Amsterdam: Keukenhof Gardens and Zaanse Schans Windmills Day Tour
Description
Discover the best of Dutch charm on a daytrip from Amsterdam to the windmill village of Zaanse Schans and the world-famous Keukenhof. Flexible return from Keukenhof. Wander among historic windmills, sample authentic Dutch cheeses, and explore the Wooden Shoe Museum at your own pace — with optional wooden-shoe making and clog-painting workshops to spark your creativity. Use our free map and handy app for a walking tour and insider tips from locals. 10% discount on the cheese of Henri Willig and teh best pancakes of Holland in pancake restaurant De Kraai. Then be dazzled at Keukenhof, the largest flower garden on earth, bursting with millions of tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils. Enjoy spectacular flower shows, special exhibitions, a sculpture park, a maze, and a magical fairytale garden. Stay as long as you like and soak up the colors, scents, and photo opportunities — returning to Amsterdam whenever suits you. Book your unforgettable Dutch day of flowers and windmills today!
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Our Hop on Hop off Holland tour to Zaanse Schans and Keukenhof departs from This is Holland, Overhoeksplein in Amsterdam. To get to This is Holland, take the free ferry from platform F3 behind Central Station. The ferry shows direction “Buiksloterweg”. It is only a 3-minute ferry ride to the opposite side. When you get off the ferry, turn left. Look up and you will see a round building with the red, white and blue flag of Holland. This building is “This is Holland”. From the ferry, it’s a 3-minute walk. This is Holland is an iconic buiding with a 5D flight experience. By visiting this attraction you can learn the history of Holland while enjoying 4 entertaining shows and experiencing a flight simulation over the country's must-see locations. At This is Holland we’ve great facilities to welcome you. Free toilets, an inspiring waiting room and….. great coffee.
The windmills of Zaanse Schans Cheese tatsting at the cheese farm Free demontrations Lot's of windmills
The most beautiful Spring garden in the world with more than 7 million flowers.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(6)
Early hours at Zaanse windmills was a waste of time. We arrived at 8:30, nothing opened until 10, and food places at 12:00. Incoherent process. Tulip gardens exact opposite. Maps made sense, beautiful everywhere!!
This was an awesome tour. My only issue is with the cover thumbnail photo chosen for this trip. There was no opportunity for us to walk down rows of tulips in front of a windmill. The photo is unfortunately misleading. You will see windmills and tulips (but not really rows of tulips depending on when you go). Kukenof (spelling?) is more expansive gardens, and not rows of tulips, at least not rows you can walk in. Other than that I'd recommend the tour to anyone thinking about it
This is Holland was not very well organized. I understand that it is full of tourist waiting for their color for the bus to be called but having more of a designated area would have been nice. The bus was late leaving along with late picking us up from Zaanse. Overall both locations were wonderful to visit! We got lucky with the weather as it only lightly rained but I do wish we had more time at Zaanse.
Fantastic experience and highly recommend to do this tour when tulips are in season. Gives enough time to explore the gardens and bring you back to Amsterdam. The windmill trip was an amazing experience too.
Beautiful and immaculate! We went in mid April and it was extremely crowded, but the gardens are large enough that for the most part the crowds were manageable. Take a boat trip, go up in the windmill, walk throughout the gardens, and spend at least a half day or more. If you're a flower enthusiast, plan for a day.
We didn't think we had enough time at the windmills. We also found a number of shops were closed. We had to hurry through everything to return to the bus for the trip to the tulip garden.
