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Zaanse Schans Tour: Dutch Countryside Experience
4.7
2,427 Ratings
Amsterdam
Join a 3.5-hour half-day excursion to the countryside and discover Zaanse Schans with a small group. Witness the craftsmanship of a clog maker creating the iconic Dutch wooden shoes, explore a cheese farm, and visit a functioning windmill. Enjoy a half-day adventure outside Amsterdam and enhance your journey by exploring the charming Dutch countryside.
Join a 3.5-hour half-day excursion to the countryside and discover Zaanse Schans with a small group. Witness the craftsmanship of a clog maker creating the iconic Dutch wooden shoes, explore a cheese farm, and visit a functioning windmill. Enjoy a half-day adventure outside Amsterdam and enhance your journey by exploring the charming Dutch countryside.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- Local guide
- Entrance fees
- Round-trip shared transfer
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- 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
- 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
LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal Station
Oosterdoksstraat
Meet your driver next to Amsterdam Centraal Station outside coffee store LOT61. Coffee store LOT61 is part of hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station. Your tour guide will hold an orange umbrella.
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
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(2427 Ratings)
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Andrew_j
Mar 18, 2026
Real authentic, local, experience - Great day out.
Guide was knowledgeable, engaging and authentic.
Shuttle service to/from city centre was so convenient.
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Teresita_b
Mar 17, 2026
Great Tour - Toos was a very entertaining guide. She lives in the area so was very knowledgeable and shared great information.
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Mrs_m
Mar 16, 2026
Terrific tour! - This tour was a great way to see the Dutch countryside--and only 25 minutes out of Amsterdam. Our guide was Carolina, and she did a great job. The meeting point is actually a coffee shop (not the train station). The bus was comfortable and not crowded. We got to see a clog-making workshop, windmills, a cheese-making presentation, and a chocolate shop. This was a highly enjoyable experience.
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Guadalupe2302
Mar 16, 2026
Complete tour - We had a wonderful time during the tour, our guide ( Kay?) was super nice and told us plenty about the town/village being one of the only 2 people born there.
The only suggestion I would make is to have a little more free time in the village to explore a little more the shops and the place itself.
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Ellen_y
Mar 15, 2026
5 stars - Excellent and informative tour guide-we had a wonderful time exploring the village. Highly Recommend!
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554claytonn
Mar 14, 2026
The guide made the trip - Sharon, our guide was amazing. She knew history, ecology, politics, and culture and made it all come alive.
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Phil
Mar 12, 2026
Windmills, cheese, and clogs - Fun and educational. Our guide, Toos, was enthusiastic and informative. The bus driver also provided historical information on the way to Zaanse. Going inside a windmill was facinating.
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Paul_j
Mar 11, 2026
Windmills & more - Very good trip to the historical area to see various information about making wooden shoes, cheese & paint. The working windmill was really interesting.
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Sheryla859
Mar 11, 2026
Arnold’s March 2026 - Toos was great! We reallly enjoyed her local knowledge and humour.
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Dana_b
Mar 10, 2026
Caroline was wonderful! - caroline was excellent!!! I learned so much! and enjoyed myself completely ! we learned about history and cheese and the town and the windmills .. I also got great pictures and it was the highlight of the the trip!
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