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Zaanse Schans Tour: Dutch Countryside Experience
4.7
2,204 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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Carmend200
Oct 8, 2025
A must do!!! - It was the best tour we had in Amsterdan!!! Out guide, Sharon, was lovely and answered all our questions. They even provided us with rain ponchos for the weather. This is a must-do tour in Amsterdam!
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Wendiknodle
Oct 8, 2025
Wonderful tour! - It was a wonderful tour! Sharon was a fantastic guide, very personable and enthusiastic. We learned so much about this beautiful area.
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631helgeb
Oct 7, 2025
Great overview of the history and culture of a small historic village - This was a nice short trip out of Amsterdam. Gave a great overview of the history of this small village and the culture. We got to see how wooden shoes are made, how the old windmills worked and how cheese is made there. I highly recommend it.
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Mark_k
Oct 6, 2025
Super Shannon - Our guide was fantastic! Not only was she very articulate, but she was also funny and engaging. Her humor infected everyone in the group. She also provided us with ample time to explore! Thank you Shannon for an outstanding tour!
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John_f
Oct 6, 2025
Good tour - Great to learn some history. Workings of mills fascinating to see. Amazing they did this in the 1700s
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Grace_r
Oct 6, 2025
Great tour! - Great 1/2 day tour! Loved going up inside the paint mill. The area was quite crowded that day and our guide was smart enough to flex our schedule so that each site that we visited was not too crowded.
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Paul_l
Oct 6, 2025
Great tour and great guide! - Tour guide was awesome! Weather was tough but not that bad!
Would not want to do this on our own. Tour made the experience so much better!!
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Amanda
Oct 4, 2025
Definitely recommend - Such a great tour guide in a wonderful town! Our whole group loved it. Each aspect (windmills, clogs, and cheeses) was unique to the area and a great experience!
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Paul_j
Oct 4, 2025
Great tour. Ray was... - Great tour. Ray was brilliant she was very knowledgeable of the area. Highly recommended. Would do again.
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John_n
Oct 7, 2025
Great But Crowded - Sharon our tour guide was amazing. She lives in the village we went to, so she knew everything about the village and how to navigate the crowds. The tour area is packed with other tour groups, so you don’t really have that “small group” feeling. Even though this is not the fault of this tour, it is nice to know what to expect.
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