Private guided Keukenhof gardens and Zaanse Schans tour

Explore Keukenhof’s tulips and Zaanse Schans’ windmills with expert guides. Discover scenic villages, clogs, and Gouda cheese. Book your unforgettable spring adventure now.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Amsterdam - You will be picked up from your hotel in Amsterdam.
  • Zaanse Schans - We arrive at The Zaanse Schans.
    This is a preservation village with a variety of historical houses, warehouses, and working industrial windmills. It feels like you’re traveling back in time! You will experience how life was between the 18th and 19th centuries. We’ll enjoy a pleasant stroll passing the old wooden houses with their preserved original details, like ceremonial doors and carved lintels, taste local chocolate at the chocolate shop, concluding with a visit to a working windmill.
  • Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda and Edam cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors and design the cheeses specifically for travel.
  • Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Wooden shoe craft demonstration. Always wanted to know how a clog is being made? Join the wooden shoe craft demonstration and find out. In the clog museum we will tell you everything about clogs. You can even try or buy a pair of wooden shoes!
  • Molen De Kat - A visit to the last paint mill in the world “De Kat”. It was originally built in 1781. It is an octagonal mill with a rotating cap and external gallery. Since its restoration and partial rebuild in 1960 it has been fitted out to grind couloring materials as pigments. After a explanation how the windmill works, you have the opportunity to climb up the windmill and make beautiful pictures on the external gallery.
  • Keukenhof - Transfer
  • Keukenhof - Visit the most beautiful spring garden in the world! We’ll spend two hours here to enjoy all the springflowers.
    Lunchtime included.
  • Amsterdam - Return to your hotel
What's Included
  • Bottle of water
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance ticket to a windmill
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets to The Keukenhof spring gardens €20 per person
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Visit the most beautiful spring garden in the world! The Keukenhof gardens are open from end of March till mid-May. At the Keukenhof gardens there are about 4.5 million tulips being planted along with daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses. After visiting the Keukenhof we head to the Zaanse Schans, a beautiful preservation village with a variety of historical houses, and working industrial windmills. You will experience how life was between the 18th and 19th centuries. We’ll enjoy a pleasant stroll passing the old wooden houses with their preserved original details, visit a windmill, indulge in a Gouda cheese tasting at the cheese farm, concluding with a traditional handcraft demonstration of making clogs. Discover the enchanting world of tulips and windmills with the Windmill Girls. We are two passionate local guides who were raised in windmills, let our rich heritage and engaging tales make your journey truly unforgettable.

Location
Amsterdam
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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U9011ludanab
May 1, 2024
This was absolutely one of the best things We’ve ever done. Esther was THE BEST!! Dutch charm and beauty on all levels. - This was absolutely one of the best things I’ve ever done. Esther was THE BEST!! Dutch charm and beauty on all levels. Esther is so professional and at the same time so easy to talk. We will be back.
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Jordanfr9123qi
Apr 5, 2024
Fantastic tour and guides! - Had such a great time on our day trip from Amsterdam. We learned a lot and Esther was passionate and a fantastic guide. I would gladly recommend them— you will have a blast.
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