Guided Zaanse Schans, Windmills and Cheese Tour from Amsterdam
Description
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.
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Itinerary
From Amsterdam we take you to the windmill village Zaanse Schans. 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.
Learn how Dutch cheese is being made in a farm and of course taste some real Dutch farmer cheese!
You will visit the clog museum annex wooden shoemaker shop, here you will watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artefacts
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that the tour bus is parked a short walk away. After checking in, guests will take an approximate 7-minute walk with the guide to the coach boarding area.
- If the Canal Cruise option is selected, you will receive an independent voucher at check-in. This cruise is not connected to the bus tour itinerary; it is a separate voucher valid for use at your own leisure over the following days
- Strollers and luggage can be accommodated in the storage compartment beneath the coach bus. Please note that bringing these items is at your own risk, and the tour company assumes no liability for personal property.
Reviews(702)
Be prepared to spend more if you want to go inside the windmills. We didn’t know this and we didn’t carry euros with us. The pancake place on site though was awesome!
Comfortable bus ride to a charming village with windmills, a wooden shoe maker and a cheese making facility. Plenty of time to enjoy each section and have something to eat and drink.
Very nice. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. It involved a bit more walking than we had thought which was harder in the heat.
Was easy to organise, I booked over Internet, and found out where we had to meet was right in the centre, which is easy to find from most places, we caught the metro. We met our host, and got led to a coach. Well organised, informative, don't have masses of time, but it was OK for us.
Visit to the small towns near Amsterdam. Even though the Spanish guide bailed on us, Rob was top. Unfortunately I don't speak English so I didn't understand much, but the guide seemed very cool to me; he spent the whole time explaining stories and anecdotes about those places. Super friendly and fun, besides being prepared for his job.
Great experience, MUST DO while visiting Amsterdam. Very beautiful scenery, great and friendly staff
It was really fun to see the shoemaking process and learn/try the different cheeses! The windmills were beautiful and Rob was very nice and gave us a lot of information. Just be careful if you want to eat on site - it is very expensive.
Never got in the tour. We were at the meeting place 15 minutes before the tour however the lady behind the counter said they are not running, they only had the9:30 and 1130
Would have been great, but our driver never showed up at the designated meeting point. Therefore we had to get another ticket with a different company., which didn't go on a water cruise. Therefore, I expect my money to be refunded in full.
Part of large group. Well organized. 10 min walk to bus. Fabulous tour guide. Tour in both English and Spanish. Beautiful old town. Amazing presentations, yummy cheese tasting. Highly recommend this tour.
