have your picture taken in traditional Dutch costume or to wander around yourselves.
After the free time, your tour guide will walk you to a boat for a boat trip.
What's Included
- 50 minute boat tour from Volendam
- Entrance fee to an industrial windmill
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
In a intimate small-group tour with 8 guests maximum together with your local tour guide you will experience the countryside out of Amsterdam. You will see clog making, learn about cheese making, visit a working industrial windmill and an old fisherman town with its traditions. This tour visits world-famous Zaanse Schans, a cheese farm and the fishing village of Volendam. Here you will board a 50 minute boat tour to see more fishing villages such as the former island of Marken.
- The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time
- Infants are allowed on the tour but should have a valid ticket as they take a seat on this small-group tour
Location
Prins Hendrikkade 60
Prins Hendrikkade
Opposite Centraal Station, in front of Saint Nicolas basilica and hotel NH Barbizon Palace, Prins Hendrikkkade 59-74. Just before the departure time, your tour guide will be here holding an orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
