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Private Guided Half Day Tour in Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam

8 Reviews 5.00 out of 5 stars Based on 8 reviews collected by City Boat Tours and TripAdvisor | Recommended by 100% of reviewers | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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The Zaanse Schans is a beautiful preservation village with a variety of historical houses, and working industrial windmills. It feels like you’re traveling back in time! We will visit a working windmill, taste local chocolate , indulge in a Gouda cheese tasting , concluding with a traditional handcraft demonstration of making clogs!

Guided by the Windmill Girls, you will explore the most picturesque windmill sites, charming villages, and traditional Dutch handicrafts. The tours also include a visit to an exceptional cheese farm, where you can taste Gouda cheese in 30 delightful flavors.

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottle of water
  • Entrance ticket to a windmill

    Meeting and Pickup

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    Pickup details

    Windmillgirls drive a car or a VIP Mercedes van.You can choose your pick up and drop off locationPlease wait in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

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    What To Expect

    Amsterdam

    9.30: Pick up from your hotel in Amsterdam (or another for you convenient time)
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Zaanse Schans

    10.00: We arrive at The Zaanse Schans. This is a unique area where people live and work, with museums, windmills, shops and old crafts. The site gives an excellent picture of the Zaanstreek in the 18th and 19th centuries. Walking between the traditional timber houses, warehouses and windmills at the Zaanse Schans, you get the feeling that you’re back in the long-gone past. We walk along the dike next to the river Zaan and enjoy the sight of multiple industrial windmills. As we were brought up in a windmill we can tell you everything about them.
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Molen De Kat

    10.15: A visit to the last paint mill in the world “De Kat”. It was originally built in 1781. It is an octagonal mill with a rotating cap and external gallery. Since its restoration and partial rebuild in 1960 it has been fitted out to grind couloring materials as pigments. After a explanation how the windmill works, you have the opportunity to climb up the windmill and make beautiful pictures on the external gallery..
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Zaanse Schans

    10.45: A visit to the chocolate shop. It is a good chance that you can smell the chocolate already in the air when you enter the Zaan region. For over two centuries the Zaan region has been the largest cocoa industry in the world. Cocoa beans are processed and roasted over here. Do you want to try some local chocolate or make your own hot chocolate from local raw cocoa powder? This is the place to be!
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Zaanse Schans

    11.00: Cheese tasting: At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda and Edam cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors and design the cheeses specifically for travel.
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Zaanse Schans

    11.30: If you want to try the most famous cookie of Holland “Stroopwafel” we can make a stop at the fresh syrup waffle stand.
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

    11.45: Wooden shoe craft demonstration. Always wanted to know how a clog is being made? Join the wooden shoe craft demonstration and find out. In the clog museum we will tell you everything about clogs. You can even try or buy a pair of wooden shoes!
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Amsterdam

    13.00 Return to your hotel in Amsterdam
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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    Additional Info

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Guided Half Day Tour in Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam?

    A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
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