Small-Group Zaanse Schans Half-Day Tour with River Cruise to Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 4 hours
In central Amsterdam you will meet your guide who will bring you comfortably and directly to world-famous Zaanse Schans. At Zaanse Schans, you will have a small-group guided tour which also includes a visit to a wooden shoe workshop, a cheese farm, traditional crafts and a working industrial wind mill. From Zaanse Schans, you will get on a boat for a 1,5 hour cruise on river "Zaan" and along the harbours of Amsterdam on Noordzeekanaal back to Amsterdam central station.
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In central Amsterdam you will meet your guide who will bring you comfortably and directly to world-famous Zaanse Schans. At Zaanse Schans, you will have a small-group guided tour which also includes a visit to a wooden shoe workshop, a cheese farm, traditional crafts and a working industrial wind mill. From Zaanse Schans, you will get on a boat for a 1,5 hour cruise on river "Zaan" and along the harbours of Amsterdam on Noordzeekanaal back to Amsterdam central station.In a locally central place in Amsterdam, at 10am, you will meet your local guide. From there, you will enjoy a comfortable and direct car ride towards world-famous Zaanse Schans, full of wind mills, traditional crafts and green timbered houses.
After the 20 minute ride along the countryside you will have a small-group guided tour (max 12 persons per group). During the guided tour at Zaanse Schans your guide will tell you all about the sights and history of this beautiful area. Together with your guide, you will also visit a wooden shoe workshop, a cheese farm and other traditional crafts. Of course, you will also experience the power of the wind by seeing an industrial wind mill from the inside.
After 2 hours at Zaanse Schans, you will embark a boat that sails you directly back to Amsterdam Central station. You will enjoy the sights along river the Zaan, passing Zaandam where big companies as Albert Heijn and Verkade were founded, where Russian czar Peter the Great learned how to build ships and where French paint artist Claude Monet painted 24 of his paintings. During this 1,5 hour boat ride you will also sail along the harbours of Amsterdam on the Noordzeekanaal. Your day tour concludes at the back of Amsterdam Central station.
After the 20 minute ride along the countryside you will have a small-group guided tour (max 12 persons per group). During the guided tour at Zaanse Schans your guide will tell you all about the sights and history of this beautiful area. Together with your guide, you will also visit a wooden shoe workshop, a cheese farm and other traditional crafts. Of course, you will also experience the power of the wind by seeing an industrial wind mill from the inside.
After 2 hours at Zaanse Schans, you will embark a boat that sails you directly back to Amsterdam Central station. You will enjoy the sights along river the Zaan, passing Zaandam where big companies as Albert Heijn and Verkade were founded, where Russian czar Peter the Great learned how to build ships and where French paint artist Claude Monet painted 24 of his paintings. During this 1,5 hour boat ride you will also sail along the harbours of Amsterdam on the Noordzeekanaal. Your day tour concludes at the back of Amsterdam Central station.
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