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Zaanse Schans Tour: Dutch Countryside Experience
4.7
1,670 Ratings
Amsterdam
Take a 3.5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.
Take a 3.5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - At Zaanse Schans, your local guide will tell you everything about the sights and the history of this region.
- Zaan Tours - You will be accompanied by a local guide from Zaan Tours
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - At the wooden shoe workshop, your guide will tell you about clogs, you can see a large…
- Zaanse Schans - At Zaanse Schans, your local guide will tell you everything about the sights and the history of this region.
- Zaan Tours - You will be accompanied by a local guide from Zaan Tours
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - At the wooden shoe workshop, your guide will tell you about clogs, you can see a large variety of wooden shoes in the museum. You will also attend a live clog making demonstration. After the demonstration, you will have some free time to look around.
- Molen De Kat - We will enter this paint mill to see how pigments were made using the power of the wind. You will receive an information sheet in your language and you will be able to explore this windmill yourselves. It is possible to climb up to the platform to have the best view over the river, the countryside and Zaanse Schans.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Visit this cheese farm where you’ll receive a presentation about cheese making. After this, you will have the time to taste a large variety of cheeses in the cheese shop
What's Included
- Local guide
- Entrance fees
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Local guide
- Entrance fees
- Round-trip shared transfer
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- As seats on this tour are restricted, all travelers should have a ticket
- This tour contains a moderate amount of walking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- As seats on this tour are restricted, all travelers should have a ticket
- This tour contains a moderate amount of walking
Location
LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal Station
Oosterdoksstraat
Meet your driver next to Amsterdam Centraal Station outside coffee store LOT61. Coffee store LOT61 is part of hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station. Your tour guide will hold an orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(1670 Ratings)
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Hamidah_s
Feb 24, 2025
Absolute Must! - Thanks to this tour experience The Netherlands owes me nothing! From the tour operators, to the workshops, the deep fried dutch apple hand pies 😳, the smoothest Dutch hot chocolate, the cheese danishes, watching the windmills in Zaanse Schans churn to make organic paint, and the absolute best tour guide company in Holland. Thank you for your hospitality and professionalism.
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Shieldss1
Feb 23, 2025
Zaansland heritage village - Even on a wet day this is a great place to visit. Lots to see and experience and only a short car ride outside Amsterdam
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Zara_t
Feb 23, 2025
Great short tour, well... - Great short tour, well organised. Tour guide very friendly. The village is very beautiful.
Could have spent a little more time here as more to see then we managed. We'll worth a visit.
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Debbie_a
Feb 21, 2025
A must see experience - Fun experience, super professional tour guide and driver who took us to the beautiful countryside. We got to see the heart of the windmill, learnt how clogs are made and rated the most amazing cheeses. My teenage kids who are hard to please enjoyed it all from beginning to end. Highly recommended!
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Freedom60717186050
Feb 21, 2025
Interesting Dutch traditions - Great trip, nice to get away from the bustle of Amsterdam and see some Dutch traditions. Interesting to see how they make clogs. Lots of different flavours of cheeses to try before purchasing. I loved being able to go inside a windmill. A few wee shops to buy a local souvenir. Quaint wee working village with residential houses too.
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598meghank
Feb 20, 2025
Storybook morning - This was a great way to spend half a day. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun. There was plenty of free time worked into the schedule. The little town where the 3 activities are is straight out of a storybook. Highly recommend this!
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Rod_t
Feb 20, 2025
Loved the Tour!!! - Great Tour
Loved the experience!!!
Guide was the Best, Happy Birthday!!!!
I would recommend this tour.
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Q6498vmsaras
Feb 19, 2025
‘THE BEST’ Tripadvisor tour. - My husband hates when I spend hours trawling Tripadvisor for the best reviews but my efforts did not disappoint as this was THE BEST trip. Toase (hope I’ve spelt correctly) was the loveliest guide but her wit and humour made the tour….. and we definitely didn’t forget to mention her name whilst purchasing in the stores 😂. The 3 hrs flew along. A tour suitable for all ages.
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Pam_b
Feb 18, 2025
My favorite day! - They made a wooden shoe right in front of us! We got to tour a working wood mill and they demonstrated the cheese making process with samples! Beautiful community!
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Jo
Feb 20, 2025
Great half day in Amsterdam - The guide was friendly and knowledgeable, she gave us the rundown and told many stories during the short ride which we can plan our visits better
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