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Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise

Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise

By Amsterdam-Tours
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €119 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This unique day tour takes you in the morning to Zaanse Schans. You would visit this village as a local resident by walking in the village from the residence entrance. Avoiding big buses and full of tourists at the main entrance. We will take you to a Dutch cheese factory, a wooden shoe factory and enjoy a royal diamond demonstration in Zaanse Schans. After that you will travel to Giethoorn, you will discover this 'Green Venice' of Holland and enjoy one hour free boat cruise in Giethoorn. You will of course have your own free time at these two places to take beautiful photos and discover the village by yourselves.

You will expect a luxurious and comfortable mini bus for this day tour. A bottled water will be provided to each traveller. Power bank, napkin, umbrella are provided and free to use during the whole trip.

This 10 hours experience gives you a relaxed, memorable and enjoyable tour with lots of beautiful photos.

Activity location

  • Zaanse Schans
    • Schansend 1,
    • 1509 AW, Zaandam, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • ibis Amsterdam Centre
    • 49 Stationsplein
    • 1012 AB, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Unique Day Trip with Boat Cruise
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€119.00 x 1 Adult€119.00
Total
Price is €119.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOne Bottle of Water per Traveller
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided Tour to Cheese Factory, Wooden Shoe Factory and Diamond Factory
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedOne Hour Boat Cruise in Giethoorn
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFree to choose restaurant in Giethoorn. You will have lunch stop in Giethoorn

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Duration of the tour is 10 hours, including the travel time.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Zaanse Schans
  • 2h
Zaanse Schans is a natural windmill village. You will arrive this village from the local residence entrance. You won't arrive here with big buses and full of tourists. You will walk and experience this local quite village at the beginning. After that, you will have a private guided Dutch cheese factory tour, to know how to make Gouda cheese in the traditional way. You have chance to taste more than 26 different flavours of cheeses. After that, you will visit a Dutch wooden shoes factory, we will show you a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker. After that you would have a private Royal Amsterdam Diamond tour, to know the history of diamond, and enjoy the 'Royal Lady' diamond with 268 facets. Of course you would have your own free time to get close to the windmills and take a lot of photos.
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
You would experience this old cheese farm/factory by having a private demonstration to understand how to make traditional Dutch cheese, get to know the history of this cheese farm, and cheese tasting for more than 26 different flavours.
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
At this attraction, you would expect to see a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker, get to know the history of wooden shoes, and see different types of wooden shoes. You could have wooden shoes try-on here with different paintings / colours. Of course you can take as many photos as you want.
Royal Diamonds Amsterdam
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
At this attraction, you would have a private presentation to know diamond history, diamond cutting. You would have opportunity to see the 'Royal Lady' diamond with 268 cuts / facets. In addition, you would see a diamond with special tulip design.
Giethoorn
  • 3h
After visiting Zaanse Schans, you will travel to Giethoorn by an air-conditioned vip bus. When you arrive Giethoorn, you will have lunch time. After your lunch, you would have 1 hour boat cruise in the canals. You would explore the ‘Green Little Venice’ of the Netherlands. You will enjoy a lot of free time to explore the sights by yourself and your loved ones. We include 1 hour boat cruise here (open boat when weather is good) If you want, you could drive your own boat (extra charge), that would have more fun with your family or friends.
Bovenwijde
  • 1h
You will enjoy 1 hour boat cruise in Giethoorn to see canals, houses, and a big lake behind the village. Small private open boat when weather is good. We don't share big boat with other groups

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESZaanse Schans
    • Schansend 1,
    • 1509 AW, Zaandam, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEibis Amsterdam Centre
    • 49 Stationsplein
    • 1012 AB, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
    • 11 Piet Heinkade
    • 1019 BR, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

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