Giethoorn & Zaanse Schans: Dutch Village Charm

Experience the best of the Netherlands with a tour of Giethoorn, the ‘Dutch Venice’, and Zaanse Schans, home to traditional windmills. Cruise the canals of Giethoorn, explore charming farmhouses and bridges, and visit a clog factory, cheese factory, and diamond factory in Zaanse Schans.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - Visit Zaanse Schans traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated there to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Duration is about 1.5 hours including visits with demonstrations at cheese factory and wooden shoes factory. Photo stop at the bank of Zaan River for the best…
What's Included
  • Boat trip on a small electric boat in Giethoorn, guided and drive your own boat experience
  • Professional guide
  • Guided tour in cheese factory, Zaanse Schans
  • Tour coach or van
  • Guided tour in diamond factory, Zaanse Schans
  • Guided tour in wooden shoes factory, Zaanse Schans
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Big touristy 40-seater boat, at own cost and own arrangement. We offer small boat local experience.
Additional Information

Small group tour with a small electric trip in Giethoorn. Explore the two top sightseeing attractions near Amsterdam in one day. Visit idyllic canal village ‘’Dutch Venice’’ Giethoorn, cruise around Giethoorn on a small electric boat guided by our friendly guide. You may navigate the boat for a real local lifestyle experience, at no extra cost, no…

Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
Oosterdoksstraat
Meet at the pick up area at the canal side of Double Tree by Hilton Hotel. Pls provide mobile contact and connect on WhatsApp for free calls with Wi-Fi or internet. In case we do not see you there, we call you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bhavikkotecha
Jul 10, 2025
Me there, spend time in local and soak in environment and go when there is a good weather, which all outdoor place - Amazing place, amazing views and wonderful host and guide Mukti and her colleague from Hong Kong. Sorry I forgot the name.
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Jeana_g
Jul 6, 2025
Magical little towns - It was a beautiful tour with lots of information on the drive in between the destinations. I highly recommend visiting these magical areas.
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Swatig470
Jun 17, 2025
Scenic Dutch Adventure – Thanks to Mukti and Team - Today, we had a fantastic experience exploring Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn. Our guide, Mukti, was incredibly knowledgeable and shared fascinating insights into Amsterdam’s history, geography, and surrounding regions. Both he and the tour operator were thoughtful, patient, and exceptionally friendly throughout the entire journey. Their professionalism and warmth made the trip truly enjoyable and memorable.
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413vanis
Jun 13, 2025
One day Windmill and canal trip - Traveling with Mukti was a wonderful experience. He is incredibly knowledgeable and shared a wealth of information about Amsterdam and the Netherlands. He was kind and patient, especially when we paused for photos or shopping. Overall, it was a fantastic trip, and I highly recommend it. We would love to visit again!
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Coastal52263655776
Jun 10, 2025
Day tour of Windmill Village - I and Mr. went to the Netherlands to visit and was happy to meet my fellow students' tour group. We attended the Oakland Village and the windmower village really great, especially the service of the guide was professional and friendly, and the description was very clear.
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Passenger57254219127
Jun 10, 2025
Windhouses and Cape Town in the Netherlands This tour is great - This windmobile and eagle village tour in the Netherlands is really great, I would definitely recommend it to friends and colleagues to arrange to play here really great! The guide who led us, his service was really good.
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Kishuarsc
Jun 8, 2025
Next time and everytime I will choose and recommend my friends to choose you Cherry. Cherry - it was really amazing, though very short trip for few hrs but I really enjoyed my time fullest. Truly speaking it was beyond my expectation. special thanks to Cherry, she is wonderful, joyful and ofcourse friendly with huge patience.
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Kiran_k
Jun 3, 2025
Very Good - I travelled with Cherry and Morgan in this trip in early June and it was very good trip. They were on time and everything was perfectly planned. The weather was good too. Will definitely suggest this for my friends. Thank you👍
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Srinivas_m
May 22, 2025
Must see - Great location and our host Mukti was excellent! Highly recommend it if you like to be away from hustle and bustle.
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479antaran
Jun 23, 2025
Beautiful day....Zaanse Schons and Giethoorn are a must ..almost fairy tale - While initially there were a couple of cancellations because of Viator, but we directly booked through Cherry and had Mr Mukti who was our driver cum guide. While this day is long, it's neatly divided into Zaanse Schons (first half with clog and cheese factory visits followed by amazing traditional wind mill and rural views) and lunch and boat ride and free time at Giethoorn. The restaurant (Hollands Venetie) where we stopped for lunch had amazing food. The boat ride through the village was my most memorable activity in Netherlands...it's just beautiful. Now to Mr Mukti- a soft spoken gentleman who is a fountain of knowledge and gave us so much information through the day all while driving -about Netherlands, it's history and how the water levels are managed, etc..He displayed amazing passion and energy
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From $161
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).