Activities

25-minute Zaanse Schans windmill cruise with optional mill visit

Free cancellation

Language: English, Italian, French, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: from 25 minutes to 1 hour

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Group tour

Why you’ll love this…

Sail by the Zaanse UNESCO World Heritage windmills
Discover the Dutch industrial past with its windmills, traditional houses and workshops
Upgrade your ticket to combine the cruise with a visit to a working mill

What to expect

Sail with this unique journey and be amazed by the Zaanse UNESCO World Heritage windmills during a 25-minute cruise. Without these ‘Dutch heroes’ the Netherlands would not have had a Golden Age and VOC.

Step back in time, to the old Dutch world of windmills at the Zaanse Schans, located 20 minutes north of Amsterdam. The Zaanse Schans offers a perfectly preserved glimpse into the Dutch industrial past with its windmills, traditional houses and workshops.

Upgrade your ticket to combine the cruise with a visit to an oil mill at the Zaanse Schans. Watch the mills from the water during the cruise then discover the secrets of one of the oil mills!

Onboard your cruise you will see the following mills, along with compelling stories that you will hear during your cruise:

De Ooievaar - Oil
De Bleeke Dood - Corn
De Huisman - Spices
De gekroonde Poelenburg - Wood
De Kat - Paint
De Zoeker - Oil
Het Jonge Schaap (Stop, approx. 30 min) - Wood
De Bonte Hen - Oil

What's included

Windmill cruise Zaanse Zchans ticket
Windmill visit to wood mill ‘Het Jonge Schaap’ (if Cruise + Entrance is selected at checkout)
Audio guide

What's not included

Food and drinks

Where

Kalverringdijk 21A, 1509 BT Zaandam

Meeting point:

Use your ticket to board the boat at any time during open hours.

What to remember

At checkout choose between two tour options:
Cruise : You will enjoy a 25 minutes cruise past the Zaanse UNESCO World Heritage windmills
Cruise + Entrance : You will enjoy a 25 minutes cruise past the Zaanse UNESCO World Heritage windmills. Following your cruise visit the wood mill ‘Het Jonge Schaap’
Cruise has a live guide speaking in both English and Dutch. Audio guides are available in German, French, Chinese, Italian and Japanese
Use your ticket to gain access to the boat. Onboard you will receive a separate ticket for your mill visit (if option is selected at checkout)

Provider

WindmillCruises

Booking fee

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

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 2 days before the experience begins.

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