Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Take a 3,5-hour half-day tour to the countryside and explore Zaanse Schans in a small group. See how a clog maker is making the famous Dutch wooden shoe, visit a cheese farm and a working windmill. Spend half a day outside Amsterdam and enrich your trip by touring the Dutch countryside.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
As seats on this tour are restricted, all travelers should have a ticket
This tour contains a moderate amount of walking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
At Zaanse Schans, your local guide will tell you everything about the sights and the history of this region.
Zaan Tours
You will be accompanied by a local guide from Zaan Tours
What‘s Included
Local guide
Entrance fees
Round-trip shared transfer
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Options
Zaanse Schans small-group tour
Reviews
2,365 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A wonderful experience
Jet54844454215,,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My boyfriend and I absolutely loved this tour! The guide was lovely and insightful, Zaanse Schans is a must see when you’re in Amsterdam so I would highly recommend it!
This is a perfect half day trip. Although it was sunny, it was quite cold and the indoor parts of the tour were great.
Trek28519335884,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide Caroline was great and very informative about the history of the area. We loved every part of the tour and would recommend this to our friends and family.
Cheese Clogs & Chocolate
Darren G,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lovely views and shops to visit on site with some lovely coffee and pastries to feast upon. The working windmills were fascinating and the shops had helpful friendly staff and some amazing cheese and chocolate to buy, alongside clogs and diamonds so plenty of variety. Some great information learnt about how the local areas evolved into what they are now and there was a constant smell of Coco from the local Chocolate factory which was surreal!
We were never picked up after calling to confirm the pick up place arriving 30 minutes prior waited for over an hour.
849sybilr,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We were never picked up. I called to confirm pickup location and arrived 30 minutes prior to pickup time and were never picked up. When I called back I was simply told to find a way to catch them 30 minutes away from the city because the tour had already started.
Beautiful Green Place 💚 Highly recommend!!
Ashley K,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This experience was fabulous! I have been to Amsterdam before but adding this on to trip made it more magical stunning tour and place one of my favourite tours! Maaike took us out to the beautiful zaanse schans - She was fantastic her tour was such a high standard she was very good at explaining everything and bringing us to fabulous places! Highly recommend going here to see this beautiful place and if you can go on the tour with Maaike even better 😍 thank you 😊
Great tour if fun sites
tiffany w,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00My guide Callum was fabulous. We learned how wooden clogs and cheese are made and then got to go inside a sawmill windmill and a chocolate shop. Callum was so nice, friendly, and informative!
Great tour. Callum was a...
Matthew J,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour. Callum was a great host and the activities were great. Great even on a cold day! Beautiful.
A fun Dutch experience!
cperez28,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I took this tour in December 2025 and had so much fun! Our tour guide Biana was super nice and full of interesting information. I really liked the cheese tasting (they have all different kinds of delicious cheese to taste!) And going inside the windmill was really cool. The demos for cheese and shoemaking are pretty short, but I learned a lot and it was really interesting! There is time for quick restroom breaks but not lunch, so my only suggestion would be to build in time for a short lunch. But other than that, highly recommend for a fun Dutch experience!
Happy day at the Windmills
Kulwinder P,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our host Mikkha made the excursion memorable, I leant so much and laughed alot too. The gentleman at the windmill was so informative about the whole process of the wood process and didn't mind that I had so many questions. Which he answered happily. Plus I live cheese 🧀!! That was a big bonus too!
Fab trip to experience traditional Amsterdam
Tdudz,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I would absolutely recommend this trip. Our guide, Caroline, was just lovely, very knowledgeable, and shared lots of interesting information about both the places we visited and Amsterdam itself. It wasn’t a trip where you’re talked at constantly. She gave us just the right amount of information, keeping it engaging without ever becoming boring. We loved seeing the windmills, learning about clogs, and watching the cheese making, plus the tasting was fantastic. Make sure you try the rum hot chocolate, it’s delicious 😍 Our driver, David, was also super friendly and gave us great suggestions for the area. We can’t thank Caroline and David enough, it was a really fab start to our trip to Amsterdam.
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