Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
Overview
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10 hours
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This unique day tour takes you in the morning to Zaanse Schans. You would visit this village as a local resident by walking in the village from the residence entrance. Avoiding big buses and full of tourists at the main entrance. We will take you to a Dutch cheese factory, a wooden shoe factory and enjoy a royal diamond demonstration in Zaanse Schans. After that you will travel to Giethoorn, you will discover this 'Green Venice' of Holland and enjoy one hour free boat cruise in Giethoorn. You will of course have your own free time at these two places to take beautiful photos and discover the village by yourselves.
You will expect a luxurious and comfortable mini bus for this day tour. A bottled water will be provided to each traveler. Power bank, napkin, umbrella are provided and free to use during the whole trip.
This 10 hours experience gives you a relaxed, memorable and enjoyable tour with lots of beautiful photos.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Duration of the tour is 10 hours, including the travel time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
One Bottle of Water per Traveler
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Guided Tour to Cheese Factory, Wooden Shoe Factory and Diamond Factory
One Hour Boat Cruise in Giethoorn
Free to choose restaurant in Giethoorn. You will have lunch stop in Giethoorn
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans is a natural windmill village. You will arrive this village from the local residence entrance. You won't arrive here with big buses and full of tourists. You will walk and experience this local quite village at the beginning. After that, you will have a private guided Dutch cheese factory tour, to know how to make Gouda cheese in the traditional way. You have chance to taste more than 26 different flavors of cheeses. After that, you will visit a Dutch wooden shoes factory, we will show you a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker. After that you would have a private Royal Amsterdam Diamond tour, to know the history of diamond, and enjoy the 'Royal Lady' diamond with 268 facets. Of course you would have your own free time to get close to the windmills and take a lot of photos.
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
You would experience this old cheese farm/factory by having a private demonstration 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.
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Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
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Reviews
15 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good day trip from Amsterdam
Olivia G,
Mar 20, 2025
- Viator
4.00Loved being able to see locations just outside Amsterdam in one convenient day tour. Zaanse Schans, the Afsluitdijk, and Geithoorn are places we would not normally have been able to get to with just a car or a train. We enjoyed all three locations.
A Great Taste of Amsterdam History
Brenda E,
Jul 25, 2024
- Viator
5.00Our tour guide Eric was wonderful. Gave a lot of history and helped to keep us informed. He even held our packages for us. Always went and got the van and brought it closer for us to get in. Really enjoyed seeing all the windmills and the tours of the cheese factory and clog making were wonderful. Had plenty of time for sightseeing and shopping. The canal tour was beautiful and so relaxing. Eric provided umbrellas during the brief showers that we had. Overall the weather was fantastic.
Great Giethoorn experience
MATRAMLEE M,
Jun 29, 2024
- Viator
5.00Great experiences with good and friendly tour guide. He gave us enough time to enjoy the trip. The weather was superb with blue sky, makes all the photos taken turn awesomes.
Great tour!
Carmen K,
May 17, 2024
- Viator
5.00Pete was our guide and he’s very nice and friendly! Spilled many Dutch things we needa know. The pick up was smooth. Overall the tour was great. 8 people as a group is just perfect.
Fantastic day out.
Renee H,
Nov 27, 2023
- Viator
5.00I was contacted by Zane the day before to confirm pickup. Very interesting day out. Perfectly timed to avoid the crowds. Max 8 is a total bonus. Windmills were a treat, and the remote canal cruise was just beautiful.
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