Private Tour

Private Zaanse Schans Windmills and Volendam Tour from Amsterdam

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a half day Sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam.

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 mill.

Thereafter you will see a demonstration how Dutch clogs are made and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs.

The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free!

At last you will visit Volendam where you can lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some nice Dutch waffles or enjoy the nice Harbor of Volendam.

Duration of the tour will be 5 hours and the pick up and drop off is in Amsterdam.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please provide us your departure time and pick up address.

We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.

Possibility to extend the tour.

This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Possibility to taste 30 different flavors of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs

Pick up by a private air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with Wifi an bottled water on board

Possibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot

Possibility to buy the tastiest waffles in Volendam

Hotel pick up and drop off after the tour included

Professional driver/host

Admission to the windmillspark and parking costs

Entrance tickets to see a windmill from inside

Professional guide and Gratuity (Optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Zaanse Schans

Discover the great Dutch Windmills and take 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.

40 minutes • Admission Included

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.

30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

With driver/guide

Pickup included

Reviews

4.71

42 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Personable but lacking information
Nelly V,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Gillis was nice and drove well, but gave little information compared to our usual guides in past viator tours.
Our favorite tour in Amsterdam.
Robert R,
Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Jamal was an excellent travel guide with exceptional knowledge of the highlights in this tour. I highly recommend.
Beautiful scenery at the windmills. Delicious mussels in the fishing village. Delightful Gouda at the cheese farm.
Michele J,
Jul 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide was waiting for us in our lobby. His car was immaculate. He shared interesting information with us about Amsterdam as we left the city. He planned our day so we could "beat" the crowds—yet we never felt rushed. He was always available to explain anything to us - and take our photo- but also left us ample time to wander the two of us.
We had a great day and...
Gregory J,
Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a great day and our driver Hamza was the perfect guide. The company even accompanied a change of our plans to extend our time and have Hamza returned us to our port in Ijmuiden instead of Amsterdam for a reasonable fee. We loved seeing the windmills and the cheese farm. This was a highlight of our trip.
The perfect holland experience
196mitchp,
May 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was wonderful and our guide Martin both extremely personable and well versed. Truly an amazing experience and would highly recommend
Day trip from Amsterdam
mamaofgoldens,
Jan 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We enjoyed seeing the 3 places and having a private driver. Mesut was very nice and concerned that we were having a good time. The language barrier was a little challenging. We had hoped to hear more about the areas we were going while in route but as we didn’t speak Dutch and he spoke limited English, that was not the case.
Great experience!
boymomdfw,
Jan 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great time seeing the windmills, cheese farm, and the little fishing town. We really learned a lot about Dutch culture and people. Nice time.
Wonderful day
Brenda M,
Sep 6, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a great day. We all learned a lot and enjoyed the tour of the Windmills and loved the fishing village.
Excellent tour and very nice informative guide Sunny
SURENDER W,
Aug 24, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Modern cheese factory and got lots of shipped to home Very impressed with the Wind Mills tour and wooden shoes demonstrations
5 star service with Sunny
Elkys R,
Jun 2, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Got a 5 star service! My experience was spectacular from beginning to end. Sunny was very courteous and professional all along the tour. He shared his knowledge on history related to the destinations and some side notes on the people and the culture in Netherlands. He had an answer for all my curious inquiries and made sure that I didn’t miss any presentation or film where I could find more information on the places we visited. I’m very pleased with my selection and feel very lucky that I got to tour with Sunny!