Amsterdam

Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk, Zaanse Schans Day Tour Mini VIP Bus Incl. Hotel Pick Up

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Day Tour Giethoorn Afsluitdijk Zaanse Schans Mini VIP Bus with max 8 ppls

Overview

Hit three Netherlands signature scenic areas in a group of no more than eight travelers on this action-packed day tour, with an itinerary you couldn’t hope to cover on public transport. Tour a cheese factory and a clog factory and watch a diamond-cutting demo in Zaanse Schans, take pictures at the Enclosing Dike (Afsluitdijk), and enjoy a boat cruise and free time in Giethoorn, the Venice of the Netherlands.
  • Capture classic Dutch photos of windmills, canals and the Enclosing Dike
  • Discover over 20 different Dutch cheeses at a factory tour with tasting
  • Save yourself over four hours’ driving: relax in a stylish Mercedes minibus
  • Cruise the canals of Giethoorn: upgrade to pilot your very own boat

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Including guided cheese factory tour
  • Including guided wooden shoes factory tour
  • Including guided diamond demonstration tour
  • Including one hour boat cruise in Giethoorn
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Lunch
  • Rent Your Own Boat (Drive the boat by yourself) with additional price

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

Pickup details

- Please be prepared and wait in front of your hotel before 5 minutes of arrival. - We offer pick-up service for all the hotels in Ring A10, excluding north part of the river (Het IJ). Travelers can take free ferry bus to central station from north Amsterdam. We don't pick up from the airport area. - One day before the tour, we will contact you about the arrival time of hotel pick up. We pick up between 8:00 - 9:00.

What To Expect

Zaanse Schans

2 hours Admission Ticket Included

Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Afsluitdijk

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Giethoorn

4 hours Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

Q:How much does the upgrade to pilot your own boat on the Mini VIP tour?

A:For an hourlong cruise, each boat will cost EUR 40. The boat has a 6-passenger capacity at most and if you wish to upgrade the fee is payable directly to the local tour operator. Please contact the local operator directly after booking your reservation.

Jun 2023

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Great day trip from Amsterdam
Mark_O, Mar 2024
Excellent tour with Reinier! The whole family, including our two kids (15 and 13), had lots of fun. Favorite activities included the cheese making demonstration / tasting and the boat ride in Giethoorn. Great day trip from Amsterdam!
Planning more tours like this with local guides
Daphanie_N, Mar 2024
This was a great tour. Pete was friendly and knowledgeable. The day was cold, rainy, and windy, but the scenery was beautiful. The cheese was delicious. The diamonds sparkled. The clogs were not as uncomfortable as they looked. The dike was larger than I realized. The canals were calm (for those not steering the boat) and picturesque. I enjoyed this so much that now I’m looking for tours for every trip that I take and even in my hometown. I highly recommend taking a tour like this early in your trip so that you still have a couple of days to check out the recommendations that the tour guide gives for other enjoyable local activities. If you take this exact tour, hopefully you get Pete (although we bumped into some of his colleagues who seemed equally friendly).
Excellent tour
Vicki_E, Mar 2024
This is a must do tour! Our guide Leidse was excellent. He kept us entertained whilst providing us with all the information we needed at each stop. He made us laugh on the bus - not a dull moment to be had. The highlight of the tour was Geithoorn. Would highly recommend.
Fabulous Tour and Great Guide
Traci_H, Mar 2024
Pete was an excellent tour guide, on point with his explanations, timing and thoughtfulness. I loved learning about each area we visited; Zaanse Schans, Afslutdijk and my favorite Giethoorn. Pete provided historical and current information about Amsterdam and Holland during our drive times between stops and gave me great restaurant recommendations for the remainder of my stay in Amsterdam. The tour company communicated well prior to the tour and ensured I had contact information and was notified of the pick-up times. They followed up afterwards too to check on my experience. 5 stars for Pete and the tour company!
Very enjoyable tour
Kenneth_S, Mar 2024
We thoroughly enjoyed each place we visited. Our tour guide Reinier was very enjoyable. He provided a lot of interesting information at each of our stops as well as information about Amsterdam and the Netherlands. A very pleasant tour!
Great overview of the Netherlands!
Jackie_M, Mar 2024
Wonderful day with Pete! Enjoyed an early visit to Zaanse Schans to see the windmills, cheese/clog making processes and diamond business. All informative and enjoyable! The next stop at the Afsluitdijk Dike was an eye opener to the ways the Netherlands has held back the North Sea. Finally the trip to Giethoorn was awesome. We had a delicious lunch, boat ride and wander around the town. Pete was entertaining, informative and attentive to his guests. Even popping us in a WhatsApp chat to get up to the minute info! We had a great day from hotel pickup to drop off!
Go when the weather is nice!
Melissa_S, Mar 2024
The driver was 30 minutes late picking us up because he said the first group was late. Giethoorn was incredible! It was windy and too cold to ride in the boats without tops but the boat we took was still nice. Giethoorn was the best part! After we got off the boat the rest of the group said we didn't need any free time (and it was cold) so we all agreed to go back and end of the tour. I am really not sure what the Afslutidijk was -I guess it was when we stopped basically on the side of the road to take pictures of the salt (ocean part) and the non-salt lake part. You really need more 'free' time at Zaanse Schans because there is so much to do- by the time you get the cheese, shoe, and diamond demonstration there isn't much time left. I think you would be better off getting an uber to take you to Zaanse Schans so you can walk around and shop etc. It was difficult to understand the 'facts/history' given-not sure if it was the language barrier or because we were in the back. If you take this trip it would be best to go on a nice day (no rain, wind, or clouds) so you can enjoy the full day. Due to weather, it was cut short.
Good day out
Lesley_A, Mar 2024
Good day out with an amazing guide. Even in the rain we enjoyed all that was on offer. Small group was good, worth paying a little extra for.
A must!
Hailey_L, Mar 2024
This was an absolute must! Two of the most beautiful towns in Amsterdam. Very unique. Our tour guide Lidse was amazing! He had endless knowledge and a great personality. Loved that it was a small group. 10/10
Fun on a rainy day
Pia_M, Mar 2024
Kai was our driver and tour guide. He was very knowledgeable of the history and culture in the area. He was thorough, explaining the engineering and history of one of the largest dikes in the world. He was kind to take pictures of us so we could have photos from notable landmarks. Even though it rained he still made sure we had the complete experience.
Excellent guide, beautiful places!
Sal_S, Mar 2024
I love nature and this day tour trip fits my liking when searching for out of city tour. Little did I know, that this is my most favorite trips taken! Our tour guide, Leidse, was excellent! He was knowledgeable about the places we visited. He was fun, accommodating and talking about superb time management! Leidese is highly recommended to guide this day tour!
Not an authentic experience
Elizabeth_S, Mar 2024
I didn’t like that our tour guide wasn’t Dutch. He was Chinese with a thick accent and didn’t know much about the area. I enjoyed the places we visited but was hoping for a more authentic experience.
A great adventure.
Charles_B, Feb 2024
We had a great time on this trip. Our guide Leidse was very energetic and enthusiastic and brought the various locations to life with entertaining commentary. He did pretty well with our kids, though occasionally veered into off-color jokes and language. I would have no hestitation recommending this trip to adults - I think for our kids it was a little bit much, and we would have preferred a slightly more kid-friendly guide.
What a fantastic experience!
Erik_M, Feb 2024
What a fantastic time! We throughly enjoyed ourselves and packed everything in a short time. Be prepared for loads of jokes and laughs with Liteon, if your lucky enough to have him as your guide. When I'm back in Amsterdam I'll be reaching out to him personally for another great tour of something new! Thank you for a lifelong memory.
Book the tour!
Tara_J, Jan 2024
Really amazing day, our tour guide was above and beyond - so friendly and helpful. Book the tour! You will see the country side and beautiful towns, unique experiences.
Leidse the tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun and even though we were all strangers on the group it was so much f
Angela_L, Jan 2024
Amazing tour-a must do when I’m Amsterdam. Guide and group were great. The places we visited were magical.
Giethoorn trip
Emily_G, Jan 2024
Leidse was friendly, professional and thoughtful, he made the day trip efficiently and also relaxing, we had a good time!
Excellent tour
Joshauah_S, Jan 2024
The tour was great and our guide was awesome. Would definitely recommend this tour to see the windmills and the cheese factory. I learned a lot about the history of the Netherlands.
A day to remember
Denise_J, Jan 2024
The whole day was terrific. The hotel pickup made the day super easy and our guide was so friendly and accommodating, and so knowledgeable!!! Each stop was beautiful.
Amazing Day Trip!
Rachelle_T, Jan 2024
We had an amazing trip with Leidse. Great communication to ensure we were picked up at the right time from our Airbnb followed by an amazing day trip. Leidse is extremely passionate and knowledgeable. Trip is well organised with a combination of scheduled activities and free time. Definitely recommend to anyone wanting to explore somewhere different whilst in Amsterdam.
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Price varies by group size

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 10 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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