From Amsterdam: Guided Zaanse Schans Windmills, Cheese Farm and Clog Museum Tour
by Tour Company B.V.
Choose from 10 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€75Overview
This guided bus tour lasts about three and a half hours and begins with a meeting near Amsterdam Central Station. After a short walk to the coach, the group travels to Zaanse Schans, a windmill village featuring historic working windmills and wooden green-painted houses and shops dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors spend around two and a half hours exploring this open-air museum. The tour includes a visit to a cheese farm where participants learn about traditional Dutch cheese making and have the opportunity to taste local farmer cheese. Next, the group visits the clog museum, which also functions as a wooden shoemaker's workshop, to watch craftsmen making clogs and other wooden items. If selected, the tour provides a voucher for an Amsterdam Canal Cruise operated by Stromma. This ticket is given at check-in and can be used separately at the guest’s convenience. The canal cruise departs near Amsterdam Central Station, passes through the 17th-century UNESCO-listed canals including Herengracht, Keizersgracht, and Prinsengracht, and includes an audio guide in 19 languages and commentary from the captain. The tour includes a multi-lingual guide, coach with air conditioning, cheese tasting, and visits to the clog museum and cheese farm. Food, drinks, hotel transfers, and entrance inside the windmills are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Meeting point at Amsterdam Central Station
The tour begins at Stationsplein 4, near Amsterdam Central Station. The meeting point is a short walk from the station’s city-side main entrance, located in the white Stromma building across the square. Google Maps is recommended for directions.
Zaanse Schans Windmill Village
Zaanse Schans is an open-air museum with working windmills, wooden houses, barns, and shops from the 18th and 19th centuries. These buildings were relocated here starting in 1961 to preserve the region’s historical architecture and industry. Visitors spend approximately 2.5 hours exploring the site.
150 min
Cheese Farm Visit
The group visits a cheese farm where Dutch cheese is made using traditional methods. Visitors have the chance to taste fresh Dutch farmer cheese.
30 min
Clog Museum and Shoemaker Shop
At the clog museum, visitors watch craftsmen making clogs and other wooden artifacts in a functioning shoemaker’s workshop. The visit lasts about 30 minutes.
30 min
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Voucher
If chosen, the tour provides an open ticket voucher for the Amsterdam Canal Cruise operated by Stromma. The cruise departs from locations near Central Station and Damrak. It passes through the 17th-century UNESCO-listed canals, including Herengracht, Keizersgracht, and Prinsengracht, featuring the city’s architecture. An audio guide in 19 languages and captain’s commentary are included. This cruise is independent from the bus tour itinerary and can be used at leisure within the following days.
Meeting point
When you arrive at Amsterdam Central, exit through the Stations-side (city side) main entrance onto Stationsplein. You’ll see our location at Stationsplein 4, in the white Stromma building. We recommend using Google Maps for the most accurate directions
End point
Check-in is at the white Stromma building (Stationsplein 4), a 1-min walk from Amsterdam Central's city-side exit. Look straight ahead/slightly left across the square. Search "Stromma Central Station" on Google Maps; do not follow pins pointing to a bus yard. Arrive 15 mins early.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
From Amsterdam: Guided Zaanse Schans Windmills, Cheese Farm and Clog Museum Tour
by Tour Company B.V.
Choose from 10 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€75Overview
This guided bus tour lasts about three and a half hours and begins with a meeting near Amsterdam Central Station. After a short walk to the coach, the group travels to Zaanse Schans, a windmill village featuring historic working windmills and wooden green-painted houses and shops dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors spend around two and a half hours exploring this open-air museum. The tour includes a visit to a cheese farm where participants learn about traditional Dutch cheese making and have the opportunity to taste local farmer cheese. Next, the group visits the clog museum, which also functions as a wooden shoemaker's workshop, to watch craftsmen making clogs and other wooden items. If selected, the tour provides a voucher for an Amsterdam Canal Cruise operated by Stromma. This ticket is given at check-in and can be used separately at the guest’s convenience. The canal cruise departs near Amsterdam Central Station, passes through the 17th-century UNESCO-listed canals including Herengracht, Keizersgracht, and Prinsengracht, and includes an audio guide in 19 languages and commentary from the captain. The tour includes a multi-lingual guide, coach with air conditioning, cheese tasting, and visits to the clog museum and cheese farm. Food, drinks, hotel transfers, and entrance inside the windmills are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Meeting point at Amsterdam Central Station
The tour begins at Stationsplein 4, near Amsterdam Central Station. The meeting point is a short walk from the station’s city-side main entrance, located in the white Stromma building across the square. Google Maps is recommended for directions.
Zaanse Schans Windmill Village
Zaanse Schans is an open-air museum with working windmills, wooden houses, barns, and shops from the 18th and 19th centuries. These buildings were relocated here starting in 1961 to preserve the region’s historical architecture and industry. Visitors spend approximately 2.5 hours exploring the site.
150 min
Cheese Farm Visit
The group visits a cheese farm where Dutch cheese is made using traditional methods. Visitors have the chance to taste fresh Dutch farmer cheese.
30 min
Clog Museum and Shoemaker Shop
At the clog museum, visitors watch craftsmen making clogs and other wooden artifacts in a functioning shoemaker’s workshop. The visit lasts about 30 minutes.
30 min
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Voucher
If chosen, the tour provides an open ticket voucher for the Amsterdam Canal Cruise operated by Stromma. The cruise departs from locations near Central Station and Damrak. It passes through the 17th-century UNESCO-listed canals, including Herengracht, Keizersgracht, and Prinsengracht, featuring the city’s architecture. An audio guide in 19 languages and captain’s commentary are included. This cruise is independent from the bus tour itinerary and can be used at leisure within the following days.
Meeting point
When you arrive at Amsterdam Central, exit through the Stations-side (city side) main entrance onto Stationsplein. You’ll see our location at Stationsplein 4, in the white Stromma building. We recommend using Google Maps for the most accurate directions
End point
Check-in is at the white Stromma building (Stationsplein 4), a 1-min walk from Amsterdam Central's city-side exit. Look straight ahead/slightly left across the square. Search "Stromma Central Station" on Google Maps; do not follow pins pointing to a bus yard. Arrive 15 mins early.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.