Amsterdam · ZAANSE SCHANS & WINDMILLS
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Six working windmills on a green riverbank half an hour from the city, with a cheese farm and a clog maker in between. Ranked below are the best Zaanse Schans tours from Amsterdam: which run half-day and which stretch on to Volendam and Marken, which give you a guide versus drop-and-go, prices, and how long you actually get among the mills.
Bus day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Volendam and Marken—windmills, cheese, clogs, and optional boat and stroopwafel.
“Was lovely to see a bit of the Netherlands outside the Amsterdam downtown core.”
Spend a full day outside Amsterdam with windmills, clog-making, Edam cheese, and the fishing villages of Volendam and Marken.
“Holly was a fantastic guide! She pointed out a lot of interesting facts throughout the ride and walking. She also gave us a lot of food recommendations and history on the foods in the region. I really enjoyed that!”
Amsterdam day trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken, with cheese tastings, a clog demo, and an optional canal cruise.
“Highly recommend this tour. It was the highlight of my trip. Our tour guide, Rob, was super knowledgeable and funny. The 6 hour tour flew by so fast!”
A guided half-day from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, clogs, and cheese tastings, with easy transport and optional canal cruise.
“Easy pick up. Excellent guide. Gorgeous place to visit with plenty of different things to see and do.”
Half-day Dutch countryside tour from Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans windmills, Edam cheese, Volendam farm demos, Marken village, optional canal cruise.
“We had a fabulous day, our tour guide Tony was spectacular, he was very helpful and kind and great fun to have show you the countryside. It’s absolutely worth the trip everywhere we went was beautiful and we could follow the guide or explore on our own! It was very easy going! Even with all the heavy snow we had that day it was the best day we spent in the Netherlands!!!! Would definitely recommend and would absolutely do again!”
A 5.5-hour Amsterdam day trip to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken for windmills, clogs, and cheese, with optional boat and mill access.
“Tourist trap, very naive explanations and extreme overselling of things. Also, translations are awful.”
From Amsterdam to Keukenhof for tulip-season glory plus a 60-minute windmill cruise through Dutch polders below sea level.
“Enjoyed the canal cruise/ very relaxing and bonus was refreshments onboard (apple pie was fantastic) Gardens were beautiful and nice way to burn off a lot of calories with all that walking/big place. Recommended to all who enjoy colourful gardens”
Windmills, clogs, and Dutch cheese in Zaanse Schans. Small-group tour from Amsterdam with transfers and admission included.
“This is a fantastic trip. Windmills, clogs, cheese, and so much more!! This is a great 1/2 day tour just outside the city and worth experiencing!”
Small-group Zaanse Schans tour from Amsterdam with a working windmill, clog demo, and Gouda tastings. 3 hours.
“great tour, our guide is was very friendly and gave us a lot of information, time to explore and entertained all our questions about the the tour subjects and the Netherlands in general.”
A half-day escape from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans and Volendam, with clog-making, Dutch cheese tasting, windmills, and optional canal cruise.
“A fantastic tour! The guide was great, he gave us lots of information throughout the tour and had a good sense of humour. The times at each stop were perfect, it gave us time to explore the villages. Good value for money!”
Full-day coach tour from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken with windmills, clogs, and cheese tasting.
“A great experience. The guide Bea is exceptional and very friendly. She has excellent knowledge of the history of the places visited and made the trip very memorable. Thank you Bea and the driver as well who is very helpful.”
Small-group Dutch countryside day trip from Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans cheese, clogs, Afsluitdijk dike photos, and Giethoorn canals by boat.
“Well worth the time and money! You will travel outside the city for a wonderful day of local history, food, culture and shops.”
Keukenhof flowers plus Zaanse Schans windmills, cheese and clog demos, and frequent buses back to Amsterdam for $72.
“Amazing landscapes and comfortable transportation. Definitely worth the price, highly recommended!”
Bike north from Amsterdam to Waterland for a ferry crossing, working windmill views, and cheese-and-clogs on a small-group ride.
“SO fun! Long cycle but easy enough with the e-bike, the cheese and clog making was such a fun stop. Rissa was a lovely guide and made the journey fun, exciting, and educational! Would have loved a few more windmills but the countryside was beautiful.”
Windmill village Zaanse Schans by train from Amsterdam. See clogs and taste Dutch cheese on a 4-hour Italian small-group tour.
“Consiglio tanto questo tour, soprattutto per la guida, abbiamo avuto la fortuna di conoscere persone che sanno esprimere al meglio le conoscenze del posto, le culture e la storia, spiegando con attenzione ogni minima cosa. Si rimane esterrefatti da ogni singola cosa del posto e si garantisce una giornata ma, sopratutto, un’esperienza particolare, molto bella e rilassante nel complesso. Consigliatissimo!”
