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Private Zaanse Schans Windmill Tour from Amsterdam Airport: Explore Traditional Crafts & Landscapes
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Schiphol
Embark on a private Zaanse Schans windmill tour from Amsterdam Airport and immerse yourself in traditional crafts, landscapes, and history. Explore windmills, clog making, cheese tasting, and more!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Zaanse Schans - You will walk around Zaanse Schans together with your local guide who will tell you all about the sights and the history. You will visit a wooden shoe workshop to see a demonstration of clog making, a cheese farm for cheese tasting and a presentation on cheese making and a working industrial windmill.
- Zaan Tours - A local guide and driver from Zaan Tours will accompany you on this tour to make you feel more than welcome and to tell you everything you would like to know about the Zaan region. He or she will also asist you in taking the best possible pictures.
- Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Visit the wooden shoe workshop to learn about Dutch clogs, see different clogs at their museum and watch how clogs are made during a live demonstration of clog making. Furthermore, you will be able to make your perfect clog pictures.
- Molen De Kat - Visit the last remaining paint windmill of the world. You will learn about this windmill from your guide and you will be able to wander around in this 240 year old still operating windmill. You can also climb up to the platform for the best view of the windmills, the Zaanse Schans, the meadows and the river.
- Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Visit this cheese farm to attend a presentation on how Dutch Gouda cheese is made. After this presentation, you will be able to try lots of various Dutch cheese such as baby Gouda cows cheese, smoked cheese, goat cheese or even a coconut cheese.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Airport pick-up and hotel/airport drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Upon your arrival at Amsterdam’s Schiphol (AMS) airport, a personal guide and driver will escort you to the renowned Zaanse Schans, where you get to behold windmills, witness clog making and sample some cheese. Additionally, you will get an exclusive look at a functioning windmill from the interior and awe-inspiring views of the landscape from its balcony. Your guide will ensure you’re well-informed about the landmarks and their historical context. After a special three-hour tour, you’ll be chauffeured back to the airport or your accommodation, as per your choice.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- At time of booking, airplane passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: inbound flight number and, what is applicable, outbound flight number or drop-off hotel name
Location
Schiphol Airport
From Arrivals follow the signs to the Meeting Point of the airport. Your driver will be here 30 minutes after your scheduled landing holding an orange umbrella. If delayed, your driver will be at the Meeting Point 30 minutes after your flight has landed.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Eugene_k
Jan 31, 2024
Amsterdam Layover Tour - Our guide Callam was friendly, informative and knowledgeable. He just made the experience fun and uncomplicated.
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Kelly_f
Oct 19, 2023
Great tour with great tour guide. - This was a great tour out into the Dutch countryside with Kenny. Original achitecture, working demonstrations of cheese making and wooden shoe manufacturing, nice people. Picked up at airport and then driven to the location. Plenty of informative commentary on the way. Never felt rushed. We had time on our own if we wanted it. Then dropped off at our hotel.
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Lisa_w
Aug 3, 2023
Highly Recommend - Such a great tour through the beautiful Windmills in Zaanse Schans. We were met at airport and then went to Zaanse Schans. These windmills are a must see! Beautiful area. We climbed to the top of the windmill and took in the beautiful views that surround the area. Charming village with cheese shops and traditional clog shops that provide a demonstration on how they shoes are made. Our driver and guide Callum was wonderful! Thank you so much for a great morning in Zaanse Schans.
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Heather_f
Apr 3, 2023
Great tpur - Flexible schedule made sure we saw everything we were expecting even offering to go out of the way when one activity was incidentally close to do an alternate.
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859tk
Jan 7, 2023
Great option for an early arrival - Knowing my hotel room would not be ready in the AM, this was the perfect option.
It was a private tour with a UK guide. The private tour meant I didn’t have to worry about our personal items being left in the van. The meet up point was easy to find, quick drive out to Zaanse Schans where we spent around 3 hours wandering the small town.
We saw the windmills and got to climb up to the top, we watched how wooden shoes are made, watched a cheese making demonstration with lots of samples to try and bit of shopping. This was a great tour to start off our trip. Plus, it kept us going after our overnight flight. Our driver dropped us off at our hotel around 1.
Highly recommend this option for an early morning arrival.
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Walter_b
Aug 7, 2022
Highly recommended - Our guide Baric was outstanding. Met up pn time and was very considerate of our time and what was important to us. He was quite knowledgeable ad explained everything well!
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Rebecca_c
Jun 1, 2022
Loved the informative... - Loved the informative tour and the friendliest tour guide Bart. Beautiful area/Tour really enjoyed the demonstration and history of the area. Thanks
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Carrabinieri
Oct 1, 2019
Relaxing and informative way. To see the Zaandam windmill historical site - Our tour guide met us at the Amsterdam airport after our overnight plane ride from the US. The tour was 3 hrs long. We got to walk the Zaandam grounds with a knowledgeable person about all aspects of the site and allot of history about The Netherlands. Our tour ended with a drop off at our hotel in the city. We were very happy with this private tour.
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Edwin
Jan 11, 2018
The operator of the tour delivered... - <p>The operator of the tour delivered EXACTLY what they promised. Our planes were a few minutes late, but we had provided the flight info coming from international and they knew and were ready for us. We were taking in a nice van directly to Zaanse Schans. Our guide Ingrid who lives in the village was a delight. I got to go inside more than one windmill , tried a wonderful lavender cheese, 100 dark chocolate and bought two of the best truffles ever and see a postcard beautiful place. I'm not sure if Ingrid is always the local guide, but I have nothing to say nice about both our driver and our guide. It was cool to be swept from the airport, spending an amazing few hours, and then to be dropped off at your hotel. I would say it was perfect and a good value.</p>
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Joanne
Jan 7, 2018
The tour was brilliant. Our guide... - <p>The tour was brilliant. Our guide gave us lots of information, plenty of photo opportunities and being picked up from the airport meant that the trip was convenient. Highly recommended.</p>
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