Driving tour to windmills Zaanse Schans

Windmills can be found in the whole country, but the windmill village called the Zaanse Schans is the most famous. At Zaanse Schans you can look inside several windmills while enjoying the scenery. This tiny village boasts a lot of attractions, such as the Clog Workship and Cheese Farm Catharina Hoeve.

Explore Zaanse Schans village with our local guide. Accessible return transfers from Amsterdam are included in this tour. A pancake lunch can be added to complete this tour!

What you will see and learn during this tour:

Windmills
Clog Musuem
Cheese shop and workshop
History of Zaanse Schans and Zaandam
Background of regional water management system
Traditional farms

Details about this excursion:

Tour Duration: 5 hours
Meeting point: hotel
Minimum number of people: 1
Maximum number of people: 8 (more is possible with larger vehicle or extra vehicle)
Lunch: not included, but can be added. This can be discussed by email.

Accessibility information

One windmill is fully wheelchair accessible and one other windmill is accessible with a ramp. These two windmills can be visited with the Zaanse Schans Card. The Cheese Farm and Clog Workshop are also wheelchair accessible. An adapted toilet can be found at the Zaans Museum, just across from the parking lot and entrance to Zaanse Schans village.