Overview
Start from Amsterdam's city centre, 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 the majestic windmills. This 3-hour tour to the countryside will show you how the famous Dutch wooden shoes are made. We'll also visit a cheese farm and a working windmill.
What you will be doing
Your tour starts in Amsterdam, where you'll meet your guide at the meeting point near Amsterdam Central Station. Then head out to the Dutch countryside with a small group of fellow travellers until you reach the photogenic village of Zaanse Schans, and your guide tell you all about the region and its history along the way.
Once in Zaanse Schans, visit the Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop to see quintessential Dutch footwear being made before continuing to Molen De Kat, a paint mill that relies on wind power to create paint. Your next stop is the Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm to watch a cheese-making presentation, followed by a cheese tasting at the onsite cheese shop.
Where we'll meet
🧭 Meeting/pick-up point: Prins Hendrikkade 59, 1012 AH Amsterdam, Netherlands
🗺️ Instructions: We will meet in front of the Saint Nicholas Church and hotel NH Barbizon Palace, in opposite of Amsterdam Central Station. Join at the orange umbrell saying "Zaan Tours"
Things to know
Accessibility:
Pram accessible
Infant friendly
Children friendly
Service animal/dog friendly
Fitness requirement
Moderate fitness level
Tour Language
English
License requirement
None
Additional information:
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
As seats on this tour are restricted, all travellers should have a ticket
This tour contains a moderate amount of walking
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Due to regulations in the Netherlands, all passengers including babies and children should have a seat in the car. As seats for this tour are limited, all travellers regardless age should have a booking for this tour
Inclusion ✅
Tour transport
Tour guide
Exclusion ❌
Refreshments
Snack
Pick up and drop off transport
Gratuities
About your host
Zaan ToursWe started in 2014 to offer guided tours in the Zaan region. The Zaan region, next to Amsterdam, has its own vibrant history. From controlling the flow of the Zaan River to shipbuilding. From more than a thousand big industrial windmills to a large food industry with companies such as Albert Heijn, Verkade, cacao factories and many more. We wanted, and still do, to show visitors of this region and why we are so proud of where we are from.
For every trip booked, Kodama Travel donates £1 to Just One Tree to restore our forests and the ocean.