The Ultimate Zaanse-Schans Private Day Trip

Recommended by 98% of travelers

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Zaanse Schans is known for its historic buildings and working windmills, but getting an inside perspective of the traditional region can be difficult alone or on large group tours. Explore Zaanse Schans with a private local host on a tour from Amsterdam that can be customized according to your preferences. Visit a clog workshop, traditional dairy, and chocolate factory, and admire the working windmills that have become symbolic of the Netherlands.

Benefit from the personalized experience of a private local host
Skip the hassle of navigating alone and take public transport with your host's help
Sample chocolate for a taste of authentic Holland
Taste some Dutch cheese and learn about its production

What's Included

Private local guide
Public transport
Cheese Tasting
Entrance Ticket to a Windmill
Carbon neutral experience

Lunch
Entrance to any other attractions than mentioned
Hotel pick up and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Amsterdam Centraal
Stationsplein, 1012 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands
In front of Cafe Loetje Centraal, Stationsplein 10, 1012 AB Amsterdam.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Zaanse Schans

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Zaans Museum

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Phil Good Massage (Pass By)

Indie’s Welvaren Spice Warehouse (Pass By)

Zaans Gedaan CacaoLab (Pass By)

Molen De Kat (Pass By)

Museumwinkel Albert Heijn (Pass By)

Centraal Station

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Wear comfortable shoes.
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 44 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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wonderful time with Olga

Jeffrey_R, Aug 2023

Olga was a great guide and great communication. You will not be disappointed to spend time with Olga to learn about the area.

Wonderful day trip

Beth_S, Jul 2022

Olga was a wonderful guide! Friendly and informative. Warm and charming very knowledgeable about the country and visit. Highly recommend.

Not worth the price

Joellen_P, Apr 2022

After experiencing this tour, our family decided that it was not worth the price. We felt that we could've easily done this experience on our own. Our guide was nice but we felt she did not add much value to this experience. We did not feel like we were on a private tour, more just like we had someone walking around with us to show us where things were. We did not get a lot of information unless we specifically asked about something and felt the guide was not super interested in the topic. Going inside the pigment making windmill was neat and interesting but that was where it ended. The cheese tasting that is "included" was just a walk through a cheese shop that offers free samples to everyone (the same Henry Willig shops that are everywhere in Amsterdam). The chocolate tasting was in a cute little chocolate shop but was really nothing special...you just mixed up your own cup of mediocre hot chocolate. The wooden shoe making shop had the potential to be neat but it was so crowded you couldn't even walk. Our visit was on Easter weekend so I'm sure that was a contributor to some of the crowds, but we were told that pre-covid, tourist crowds like this were normal. Overall, the windmills were neat and the historic little town was cute but it was very touristy and the Viator description of this tour definitely oversold the experience. I would highly recommend spending your vacation time and money elsewhere.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Hi there, I am Lieke from Withlocals and I am part of the quality and support team. At Withlocals we really want our customers to receive the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to understand why this happened, to see that you are at least compensated for this bad experience, or to offer you a better experience instead. We really look forward to your email! Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals! Have a great day, Lieke @ Withlocals

Boa experiência

sandravseq, Aug 2019

O passeio com guia vale a pena. Anna foi muito simpática, fez observações/comentários interessantes. Com um guia, é possível ir direto nos principais lugares. É um passeio que crianças gostam. Fizemos em 4 horas e deu tempo para ver o que queríamos.