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From Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans and Volendam Guided Tour

Duration

5 hrs 30 mins - 6 hrs 30 mins

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    • See classic Dutch windmills and fishing villages on a guided trip from Amsterdam, with round-trip AC coach travel taking care of the logistics.

    • Learn about Dutch traditions from your expert local guide as you visit a cheese farm for a live-making demonstration and tastings, plus a clog-making workshop.

    • Stroll through Zaanse Schans among wooden windmills and green-gabled houses, and learn how this village preserves the Dutch countryside’s past.

    • Continue to Volendam’s harbour, lined with colourful wooden houses and fishing boats, where you can wander the lanes, shop, or relax by the water.

    • Customise your tour with a visit to Marken village, a 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise, or an expert English-, German-, Spanish-, or French-speaking guide.

    • Guided tour to Zaanse Schans and Volendam

    • Round-trip transportation from Amsterdam by bus

    • Visit to a cheese farm

    • Cheese-making demo and tasting

    • Clog-making experience

    • Visit to Marken (as per option selected)

    • 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise (as per option selected)

    • Expert English-, German-, Spanish- or French-speaking guide (as per option selected)

    • Food and beverages

    • Entry fee to windmills

  • TOTAL DURATION5 hours 30 minutes - 6 hours 30 minutes
    MODE OF TRANSFERA/C Bus
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    Start point

    De Ruijterkade 105

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    30 min by a/c bus

    1. Zaanse Schans

    Free Admission
    2 hr 30 min
    2 activities

    Guided tour

    Zaanse Schans gathers classic Dutch windmills, green timber houses, workshops, and waterside views into one compact heritage area. It is the kind of place where you can walk beside working mills, watch traditional crafts, and get a clear picture of old Holland.

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    2. Volendam

    Free Admission
    1 hr 30 min
    1 activity

    Free time to explore

    End point

    De Ruijterkade 105

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    Your ending point would be same as your start point

  • You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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    Guests from Italy, New Zealand, Greece and over 7 countries have loved this experience

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    E G

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    May 2026
    Our guide was so helpful and kind. But the meeting location is WRONG and has been for a while.1 frustrating hour to find

    Ugo G

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    Apr 2026
    A very knowledgeable and attentive guide who managed to keep everyone engaged at every place we visited

    Michel N

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    Apr 2026

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