Guided Zaanse Schans, Windmills and Cheese Tour from Amsterdam

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: German and 4 more

Visit the beautiful windmill village Zaanse Schans. Here you will experience all that is typical Dutch in just a few hours. See the historic working windmills of Zaanse Schans and the wooden green painted houses and shops. Learn about cheese making and watch traditional craftsmen making clogs and other artifacts. A professional, experienced and friendly guide will accompany you throughout the village before you get time to further explore the village on your own.

Taste a complimentary Dutch stroopwafel during your countryside adventure.

What's Included

Visit clog museum (wooden shoemaker shop)
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Voucher ( if option selected)
Typical Dutch Stroopwafel
Visit cheesefarm incl. Dutch cheese tasting
Windmill Cruise Zaanse Schans (if option selected)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Multi - Lingual Guided tour
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entry fee inside windmills at Zaanse Schans

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Stationsplein 4

Check-in is at the white Stromma building (Stationsplein 4), a 1-min walk from Amsterdam Central's city-side exit. Look straight ahead/slightly left across the square. Search "Stromma Central Station" on Google Maps; do not follow pins pointing to a bus yard. Arrive 15 mins early.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Amsterdam

    Our guide will welcome you at our meeting point. Together, you will walk to the bus, where your journey to the next destination will begin.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm

    Learn how Dutch cheese is being made in a farm and of course taste some real Dutch farmer cheese!

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

    You will visit the clog museum annex wooden shoemaker shop, here you will watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artefacts

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Zaanse Schans

    From Amsterdam we take you to the windmill village Zaanse Schans. Zaanse Schans is an open air museum that houses a collection of working windmills, wooden houses, barns and shops dating back to the 18th and 19th Century. All these buildings were brought here from 1961 on, bringing back to life this most prosperous period of the Zaan region.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Amsterdam

    Drive from the Zaanse Schans back to Amsterdam, where your guide will drop you off.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that the tour bus is parked a short walk away. After checking in, guests will take an approximate 7-minute walk with the guide to the coach boarding area.
  • If the Canal Cruise option is selected, you will receive an independent voucher at check-in. This cruise is not connected to the bus tour itinerary; it is a separate voucher valid for use at your own leisure over the following days
  • Strollers and luggage can be accommodated in the storage compartment beneath the coach bus. Please note that bringing these items is at your own risk, and the tour company assumes no liability for personal property.
Supplied by Tour Company B.V.

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