Private Tour
Private tour to the Zaanse Windmills and Giethoorn from Amsterdam
Overview
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover in a full day private sightseeing tour our most beautiful places in Holland: Giethoorn and the Zaanse Schans.
First you will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil.
Your driver/host will take you to the unique wooden shoe factory where you will see how we make the original Dutch clogs. There is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and some nice souvenirs as well.
Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 types of very nice Dutch cheese for free! Your next stop will be Giethoorn, the Dutch Venice.
You will have a guided canal cruise in a large boat or you can choose to drive a small boat by yourself. Please inform your driver/host what you prefer.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Tickets for a guided canal cruise
Possibility to taste the best cheese for free and to buy cheese, fresh waffles and clogs
Pick up by a private air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with Wifi an bottled water on board
Professional driver/host
Entrance tickets for a windmill to see it from inside
Possibility to drive the boat by yourself
Admission to the windmillspark and parking costs
Professional guide
Tip (optional)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.
Zaanse Schans
Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory as well.
Options
Private tour to the Zaanse Windmills and Giethoorn from Amsterdam
Pickup included
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Private day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse and Giethoorn
Sean B,
Aug 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Full day outing which gave us a real sense of Holland away from the busy streets of Amsterdam - from the windmills and clogs at Zaanse to the Henri Willig family cheese factory and the canals of Giethoorn. Hamza picked us up on time at our Amsterdam hotel and his Mercedes V class was clean and comfortable. Hamza was a knowledgeable guide throughout the day, and he gave us free time on our own whenever we needed it, including for lunch in Giethoorn.
Sunny was great at not...
Tyann,
Apr 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Sunny was great at not only getting us from place to place but also made sure to give us information and guide us away from the larger tour groups.
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