Half day trip Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam including Canal Cruise in Amsterdam

Informazioni generali

Destinazione
Amsterdam, Olanda

Il programma nel dettaglio

Visit the beautiful windmill village Zaanse Schans. Here you will experience all that is typical Dutch in just a few hours.



Introduction:

From the central meeting point, a short bus ridewill take you to the windmill village Zaanse Schans. Here you will experience all that is typical Dutch in just a few hours. See the historic working windmills of Zaanse Schans on a tour from Amsterdam with a professional guide. Learn about cheese making, watch traditional craftsmen making clogs and other artifacts and view the wooden green painted houses and shops. A professional, experienced and friendly guide will accompany you throughout the village before you get time to further explore the village onyour own.



Long description:

Begin your tour at our central meeting point. A comfortable, air-conditioned single deck bus will take you to today’s destination in just 20/30 minutes.



The windmill village Zaanse Schans is an open air museum that houses a collection of working windmills, wooden houses, barns and shops dating back to the 18th and 19thCentury. All these buildings were brought here from 1961 onwards bringing back to life this most prosperous period of the Zaan region.In its golden age the Zaan Region developed into an industrial area on a scale never seen before, with 600 active windmills: wooden factories powered by wind. In these small factories many tasks were being executed with the aid of wind energy: wood sawn by machines, grinding spices, oil for food and paint, flour, cocoa powder and many other things.The prosperity in the 18th and 19th century can be seen in the Zaanse Schans windmill village in several ways.



Alongside windmills, barns and other buildings, you will see beautiful houses that were originally built as home to rich windmill owners and merchants. These houses have attractive facades and have been painted in traditional colors such as green, beige and light blue.At arrival in the village, your guide will take you on an orientation tour of the village.



You will visit the clog museum (annex wooden shoemaker shop) and in the cheese farm you will get to taste Dutch farmer cheese. Then it is time to further explore the village on your own.



Before you set off to discover theZaanse Schans on your own, your guide will give you further information on the Zaanse Schans and its unique character, teach your local history and culture and give you insider’s tips about what to do and where to go.



Back in Amsterdam your guide will give you your ticket for a Cruise of Blue boat.



The Amsterdam Cruise passes all of Amsterdam's famous attractions. Canal houses from the Golden Age, the Westerkerk, the Anne Frank: the Cruise takes you past all of them. Sightseeing in Amsterdam couldn't be a more relaxing experience.



Highlights:

-Instant confirmation

-Pickup from a centrally located meeting point

-Informative, friendly and professional guide

-Perfect for all ages and skill level

-See the historic wind mills of Zaanse Schans

-Learn how Dutch cheese is being made in a farm

-Watch traditional craftsmen at work, making clogs and other artifacts

-Back in Amsterdam enjoy a 1hour during canal cruise and see all the highlights of Amsterdam from the water.