Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans Day Tour with Small Boat Ride
Overview
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9 hours
Mobile ticket
Small group tour with a small electric trip in Giethoorn. Explore the two top sightseeing attractions near Amsterdam in one day. Visit idyllic canal village ''Dutch Venice'' Giethoorn, cruise around Giethoorn on a small electric boat guided by our friendly guide. You may navigate the boat for a real local lifestyle experience, at no extra cost, no hassle, no squeezing in a big touristy boat, enjoy the perfect view with the open boat.
Touring in a unique lifestyle in a Dutch village without main roads, discovering each and every unique charming thatched-roof houses, canals and wooden bridges.
Guided tour in Zaanse Schans for traditional clog factory and try out wooden shoes with demonstration, cheese factory with demonstration and free tasting, windmills, diamond factory.
Admire distinctive architecture green wooden houses along River Zaan, at the most instagrammable photo spots. Appreciate the lifestyle of a typical 18th/19th-century Dutch village. A complete day out!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
If you come with luggage, strollers, or bulk items, please inform the tour operator Cherry Tours in advance.
Children younger than 12 years need car seats, infants need baby chair provided by travellers.
Cancellations within 24 hours due to failure to inform tour operator for special arrangement will not get refund.
Infant with less than 6 years old, we do not recommend this tour.
Cancellation due to any of the above unfulfilled conditions, will not be refunded.
The trip offers small open boat, if customers wish to take a big boat (covered, with 40 passengers on board, shared with other groups), at own cost, arrangement and subject to availability
Not recommended for travellers with reduced mobility.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Boat trip on a small electric boat in Giethoorn, guided and drive your own boat experience.
Professional guide
Guided tour in cheese factory, Zaanse Schans.
Tour coach or van
Guided tour in diamond factory, Zaanse Schans.
Guided tour in wooden shoes factory, Zaanse Schans.
Gratuities
Lunch
Big touristy 40-seater boat, at own cost and own arrangement. We offer small boat local experience.
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Visit Zaanse Schans traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated there to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Duration is about 1.5 hours including visits with demonstrations at cheese factory and wooden shoes factory. Photo stop at the bank of Zaan River for the best panoramic view of all the windmills.
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
(This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Visit wooden shoes factory to learn about history of traditional Dutch clogs. Attend a workshop with demonstration of how clogs are made. Try fitting wooden shoes to have a feeling of wearing wooden shoes. Some free time for souvenirs shopping.
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Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans Day Tour
Duration: 9 hours
Reviews
242 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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Amy L,
Jul 31, 2025
- Viator
3.00I had super high expectations for this experience and very much wanted to have a quintessentially Dutch experience. The day is best described as “weird”. The first stop was a great, but highly touristed and rushed in a way that left little time to overcome the throngs. Then, there was an over long journey to Giethoorn. First of all, the driver was very novice with a manual transmission, which was interesting. After an unpublished stop at a local restaurant, we went to a boat launch that was occupied by the Dutch version of a drunken tubing experience. The canals were so rowdy and crowded, that the whole thing deteriorated into a stupid bumper boats experience in a truly whimsical town. It was a bummer. Then, the guide forced us off the boat the pace the sidewalks of the town and wait in the banks of the canal. The whole day was dissatisfying and was a gigantic waste of time.
Tour was good. But the...
Sijia Z,
Jul 19, 2025
- Viator
4.00Tour was good. But the place was crowded and unpleasant. Services in the restaurants and shops were bad - one of the worst in Europe.
Too much crowded into one day
Terry W,
Jul 14, 2025
- Viator
3.00The demonstration on shoe making was very good. The windmill area is very crowded and we had to be rushed to get this tour in one day. the canal boat ride was wonderful but a long ride from Amsterdam.
Magical little towns
Jeana G,
Jul 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was a beautiful tour with lots of information on the drive in between the destinations. I highly recommend visiting these magical areas.
Very Good
Kiran k,
Jun 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00I travelled with Cherry and Morgan in this trip in early June and it was very good trip. They were on time and everything was perfectly planned. The weather was good too. Will definitely suggest this for my friends. Thank you👍
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