AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 7 most popular zaandam tours in Amsterdam. A short list of the ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who you go with.
25-minute Zaanse Schans UNESCO windmill cruise with a live guide, river views, tea houses, and chocolate-scent stops in North Holland.
Most Popular“George was really informative and there wasn’t many people on our particular boat so had time to move round take pictures and ask lots of questions.”
Zaanse Schans windmill village ticket with audio guide: choose two working mills and visit Zaans Museum, Verkade, and more in North Holland.
“Esperienza molto particolare e assolutamente da fare. Il prezzo però un po’ elevato per quello che effettivamente è”
Small-group Zaanse Schans windmill cruise with a live guide, covering 10 windmills and historic houses from the water in about 25 minutes.
“This was a nice tour. Dirk is fantastic on the trip. Gave us a lot of background. Very well done overall.”
E-bike from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, canals, and Dutch cheese and clogs, with a working mill stop.
“This was an amazing tour experience to the Zaanse Schans windmills. Our guide, Anne, was fantastic and she wonderfully informed us of the history of the many interesting sights we saw along the way. Definitely recommend this great e-bike adventure!”
Small-group tour from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills and Volendam, with hotel pickup, admissions, and a clog and cheese stop.
“Both stops were fun. However, we were picked up in a small Honda which was in disrepair. The tour guide told us he had hearing problems and we had to continually ask him to speak up. We eventually quit talking on the way back. I would recommend the tour, but not tour provider.”
A 3-hour small-group tour from Zaandam to Zaanse Schans windmills, clogs, cheese, and Molen De Kat paint mill for about $41.
“The coordination for the pick up was a disaster. They pick us up late and because we call them. The driver has the wrong information about the pick up time and the pick up place. But Bianka ( the tourist guide in zaanse schan) was amazing and the place is beautiful”
Van tour from Amsterdam hitting windmills, Afsluitdijk, Frisian canals, Urk, and Elburg in 8.5 hours with guide and snacks.
The whole canal city, and every day trip beyond it.
