Private Tour to Zaanse Schans & Volendam: Cheese, Windmills, Clogs

Experience the charm of the Dutch countryside with a day trip to Marken, Volendam, and Zaanse Schans. Explore historic windmills, learn about cheese-making, and discover the art of crafting traditional wooden clogs.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - Explore the fascinating Dutch Windmills and venture inside their workings. The Zaanse Schans is home to seven remaining windmills, and several are accessible for exploration. Among them are the iconic paint windmill, where Rembrandt, the renowned Dutch artist, purchased his paint, as well as a saw mill, a spice mill, and more….
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Luxury car or luxury Van
  • Professional driver/host
  • Parking fees
  • Cheese tasting
What's Not Included
  • Professional Guide
  • Tip (optional)
Additional Information

Avoid the inconvenience of renting a car and maneuvering through unfamiliar country roads. With a personal driver/host, your tour becomes effortlessly smooth and stress-free. Be Dutch for a day! A day full of windmills, cheese, and traditional wooden clogs. Covered with water, cows grazing the fresh grasses, colorful flowers, and green-timbered houses,…

Location
Zaanse Schans
Schansend 1,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Seldkyl
Sep 28, 2024
Fantastic Views and Guide - The views were great. The food was great. Our tour guide and driver was fantastic. 10/10 for Elias. I had a wonderful time. Between the cheese and clogs and windmills, I am really glad we got Elias as our guide. Truly a great driver and very knowledgeable about the city.
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Valeriesa8606mf
Sep 27, 2024
Perfect itinerary and guide - Elias is amazing! We were picked up promptly in a very nice clean Mercedes van. Our guide, Elias, had thoughtfully brought water and umbrellas. We toured the beautiful Dutch countryside (and yes windmills), wooden clog making demo, cheese (from cow to finished product), fisherman’s village and wharf, and a local Dutch lunch (lunch price not included, we knew this). Elias was knowledgeable and was able to give us a history of the areas we toured and answer all of our questions. He adjusted the tour to our preferences and to the weather and went out of his way to be a thoughtful guide. You could tell he was well respected by how he was greeted by the locals. 110% recommend you do this tour if you can and ask for Elias you won’t be disappointed.
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Diane_z
Sep 25, 2024
Sights of The Netherlands - This tour was absolutely lovely. We saw many iconic places in the Netherlands. Windmills, wooden shoe making, cheese making and a quaint fishing village. Younes, our tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable and flexible to our needs. I would highly recommend this tour and our guide.
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Sarah
Sep 22, 2024
Great tour! - The tour was excellent. Our guide Elias was amazing. We loved his stories and he was super easy to get along with. We all felt comfortable. And he really made the whole experience amazing
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861dianez
Sep 22, 2024
Get out of the city and see the countryside - This was a wonderful tour of Amsterdam’s countryside. It was nice to get out of the city and see windmills, wooden shoe making, a cheese factory and a seaside village. Younes, our guide was fantastic. Full of information and wonderful insights into the history of the area. I would highly recommend taking this tour to broaden your experience in the Netherlands.
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Carolyn_s
Sep 20, 2024
Perfect trip! - Our driver’s knowledge and professionalism made our trip very delightful. His recommendations enhanced our experience while saving us time and money.
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Juanjofrias25
Sep 17, 2024
Cheese factory and windmills - Elias the tour guide was amazing, he was very knowledgeable and made the whole tour very interesting and fun There were 8 of us and we all had a great time The cheese factory and the windmills we very interesting One of the best tours of this trip
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Karen_g
Sep 13, 2024
Excellent Tour - Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Tour was at a good pace and not rushed at all. Highlight was seeing the cows milked remotely
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Terri_h
Sep 11, 2024
Great Way to See the Greater Amsterdam Region - Can’t say enough about this amazing tour! One of the highlights of our vacation! Elias is so friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and really makes the tour work for you. He was a big part of why we loved this tour. We saw everything advertised and more! Highly recommend!!
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Kerri_b
Sep 6, 2024
Tour with private driver-host is worth it! - Great tour, I highly recommend. Loved having a private driver with such good information. So much better than being in a large group. Our driver-host had personal relationships with people at each stop which allowed for demonstrations of clog & cheese making process.
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