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Dutch Villages Tour: Windmills & Canals
5.0
6 Ratings
Amsterdam
Discover Dutch icons: Zaanse Schans windmills, Giethoorn canals, and a charming fish village. Enjoy boat rides, local crafts, and scenic landscapes.
Discover Dutch icons: Zaanse Schans windmills, Giethoorn canals, and a charming fish village. Enjoy boat rides, local crafts, and scenic landscapes.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - Explore traditional wooden windmills and iconic green wooden houses while taking in the classic Dutch landscapes of polders and dikes. Your guide will share fascinating facts about the village, landscapes, windmills, and history. (30 minutes driving)
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Located in Zaanse Schans,…
- Zaanse Schans - Explore traditional wooden windmills and iconic green wooden houses while taking in the classic Dutch landscapes of polders and dikes. Your guide will share fascinating facts about the village, landscapes, windmills, and history. (30 minutes driving)
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Located in Zaanse Schans, this workshop offers insights into the history of traditional Dutch clogs. Attend a demonstration on clog-making and enjoy free time to explore the workshop.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Also situated in Zaanse Schans, this cheese farm provides a professional demonstration on cheese-making. You’ll have the opportunity to taste over 25 different types of Dutch cheese. After the guided tour, you’ll have free time to explore the village and shops.
- Durgerdam - Visit the charming historical Dutch fishing village of Durgerdam. Discover quaint houses, a clock tower, an old church, docks, and the beautiful IJ lake. Enjoy lunch at a cozy local restaurant after the tour.
- Giethoorn - Experience the “Venice of the Netherlands,” where transportation is solely by water through numerous canals. Take an hour-long boat trip through the old village and Bovenwijde lake to see unique thatched-roof cottages and arched wooden bridges. After the boat trip, you’ll have free time to explore the village and shops before returning to Amsterdam (3 hours driving).
What's Included
- Bottled water
- An Hour Boat Tour
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- An Hour Boat Tour
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Enjoy a full-day tour visiting The Most Famous Dutch Iconic villages of Zaanse Schans, Giethoorn and an old picturesque Fish Village with an informative guide. Explore traditional windmills ,waterways, landscapes, clog factories and cheese makers up close. Take a boat ride through Geithoorn’s picture-postcard canals with views of the beautiful houses…
Enjoy a full-day tour visiting The Most Famous Dutch Iconic villages of Zaanse Schans, Giethoorn and an old picturesque Fish Village with an informative guide. Explore traditional windmills ,waterways, landscapes, clog factories and cheese makers up close. Take a boat ride through Geithoorn’s picture-postcard canals with views of the beautiful houses and gardens. Enjoy the scenery of fish village, where you learn facts over landscapes, water management. All tours are designed with great care; small size groups to guarantee personal attention; Professional, friendly and knowledgeable tour guides: Have fun, make new friends world wide; Plenty of free time for exploring on your own, easy, comfortable and relaxed, Perfect for all members of the family;
Location
Kiss + Ride
De Ruijterkade
Meeting point next to Ferry stop F4, Behind Amsterdam central station .
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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Stacey_p
Oct 17, 2025
Dutch Villages Tour: Giethoorn, Zaanse Schans - Alex was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and made the day very enjoyable! He was timely with pickup and easy to communicate with. He also made great recommendations along the way.
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782mjl
Aug 25, 2025
Wonderful tour of the beautiful Dutch countryside - This was an absolutely beautiful, interesting tour from start to finish. Alex was so kind, gracious and hospitable from the moment we met him, and was really invested in giving us an excellent experience in every way.
My husband is a history buff. Alex gave us some fascinating historical and cultural info, and was able to give my husband insightful answers to every question he asked! Alex also made sure we got to Zaanse Schans before the crowds, which made our experience there so much more enjoyable and efficient. The shoemaking demo there was fantastic. The fishing village was absolutely lovely, and Giethoorn is not to be missed! Alex gave us a personal boat tour of the canals and lake there, and gave us plenty of time to walk through the lovely village and eat a relaxing lunch. The entire tour was delightful, and a photographer’s dream with all the unique, beautiful sights along the way. We highly recommend doing this tour with Alex!
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Susan_m
Jun 1, 2025
Wonderful day tour of Geithoorn, Zaanse Schans, & Durgerdam with AlxTours! - Our tour guide Alex (of AlxTours) gave a wonderful day tour of Durgerdam (small village), Geithoorn, a tulip field, and Zaanse Schans! I appreciated Alex's descriptions of the towns, polders, and how the land was reclaimed from the sea. He gave an informative description at the start of each destination we visited.
Charming Dugerdam was our first stop. Then, Alex smartly took us to Geithoorn, a beautiful village of canals and thatched roof cottages, to arrive before the onslaught of tourists. Alex took our small group of 7 people on a relaxing, lovely boat ride through the village and out in the lake. Then we had time to walk around Geithoorn. I visited the Olde Maat Hus museum, which was very nice and provided a good understanding of the history and culture of Geithoorn. Walking along the canals and across the bridges was so peaceful. Our group left Geithoorn as the mob of late morning tourists were arriving and getting their boats stuck in "bumper boat" jams in the canals. This was smartly timed by Alex.
We stopped at a tulip field on the way back which was absolutely beautiful. We were able to take gorgeous photos in the field (this was April 27).
Zaanse Schans was our last stop. It was very crowded, yet still very picturesque and charming. The clog making and cheese making demonstrations and shops were very good, though very crowded. Alex did a great job navigating our small group of 7 people through the crowds and getting us into a cheesemaking demonstration. The operating windmill closed just before I got there, but if I had gone earlier I would have been able to get in. There was another windmill we were able to go inside, though it was not operating at the time.
All in all, this was a wonderful day, and Alex expertly organized the destinations so we would get the most out of the day in each beautiful location. I highly recommend this tour and AlxTours!
And, to note, Alex picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel; very helpful and convenient. He also gave us a great restaurant recommendation for dinner at an authentic Dutch restaurant in Amsterdam.
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Han_k
Aug 25, 2024
Ideal for a quick stopover in the Netherlands - Thanks to our knowledgeable guide for covering so much ground and showcasing the best of the Netherlands in one day!
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Drsorindanc
Aug 26, 2022
Superb - Superb.
The road from Amsterdam to the sights is a delight.
The guide gave us a lot of useful information about Holland and what we are going to visitI strongly recommend.
Alex is wonderful, professional and kind.
Go !
You won t regret.
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Gopi
Aug 8, 2022
Great experience - Alex is a great guide, we took the giethoorn tour and it was a fantastic experience.
I highly recommend this tour to others.
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