The Ultimate Zaanse-Schans Private Day Trip

Christa was knowledgeable, through, personable, flexible, cheerful, your guide. We throughly enjoyed our tour with her. Do NOT hesitate to book with her. She should be your first choice.

Olga was a wonderful guide! Friendly and informative. Warm and charming very knowledgeable about the country and visit. Highly recommend.

This was a last minute booking. We actually tried to rides bikes to the windmills the day before and got lost! This was the way to go. We met our guide outside the train station, hopped on the train, arrived, and began the adventure. My wife really wanted to see the windmills so we flexed the schedule a bit and spent more time there, skipped the chocolates and did the cheese tasing. It was a very enjoyable afternoon. On one of the working windmills that were cutting wood we were allowed to get close and one of the guys gave us a lesson how it was being done. I should note that the cheese shop was excellent. We bought a few for the rest of our travels. Nice break from the city

After experiencing this tour, our family decided that it was not worth the price. We felt that we could've easily done this experience on our own. Our guide was nice but we felt she did not add much value to this experience. We did not feel like we were on a private tour, more just like we had someone walking around with us to show us where things were. We did not get a lot of information unless we specifically asked about something and felt the guide was not super interested in the topic. Going inside the pigment making windmill was neat and interesting but that was where it ended. The cheese tasting that is "included" was just a walk through a cheese shop that offers free samples to everyone (the same Henry Willig shops that are everywhere in Amsterdam). The chocolate tasting was in a cute little chocolate shop but was really nothing special...you just mixed up your own cup of mediocre hot chocolate. The wooden shoe making shop had the potential to be neat but it was so crowded you couldn't even walk. Our visit was on Easter weekend so I'm sure that was a contributor to some of the crowds, but we were told that pre-covid, tourist crowds like this were normal. Overall, the windmills were neat and the historic little town was cute but it was very touristy and the Viator description of this tour definitely oversold the experience. I would highly recommend spending your vacation time and money elsewhere.

We had a great time with Debora. It was so much better visiting the village with a local who could explain what we were looking at. She interacted well with our children, and it was a lovely way to see windmills.

Karina was great! She was so friendly and knowledgeable and we had a
great time touring with her for the afternoon. She was very
communicative during the booking process and with coordinating the
pickup for the tour. We toured Zaanse Schans, Edam and Volendam and
all were beautiful and had fun shops and displays. Her knowledge of
the locations and history was also impressive! Highly recommend this
tour!

Very accommodating tour guide. Learned a lot from tour because he is
very informative. He even suggested local shops/resto around the the
city and gave us tips on how to get around. Well done!

My 18 year old son and I booked a 1/2 day tour to Zaanse Schanse from Amsterdam with Karina. She set everything up ahead of time and we were able to walk right in everywhere with no lines. We made our own chocolate, went inside the windmills, and watched how the Dutch clogs are made. It was a very fun trip and Karina was very accommodating! Even though it was winter, there were crowds everywhere. Karina was lovely!

This is a must tour for those visitors who are in the Netherlands for a short visit. Our tour guide, Josie, was terrific. Very knowledgeable and engaging. All of the activities were worth the price.

Great private tour with Claudio. Visited an area with some working windmills, cheese shops, chocolate shop, clogs being made etc
There was no rush and because it’s a private tour you can go at your own pace. Claudio was informative, friendly and relaxed. Perfect way to get out of the centre for a few hours. Thanks Claudio

Claudio was on time, extremely knowledgeable, & made sure we saw all
that interested us. His English was great, which was very appreciated
as well!

Claudio was very prompt and nice and offered so much information on the sights we saw, cheese, clogs, windmills and amsterdam

Karina gave us an informative tour of the small village near Amsterdam
where there are functioning windmills, a cocoa mill, a wooden shoemaker, Gouda cheese maker, etc. Meeting her was easy. She was very knowledgeable of the places we saw and we were able to learn much more from her, and avoid the large group tour. We were very happy to have Karina as our guide. She imparted her knowledge in a very friendly, personal, down-to-earth manner. Thank you Karina!

My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed our private tour with Anja! She provided lots of interesting information and had great energy. I would
recommend booking with Anja!

Giovanna was such a great tour guide! I had just a short amount of time in Amsterdam and wanted to see the countryside. She was so accommodating - she came to the airport to meet me and ensure that I knew where/how to store my luggage so we could make the train. I thoroughly enjoyed her insights into Amsterdam culture, history, and people. I would absolutely use her again and strongly recommend her to anyone looking for fantastic, individualized service. Thanks Giovanna!

Anja is knowledgeable, down to earth, funny and a pleasure to listen
to. Do yourself a favor and book Anja-you'll have a great day!

We had a beautiful day at the windmills with Claudia. She was a knowledgeable tour guide with a nice and easy personality. The tour was great because it was one-on-one and we were able to customize it to do the things we were most interested in. We really enjoyed seeing the windmills in action and hearing the history from Claudia. We also liked seeing the clogs made and cheese, then sampling it. If you’re in Amsterdam and want to see the windmills, we recommend going with Claudia, and if we return to the area we will book other tours with her.