Private Giethoorn & Zaanse Schans Windmills Sightseeing Tour from Amsterdam
Description
Discover in a full day private sightseeing tour our most beautiful places in Holland: Giethoorn and the Zaanse Schans. First you will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil. Your driver/host will take you to the unique wooden shoe factory where you will see how we make the original Dutch clogs. There is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and some nice souvenirs as well. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 types of very nice Dutch cheese for free! Your next stop will be Giethoorn, the Dutch Venice. You will have a guided canal cruise in a large boat or you can choose to drive a small boat by yourself. Please inform your driver/host what you prefer.
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Itinerary
Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.
Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory as well.
See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.
Taste one of the best special Gouda cheese now! You can eat as much cheese as you want for free. There are more than 30 different types of cheese, so enjoy! There is a possibility to buy the cheese and if you don't have enough room in your suitcase you can let them ship the cheese to your country.
Possibility to have a nice lunch in one of the best restaurnats in Giethoorn.
Visit the nice and most beautiful places in The Netherlands: Giethoorn the Dutch Venice village. Enjoy the peacefulness and nature of this idyllic village. Take a guided boat tour of 1c hour underneath the linden trees, admire the typical wooden bridges and the old farmhouses. You can also drive a small boat by yourself. If you prefer to drive the boat by yourself please inform your driver so he can arrange that for you. After the canal cruise you can have a nice lunch in one of the nice restaurants in town or you can stroll in the nice Giethoorn village.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please contact us if you are with more then 7 people so we can make a special tour for you. We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 09:00 AM till 05:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please contact us if you are with more then 7 people so we can make a special tour for you.
- Please provide us your departure up time and pick up address
- We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
- This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car.
Reviews(10)
We had an excellent experience with Martijn at Zaans Schans and Geithoorn today. Martijn is also a great photographer. We highly recommend this tour.
The tour spends too much time driving from one place to another. Our driver knew very little about the sites we saw. His command of the English language was less than average and not what was needed. Our driver/tour guide drove entirely too fast and we felt that we were in danger due to his driving.
Dear Richard, Thank you for your review. I spoke with your driver/host and he just let me know that you gave you a lot of information about the Windmills and Giethoorn. On the canal cruise in Giethoorn the driver of the boat gave you the information about Giethoorn and guided you. Correct the drive from Amsterdam to Giethoorn is approx 80 minutes but we can't do anything about the distance.
To start off. Viator made booking our Private Giethoorn & Zaanse Schans Windmills Sightseeing Tour from Amsterdam a breeze. Our driver Hamza was very prompt and our pick up was a breeze. Hamza was very thoughtful and attentive thru out our trip. He ensured that our experience was a 5 star one. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. My family and I (kids 8 and 14) had an amazing time. Giethoorn was beautiful and the windmills were amazing. The whole experience is one that we will never forget. Highly recommend you book this private tour and ask for Hamza when you do.
My family and I had a great day with Hamza! He was very friendly, great with our kids and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!
Dear Erin, Thank you for your review. Good to hear that you had a great time and that you are satisfied about our driver/host.
Gavin was great - he gave us the time we desired at each location and also offered the option for a private boat tour which he helped reserve before we got to Giethoorn.
Dear, Thank you for your review. I am happy that you enjoyed your tour and that you are satisfied about our service!
The windmills, cheese factory and canal boat ride were all wonderful experiences. Well worthwhile for the time and money
Dear Deborah, Thank you for your email. I was the driver/host and good to hear that you had a good time and that you are satisfied about our services!
Loved the information provided and the trip to the cheese shoppe and wooden shoe. All arrangements were handled professionally and courteously. My favorite was the trip To Geithorn. Fabulous!!! The boat ride was lovely and they did all that was possible To make us comfortable.
Dear Elizabeth, Thank you for your review. I am happy that you enjoyed your tour and that you are satisfied about our services. Our driver let us know that you want to come back for the Tulip Garden Fields tour at Keukenhof. See you in the future then!
Our driver and guide, Gavin is great and friendly guy. He drives safely and steadily. He too is helpful in explaining details on the sights and guiding us a long the way.
Thank you for your review. I am happy taht you are satisfied about our driver and services.
Giethoorn is amazing. The drive was smooth, the car large and comfortable. My niece was visiting me in Amsterdam, I had been there for about 2 months for work and I decided to take this private tour, even though I had been to Zaanse Schans on one of the big bus tours. This is an excellent way to see both Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans. Having more time is nice, and being able to linger or go early beats the bus tour in many ways. The driver/guide was great company and I got to see a lot of things in Zaanse Schans that the big bus tour missed. I think unless you are able to drive yourself, this is the best way to see both places. The Giethoorn boat tour was great also, not so busy when we were there, Covid and all. We were the only ones on the boat. Great experience overall.
Dear, Thank you for your review. It was a pleasure to guide you that day and I hope to see you in the future.
We loved our tour! It was beautiful! The canal was amazing! The windmill was great! Very informative! Our tour guide was nice. He was very kind. I wish he would have communicated more information about the countryside etc. Beautiful country!
Dear, Thank you for your review and I am happy that you enjoyed the tour.
