Giethoorn, Zaanse Schans Windmills Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam

Name: Giethoorn, Zaanse Schans Windmills Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam
Start: 2025-11-19T08:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-11-19T18:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Amsterdam

Immerse yourself in Dutch culture on this full-day tour through the countryside with round-trip transport from Amsterdam. In addition to navigating, your guide offers little-known facts and anecdotes about each stop on the itinerary, including a traditional clog shop, artisan cheese factory, rural windmills, and the village of Giethoorn. Don’t forget your camera: The day also features a boat ride through Giethoorn’s waterways with rare views of the area.

Meeting point: De Ruijterkade 153, 1011 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes

Group size up to 50 persons

Children allowed

English

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Make your way to the centrally located meeting point in the early morning, settle into the bus, and enjoy the short journey out of Amsterdam to charming Zaanse Schans. You’ll have plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere of this traditional windmill-dotted neighborhood and visit a clog shop to learn how and why these traditional Dutch wooden shoes were made.

After a tour of a Zaanse Schans cheese factory, your next stop is Giethoorn, also known as “the Venice of the North,” where you’ll take a 1-hour-long boat tour and learn about how the Dutch live with and on the water while admiring the village’s farmhouses and picturesque bridges. Back on dry land, you’ll have time to explore Giethoorn independently, with expert recommendations from your guide, before returning to Amsterdam in the early evening.

Zaanse Schans
See a typical Dutch clog shop and learn how and why these wooden shoes were made. Visit the cheese factory. 2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Giethoorn
Next stop is Giethoorn, typically referred to as ‘Venice of the North’. As cars aren’t allowed, transportation is traditionally on foot, by bike, or by boat. You can experience how the Dutch live with and on the water. Learn about the outstanding water-management techniques of the Dutch and you can see the beautiful farmhouses and the many picturesque bridges of this idyllic village with merely 2500 inhabitants.

After your boat tour, you'll have time at leisure to explore Giethoorn. Stroll around centuries of history of traditional Dutch craftsmanship. Discover the unique Dutch culture with guidance and recommendations from your personal guide.