Zaanse Schans Windmills and Cheese Guided Tour from Amsterdam
Overview
Available languages
3 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
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 English
Extra information: This tour will be with a bilingual guide
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 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 Spanish
This tour will be with a bilingual guide Spanish 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
Tour in German
Multilingual Tour in German: This tour will be with a bilingual guide German and English
Reviews
644 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Terrible experience.
Hussam R,
Oct 10, 2025
- Viator
1.00The meeting point was impossible to find — I spent almost an hour around Amsterdam Central asking people, as the map share location was wrong. I’m not local and had no way to contact anyone. I missed the trip, lost two tickets, and they refused to refund me. Very disappointing and frustrating.
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.
We had great difficulty...
Gordon B,
Oct 10, 2025
- Viator
2.00We had great difficulty hearing our guide who often left us in her wake. In the village we lost her completely. The focus of the tour was too much towards the clog and cheese factories and we were wanting far greater emphasis on windmills
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
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Operated by Tour Company B.V.