Day Tour Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk and Zaanse Schans with Boat Cruise
Overview
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10 hours
Mobile ticket
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.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
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.
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
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.
Options
Day Tour Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk and Zaanse Schans with Boat Cruise
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Including guided cheese factory tour, wooden shoes factory tour and diamond demonstration tour
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Including one hour boat cruise in Giethoorn
At your own choice
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
34 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Tour with Excellent Tour Guide
Sherlene P,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This 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!
Better in summer
JenniferM,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00This 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
Great day tour with hotel pickup
954sheris,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our 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....
ApoAguila,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00All good, kudos to erik. It was smooth, driving, itinerary, pickup and drop off. Thanks for tge experiencr.
A good way to see more
Peggy M,May 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We 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...
Paula R,Apr 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Eric was an exceptional tour guide! The day was amazing and filled with many wonderful memories!!!!!
Excellent Guide
Denise G,Apr 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our 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.
Great tour of interesting locations
Scott S,Mar 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very nice tour. Spent a full day getting to know Amsterdam and its environs. Our guide was friendly and informative.
Beautiful, peaceful, pleasant.
Ye S,Jan 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The 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
Excellent
Vijaya L,Sep 12, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Kai is the best guide I have ever seen. He is kind and helpful. Gave us lots of information about the tour.
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