Private Tour
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience Holland with Holland Windmills, our small and local tour company. We are born and raised here and love to show you the best places during your holiday in Holland. We also love telling you stories about Holland!
See famous windmills, taste cheese, try wooden shoes and walk through scenic villages. We know the best sights, what to visit and where to eat. Let us take you places where the crowds don't go and explore Holland at your own pace.
Cheaper than a taxi, better than a big group tour and a lot more comfortable than organizing everything on your own. Ideal for couples, families and friends!
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Bottled water
Hotel pick up and return
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee to a windmill at The Zaanse Schans
Professional tour guide
Lunch
This private tour is not suitable for children under the age of seven years old.
Select a pickup point
Zaanse Schans
Here we have the opportunity to visit the best windmills in Holland. In the Seventeenth Century the Zaanse Schans was the biggest industrial area in the world. A Dutch windmill basically was a little factory. Each windmill was custom build for producing various products like paint, cooking oil, paper and wood. On the bank of the river Zaan hundreds of windmills were grinding, pounding, sawing and crushing. Products of the Zaanse Schans were exported all over the world. The dozen windmills on the Zaanse Schans are still fully operational. On a good windy day we’ll see them turning at full speed. Entrance to one of the windmills is included in this tour.
Edam
The village of Edam lies on a dike next to a big fresh water lake. Edam is famous for cheese making. It’s also a good place to try some Dutch seafood, like herring.
Pickup included
252 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lynn M,
Aug 18, 2025
- Viator
Our guide was wonderful and shared a great deal of information about the area. He was able to modify the tour to fit our family's interests. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Jeffrey W,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
My wife and I had a wonderful day with Teun. He is a very knowlegable and friendly guy and was open to our ideas, changes and thoughts to make the day special for us. Teun knows where the big tour buses are and if you are on his same page will avoid them wherever possible. Hitting areas and traveling on roads where the large group aren't are the the reasons we booked this trip. Teun delivered. We had a great time.
Garry P,
Aug 11, 2025
- Viator
This private tour was great! The windmill tour of a working sawmill was wonderful. Tom took us to a lot of little cities and a wonderful place to stop and have lunch. He even drove back a half an hour to retrieve my cellphone that I had left in a bathroom. I will be forever thankful to him for doing that. We had extra time at the end of the tour to go by the neighborhood where he grew up. I would highly recommend this tour!
Mark F,
Aug 9, 2025
- Viator
So many great things to say about this. Our guide, Philip, was fantastic. Perfect English, funny stores, great personality. He made sure our 17 year old son was involved and kept him engaged as well. Philip used to work at a windmill so he knew everything about them and was able to introduce us to several of the people still working there. Delicious lunch at a classic hotel in Edam, and a family owned cheese and clog farm instead of the usual tourist areas capped off the day. He was a big help suggesting places to visit and others to avoid. If you can do this tour with Philip you will not regret it.
Olga B,
Aug 1, 2025
- Viator
One of the best tours in my life - everything was perfect! Our guide was very professional, friendly and made our trip very enjoyable and memorable . We had fantastic time!
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