Day Tour Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk and Zaanse Schans with Boat Cruise
Description
This unique tour will bring you to the most famous scenic spots in the Netherlands, which are Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk (Enclosure dike) and Zaanse Schans (Windmill Village) in one day. In our journey, you would visit a dutch cheese factory, a wooden shoes factory and enjoy a royal diamond demonstration at Zaanse Schans; After that a beautiful photo stop at Afsluitdijk, the longest dike of the world; In the afternoon, you would discover Dutch 'Green Venice' of Holland and enjoy one hour free boat cruise in Giethoorn. This tour offers hotel pick-up service in Amsterdam; a luxury and comforable mini bus (Mercedes brand); a free bottle of water (one bottle per traveler). This 10 hours experience gives you a relaxed, memorable and enjoyable tour with a lot of beautiful photos. One remark: Making new friends on the road won't be a bad idea of your journey.
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Itinerary
Zaanse Schans is a natural windmill museum in the Netherlands. You would first have a private dutch cheese factory tour to understand how to make cheese in the traditional way. You can taste more than 26 different flavors of cheeses over here. After that, we will take you to a private wooden shoes factory tour. You expect to watch a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker. After that you would have a private Royal Amsterdam Diamond tour, get to know the history of diamond cutting and polishing, and enjoy the diamond with 268 cuts. Of course you would have your own free time to take beautiful photos.
This is the first stop at Zaanse Schans. You would visit inside of this old cheese farm/factory; have a private tour to understand how to make traditional Dutch cheese, get to know the history of this cheese farm, and cheese tasting for more than 26 different flavors.
At this attraction, you would expect to see a live demonstration of making wooden shoes by traditional clog makers, get to know the history of wooden shoes, and see different types of wooden shoes. You could have wooden shoes try-on here with different colors. Of course you can take as many photos as you want.
Afsluitdijk is the largest dike of the world. You would have a beautiful photo stop at Afsluitdijk, one of the most incrediable dike in the world. At this stop, you expect to know the story of building this great dike, sightseeing North sea and the biggest inner lake 'Ijselmeer' of Holland. 【Note:The monument/this stop is at the moment under renovation, observation tower is closed. You would have limited landscape. We have chosen an alternative stop to see two sides of the dike, but keep in mind, the landscaoe is not as beautiful as before】
In the afternoon, you would explore the ‘Dutch Little Venice’ of the Netherlands. You would first enjoy 1-hour boat cruise here, which is included in the price. After that, you will have free time to explore the sights by yourself and your loved ones. If you like, you could sail your own boat, that would be more fun with your family or friends.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
This tour offers free hotel pick-up service for certain hotels in Amsterdam. You could check if your hotel is on the pick up list. If not, you could meet us Amsterdam central station, or check your nearest hotel pick up point. The list covers 95% hotels in Amsterdam (we make sure the pick up point is less than 5 minutes walking from your hotel). If your hotel is not on the list, you could write down your hotel name and address, we will check it if it is possible to pick you up from your hotel, or nearest meeting point. Otherwise you could meet us at amsterdam central station. One day before the tour, our tour guide will contact you to confirm your pick up time and location. We pick up between 7:45 - 8:30. If you have any questions, send us an iMessage or whatsapp message. It will be much more efficient than calling. Please be prepared and wait in front of your hotel 5 minutes in advance before our arrival.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(34)
This was an incredible day exploring the best of the Dutch countryside! Zaanse Schans was like stepping into a fairy tale with its iconic windmills, cheese tastings and clog workshop. Seeing the massive scale of the Afsluitdijk was a true engineering highlight. The boat cruise through Giethoorn was the perfect, peaceful finale—there’s nothing quite like gliding through those roadless canals. What made the trip truly special though, was our guide, Leidse. His energy, humor, and deep knowledge of Dutch history kept us entertained the entire time. He went above and beyond to make sure everyone was comfortable and took amazing photos for us. If you’re looking for a seamless, fun, and authentic experience, this tour is a must!
This is a summer tour. The weather isn’t great to experience the towns and the particularly the ‘boat cruise’ in winter. The guide was fantastic but it would be challenging when places aren’t open in the off season. Perhaps modify the tour or Tony run it in einter
Our guide Leidse picked us up in a comfortable van and provided us with great commentary of the sites we visited. He made sure everyone in the group had their needs met.
All good, kudos to erik. It was smooth, driving, itinerary, pickup and drop off. Thanks for tge experiencr.
We had a prompt pickup and shared the this with 6 others. The van was comfortable and the driver friendly and safe. We picked the peak season for the trip so all venues were crowded which made us very happy we had chosen a small trout and not a huge one. We felt we got our money’s worth at all the stops. The weather was cool and rainy but we fully enjoyed it all. We highly recommend this tour and the company arranging the tour!
Eric was an exceptional tour guide! The day was amazing and filled with many wonderful memories!!!!!
Our guide Pete was excellent. He gave us a lot of history about the Netherlands and all the places we visited. Would love for him to be our guide again in the future.
Very nice tour. Spent a full day getting to know Amsterdam and its environs. Our guide was friendly and informative.
The whole trip was five people and I had a great day. My guide Leidse is a passionate Dutch man, fluent in both English and Chinese. He gave us a detailed description of each attraction and took our pictures. Sheephorn Village and Windmill Village are very beautiful, hope to come back again next time
Kai is the best guide I have ever seen. He is kind and helpful. Gave us lots of information about the tour.
