Excursions & day trips

Private tour to Giethoorn and the Zaanse Schans windmills from Amsterdam

Free cancellation

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: 8 hours

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Private Tour

Private group

Why you’ll love this…

Visit the Dutch Venice and take a relaxing canal cruise
Marvel at the last working windmills
Discover Giethoorn at your own pace
Enjoy private transportation from Amsterdam in a luxurious Mercedes sedan or minivan

What to expect

Enjoy private transportation from Amsterdam to the rural countryside and explore Giethoorn, the Zaanse Schans windmills and Volendam.

After being picked up from Amsterdam, you’ll enjoy a comfortable ride in a luxury Mercedes sedan or minivan with a private professional driver. Explore the village Giethoorn at your own pace and stroll through the city’s streets where you can also choose to take a canal cruise.

Then, see the last working windmills of Zaanse Schans and walk through the windmill park. Visit the local cheese and clogs factory before returning to Amsterdam.

What's included

Transportation in a luxury Mercedes vehicle
Professional driver
Parking costs
Free wifi
Bottled water
Park entrance fee
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

What's not included

Canal cruise ticket
Windmill entrance ticket

Where

Meeting point:

Your private driver will pick you up at your accomodation. Please provide your accommodations name and address during checkout.

What to remember

This tour is not wheelchair accessible
Please note that this is a self-guided tour. There is no professional guide, only a driver who will provide you with information about the tours, locations and visiting spots
This tour includes the entrance to the windmill park. If you want to go inside a windmill, you will have to pay € 5 per person
Canal cruise tickets are approximately : Adults (age 12-99) € 12.50 ; Children (ages 3-11) € 8.50
Maximum of 7 guests per vehicle
The tour can start at any time between 8.00am and 12.00pm on the selected date. Choose your preferred start time during checkout
Please provide your accommodation name and address during checkout in order to be picked up by the tour operator
Tours are not available on 25 and 26 December, 1 January and 27 April

Provider

VIP Travel Services

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

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