Zaanse Schans and Volendam Private Tour from Amsterdam
Description
See the best Holland has to offer in a 7 hour tour which covers the world-famous Zaanse Schans with its windmills. You will also drive through the countryside to the farmers town of Katwoude to visit a cheese farm and the fisherman village of Volendam. Your personal private guide and driver will tell you everything about these places and its history. At Volendam, a stop is scheduled for a typical Dutch lunch (included). At Zaanse Schans, you will visit a wooden shoe workshop for a demonstration of clog making and a working Industrial windmill (entrance fee included). In Volendam, you will board a boat for a boat tour on the former inner sea Zuiderzee. As this is a private tour, you will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel in Amsterdam or any other for you convenient place in or near Amsterdam.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will have a guided tour at Zaanse Schans with your private local guide who tell you all about the houses, the windmills and the history of this area.
Visit the wooden shoe workshop for a demonstration of clog making and see an exhibition about clogs.
See a working Industrial windmill from the inside and your guide will tell you all about how it works. You will be able to climb up the stairs to the platform.
Visit a cheese farm in the countryside. Here you will visit the stable of the jersey cows and you will receive an explanation about cheese making in the cheese shop where you ca try all the different cheeses as well.
After lunch in Volendam, you will walk along the famous dike with the old fishermans harbour. From Volendam, you will make a boat tour along the former inner sea
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick you up from your hotel in Amsterdam, at the cruise port of Amsterdam or at the airport (€50,00 airport surcharge).
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(54)
Excellent tour! Good balance of explanation and free time. Tour guide was outstanding, her outfit and demeanor enhanced the presentation
We had the most wonderful, knowledge-filled, and downright fun day on our private tour with Callum. What a character! I can't stress the benefit of doing something small group in an area with so many points of interest to ensure you don't miss the pertinent history that may be unheard or not shared when it's you and 20 other passengers. Callum took his time when we needed to slow down due to our aged knees, and was open to tweaking the itinerary. As a seasoned traveler, I can say without hesitation that this was one of the top 5 tours I've taken. Kudos, Callum AND Zaan Tours 👍
Ingrid was well informed and everything was so personal. This was a wonderful tour and I highly recommend it.
Great tour! Excellent guide. Everything happened like clockwork. Went to all the places listed and had a wonderful time. There are a TON of samples at the dairy farm.
Ingrid and Hans were wonderful. I was extremely Impressed with our tour day and these lovely people. Extremely knowledgeable, professional and above any expectations I had set. Very friendly, giving and so accommodating. They went out of their way to make us feel welcomed to their country and their business. There were too many unique experiences to list but I will say, do not miss out on this tour and especially this tour guide. You are in excellent hands and will enjoy it 110%. Thank you so much for our day. We had so much fun, laughed so much and we’re grateful for all the special places you added for us. We appreciate you!
Maiky (spelling?) was our guide for the day. She was full of personality and information. The vendors at the different stops knew her which was helpful. The windmill stop in Zaanse Schans was great. We could take as much time as we wanted and weren’t rushed. We enjoyed the cheese stop and clog demonstration, as well. We were able to choose from 3 restaurants for our lunch and Maiky had the menus available for us to look at in advance, which we appreciated. Volendam was nice, too. My 2 points of constructive criticism are this- we booked many tours for our 12 day trip and all tour operators EXCEPT this one, sent a message via Viator several days in advance letting us know the details of the tour as fart as tour guide name and reminding about the start time. This co. Did not acknowledge the booking ever which didn’t give us the warm, fuzzy feeling that they even knew about it. My second point is the ferry to Marken was unnecessary. We took the 30 minute ferry while our guide drove t Marken and she met us there. But we didn’t know where to meet her. She said “she’d find us” and it was not as easy as that . We wasted more time looking for her than enjoying Marken. I would recommend driving to Marken with the guide and allowing her to show you around. Or skip Marken altogether and spend more time in Volendam. Even with my last 2 points I do recommend the tour!
Excellent resident knowledge! Tour included Village, Farm & History content; old, dike with reclaim background, new tech farming & fishing overview. Lunch with local residents away from tourists was appreciated for quality and culture. The dairy farm has on demand robotic milking with individual cow data base for milk production. Village had various working windmills. Volendam boat transfer had fabulous onboard ferry local engagement, easy for Canadians. Get off the beaten path, experience.
Fun fast time. Experience friendly knowledgeable guide. Paid attention to every aspect of the tour. Knew the area very well.
We had a private tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable and professional. We did not like the price, which was very expensive.
Our tour guide was the sweetest person we have ever met. She has knowlodge about everthing and tell us very nicely. We loved our tour so much. One day we will come back to the city again and will deal with her again for getting a tour with our family and friends. She was friendly, nice and kind person. Thanks a lot for everything to her.
