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The Ultimate Zaanse-Schans Private Day Trip: Experience Windmill Town off the Beaten Path
4.9
44 Ratings
Amsterdam
Experience Zaanse-Schans windmill town like never before on this private day trip. Discover the highlights, stories, and cultural facts with a local guide, away from the crowds and tourist routes.
Experience Zaanse-Schans windmill town like never before on this private day trip. Discover the highlights, stories, and cultural facts with a local guide, away from the crowds and tourist routes.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - Participate in a wooden clogs or ‘klompen’ workshop at a local shoemaking factory.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Discover the variety of cheeses in Holland and enjoy tasting them.
- Zaans Museum - Explore the enchanting windmills of the historic Zaanse Schans village.
- Phil Good Massage - This stop may be included in…
- Zaanse Schans - Participate in a wooden clogs or ‘klompen’ workshop at a local shoemaking factory.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Discover the variety of cheeses in Holland and enjoy tasting them.
- Zaans Museum - Explore the enchanting windmills of the historic Zaanse Schans village.
- Phil Good Massage - This stop may be included in your tour, depending on your host and their selected route.
- Indie’s Welvaren Spice Warehouse - This stop may be included in your tour, depending on your host and their selected route.
- Zaans Gedaan CacaoLab - This stop may be included in your tour, depending on your host and their selected route.
- Molen De Kat - This stop may be included in your tour, depending on your host and their selected route.
- Museumwinkel Albert Heijn - This stop may be included in your tour, depending on your host and their selected route.
- Centraal Station - Return to Amsterdam by train and receive more personalized recommendations.
What's Included
- Carbon neutral experience
- Cheese Tasting
- Entrance Ticket to a Windmill
- Public transport
- Private local guide
- Carbon neutral experience
- Cheese Tasting
- Entrance Ticket to a Windmill
- Public transport
- Private local guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance to any other attractions than mentioned
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Lunch
- Entrance to any other attractions than mentioned
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
Additional Information
Ever thought of a private day trip to Zaanse-Schans, minus the intrusive crowds and monotonous audio guides? Guess what, you’re in luck! This is your exclusive Zaanse-Schans journey that you’ve been yearning for.
Join your local guide in Amsterdam and set off on an expedition to Zaanse-Schans where you can explore its distinctive appeal off-the-grid….
Ever thought of a private day trip to Zaanse-Schans, minus the intrusive crowds and monotonous audio guides? Guess what, you’re in luck! This is your exclusive Zaanse-Schans journey that you’ve been yearning for.
Join your local guide in Amsterdam and set off on an expedition to Zaanse-Schans where you can explore its distinctive appeal off-the-grid. Yes, prepare to perceive the windmill town of Zaanse-Schans from an original perspective with its noteworthy spots, hidden treasures, intriguing anecdotes, and cultural tidbits - tailor-made just for you! And remember to stop by the Clog-making workshop, an integral part of your exploration with your local guide.
Withlocals The Ultimate Zaanse-Schans Private Day Trip™ is amongst Withlocals’ hallmark tours offered across notable cities around the globe. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who receive a fair remuneration. We contribute to local economies by solely promoting local products and managing over-tourism with only small unobtrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and steer clear of the commonplace tourist trails.
- Wear comfortable shoes.
Location
Amsterdam Centraal
Stationsplein
In front of Cafe Loetje Centraal, Stationsplein 10, 1012 AB Amsterdam.
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
4.9
(44 Ratings)
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Lisa
Mar 21, 2025
Best tour of our trip so far!! - Olga was our best guide on our trip to Amsterdam. She is so knowledgeable about the dutch culture and history. We so enjoyed our beautiful day in Zaanse Schans we were able to walk through a windmill, climb to the top and learn about the inner workings, see both a cheese and shoemaking presentation, and enjoy some dutch treats. I felt our experience was unique. We enjoyed our tour with her so much that we are changing our plans and spending another afternoon with her in the old town.
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Jenn_ottley
Mar 27, 2024
Perfect Day Trip to Zaanse-Schans - If you want the perfect way to see Zaanse-Schans, I highly recommend booking Olga as your guide. Prior to our experience, Olga was great at communicating with us. She made it very easy to find her at our meeting spot. Once we were at Zaanse-Schans her stories and depth of knowledge of both the town and of Amsterdam made our day even more special. We had a private cheese making demonstration, saw how clogs were made and toured inside a windmill. We learned about the history of the houses, how people lived, worked and slept. We learned so much about the history and meanings of the windmills (windmills used as code during WWII - I had never heard this before). She had answers to all my questions - even when I asked about paint colors. Olga was such a joy to spend time with. Her love of Holland clearly came through. This was so much better than joining a large tour group or even going on our own. The depth of knowledge and Olga has made this an experience we won't forget.
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Jeffrey_r
Aug 7, 2023
wonderful time with Olga - Olga was a great guide and great communication. You will not be disappointed to spend time with Olga to learn about the area.
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N3555kwlindah
Jul 9, 2023
Fantastic tour guide - If you do not book a tour with Olga you are missing out. She is so friendly, genuine and patient. We did her tour of the windmills at Zaanse Schans. I wish we booked more tours with her! She knows the ins and outs of Amsterdam and has some fascinating facts that she shared about this beautiful city. My daughter and I highly recommend her as a tour guide. If you are English speaking her knowledge of the language is perfect.
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Amber
Jun 28, 2023
Great tour, guide, and minimal carbon footprint - It was a private tour with just me and my husband. It was nice because we could ask questions and got good info. I will warn you we did not read the fine print and did not realize we would be on public transportation. It was fine but if you were expecting someone to pick you up, you will be disappointed.
We met our guide, Vita, at the central Amsterdam station and had a very good tour. She took care of making sure we saw the sights, knew the history, and got to know about the places we passed through. She was very knowledgeable and we would definitely utilize her again.
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Anniebgreece
Apr 10, 2023
Best tour ever!!!! - Christa was knowledgeable, through, personable, flexible, cheerful, your guide. We throughly enjoyed our tour with her. Do NOT hesitate to book with her. She should be your first choice.
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Beth_s
Jul 17, 2022
Wonderful day trip - Olga was a wonderful guide! Friendly and informative. Warm and charming very knowledgeable about the country and visit. Highly recommend.
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Sccrref
Jul 3, 2022
Just what we wanted - This was a last minute booking. We actually tried to rides bikes to the windmills the day before and got lost! This was the way to go. We met our guide outside the train station, hopped on the train, arrived, and began the adventure. My wife really wanted to see the windmills so we flexed the schedule a bit and spent more time there, skipped the chocolates and did the cheese tasing. It was a very enjoyable afternoon. On one of the working windmills that were cutting wood we were allowed to get close and one of the guys gave us a lesson how it was being done. I should note that the cheese shop was excellent. We bought a few for the rest of our travels. Nice break from the city
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56berndw
Apr 28, 2022
Always worth it - No matter what the weather, a visit to the Zaanse Schans with its many windmills is definitely not to be missed. Going here is always worth it
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Joellen_p
Apr 19, 2022
Not worth the price - After experiencing this tour, our family decided that it was not worth the price. We felt that we could've easily done this experience on our own. Our guide was nice but we felt she did not add much value to this experience. We did not feel like we were on a private tour, more just like we had someone walking around with us to show us where things were. We did not get a lot of information unless we specifically asked about something and felt the guide was not super interested in the topic. Going inside the pigment making windmill was neat and interesting but that was where it ended. The cheese tasting that is "included" was just a walk through a cheese shop that offers free samples to everyone (the same Henry Willig shops that are everywhere in Amsterdam). The chocolate tasting was in a cute little chocolate shop but was really nothing special...you just mixed up your own cup of mediocre hot chocolate. The wooden shoe making shop had the potential to be neat but it was so crowded you couldn't even walk. Our visit was on Easter weekend so I'm sure that was a contributor to some of the crowds, but we were told that pre-covid, tourist crowds like this were normal. Overall, the windmills were neat and the historic little town was cute but it was very touristy and the Viator description of this tour definitely oversold the experience. I would highly recommend spending your vacation time and money elsewhere.
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