Zaanse Schans half-day tour from Amsterdam
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Zaanse Schans half-day tour from Amsterdam

4.9/5
Excellent
Based on 5 reviews
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£34.00
Free cancellation
Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 hours
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Group tour
Why you’ll love this…
  • Experience Holland on a three hour trip with a personal guide
  • Stroll along the streets and watersides of Zaanse Schans
  • Learn about the production of clogs and cheese
  • Visit a working windmill
What to expect

Discover the delights and history of Zaanse Schans and the Dutch countryside on a 3-hour, small-group trip from Amsterdam. With an informative guide, admire the lush, canal-crossed Dutch landscape.

Take a tour of pretty Zaanse Schans, famous for its wooden windmills and green-painted houses and visit a cheese farm and clog-making workshop to learn about these traditional crafts.

Lastly, visit a working windmill to learn how these waterside factories helped drive the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age.

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What's included
  • check Transportation to and from Amsterdam city center
  • check Local guide
  • check Admission fees
What's not included
  • x_not_included Gratuities (optional)
Where

LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal Station, Oosterdoksstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Meeting point:
Meet your tour guide next to Amsterdam Centraal Station, outside coffee store LOT61 (LOT61 is part of hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station). Your tour guide will hold an orange umbrella.
What to remember
  • Maximum of 8 people per tour group
  • This tour operates in all weather conditions, dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes
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Provider
Zaan Tours
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 48 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.9/5

Based on 5 reviews from verified customers

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  • Ann

    From United States of America - May 2025

    Travelled as a couple

     

    45 - 54 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Our guide [Kay] was excellent and very well informed. It was very good to have a guide who knows the area so well. I would not have wanted less time w ...

  • Sara

    From United States of America - April 2025

    Travelled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    What a wonderful tour! We thoroughly enjoyed it and excellent value for money. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and also had a great sense of hum ...

  • Stuart

    From United States of America - April 2025

    Travelled as a couple

     

    18 - 24 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Trip couldn't have been easier or more enjoyable. Everything went well with a great tour guide (the Mayor of the little village) with lots of info, s ...

  • Heidi aus Hamburg

    From United States of America - August 2023

    Travelled with a group of friends

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Nicht so gut: die Tour war nur auf Englisch. Nächstes mal würde ich eine Tour auf Deutsch bevorzugen. 2 Stunden für Zaanse Schans sind zu kurz! Gut w ...

  • Anonymous

    From United Kingdom - December 2022

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Lovely guide, mades us feel welcome. Tour very well explained and interesting

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