Private Tour
Zaanse Schans Windmills Private Tour from Amsterdam Airport
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
After your flight into Amsterdam airport Schiphol (AMS), your personal guide and driver brings you to world-famous Zaanse Schans to see windmills, clog making and cheese tasting. You will also see an operational windmill from the inside and get a wonderful view of the countryside from the balcony. Your guide will tell you all about the sights and history. After this 3 hour unique experience, you will be brought back to the airport or to your hotel, whatever you prefer.
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
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
At time of booking, airplane passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: inbound flight number and, what is applicable, outbound flight number or drop-off hotel name
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Private tour
Airport pick-up and hotel/airport drop-off
Transport by private vehicle
Food and drinks
Gratuities
What To Expect
Zaanse Schans
You will walk around Zaanse Schans together with your local guide who will tell you all about the sights and the history. You will visit a wooden shoe workshop to see a demonstration of clog making, a cheese farm for cheese tasting and a presentation on cheese making and a working industrial windmill.
Zaan Tours
A local guide and driver from Zaan Tours will accompany you on this tour to make you feel more than welcome and to tell you everything you would like to know about the Zaan region. He or she will also asist you in taking the best possible pictures.
Options
Private Tour
Reviews
14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The personal guide was worth it.
M8199BYclaudiaa,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was great. We were met at the airport and it was a short ride to the windmills. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly.
Private excursion to Zaanse Dan
Carol M,
May 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was well worth it as an activity to end your tme in the Netherlands. It is sbout 2 hours of walking, but everything is relatively close together. Our guide Ray was very patient and did a great job!
Fun day with the windmills and cheese
Carol W,
Sep 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Zaanse Schans windmills. Our knowledgeable tour driver, Rayette, provided a comprehensive tour of the neighborhood, shops, and windmills, sharing their rich history. The experience was enhanced by her insightful commentary. We appreciated spending the day with her and were pleased with our decision to select this tour. I strongly recommend this company for any Zaanse Schans tour.
Great use of our limited time.
Toni K,
Aug 24, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00After we retrieved our luggage, we found Esther who was waiting for us at the meeting point, a designated place in the airport. She was friendly, knowledgeable and seemed genuinely excited about showing us her native city. We toured in a luxury van and she narrated along the way. We went to the village of Zaanse Schans and learned about cheese making, clogs and windmills. The three hours went by quickly. Esther took us to our hotel and waited for us to drop off our luggage. She went beyond our expectations and drove us to our next destination, a canal tour. We enthusiastically recommend this tour to anyone visiting Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Layover Tour
Eugene K,
Jan 31, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Callam was friendly, informative and knowledgeable. He just made the experience fun and uncomplicated.
Great tour with great tour guide.
Kelly F,
Oct 19, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great tour out into the Dutch countryside with Kenny. Original achitecture, working demonstrations of cheese making and wooden shoe manufacturing, nice people. Picked up at airport and then driven to the location. Plenty of informative commentary on the way. Never felt rushed. We had time on our own if we wanted it. Then dropped off at our hotel.
Highly Recommend
Lisa W,
Aug 3, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a great tour through the beautiful Windmills in Zaanse Schans. We were met at airport and then went to Zaanse Schans. These windmills are a must see! Beautiful area. We climbed to the top of the windmill and took in the beautiful views that surround the area. Charming village with cheese shops and traditional clog shops that provide a demonstration on how they shoes are made. Our driver and guide Callum was wonderful! Thank you so much for a great morning in Zaanse Schans.
Great tpur
Heather F,
Apr 3, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Flexible schedule made sure we saw everything we were expecting even offering to go out of the way when one activity was incidentally close to do an alternate.
Great option for an early arrival
859TK,
Jan 7, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Knowing my hotel room would not be ready in the AM, this was the perfect option. It was a private tour with a UK guide. The private tour meant I didn’t have to worry about our personal items being left in the van. The meet up point was easy to find, quick drive out to Zaanse Schans where we spent around 3 hours wandering the small town. We saw the windmills and got to climb up to the top, we watched how wooden shoes are made, watched a cheese making demonstration with lots of samples to try and bit of shopping. This was a great tour to start off our trip. Plus, it kept us going after our overnight flight. Our driver dropped us off at our hotel around 1. Highly recommend this option for an early morning arrival.
Highly recommended
Walter B,
Aug 7, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Baric was outstanding. Met up pn time and was very considerate of our time and what was important to us. He was quite knowledgeable ad explained everything well!
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