Private Half Day Tour to Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam

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US$648.62 per guest

Adult x1

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Earliest available date: September 11, 2026

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Amsterdam

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Number of Guests

1 - 6 guests

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Zaanse Schans' windmills and historical houses with a private guide. Discover Dutch traditions, savor Gouda cheese, taste local chocolate, and witness clog-making artisans.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Zaanse Schans: Explore this picturesque, historic village,where you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Wander among the iconic wooden houses, and working windmills, while learning about the area's rich history and heritage. Indulge in a Gouda Cheese Tasting, savor local hot chocolate, and enjoy a wooden shoe craft demonstration.

What You Get

Private transportation

Cheese Tasting

entrance ticket to a windmill

Lunch

Gratuities

Good To Know

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Amsterdam

9.30: Pick up from your hotel in Amsterdam (or another for you convenient time)

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Zaanse Schans

10.00: We arrive at The Zaanse Schans. This is a unique area where people live and work, with museums, windmills, shops and old crafts. The site gives an excellent picture of the Zaanstreek in the 18th and 19th centuries. Walking between the traditional timber houses, warehouses and windmills at the Zaanse Schans, you get the feeling that you’re back in the long-gone past. We walk along the dike next to the river Zaan and enjoy the sight of multiple industrial windmills. As we were brought up in a windmill we can tell you everything about them.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Molen De Kat

10.15: A visit to the last paint mill in the world “De Kat”. It was originally built in 1781. It is an octagonal mill with a rotating cap and external gallery. Since its restoration and partial rebuild in 1960 it has been fitted out to grind couloring materials as pigments. After a explanation how the windmill works, you have the opportunity to climb up the windmill and make beautiful pictures on the external gallery..

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Zaanse Schans

10.45: A visit to the chocolate shop. It is a good chance that you can smell the chocolate already in the air when you enter the Zaan region. For over two centuries the Zaan region has been the largest cocoa industry in the world. Cocoa beans are processed and roasted over here. Do you want to try some local chocolate or make your own hot chocolate from local raw cocoa powder? This is the place to be!

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Zaanse Schans

11.00: Cheese tasting: At the cheese farm of Henry Willig we will have a Gouda and Edam cheese tasting. They are in the top 10 of the world cheesemakers. If you are a cheese lover… you are in cheese heaven! They have 30 flavors and design the cheeses specifically for travel.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Zaanse Schans

11.30: If you want to try the most famous cookie of Holland “Stroopwafel” we can make a stop at the fresh syrup waffle stand.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

11.45: Wooden shoe craft demonstration. Always wanted to know how a clog is being made? Join the wooden shoe craft demonstration and find out. In the clog museum we will tell you everything about clogs. You can even try or buy a pair of wooden shoes!

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Amsterdam

13.00 Return to your hotel in Amsterdam

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details

Please wait in the hotel lobby 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 12 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Windmillgirls takes us to Zaanse - a wonderful trip

June 07, 2026

We had a half day tour with WindmillGirls - a great outfit. The vehicle was very comfortable, pick up right on time. Zannse and Edam were lovely and very interesting. Our one recommendation is to t...read more

(TripAdvisor)

I was on the fence about doing this trip and I'm so glad we did it! Our whole group loved it!

May 31, 2026

This experience exceeded my expectations in every way. I was on the fence about dedicating a half day to this tour when there so much to do in Amsterdam. I can tell you doing this trip with Esthe...read more

(Viator)

Great personalized half-day tour of Zaanse Schans

October 19, 2025

Really enjoyed our half-day private tour of Zaanse Schans with our tour guide Esther! Comfortable car and knowledgeable, friendly guide. Walked around the pretty village. Saw windmills, a clog-maki...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Great guide, Esther. Very pleasant and knowledgeable. I highly recommend it. She never rushes you witu plenty of time for sampl

October 02, 2025

Great tour with a great guide. Esther was very knowledgeable and very kind. She took time amd explained everything in details and I have to say we learned more history than expected. We were never ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Windmill girl.

April 11, 2025

We did a private tour with the Windmillgirl Tour company and thoroughly enjoyed it. Esther was our guide and her local knowledge and explanation of the area added so much to our sightseeing. We to...read more

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