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Small Group Zaanse Schans Half Day Tour from Amsterdam
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From $52.85 per person
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Start from Amsterdam's city center, and visit the famous village of Zaanse Schans with your local guide. Enjoy a guided tour of this unique little town with its traditional crafts, typical Green wooden houses and of the majestic windmills of course. Discover the delights and history of Zaanse Schans and the Dutch countryside on a 3-hour, small-group trip from Amsterdam. With an informative guide, admire the lush, canal-crossed Dutch landscape. Take a tour of pretty Zaanse Schans, famous for its wooden windmills and green-painted houses, and visit a cheese farm and clog-making workshop to learn about these traditional crafts. Lastly, visit a working windmill to learn how these waterside factories helped drive the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Numbers are limited on this tour for a small-group experience.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- Enjoy our small group tour of Zaanse Schans
- Visit the famous Zaanse Schans
- Discover the delights and history of Zaanse Schans
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Amsterdam
Sightseeing at Zaanse Schans.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
Transportation to Zaanse Schans from meeting point and back Small group tour led by a local guide Visit a wooden shoe workshop for a demonstration of clog making Visit a cheese farm for an explanation about cheese making and cheese tasting Visit a working Industrial windmill
Restrictions
Comfortable walking shoes Dress to the weather A moderate amount of walking is involved, wear comfortable walking shoes.
Meeting & Pickup
Meet next to Amsterdam Centraal Station outside coffee store LOT61, Oosterdoksstraat 1, Amsterdam. Coffee store LOT61 is part of hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station. Your tour guide will hold an orange umbrella.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2026-07-24
5.00 / 5
Pleasant half day tour, our Guide was knowledgeable and fun.
2026-07-22
5.00 / 5
My clients are on this tour today and are raving about it. They LOVE the tour guide, Sharon - said she's been incredible. They've gotten to see so much in a fairly short amount of time. Definitely well worth the price for the small group tour client.
2026-07-07
5.00 / 5
My clients said they had a fabulous time on this excursion. Thank you Project Expedition for coming through once again.
2026-06-27
5.00 / 5
Our tour guide, Sharon, was amazing! I don’t know if you can request a particular guide, but if you can, request Sharon. We had a wonderful time and learned so much about the area.
2026-05-28
5.00 / 5
The tour guide and bus driver were very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the tour. The meeting point was very easy to find. The town was so much fun to walk around.
2026-05-19
4.00 / 5
A fun time. I felt there were times when it was a little rushed but overall we enjoyed the experience
2026-03-28
5.00 / 5
Tour guide was great. Great way to see the clog making and windmills in a single tour.
2026-03-26
5.00 / 5
Our guide Kay was amazing! Very professional and engaging. Loved to hear her prospective on this quaint town, since she is a resident. Highly recommend!
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