Zaanse Schans Windmills: Private Bike Tour through Dutch Countryside from Amsterdam
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Explore Zaanse Schans windmills and Dutch countryside by bike. Visit cheese farms, clog workshops, and charming villages. Private guide included.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zaanse Schans - A local guide will lead you through this area, sharing insights about its windmills, green wooden houses, and traditional crafts. You’ll witness a clog-making demonstration, learn about cheese production with a tasting session, and visit an operational industrial windmill.
  • Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop - Explore the wooden shoe museum, watch a live clog-making demonstration, and enjoy some free time for shopping or photographing wooden shoes.
  • Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm - Discover the process of making Gouda cheese and sample a wide variety of cheeses.
  • Molen De Kat - Tour a functioning industrial windmill that still produces paint pigments, the last of its kind in the world. Observe the pigment production powered by wind and climb the stairs for a stunning view from the platform.
  • Bartelsluis - Bike past this historic lock with your guide.
  • Beschuittoren - Pause at this tower as your guide explains its significance.
  • Jisp - Cycle through this charming village with typical Dutch “Dijksloten” and a rich history narrated by your guide.
  • Wijdewormer - Ride through the Dutch countryside, passing farms with sheep, cows, and horses.
  • Haaldersbroek - Pedal through a uniquely preserved old neighborhood.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bicycle use
Additional Information

See windmills and the Dutch countryside in a way the locals do: by bike. You will be picked up from your hotel in Amsterdam and a local guide will accompany you to show you all the highlights. During this tour, you will also visit Zaanse Schans, an unique village full of windmills, green wooded houses and traditional crafts. You will visit a wooden shoe workshop for a live demonstration of clog making. You will also visit a cheese farm to learn about cheese and to taste some of them. Your private guide will also take you to an operational industrial windmill. By bike you will explore the area even more. You will pass cute villages and neighbourhoods like Wormer, Jisp, Bartelsluis and Haaldersbroek. Along the way, you will see many farms with cows, sheep and horses. This bike tour involves 2 hours of cycling (22 km) You can also choose for a shorter route of 8,5km, 10,8km or 12,8km.

Location
Zaanse Schans
Schansend 1,
Cancellation Policy

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

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