Dutch Countryside Day Trip from Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans Windmills, Giethoorn Village & Cheese Farm
by Alx Tours
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Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$297.04Overview
This full-day bus tour lasts about nine and a half hours and covers key Dutch countryside sites near Amsterdam. The trip starts with a visit to Zaanse Schans, where guests spend an hour exploring traditional wooden windmills, green wooden houses, and the surrounding polders and dikes. The guide shares details about the history and function of the windmills as well as local landscapes. Next, the group visits the Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop for a half-hour demonstration on how traditional Dutch clogs are made, with free time to browse the workshop afterward. Following that, the tour continues to Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm. Visitors attend a professional cheese-making demonstration and get to taste over 25 varieties of Dutch cheese. After the demonstration, there is free time to explore the nearby village and shops. Then the tour proceeds to Almere, where guests can taste fresh milk and see the farmland with cows, plus take photos. The longest stop is in Giethoorn, known as the "Venice of the Netherlands," where motor vehicles are replaced by canals. Participants take a one-hour boat ride through Giethoorn’s canals and across Bovenwijde lake, viewing thatch-roof cottages and wooden arch bridges. After the cruise, there is free time to explore the village on foot before returning to Amsterdam by bus. The tour includes bottled water, all fees and taxes, a canal cruise in Giethoorn, cheese, waffles, and chocolate tastings, air-conditioned transport, and a professional guide. Lunch is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Zaanse Schans
Spend about one hour at Zaanse Schans visiting wooden windmills and green wooden houses. The guide explains the history of the windmills, local landscapes including polders and dikes. The stop includes 30 minutes of driving to get here.
60 min
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
At this wooden shoe workshop in Zaanse Schans, guests watch a demonstration of traditional clog making lasting about 30 minutes. Visitors have free time to explore the workshop and souvenir area afterward.
30 min
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
This stop at the cheese farm includes a professional demonstration of how cheese is made and offers tastings of over 25 types of Dutch cheese. After the guided section, there is free time to explore the village and local shops for about one hour.
60 min
Almere
Guests visit a local farm in Almere for about one hour. They can taste fresh milk, observe the surrounding farmland, and take photos with cows that are part of the Netherlands’ dairy production. The stop includes 30 minutes of driving.
60 min
Giethoorn
Giethoorn is visited for about six hours including a one-hour boat ride through its canals and across Bovenwijde lake. The boat trip shows thatch-roof cottages and wooden arch bridges. After the cruise, there is free time to walk around the village and visit shops before a three-hour drive back to Amsterdam.
360 min
Meeting point
Behind Amsterdam central station ( KISS +RIDE )
End point
Behind Amsterdam central station ( KISS +RIDE )
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
More things to do in Amsterdam
- Absolutely Amsterdam 2.5-Hour Essential Introductory Walking Tour
- Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum 2-Hour Tour with Audio or Guided Option
- Amsterdam Highlights Bike Tour Guided in ES, DE, NL, EN
- Amsterdam Keukenhof Gardens Entry & Shuttle Bus with Flexible Return
- Amsterdam Canal Tour by Open Electric Boat - 90-Minute Small Group Cruise
- Amsterdam 90-Minute Small-Group Canal Cruise on Electric Boat for 12 Pax
Dutch Countryside Day Trip from Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans Windmills, Giethoorn Village & Cheese Farm
by Alx Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$297.04Overview
This full-day bus tour lasts about nine and a half hours and covers key Dutch countryside sites near Amsterdam. The trip starts with a visit to Zaanse Schans, where guests spend an hour exploring traditional wooden windmills, green wooden houses, and the surrounding polders and dikes. The guide shares details about the history and function of the windmills as well as local landscapes. Next, the group visits the Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop for a half-hour demonstration on how traditional Dutch clogs are made, with free time to browse the workshop afterward. Following that, the tour continues to Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm. Visitors attend a professional cheese-making demonstration and get to taste over 25 varieties of Dutch cheese. After the demonstration, there is free time to explore the nearby village and shops. Then the tour proceeds to Almere, where guests can taste fresh milk and see the farmland with cows, plus take photos. The longest stop is in Giethoorn, known as the "Venice of the Netherlands," where motor vehicles are replaced by canals. Participants take a one-hour boat ride through Giethoorn’s canals and across Bovenwijde lake, viewing thatch-roof cottages and wooden arch bridges. After the cruise, there is free time to explore the village on foot before returning to Amsterdam by bus. The tour includes bottled water, all fees and taxes, a canal cruise in Giethoorn, cheese, waffles, and chocolate tastings, air-conditioned transport, and a professional guide. Lunch is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Zaanse Schans
Spend about one hour at Zaanse Schans visiting wooden windmills and green wooden houses. The guide explains the history of the windmills, local landscapes including polders and dikes. The stop includes 30 minutes of driving to get here.
60 min
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
At this wooden shoe workshop in Zaanse Schans, guests watch a demonstration of traditional clog making lasting about 30 minutes. Visitors have free time to explore the workshop and souvenir area afterward.
30 min
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
This stop at the cheese farm includes a professional demonstration of how cheese is made and offers tastings of over 25 types of Dutch cheese. After the guided section, there is free time to explore the village and local shops for about one hour.
60 min
Almere
Guests visit a local farm in Almere for about one hour. They can taste fresh milk, observe the surrounding farmland, and take photos with cows that are part of the Netherlands’ dairy production. The stop includes 30 minutes of driving.
60 min
Giethoorn
Giethoorn is visited for about six hours including a one-hour boat ride through its canals and across Bovenwijde lake. The boat trip shows thatch-roof cottages and wooden arch bridges. After the cruise, there is free time to walk around the village and visit shops before a three-hour drive back to Amsterdam.
360 min
Meeting point
Behind Amsterdam central station ( KISS +RIDE )
End point
Behind Amsterdam central station ( KISS +RIDE )
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
More things to do in Amsterdam
- Absolutely Amsterdam 2.5-Hour Essential Introductory Walking Tour
- Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum 2-Hour Tour with Audio or Guided Option
- Amsterdam Highlights Bike Tour Guided in ES, DE, NL, EN
- Amsterdam Keukenhof Gardens Entry & Shuttle Bus with Flexible Return
- Amsterdam Canal Tour by Open Electric Boat - 90-Minute Small Group Cruise
- Amsterdam 90-Minute Small-Group Canal Cruise on Electric Boat for 12 Pax