Private Tour to Zaanse Schans & Volendam: Cheese, Windmills, Clogs

Experience the charm of the Dutch countryside with a day trip to Marken, Volendam, and Zaanse Schans. Explore historic windmills, learn about cheese-making, and discover the art of crafting traditional wooden clogs.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - Explore the fascinating Dutch Windmills and venture inside their workings. The Zaanse Schans is home to seven remaining windmills, and several are accessible for exploration. Among them are the iconic paint windmill, where Rembrandt, the renowned Dutch artist, purchased his paint, as well as a saw mill, a spice mill, and more….
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Luxury car or luxury Van
  • Professional driver/host
  • Parking fees
  • Cheese tasting
What's Not Included
  • Professional Guide
  • Tip (optional)
Additional Information

Avoid the inconvenience of renting a car and maneuvering through unfamiliar country roads. With a personal driver/host, your tour becomes effortlessly smooth and stress-free.
Be Dutch for a day! A day full of windmills, cheese, and traditional wooden clogs.
Covered with water, cows grazing the fresh grasses, colorful flowers, and green-timbered houses,…

Location
Zaanse Schans
Schansend 1,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Stevenv82
Apr 28, 2025
Fun and Interesting Tour Outside of Amsterdam - We very much enjoyed this tour and our time with Saad (our guide). The tour of the windmills and the clog making demonstration was interesting and informative. We enjoyed visiting the cheese factory and watching how it was made. Of course, tasting the cheese was one of our favorite parts of the tour. Volendam has a nice harbor and lots of interesting history, including the Hotel Spaander (beautiful collection of art). The whole day was relaxing, and our tour guide, Saad, made sure we had a great time!
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Leah
Apr 18, 2025
Great Tour - Tour guide Ben was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. Transportation comfortable and seamless. Sites were phenomenal
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Forrest_m
Apr 17, 2025
Private Tour with Mo - We had an exceptional time with Mo today. He was personable, friendly and was patient as we had our private tour, exploring Zaanse Schans, Volderdam and Smit Bokkum restaurant (a must), Henri Willig cheese farm and some tulip fields. Would highly recommend Mo for any of your touring needs.
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Rainar563
Apr 15, 2025
An amazing day in the Netherlands! - The trip was absolutely excellelent! The tour itself was very thorough and the tour guide helpful and considerate. Every place we went to was amazing but I especially enjoyed the cheese farm where we got to see the animals, were given a private demonstration and got to try the different kinds of cheese!
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Crystalsg5506yd
Apr 5, 2025
Private tour with Windmills, Clogs and Cheese! - We had an amazing experience with, Younes as our tour guide and driver. The company, Dutch Tours, really knows how to provide a unique time and help us create lasting memories. Younes gave us so much information and took the time to explain in detail the windmill process. Our time at Henri Willig Farm was so fascinating and of course our walk through Volendam was a perfect way to end our day! Thank you so much for everything!
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Chris_d
Mar 26, 2025
Fantastic Experience! - This was such a great tour, and we think is something everyone should consider. Elias was the best tour guide. He was so knowledgeable, nice, engaging and really made it a great day. He met us at the airport and took us on a tour of Zaanse Schans (you should be sure to go into the windmill, and get the hot chocolate with cream), see how wooden shoes are made (and understand their purpose) go on a tour of a cheese farm (which really gives you an in-depth look into how the cheese is made - and it is DELICIOUS). You get the opportunity to taste about 40 different varieties of cheese, and yes, while they are bite sized, it is a generous amount. From there to the charming fishing village Volendam, and along the way learning so much about the area in a style that even as jet lagged as we were (including our 14 year old daughter) was engaging and interesting. We cannot say enough about Elias and wish we had more time in Amsterdam to join him for other tours. Thank you so much, Elias!
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P1500qgrachell
Mar 18, 2025
Fun trip to see clogs, windmills, taste cheese and a village by the water. - We had an amazing time loved getting to know the area and history of the places we visited. Our guide was very well informed and shared many interesting facts. We also got to miss the crowds.
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Rachel_l
Mar 18, 2025
We had a wounderful day... - We had a wounderful day learning about clogs, windmills and cheese. Having our own guide help us miss the crowds and hear all the interesting stories about the areas we visited. The village by the lake was very fun way to end with lunch.
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Erin_m
Mar 14, 2025
Elias was Top Notch! - Elias was an incredible guide! Our family had an amazing day visiting the windmills, cheese factory, and fishing village. He was kind, knowledgeable and a delight to spend the day with! Grateful we booked this trip!
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Janetht5691qx
Mar 10, 2025
Awesome tour guide - Elias was an amazing tour guide. He was on time to pick us up and was friendly. He was also very knowledgeable and he was accommodating when we wanted to spend a little more time at certain places.
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From $96
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).