Itinerary
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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 will watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artefacts
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 of course taste some real Dutch farmer cheese!
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: 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.
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De Ruijterkade 105, 1011 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
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 : Lea_K
Eric was an excellent tour guide. It was the exact type of experience we were looking for. Quant town with windmills, cheesemaking, chocolate and wooden shoes
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Posted On : 2024-05-17
Posted By : Alex_T
Wooden shoe demonstration was very well done, although quite crowded.
Guide gave us good intro information and seemed to try and maximize our free time. His commentary was well done; interesting with a sense of humor.
I'm not sure this was available but in hindsight, we would have enjoyed a longer visit there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17
Posted By : Barbara_K
We enjoyed the windmil tour very much. We would have liked to hear more about how the cheese is made. That presentation seemed too short.
We enjoyed the wooden shoe demonstration very much.
Our guide was very knowledgeable on pointing out interesting things on the bus ride there and back.
We are glad we went on this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : AnneMarie_M
I was disappointed in such a commercialized experience. It was packed with people and touristy shops. Not worth the money. Our guide and bus driver were lovely, but not worth it
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Posted On : 2024-05-04
Posted By : Jeffrey_A
The whole tour was very enjoyable. Being at the same site made it easier with a very good guide. There was sufficient time to see and take pictures there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : RINTU_D
Zaanse Schans Windmills is very nice tour. It was a nice experience in life . tour company and bus very nice guide is very nice person .thanks you . next time . and Viator .
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : Kimberly_H
Great tour guide. Such a quaint and beautiful village. Nice to learn how the cheese and clogs were made. They had samples of the different cheeses to help make your decision.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25
Posted By : Shehla_J
I gave this 3 stars as although the guide was very nice and informative and the destination was easy to get to on the coach- it was incredibly busy and I felt like we were herded from one demonstration to another. The cheese making and clog making ‘sheds’ where they did demos were very crowded and lasted just a few minutes. The main focus for this tour seems to be to get you in the shops and spend your money in a very crowded place. I would rather buy my cheese in a normal shop in the city centre where they are not so busy and staff have more chance to help you. The canal tour was ok but the taped commentary was somewhat dull. Tbh for the price it was reasonable .
Viator were helpful and communicated well.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25
Posted By : KCheza
The tour guide spoke English and was very easy to understand and knowledgeable. It was a well-organized tour. There wasn't enough time to visit the museum, but we did have time to climb to the top of the windmill. We took the 2:30 tour. The windmill closes at 4:30 so we went to the windmill after the cheese-making demonstration and then went back to the cheese shop for the samples and purchases. There was time to walk around the quaint village.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24
Posted By : CynthiaB_W
We were here in April when the tulips were in full bloom. Huge crowds were here. Our bus had 38 people on it. We enjoyed the cheese making demo, the wooden shoe demo and of course, the windmills. The Guide was easy to understand and we were able to keep up with her. However, with the large crowds of people it made walking around the area difficult. It is cold in April. Had a little hail at one point.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22
