Netherlands · WINDMILLS & ZAANSE SCHANS
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Twenty minutes north of Centraal, six working mills still saw timber and grind pigment on the bank of the Zaan. These 15 trips get you there and back with time to spare — some add Volendam and the Marken ferry, some add a cheese farm and a clog workshop, and a couple do the lot before four. Prices, pickup points and pace for each.
6-hour Amsterdam day trip to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken with windmills, traditional crafts, and Dutch cheese tasting. Optional all-inclusive.
“It was an great tour with excellent guides Esmeralda, Vanessa and the Driver Gerald. I would recommend this tour when it’s sunny. For me the Highlight was Volendam”
Bus day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills, Edam cheese tasting, clog demo, Volendam, Marken polders, and harbor strolls.
“What an amazing experience! Bianca(Eng) was great, friendly and professional. Worth the time and money. I would go again on my next time in Amsterdam. My husband and I are very happy! All very well organised from beginning until the end. :)”
Amsterdam day trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken. Working windmills, cheese tastings, clogs, plus optional canal cruise.
“So yes, this is certainly an “intro to Amsterdam/Netherlands” sort of venture, but that is what I was looking for. Laura was a great guide and she made great recommendations (including where we stopped for lunch) and history as we went. The time flew by, honestly, even through the cold and snow…”
Guided half day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, clog making, and unlimited cheese tasting, plus optional canal cruise.
“I enjoyed this a lot! Great place to visit, totally worth it as it gave us a beautiful day and experience. Our guide Derek was amazing, best guide ever! 100% recommend”
A half-day-and-change bus trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills, Volendam cheese, and Marken clogs, with an optional boat and working mill.
“There were too many people on the tour. It was impossible to see the windmill workings or the clog maker demonstration because it was too crowded.”
Dutch windmills, Edam cheese, clogs, and Marken village on a day trip from Amsterdam, with optional canal cruise and tastings.
“It was a beautiful excursion..the day was full of experiences..I recommend to everyone to do it…thank you!”
8-hour Amsterdam day trip to Keukenhof with a 60-minute windmill cruise through Dutch polders and flexible return buses, from $64.
“It was great as we ticked 2 bucket items off our list. The windmill cruise could have been a bit lacklustre except for our singing, dancing Captain who kept us entertained & laughing. Keukenhof Gardens were beautiful as expected. Bus waiting when we were ready to return to Amsterdam.”
Small-group Zaanse Schans tour from Amsterdam with windmills, clogs, paint mill and Dutch cheese tasting, plus round-trip transfers.
“Learned so much about the past and present history of the people who live and work in Amsterdam. David, our tour guide, was extremely personable and very knowledgeable. He interacted with the whole group and made the experience joyful.”
3-hour small group trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans: working windmill, clog making, and cheese tasting, with guided van transport.
“great tour, our guide is was very friendly and gave us a lot of information, time to explore and entertained all our questions about the the tour subjects and the Netherlands in general.”
5-hour guided trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans and Volendam with working windmills, clogs, Dutch cheese tasting, and optional canal cruise.
“It was great,despite of the weather. The bus was 15 mins.late but it was no biggy, our guide was amazing too bad we didn’t have cash with us as we are use to just using cards,we would love to give him a tip but yeah….maybe next time. The places we visited was allllllll amazingly beauty,we just didn’t have that much time,it was just about an hr something to each and it wasn’t enough but we still enjoyed. Thankkkkk you. All these places are worth to visit.”
Giethoorn canals and Zaanse Schans cheese, clogs and diamonds in a small-group day tour with Amsterdam hotel pickup.
“Renier is an excellent tour guide. The guide in the Geithoorn boat ride needs to speak a little bit clearly when translating the information into English.”
Amsterdam day trip to Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans, with tulip time, windmill village, cheese and clog demos, and easy return buses.
“It was well organized, but the time for Keukenhof is not enough. It would be better to stay less in Zaanse Hanse at the expense of Keukenhof.”
Bike north from Amsterdam by ferry to Waterland villages, a windmill, cheese tasting, and hand-carved clogs, with e-bike options.
“It was a great tour, beautiful countryside and Hugh, our guide, was great as well. Our e-bikes were great as well”
Visit Kinderdijk UNESCO windmills from Rotterdam with museum entries, a pumping station tour, and a polder boat ride for about $25.
“It's an amazing and wonderful place to visit. Plenty of background information and a beautiful walk or boat ride to see restored windmills.”
Full-day rural Holland from Amsterdam, with Zaanse Schans windmills, Edam cheese tasting, Volendam port, and Marken streets plus guided transfers.
“Went on a tour with Carli. She's very knowledgeable about the places we visited, and also friendly and super helpful. Very good trip!”
