Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam, Boat Tour, Cheese
Make your own way to the meeting point in the center of Amsterdam. Meet your guide and small group and settle into your vehicle for the short journey to Zaanse Schans. Upon arrival, explore the traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses of Zaanse Schans while soaking up the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Visit a wooden shoe workshop to learn about the history of traditional Dutch clogs and watch a demonstration. After free time for shopping, watch a cheese-making demonstration followed by a tasting of a wide selection of cheeses and other typical Dutch treats. Back in the vehicle, pass IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) on the way to Giethoorn. In Giethoorn, experience the "Venice of the Netherlands" with a small electric boat cruise around the village. Try your hand at driving the boat to really feel like a local. Your tour ends back at the meeting point.
Highlights
- ✓Tick off two of Holland’s most charming attractions in just one day
- ✓Round-trip transfer from central Amsterdam ensures a hassle-free trip
- ✓Delve deeper into the making of cheese, clogs, and diamonds at factories
- ✓Explore the waterways of Giethoorn on an electric boat
What you'll see & do
- ✓Visit Zaanse Schans traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated there to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Duration is about 1.5 hours including visits with demonstrations at cheese factory and wooden shoes factory. Photo stop at the bank of Zaan River for the best panoramic view of all the windmills.
- ✓(This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Visit wooden shoes factory to learn about history of traditional Dutch clogs. Attend a workshop with demonstration of how clogs are made. Try fitting wooden shoes to have a feeling of wearing wooden shoes. Some free time for souvenirs shopping.
- ✓(This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Attend a professional demonstration of quality cheese-making by the staff in traditional Dutch costumes. Followed by free tasting of a wide cheese selection, and other typical Dutch treats. Free time for Dutch delights shopping.
- ✓On the way to Giethoorn, enjoy interesting facts and stories from our friendly guides pointing out of significant sights including the largest artificial lake in the Netherlands - IJsselmeer. IJsselmeer is a closed off inland bay, bordered by the Afsluitdijk (Enclosing Dike) which is the largest dike in the Netherlands with 32KM long, constructed during 1927-1932, being part of the Delta Works, Seven Modern Wonders. We will also pass by Ketelbrug, it is a bridge also a dike to get a good feeling of a dike. Unlike the largest one Enclosing dike, it is only 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) bridge opened on 15 June 1970.
- ✓Discover a Dutch village only accessible by boat on a day trip to Giethoorn from Amsterdam. Experience the "Venice of the Netherlands" where there are no main roads and all transport is on the water of the many canals. Take 1-hour small electric boat (9 people maximum) led by our friendly guide cruising around the village. Be your own captain, you can even drive the boat to experience a real local lifestyle. See the unique traditional thatch-roof cottages connected to arch-shape wooden bridges (there are over 150 arch-shape wooden bridges in the Giethoorn).
What's included
- ✓Hotel Pickup for two or more participants at one location
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Boat trip on a small electric boat in Giethoorn, guided and drive your own boat experience.
- ✓Tour coach or van
- ✓Guided tour in clogs, cheese and diamond factory in Zaanse Schans.
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Big touristy 40-seater boat, at own cost and own arrangement. We offer small boat local experience.
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
If you come with luggage, strollers, or bulk items, please inform the tour operator Cherry Tours in advance.
Children younger than 12 years need car seats, infants need baby chair provided by travellers.
Cancellations within 24 hours due to failure to inform tour operator for special arrangement will not get refund.
Infant with less than 6 years old, we do not recommend this tour.
Cancellation due to any of the above unfulfilled conditions, will not be refunded.
The trip offers small open boat, if customers wish to take a big boat (covered, with 40 passengers on board, shared with other groups), at own cost, arrangement and subject to availability
Not recommended for travellers with reduced mobility.
Pls be reachable on WhatsApp for guide to contact for pickup.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Giethoorn and Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam, Boat Tour, Cheese
Make your own way to the meeting point in the center of Amsterdam. Meet your guide and small group and settle into your vehicle for the short journey to Zaanse Schans. Upon arrival, explore the traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses of Zaanse Schans while soaking up the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Visit a wooden shoe workshop to learn about the history of traditional Dutch clogs and watch a demonstration. After free time for shopping, watch a cheese-making demonstration followed by a tasting of a wide selection of cheeses and other typical Dutch treats. Back in the vehicle, pass IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) on the way to Giethoorn. In Giethoorn, experience the "Venice of the Netherlands" with a small electric boat cruise around the village. Try your hand at driving the boat to really feel like a local. Your tour ends back at the meeting point.
Highlights
- ✓Tick off two of Holland’s most charming attractions in just one day
- ✓Round-trip transfer from central Amsterdam ensures a hassle-free trip
- ✓Delve deeper into the making of cheese, clogs, and diamonds at factories
- ✓Explore the waterways of Giethoorn on an electric boat
What you'll see & do
- ✓Visit Zaanse Schans traditional wooden windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated there to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th/19th-century village. Duration is about 1.5 hours including visits with demonstrations at cheese factory and wooden shoes factory. Photo stop at the bank of Zaan River for the best panoramic view of all the windmills.
- ✓(This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Visit wooden shoes factory to learn about history of traditional Dutch clogs. Attend a workshop with demonstration of how clogs are made. Try fitting wooden shoes to have a feeling of wearing wooden shoes. Some free time for souvenirs shopping.
- ✓(This part is included in Zaanse Schans) Attend a professional demonstration of quality cheese-making by the staff in traditional Dutch costumes. Followed by free tasting of a wide cheese selection, and other typical Dutch treats. Free time for Dutch delights shopping.
- ✓On the way to Giethoorn, enjoy interesting facts and stories from our friendly guides pointing out of significant sights including the largest artificial lake in the Netherlands - IJsselmeer. IJsselmeer is a closed off inland bay, bordered by the Afsluitdijk (Enclosing Dike) which is the largest dike in the Netherlands with 32KM long, constructed during 1927-1932, being part of the Delta Works, Seven Modern Wonders. We will also pass by Ketelbrug, it is a bridge also a dike to get a good feeling of a dike. Unlike the largest one Enclosing dike, it is only 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) bridge opened on 15 June 1970.
- ✓Discover a Dutch village only accessible by boat on a day trip to Giethoorn from Amsterdam. Experience the "Venice of the Netherlands" where there are no main roads and all transport is on the water of the many canals. Take 1-hour small electric boat (9 people maximum) led by our friendly guide cruising around the village. Be your own captain, you can even drive the boat to experience a real local lifestyle. See the unique traditional thatch-roof cottages connected to arch-shape wooden bridges (there are over 150 arch-shape wooden bridges in the Giethoorn).
What's included
- ✓Hotel Pickup for two or more participants at one location
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Boat trip on a small electric boat in Giethoorn, guided and drive your own boat experience.
- ✓Tour coach or van
- ✓Guided tour in clogs, cheese and diamond factory in Zaanse Schans.
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Big touristy 40-seater boat, at own cost and own arrangement. We offer small boat local experience.
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
If you come with luggage, strollers, or bulk items, please inform the tour operator Cherry Tours in advance.
Children younger than 12 years need car seats, infants need baby chair provided by travellers.
Cancellations within 24 hours due to failure to inform tour operator for special arrangement will not get refund.
Infant with less than 6 years old, we do not recommend this tour.
Cancellation due to any of the above unfulfilled conditions, will not be refunded.
The trip offers small open boat, if customers wish to take a big boat (covered, with 40 passengers on board, shared with other groups), at own cost, arrangement and subject to availability
Not recommended for travellers with reduced mobility.
Pls be reachable on WhatsApp for guide to contact for pickup.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.