--- title: Day Trip to Zaandam Lego Village, Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn lang: en type: tour city: Amsterdam country: Netherlands price: 119 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.86 reviews: 50 duration_minutes: 600 languages: [cmn, en] free_cancellation: "true" rank_in_category: 25 of 48 (Windmills & Countryside Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-22 data_updated: 2026-10-22 canonical: https://guidekin.com/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/day-trip-to-zaandam-lego-village-zaanse-schans-and-giethoorn/ --- # Day Trip to Zaandam Lego Village, Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn In our comparison: #25 of 48 in Windmills & Countryside Tours, by rating weighted by review volume (table below). ## Overview This full day tour brings you to three places, which are Zaanse Schans, Lego Village and Giethoorn. In the morning, you would visit a Dutch cheese factory, a wooden shoe factory and enjoy a royal diamond demonstration at Zaanse Schans; After that we will travel Zaandam City Center to see the famous 'Lego' building, You will have free time here to take photos as many as possible, or just walk around in the 'Lego' Village. After that, you will travel to Giethoorn, you would discover the 'Green Venice' of Holland and enjoy one hour free boat cruise in Giethoorn. This 10 hours experience gives you a relaxed, memorable and enjoyable tour with lots of beautiful photos.The tour offers free hotel pick-up service in Amsterdam. Bottled water, power bank, umbrella are provided during whole trip. ## Before you book - Hotel pickup: no car needed - Starts 08:00: one departure a day - Food not included: bring or buy your own - Strollers OK: infants accepted **Pickup:** Hotel pickup included ## Key facts - Price: from €119 per person - Duration: 10h - Rating: 4.86/5 from 50 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Operator: Amsterdam-Tours - Group: Shared tour - Guide languages: Chinese, English - Start times: 08:00 - Booking: Instant confirmation, mobile ticket - Price checked on Viator: 2026-10-22 ## Reviews 4.86 from 50 ratings on Guidekin, Viator & Tripadvisor. 96% of ratings with a star breakdown are 4 or 5 stars: 48 of 50. - 5 stars: 45 (90%) - 4 stars: 3 (6%) - 3 stars: 2 (4%) - 2 stars: 0 (0%) - 1 star: 0 (0%) ## What's included - Bottled water - Including One Hour Boat Cruise in Giethoorn - All Fees and Taxes - Including Cheese, Wooden Shoes, Diamond Factory Visit - Air-conditioned vehicle - Including Lego Village - Zaandam Photo Stop ## Not included - Lunch ## Itinerary 1. **Zaanse Schans** (2h; admission included) - You would expect to have following activities on our tour at Zaanse Schans. you would have a Dutch cheese factory tour, to understand how to make cheese in the traditional way. You could taste more than 30 different types of cheese here. After that, we will take you to a... 2. **Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm** (30m; admission included) - This attraction is the first stop at Zaanse Schans. As described above, you would experience this old cheese farm/factory, to have a private tour of how to make traditional dutch cheese, get to know the history of this cheese farm, and cheese tasting with more than 30... 3. **Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop** (30m; admission included) - At this attraction, you would expect to see a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by traditional clog makers, get to know the history of wooden shoes, and see different types of wooden shoes. You could have wooden shoes try-on here with different colors. Of course you... 4. **After Zaanse Schans, you will travel to Zaandam City Center to see the famous...** (30m) - After Zaanse Schans, you will travel to Zaandam City Center to see the famous 'Lego' building, You will have free time here to take photos as many as possible, or just walk around in the 'Lego Village'. 5. **In the afternoon, you would explore the ‘Little Venice’ of the Netherlands** (3h) - You will enjoy about 3 hours here to explore the sights by yourself and your loved ones. we include 1 hour traditional boat cruise here. But if you want, you could drive boat by yourself, that would have more fun with your family or friends. Self boat ride will have an... ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 08:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-10-22 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point This meeting point is at Amsterdam Central Station. You could take north exit, direction east. It is 5 minutes walk from central station, near the ferry terminal and river cruise terminal. You can use google maps for navigation. Ends: back at the meeting point ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Compared with other Windmills & Countryside Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #25 of 48** | €119 | 10h | 4.86 (50) | shared | | [Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans, "Lego-houses" and Volendam Tour](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/amsterdam-zaanse-schans-lego-houses-and-volendam-tour/?format=md) | €33 | 5h 30m | 4.94 (570) | shared | | [Escape Amsterdam: E-Bike to Zaanse Schans Windmills & Zaandam](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/escape-amsterdam-e-bike-to-zaanse-schans-windmills-zaandam/?format=md) | €90 | 5h 30m | 4.94 (533) | shared | | [Amsterdam private tour to windmills, cheese farm and villages](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/amsterdam-private-tour-to-windmills-cheese-farm-and-villages/?format=md) | €300 | 7h | 4.96 (280) | private | Ranked #25 of 48 in Windmills & Countryside Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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