Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam
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1,207 Ratings
Amsterdam

Embark on a half-day 3-hour journey to the rural area and discover Zaanse Schans in a small cluster. Witness a clog artist crafting the renowned Dutch wooden footwear, make a stop at a cheese farm and a functioning windmill. Allocate half a day from your Amsterdam trip and enhance your voyage by traversing through the Dutch rural areas.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
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 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
What's Not Included
  • 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
Location
Prins Hendrikkade 74
Prins Hendrikkade
Meet your driver in opposite of Amsterdam Central Station at a small square in front of the Saint Nicholas Church and hotel NH Barbizon Palace. Just before the departure time, look out for an orange umbrella saying "Zaan Tours".
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Rita9999
Mar 31, 2024
Great tour - Our guide David did a great job with this fantastic tour. We felt so bad at the end because we had no cash to give him. It is worth the time! Enjoy.
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Martindanielsen
Mar 30, 2024
Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Tour - I had so much fun and o learned a lot of being on that tour. so much fun to try different Dutch Cheeses and a great tour guide
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Carolyn_n
Mar 26, 2024
Wonderful tour of windmills, cheeses, and clogs - Esther and her guide in training were both so lovely & gracious. It was so appropriate to have someone with her background leading the way and I learned so much about the windmills and the local areas history. I loved the cheese shop and would've purchased clogs if I hadn't been so worried about my luggage weight limits. We toured the inside of a windmill, had hot chocolate and stroopwaffels, sampled lots of delicious cheeses, and saw clogs being made. The tour was only 3 hours but could have easily spent the whole day bc we didn't have time to visit the antique store or visit the other stores and restaurant. Highly recommend the tour and consider making a day of it. I also liked that they picked us up near Centraal Station and drove us out to the countryside. My only word of caution is I loved the cheeses so much, I bought several flavors (herb & garlic, rosemary, cow's gold, pesto, red chile) along with gifts & souvenirs which I had to carry around with me all day before going back to the hotel. My arms were super tired (lol) but I'm still happy with the purchases I made as they make nice gifts. My point being, if you're going to buy a lot of cheese, plan to make sure you're not lugging it around town before making it back to your hotel.
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Peterdi9195hs
Mar 25, 2024
A good way to see dutch traditions - Great tour of traditional Dutch life, very well organised, informative friendly guide. Too much to see in short visit time, but well worth it.
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Saraeniky
Mar 24, 2024
Nice trip!! - Beautiful village, the weather held up and we managed to see everything in three hours, the English speaking guide was really nice and helpful. A trip that is definitely worth it.
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Juliet_d
Mar 24, 2024
Nice tour - Its a half a day tour. The tour guide describes important sites clearly. Beautiful windmills, cheese making, chocolate tasting and the clog making. I highly recommend this tour.
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Dan_9310
Mar 26, 2024
Worth a visit - quick trip outside of Amsterdam - Toas was a great guide and was really able to share a lot of local knowledge and history. Her personality is well suited to being a tour guide. It’s a shame that the weather was pretty bad but we made the most of it.
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Martin_c
Apr 2, 2024
Short of expectations - The tour fell short of expectations. The van was uncomfortable, the village felt artificial. The wind mill was out of order. Lots of tourists for the small shops, the tour guide lacked expertise and could provide meaningful insights. Overall it was an unsatisfactory excursion.
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Luca_r
Mar 25, 2024
Tour is mostly an excuse... - Tour is mostly an excuse to make you visit shops and buy stuff. The village is fake (house were brought there), basically nobody lives there, and there are only tourists.
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Devina_d
Mar 31, 2024
SCAM - Tour company was not at location. Scam. BEWARE. Checked with different tour company who was actually at the pickup location and they said they’ve never heard of them. Does not respond to messages or calls.
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