Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam
Description
Take a 3,5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.
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Itinerary
At Zaanse Schans, your local guide will tell you everything about the sights and the history of this region.
You will be accompanied by a local guide from Zaan Tours
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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
Reviews(2,652)
So glad I planned this excursion while in Amsterdam. Our guide, Claudia, was an absolute delight and our driver, Harry, was wonderful as well. We ended up on Claudia’s tour because my 20 y/o couldn’t get out of bed in time for the first tour. We were so lucky that a family of 3 arrived early for the second tour and we were able to swap with them. The guides were so sweet even with our hiccup. I really appreciated that. Claudia was so knowledgeable about the town and did a great job keeping us moving along but all the while, enjoying what we were seeing. The cheese was the highlight! I left with 5 lbs and wish I had bought even more!
This was an excellent tour at a very reasonable price. Carolina(sp) was knowledgeable and entertaining! Our Driver Kenny did an excellent job navigating for us!
This was an excellent tour. Mikee was very informative and knowledgeable about the whole area. She explained a lot about the history of the area and of the buildings. There was time to explore on our own as well as explanations led by her. Overall I have zero complaints and would definitely recommend taking this tour. It is a full 3.5 hours with 30 minutes travel each way. 2.5 hours in the town was the perfect amount.
There is quite a bit of walking. There are also some steep inclines over bridges etc. Our guide, Mubarak, was excellent! The tour itself was very fun and interesting. For those who tire easily, there are benches along the way for resting. Our guide gave plenty of time to get from one place to another.
We had a fantastic tour with our guide Claudia; she was very personable, friendly, and conducted the tour with a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm. The information was conveyed in an engaging and interesting way, making the time fly by. You could tell that he is very knowledgeable and enjoys sharing his knowledge. We can only highly recommend this tour!
Our sweet guide, Maaike, was really friendly, energetic, and obviously passionate about Zaanse Schans. She drove our group of 8 from Amsterdam and was a safe driver. In the small village, she took us around, explaining well the town's history and current situation. Everyone seemed pleased with Maaike, and the entire 3.5 hours were pleasant. ... The only downside was that the stops felt a bit rushed. 20-30 minutes of free time after each stop or an hour at the end of the village visit would have enabled people to go back to favorite places. Maybe that would result in more money for the local economy.
From the van driver finding away around traffic to our very fun friendly energetic guide , the day was perfect .
We thoroughly enjoyed the Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam. Our guide, Caroline, was kind, informative, patient, and did an excellent job keeping everyone comfortable on an unusually hot and sunny day. The tour was very well paced, never feeling rushed, and the small group size and comfortable coach made for a relaxed and enjoyable experience. The highlights were plentiful. Watching traditional Dutch clogs being made was fascinating, and learning about the history and production of Edam cheese gave us a real appreciation for one of the Netherlands’ most famous exports. The cheese tasting was an added bonus! The tour of a working windmill was equally impressive. Seeing the machinery in action and learning how it grinds chalk provided a unique glimpse into Dutch engineering and history. Zaanse Schans itself is beautiful, with its iconic windmills, canals, and traditional buildings creating a picture-perfect setting. Combined with Caroline’s excellent commentary and organization, it made for a wonderful morning escape from the city. Highly recommended for anyone looking to experience a bit of traditional Dutch culture while visiting Amsterdam.
This was a really fun excursion we got to see all we wanted too in an organized way! Would recommend it for all ages there was some walking but just a stroll around the area. The steps to get to the top of the windmill were really steep but great view!
A great experience with a great tour guide. TOS, I hope I spelled her name correctly, was the best tour guide you could have for this experience. She lives in the neighborhood, is friends with the people living in the village and has knowledge no one else could know unless you were truly part of the community. Highly recommend.
