Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Tour

Experience the best of Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn on this small-group day trip. Enjoy luxurious hotel pick-up, a comfortable mini van, and personalized attention. Visit a cheese factory, wooden shoe factory, and diamond demonstration at Zaanse Schans. Explore the ‘Green Venice’ of Holland and take a one-hour boat cruise in Giethoorn. Perfect for those who want to spend more time in these two beautiful places.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - At Zaanse Schans, the charming windmill village, visitors can enjoy a private guided tour of a Dutch cheese factory to learn the traditional method of making Gouda cheese. There is an opportunity to taste over 26 different cheese flavors. Following this, guests can visit a Dutch wooden shoe factory to watch a live demonstration by…
What's Included
  • Guided Royal Diamond Tour
  • Guided Wooden Shoes Factory Tour
  • Guided Cheese Factory Tour
  • One Hour Boat Cruise in Giethoorn
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
  • No Extra Hidden Costs
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This day trip to Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn offers free hotel pick-up service in Amsterdam. This unique tour has maximum 8 persons* per group, so we can have full focus on each individual traveller. A luxury and comforable mini van (Mecedes brand) will wait for you in front of your hotel. A bottled water will be provided to each traveller. Power bank,…

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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Cheryl_o
May 3, 2025
Great tour! And fantastic tour guide. - Koen was a fantastic guide. He told us where to take photos, kept us informed of his arrival time. Kept everything on time. Made the tour very enjoyable!
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Tongxinx2025
Apr 26, 2025
Nice trip - Today I went to Windmill Village and Sheephorn Village on a day trip with great weather and a great experience. The Suri Guide is very punctual and responsible ~ And versatile enough to drive and sail ~ Overall the experience is great, like 👍🏻
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Sharon_h
Apr 26, 2025
Perfect day! - Great day with Leidse as our tour guide. It was well-organized and thoughtfully planned. Leidse went out of his way to connect with each person in our group. He had great knowledge of everything, very professional, and passionate. He provided Dutch treats in the van and made an additional tulip field stop to make it the perfect day. I highly recommend this tour with Leidse.
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Pingx46
Apr 22, 2025
Windmill Village and Sheephorn Village Day Tour - It's compact, includes the villages of Windmill and Sheephorn. It's a small place, enough to see after a day, and time to visit for yourself. Both places are worth seeing, and the guides are good.
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Pesonagrace_l
Apr 20, 2025
Liked it - The trip was a long one but good. Our tour guide Simon was good and gave us lots of information of both places. Got to see two beautiful places in one day.
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Tae_y
Apr 19, 2025
Fantasy world - Everything was very beautiful to see. Our guide, Pete, was very knowledgeable and funny! He was very attentive. Best tour guide ever! We had such a great time with him.
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W9929lqlynne
Apr 17, 2025
Time crunch! - First, I want to say our tour guide, Koen, was in a word, AmAzInG! Just can’t say enough good things about his attentiveness to each of our tour members, gathering our purchases and taking them back to our bus, knowledge of the venue, a variety of choices of what to do and which eateries offered what, even where toilets were located. There was so much to do and see at Zaanse Schans that I would highly recommend you extend the time allotment for this venue to an additional 60-75 minutes, or offer a tour for ONLY Zaanse Schans. Giethoorn was also a great trip, but we had no use there wee shops and restaurants all along the canal route to be enjoyed. These cannot be accessed FROM the canal boats. Again, just not enough time to really experience the entire venue. You might also consider adding trips to each place by rail. What an experience that would be!
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Chitra
Apr 15, 2025
Truly memorable day at Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn! - We had a wonderful time at Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn village. Our tour guide Leidse was amazing.He truly went the extra mile to make sure every single one of us had an amazing day. From the moment we started, he was thoughtful, engaging, and incredibly attentive to everyone’s needs. We had a delightful time at Zaanse Schans, enjoying cheese tasting and wooden shoe-making demonstrations. The kids really enjoyed the experience of make your own hot chocolate at Blik op Cacao. Visiting Giethoorn was an incredible experience. The boat tour was amazing, and the time we spent there was truly worth it. We all felt taken care of and had such a memorable experience with the help our awesome tour guide Leidse. Highly recommend!
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Jiamin010
Apr 23, 2025
Our guide, Mr Su Rui, was... - Our guide, Mr Su Rui, was knowledgeable and shared with us the history of the various attractions. He was our captain for the canal cruise and pointed out the various attractions so that we have a better understanding of life in Giethoorn.
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Evelyn_t
Apr 15, 2025
````Meeting point mistake - We paid for this trip with hotel pick up($200 plus) but the trip was not materialized.Eric said they cannot pick us up at our hotel.He told us to go to Hotel Sint Nicholas.We did not know where it is. There was a miscommunication because he called but we do not have Wi Fi at that time.So the tour operator Eric left us. An alternative was to take the same tour on a different date, we said yes but the day of the trip (alternate), the tour operator and his van did not show up. I called him several times.How can it be our fault. I tried several times to talk to Eric (tour operator).When I called Viator they said they investigated the issue and decided we will not be refunded. That is so unfair. We are customers and we have learned a lesson not to join Viator in our future trips. We paid more than $200 on this one tour.
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From $129
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).