Private Zaanse Schans Windmills and Volendam Tour from Amsterdam

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Private Zaanse Schans Windmills and Volendam Tour from Amsterdam

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US$536.47 per guest

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

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

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Reviews

Location

Amsterdam

Duration

5 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 14 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Family-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Dutch culture on this private tour from Amsterdam. Visit Zaanse Schans windmills, taste local cheese, see clog-making, and enjoy Volendam's harbor. Duration: 5 hours.

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

Experience Details

Enjoy a half day Sightseeing tour to the windmills, the countryside, a local cheese and clogs factory and Volendam.

You will visit a unique Dutch park called the Zaanse Schans not far from Amsterdam. Here are the most special windmills of The Netherlands such as the paint windmill, the sawmill, spices mill and peanut oil mill.

Thereafter you will see a demonstration how Dutch clogs are made and there is a possibility to buy clogs/wooden shoes and souvenirs.

The second stop will be at the Henri Willig farm where they will teach you how they treat their cows and there is a possibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot. Thereafter it is time to taste more than 30 flavors of very nice Dutch cheese for free!

At last you will visit Volendam where you can lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy some nice Dutch waffles or enjoy the nice Harbor of Volendam.

Duration of the tour will be 5 hours and the pick up and drop off is in Amsterdam.

What You Get

Possibility to taste 30 different flavors of cheese and to buy cheese and clogs

Pick up by a private air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with Wifi an bottled water on board

Possibility to see how they milk the cows with a milking robot

Professional guide and Gratuity (Optional)

Good To Know

We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 09:00 AM till 05:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
This is a private tour so no other people will join in the car.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Possibility to extend the tour.

What You’ll Experience

Zaanse Schans

Discover the great Dutch Windmills and take some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more. Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Zaanse Schans

Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory as well.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Molen De Kat

See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig

See a real Dutch farm with cows and baby cows. You will get an explanation how the Henri Willig farm makes their cheese from the milk of the Jersey cows. They have an automatic milking robot and see how they milk their cows automatically. After the cows it is time to taste their special Gouda cheese. You can eat as much cheese as you want for free! There are more than 30 different types of cheese so enjoy! There is a possibility to buy the cheese and if you don't have enough room in your suitcase you can let them ship the cheese to your country.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Volendam

Explore the nice and most famous Dutch fishing village Volendam. You can have a nice lunch in one of the best fish restaurants in town, buy very nice fresh Dutch waffles or Dutch mini pancakes. Stroll over the famous dijk and see the nice harbor of Volendam. There is also a possibility to buy some souvenirs as well.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

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Pickup Details

There is a possibility to extend the tour. We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 09:00 AM till 05:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed. Only pick up available for addresses in Amsterdam.

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

4.7

based on 46 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Friendly staff, informative tour

June 08, 2026

Our driver Mesut was wonderful. He kindly explained a lot of the Dutch history to us. He was also very friendly to our kids.

(Viator)

Great Tour

April 13, 2026

Very personalized and friendly We were picked up on time. Great driver with local info. Very enjoyable. Took his time with us.

(TripAdvisor)

Up close and informative.

April 08, 2026

Martijn was excellent. He showed us everything that was in the tour and explained it thoroughly. We had the chance to meet and greet, not only the cheese makers, but also the cows. He took us to th...read more

(TripAdvisor)

The private tour was and excellent way to do Zaanse Schans and Volendam

December 17, 2025

An excellent way to do this tour. Gillio our guide and driver was very good. The tour itself was brilliant. We saw everything and instead of going to the very busy Henri Willig cheese tasting at Z...read more