Zaanse Schans Tour: Windmills, Cheese Tasting & Traditional Crafts From Amsterdam

Immerse yourself in Dutch culture with a Zaanse Schans tour from Amsterdam. Explore historic windmills, taste delicious cheese, and witness traditional crafts in action.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - The windmill village Zaanse Schans is an open air museum that houses a collection of working windmills, wooden houses, barns and shops dating back to the 18th and 19th Century. All these buildings were brought here from 1961 on, bringing back to life this most prosperous period of the Zaan region.
What's Included
  • Multi-lingual guided tour
  • Optional Amsterdam Canal Cruise
  • Dutch cheese tasting at a cheesefarm
  • Clog museum visit and wooden shoe demonstration
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entry fee inside windmills at Zaanse Schans
Additional Information

Come and explore the picturesque windmill village, Zaanse Schans. In a short span of time, immerse yourself in everything that represents the culture of the Dutch. Witness the functioning windmills of the Zaanse Schans and the green timbered houses and stores. Gain knowledge about the process of cheese creation and observe the traditional artisans…

Location
De Ruijterkade 105
De Ruijterkade
From the front of the Amsterdam Central Station, turn to your left and walk in the eastern direction. Keep on walking and cross the bridge. Walk until you reach the Hilton hotel. Turn left and follow the walkway underneath the railway crossing. Check-in inside Grand Cafe 1884
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Joseph_s
Oct 18, 2024
Beautiful Windmills - Great tour Guide and Driver. Made this excursion very enjoyable and really quite enjoyable. All and all a good value and would definitely recommend to anyone looking to spend a fun day at the windmills
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Fred_w
Oct 2, 2024
Very enjoyable trip to the heartland of Holland. - It was a great little trip and very informative. The guide was friendly which made the trip much better.
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Amr_e
Sep 30, 2024
Tulip, Cheese & Clogs - Highly recommended for short break and for those who want to know about Amsterdam in couple of hours. Family friendly. Awesome view, relaxing , great experience. Best hot chocolate and waffles. No time for lunch or Dinner. Have your meal before you go.
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Byron_h
Sep 20, 2024
Unique Experience with Great Cheese - The workshop was so cool to see and the gift shop had amazing souvenirs. The entire homestead really gives you an idea of the traditional Schans lifestyle.
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Mike_l
Sep 20, 2024
Windmill town, worth the trip. - Rick very good guide and details provided informative. Time flies while on site and you may miss a few things in the village. Extra cost to go into a windmill was well worth it. We did the paint one.
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Debra_l
Sep 13, 2024
Awesome experience - The making of the wooden shoes! It was amazing to see how they were made and the story behind why they wear those shoes.
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Julie_m
Aug 23, 2024
Windmills , cheese and clogs - Guide was great at communicating and making sure we all got to see everything Short bus ride…:.. Made for a beautiful excursion As always with most excursions you always seem to need just about another hour.
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Kathryn_b
Aug 22, 2024
Great few hours to explore! - This was perfect for us. Looking for something to do for a couple of hours and not take up the whole day. Although we didn't get chance to go in the windmills, we had plenty of time to walk around and see them and find out about them all, as well as the cheese tasting and making, clog making activity. The tour guide and bus driver were great, friendly and informative with some humour too. Tour guide in English and Spanish. Would recommend if you have a few hours to spare and want to experience some Netherlands culture.
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Rocbar
Aug 23, 2024
Great tour for the short time away! - Eva the tour guide was great. If you want a quick tour outside the city to see some beautiful windmillls and experience a few things that the inner city does not offer, then I recommend it. It was a bit touristy for me but I was on a quick trip to Amsterdam with my wife who had never been to Amsterdam and I needed to show her the area in 2 days so it was perfect. Thanks!
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Kathy_b
Sep 26, 2024
It was good to get out of the city - Good to get out if the city. But huge sales pitches for cheese products. It was capitalism at its worst.
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From $40
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).