Zaanse Schans and Cheese Tasting Guided Tour from Amsterdam
Overview
Available languages
3 hours 30 minutes
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Visit the beautiful windmill village Zaanse Schans. Here you will experience all that is typical Dutch in just a few hours. See the historic working windmills of Zaanse Schans and the wooden green painted houses and shops. Learn about cheese making and watch traditional craftsmen making clogs and other artifacts. A professional, experienced and friendly guide will accompany you throughout the village before you get time to further explore the village on your own.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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
Multi - Lingual Guided tour
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Voucher ( if option selected)
Visit cheesefarm incl. Dutch cheese tasting
Visit clog museum (wooden shoemaker shop)
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entry fee inside windmills at Zaanse Schans
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
The windmill village Zaanse Schans is an open air museum that houses a collection of working windmills, wooden houses, barns and shops dating back to the 18th and 19th Century. All these buildings were brought here from 1961 on, bringing back to life this most prosperous period of the Zaan region.
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
You will visit the clog museum annex wooden shoemaker shop, here you will watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artefacts
Options
Tour in German + CanalCruise
Tour in German + CanalCruise: This tour will be with a bilingual guide German and English. Includes open departure ticket for 1-Hour Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Tour in English
Extra information: This tour will be with a bilingual guide
Tour in Spanish
This tour will be with a bilingual guide Spanish and English
Tour in Spanish + CanalCruise
Plus Canal Cruise in Amsterdam: This tour will be with bilingual guide Spanish and English. Includes open departure ticket for 1-Hour Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Tour in German
Multilingual Tour in German: This tour will be with a bilingual guide German and English
Tour in English + CanalCruise
Extra information: This tour will be with a bilingual guide. Option includes an open departure ticket for a 1-Hour Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Reviews
650 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
History, windmills and cheeses!
daltonh961,
Oct 29, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00the experience of see the Netherlands and its windmills was really great, even with the ranny whether. The sites and tour were amazing, the guide was spectacular together with the bus driver making the trip pleasant and fulled with information and interesting facts about the country, languege and costumes. We really enjoy our time in this tour.
Zaanse windmill tour
Diane W,
Oct 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00A great way to experience some of true Netherland culture. It was interesting to learn how windmills work, how cheese is made, and how wooden shoes are made nowadays versus years ago.
Great morning tour!
23lace,
Oct 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00Rick (guide) & Theo (driver) were great. Small walk from meeting point to the bus, but it didn’t take long to get to our destination. Cheese demo & tasting as a group, and then free time to wander and investigate the windmills, small houses, shops etc. We met up again for the clog making dem o& then a bit more free time before meeting back at the bus. Rick was informative & funny and could appreciate that people wanted to wander around themselves.
Great short trip from Amsterdam
Daniel C,
Oct 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00A nice place to visit - obviously touristy but quite beautiful and fun. Our guide (Evelyn?) was fabulous and shared a lot of knowledge about the area and Dutch culture.
Great day trip from Amsterdam
Rick V,
Oct 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00We had a great guide and it was a fun outing. The coach was comfortable and we had plenty of time to look around.
What a great day trip
Edward T,
Oct 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00Prepare for any type of weather but being there is fantastic Visiting the old windmill towns is worth the entire trip
Definitely worthwhile
Patricia L,
Sep 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide Anna was excellent, giving us information all along the tour. A wonderful experience. I would highly recommend this tour.
Must do tour
Paris P,
Sep 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00So fun and a great way to spend the day. Our tour guide was also so amazing explaining so many things and making us laugh
Great experience
cathieconolly,
Sep 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00We really enjoyed this tour, our guide Rob was great, very knowledgeable about Amsterdam, gave us lots of information while we were on the bus. He was also very clear about meeting points and times.
It's wonderfully relaxed....
ShirleyEngelmeier M,
Sep 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00It's wonderfully relaxed. A beautiful throwback to another time. Great guide! I loved the windmills and wooden shoe display.
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