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Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 best zaanse schans & volendam day trips in Amsterdam, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning an afternoon around, and what each ticket actually includes.
A 6-hour Dutch countryside day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken, with windmills and traditional cheese stops.
Most Popular“Fun, informative, clear guidance, loved the tour and stops!”
8-hour bus tour from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills, Edam cheese tasting, clog demo, plus Volendam and Marken fishing villages.
“The interesting historical background for the places we visited…..”
Windmills, Edam cheese, Volendam harbor, and Marken village in one guided day from Amsterdam, with tastings and an optional canal cruise.
“Rodrigo was a friendly tour guide. He gave good information and made sure that if anyone didn’t make it back to the bus, then there’s cheap ways to get back to the city and not to fall into the trap of using an uber or a taxi. The lunch place was so so. But the…”
Half-day guided trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, live clog making, and cheese tasting, plus an optional canal cruise.
“Excellent, very nice views and fun shows to see how clogs and cheeses are made.”
Windmill, clog, and cheese demos plus Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam. Optional boat and working mill access for great value.
“Excellent overview of the area wetlands. We learned about the windmill contributed to making the area livable. Our guide Diana was wonderful!”
Windmills, cheese, clogs, fishing villages, and optional canal cruising on a 6.5–7.5 hour North Holland day trip from Amsterdam.
“Awesome day with Xavier as our guide. A taste of the old Netherlands! We loved it!”
Amsterdam to Keukenhof in one day: a 60-min windmill boat cruise through Dutch polders plus flexible garden time and hop-back buses.
“We enjoyed our trip so much, likely we had lovely weather and can make beautiful pictures of the flowers and windmills”
Small-group Zaanse Schans tour with windmill, clogs, and cheese tasting from Amsterdam. Transfers and entry included for first-time visitors.
“Fantastic! Our guide, Bianca was exceptional. The tour was exactly as advertised. Bianca was very informative and also gave us some free time to explore ( and shop!) I had arranged to leave the group independently at the end of the tour and Bianca was an incredible help with this ensuring my taxi knew where…”
3 hours in Zaanse Schans: see a working windmill, watch clog making, and taste Gouda. Small-group trip from Amsterdam.
“The meeting point was easy to find. Great guide and transportation was excellent. A really well planned tour and everything you expected. Would definitely recommend.”
Working windmills, Dutch cheese, clog-making, and a Volendam fishing-village walk from Amsterdam, with an optional canal cruise voucher.
“A great day trip! Very touristy so need to embrace the crowds. But, really it is the only way visit as it was super easy.”
Small-group day trip from Amsterdam to Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk, and Zaanse Schans for cheese tasting, clogs, diamonds, and canal boat.
“Eric was amazing- great knowledge , very patient and a lot of fun - absolutely loved this tour - it was like being in a fairytale.”
Keukenhof tulips and Zaanse Schans windmills from Amsterdam with flexible return, included entry, cheese and clog demos, plus discounts.
“Very good. Please note that there is no guide, it’s only transport from Amsterdam to zaanse schans then to keukenhof. Keukenhof entry are included. They handle very well the crowd and all the people waiting for the bus return. For the return kekeunhof to Amsterdam you can take any shuttle bus until the last a…”
Cycle past windmills and canals on a small-group ride from Amsterdam to Waterland cheese and clog workshops, with e-bike options.
“A relaxing ride out of town in the countryside. Interesting sights of farms and outskirts of the city.”
Day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills, Edam cheese, Volendam port, and Marken island with guided stops and transfers.
“We had delightful walks through Zaanse Schans, Edam, and Volendam soaking in new experiences like watching the wooden shoes being made as well as the cheese-making process in Edam. We had a delicious lunch in Volendam and enjoyed listening to the history of this small town. I am not sure why we stopped in Marken.…”
4-hour guided day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans windmills, with clog-making, cheese tasting, and photo time. Italian guide.
“Ottimo e super interessante”
From the canal ring to the great museums to the windmills and tulip fields, and every way to spend a day in the city.
