Private Countryside Tour: Explore Highlights of Holland with Professional Guide
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195 Ratings
Zaandam
Experience the highlights of Holland on a private countryside tour with a professional guide. See famous windmills, taste cheese, try wooden shoes, and explore scenic villages.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - Here we have the opportunity to visit the best windmills in Holland.

In the Seventeenth Century the Zaanse Schans was the biggest industrial area in the world. A Dutch windmill basically was a little factory. Each windmill was custom build for producing various products like paint, cooking oil, paper and wood.

On the bank of the river Zaan hundreds of windmills were grinding, pounding, sawing and crushing. Products of the Zaanse Schans were exported all over the world.

The dozen windmills on the Zaanse Schans are still fully operational. On a good windy day we’ll see them turning at full speed.

Entrance to one of the windmills is included in this tour.

What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance fee to The Zaanse Schans windmill covered
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • This private tour is not suitable for children under the age of seven years old.
Additional Information

Join us at Holland Windmills, our intimate local tour company, for an authentic Dutch experience. Born and bred here, we have a deep passion for showcasing Holland’s best spots during your holiday. We delight in sharing tales about our homeland!

Visit iconic windmills, savor our cheese, try on traditional clogs and wander through picturesque rural villages. With our local knowledge, we can show you the top attractions, recommend where to dine, and take you off the beaten track to avoid the tourist throngs - all at a leisurely pace.

Offering more value than a taxi, a more personal experience than a large group tour, and easier than arranging everything yourself, Holland Windmills is perfect for couples, families and friend groups!

Location
Zaanse Schans
Schansend 1,
Cancellation Policy

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

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James_b
Jun 5, 2024
Couldn’t have asked for a better tour than the one Phil gave us through the countryside around Amsterdam - Our private tour guide Phil was wonderful. He tailored our tour according to our interests. We saw the real countryside around Amsterdam and not the places only tourists go.Each place we visited Phil seemed to know the people there and we were treated like family. GREAT tour.
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Susan_c
Jun 2, 2024
Perfect excursion of Highlights of Holland - Our guide, Phillip, was the perfect guide - interesting, informative, entertaining, funny, fabulous driver, and so attentive to our needs (two in party with accessible needs) . We learned so much, saw so much and experienced so much of Holland in our day long tour. We fell in love with the Holland you won’t see on the big tour bus trips. And Philip’s stories and knowledge of the history, the people, and the area made this day so very special. You will love this tour with Phillip!
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Robert_w
May 30, 2024
The Real Netherlands! - Our guide,Tuen, was a wealth of information and engaging. He did many little things that made the day special. Couldn’t imagine a better day!
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Elaine_p
May 25, 2024
Yes, book this tour!! - We loved our private tour. Our guide, Teun, was absolutely delightful, friendly, and knowledgeable. He was even very patient as I had the date wrong and wasn’t ready at 9. We saw all the things and more that the trip promises and the best part was avoiding the crowds. He knows the locals and we could wander places a big tour couldn’t. We learned so much about Dutch history. I’ll never look at a windmill the same again!! We HIGHLY recommend this tour. Best part of our vacation so far. 👏👏
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Evan_g
May 18, 2024
Friendly Guide and Beautiful Sites - Our guide and driver Philip was fabulous, he customized the trip for our needs, and showed us places that weren’t just flooded with tourists. The town he brought us to for lunch was especially nice, the restaurant was able to accommodate my dietary needs and the food was delicious. Visiting the windmills was also a great experience. Overall, an excellent tour and I would highly recommend it.
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Waynek_m
May 17, 2024
This private tour was great! - Excellent tour through the countryside seeing the small quiet villages. The historic homes had lots of trees, the streets were narrow and uncluttered. I also liked the villages on the water with marinas.. the private tour to see the windmills was a highlight with the guide avoiding all the traffic. Our tour guide was knowledgeable of all areas of the land and water surrounding Amsterdam
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Tonda_s
May 16, 2024
Fun tour - Excellent tour. Guide was very informative and super interesting to listen to. Beautiful countryside views.
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Thurmanw_l
May 15, 2024
A perfect day around Amsterdam. - Philip was punctual, highly informative and a superb Guide. We saw Edam, Monnickendam, Windmills, Cheese & Wooden Shoe factory plus lunch and backroads treasures with cheese and chocolate shops.. Neither of us has ever had such a enjoyable and interesting tour. The only problem was that it had to stop.
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Lindaf
May 11, 2024
Wonderful guided tour! - Touen was so knowledgeable and adjusted the tour to meet my husband’s limited ability to walk. He was wonderful helping my husband get into different buildings and assured a private tour of cheese and wooden shoe making. We would go with him again!
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Karol_j
May 31, 2024
Great day with Jan as our guide - Jan shared with us several sites in Amsterdam. We only had one day there after departing our cruise ship and it was a great overview and exactly what we requested. A highlight was the "snack lunch" on the picture perfect lakefront followed by gelato. He was very accomodating in adjusting the schedule and picking us up at our hotel and dropping us off downtown at the end of the tour. I only rated as a 4 because we needed a large van for 7 people. It was noisy in the back so we could not hear all his narrative. Despite that we throughly enjoyed the day.
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