Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans Windmills Day Trip from Amsterdam

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  • Duration: 9 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Product code: 6926P9
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Pass By: Lisse, Lisse, South Holland Province

After a short ride from Amsterdam to the bulbflower area around Lisse, we start your tour by making a scenic ride in this area. Depending upon the season you see a landscape with colourful bulbflower carpets in almost any colour you can imagine. We try to find a spot where we can stop to make some pictures.

Stop At: Keukenhof, Stationsweg 166A, 2161 AM Lisse The Netherlands

Then we continue to the true highlight of this tour, the park Keukenhof. Once a mere kitchen garden filled with vegetables and herbs, the Keukenhof - smack dab in the middle of South Holland’s tulip region - now has the distinction of being the world’s largest flower garden, hosting some 800,000 visitors per year. This guided tour will take you through the 15 kilometers of footpaths and 32 hectares of gardens, where millions of bulbs are planted each year. Tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and other spring bulbs of a variety of vibrant colours carpet the grounds. Stroll through the English landscape garden, the Japanese country garden, and the historical garden. Take in the flower sculpture, based on an annual theme.

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands

The windmill village Zaanse Schans is an open air museum that houses a collection of working windmills, wooden houses, barns and shops dating back to the 18th and 19th Century. All these buildings were brought here from 1961 on, bringing back to life this most prosperous period of the Zaan region.


Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop, Kraaienest 4, 1509 AZ Zaandam The Netherlands

You will visit the clog museum annex wooden shoemaker shop here you'll watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artifacts

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm, Zeilenmakerspad 5, 1509 BZ Zaandam The Netherlands

Learn how Dutch cheese is being made in a farm and off course taste some real Dutch farmer's cheese.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Prins Hendrikkade 25, 1012 TM Amsterdam, Netherlands

If option selected, the tour includes an open departure ticket to the popular Amsterdam Canal Cruise. Ticket is given during check-in of the tour

The Amsterdam canal cruise passes by all of Amsterdam's famous attractions.

is canal tour starts at the very heart of the city, right near Central Station. From here each cruise takes a different path through the city, depending on the amount of traffic on the canals and the size of the boat. Sights you will definitely see include the World Heritage-listed 17th-century canals and the cities iconic architecture. Enjoy the sights along the most famous of the waterways, the Herengracht, Keizersgracht & Prinsengracht.

As you travel through Amsterdam's neighbourhoods, such as the Jordaan, the Nine Streets or the Pijp, you might see sights like the Amstel river which gave the city its name, the Anne Frank House and the iconic Skinny bridge. The tour is significantly enriched by an audio tour in 19 languages and observations from the captain.

Duration: 1 hour


Inclusions

  • Live commentary on board
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Skip the line ticket Keukenhof gardens and guided tour
  • Cheese tasting at windmill village the Zaanse Schans
  • Wooden shoe demonstration in the wooden shoe factory
  • Guided tour in windmill village the Zaanse Schans
  • 1-Hour Amsterdam Canal Cruise ticket (if option selected)
  • Multi - Lingual Guided tour
  • Entry/Admission - Keukenhof

Exclusions

  • Gratuities
  • Entree to a windmill at the Zaanse Schans

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

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Departure Point:

De Ruijterkade 105, 1011 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands

Departure time

09:00 AM

Duration

9 hours(approx.)

Return details

Returns to original departure point

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Additional Information

Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Tulips and other bulb flowers are natural products and even though the Keukenhof has advanced growing methods, the course of nature depends mainly on the weather. Therefore it cannot be guaranteed how many flowers and flower fields can be visited and seen during your tour.

The Keukenhof Gardens is a cash-free site, so cash payments will not be accepted

Children up to and including 3 years old are free of charge (not occupying a seat)

Not suitable for people with mobility impairments

Tour Company will oblige by the strict rules and measurements of the Dutch government and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Posted By : Laura_N
Keukenhof garden was incredible. We enjoyed the short guided tour with our tour guide and then getting so much free time to explore on our own. Things felt a bit rushed after that but I wouldn’t have wanted to give up any time exploring the gardens so definitely seemed the way to do it. Group size seemed a bit large but everyone was where they need to be on time so it seemed to go smoothly and didn’t effect anything. we really enjoyed the tour and our tour guide.
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Posted By : 136jasmyns
Tour guide was so so kind. thank you Marien for going out of your way to be helpful. My husband says “very very good. She was very good. Excellent”
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Posted By : S3582XFjakek
Great tour of some very interesting places. However the tour groups are far too big, so you can’t enjoy the day. We had a tour group that couldn’t all fit in to see the cheese making and clog making. This was really disappointing.
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Posted By : Vidya_M
We had great weather and a comfortable ride on the bus. Our tour guide Jolanda was excellent . Gave us very comprehensive information of all the sights and even the culture and history of the country . Our driver Dick was very skillful and careful . . He was kind and charged my dead phone while the bus was on the road back . Appreciate both of them and highly recommend this tour!
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Posted By : Tracey_M
Cheese tasting, wind mills and flowers and seeing the country side, with a wonderful glimpse into Dutch history
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Posted By : Gosia_G
They oversold the tickets. We were told to come back the next day. We asked for a refund. Someone in the office should start using an adding machine.
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Posted By : Sujin_W
I highly recommend this tour and would do it again! First, I really appreciated the convenience of being bussed everywhere. Second, I appreciated the smaller cheese and clog tour vs. at the Zaanse Schans windmills, which was super crowded. The host (Steban) at the family run cheese and clog tour was hilarious and entertaining and included a cheese tasting and wooden clog making demonstration. And, then, of course, the Keukenhof garden was beautiful.
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Posted By : randyrobason
Great time even with typos gone from the fields. Gardens were fantastic if you are a flower person. Tour guide was fantastic
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Posted By : Bethan_R
Great trip worth going . Easy to pick up the bus good instructions. Beautiful tour worth while going on you see the tulips and windmill up close
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Posted By : casvel_L
It was a bit stressful to find the meeting place ‘coz our hotel was not near the centraal station. Overall the tour was great & we had a great time despite the weather ( rainy, windy & some hail).
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