Day Tour Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk and Zaanse Schans with Boat Cruise

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About this activity

This unique tour will bring you to the most famous scenic spots in the Netherlands, which are Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk (Enclosure dike) and Zaanse Schans (Windmill Village) in one day.

In our journey, you would visit a dutch cheese factory, a wooden shoes factory and enjoy a royal diamond demonstration at Zaanse Schans; After that a beautiful photo stop at Afsluitdijk, the longest dike of the world; In the afternoon, you would discover Dutch 'Green Venice' of Holland and enjoy one hour free boat cruise in Giethoorn.

This tour offers hotel pick-up service in Amsterdam; a luxury and comforable mini bus (Mercedes brand); a free bottle of water (one bottle per traveler).

This 10 hours experience gives you a relaxed, memorable and enjoyable tour with a lot of beautiful photos. One remark: Making new friends on the road won't be a bad idea of your journey.

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At a glance

Duration: 10 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 18 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: K7 Travel Amsterdam

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Including guided cheese factory tour, wooden shoes factory tour and diamond demonstration tour
Included: Bottled water
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Including one hour boat cruise in Giethoorn

Not included

Not included: Lunch: At your own choice

Itinerary

Zaanse Schans

2 hours Admission included

Zaanse Schans is a natural windmill museum in the Netherlands. You would first have a private dutch cheese factory tour to understand how to make cheese in the traditional way. You can taste more than 26 different flavors of cheeses over here. After that, we will take you to a private wooden shoes factory tour. You expect to watch a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker. After that you would have a private Royal Amsterdam Diamond tour, get to know the history of diamond cutting and polishing, and enjoy the diamond with 268 cuts. Of course you would have your own free time to take beautiful photos.
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm

30 min Admission included

This is the first stop at Zaanse Schans. You would visit inside of this old cheese farm/factory; have a private tour to understand how to make traditional Dutch cheese, get to know the history of this cheese farm, and cheese tasting for more than 26 different flavors.
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop

30 min Admission included

At this attraction, you would expect to see a live demonstration of making wooden shoes 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 can take as many photos as you want.
Afsluitdijk

15 min

Afsluitdijk is the largest dike of the world. You would have a beautiful photo stop at Afsluitdijk, one of the most incrediable dike in the world. At this stop, you expect to know the story of building this great dike, sightseeing North sea and the biggest inner lake 'Ijselmeer' of Holland. 【Note:The monument/this stop is at the moment under renovation, observation tower is closed. You would have limited landscape. We have chosen an alternative stop to see two sides of the dike, but keep in mind, the landscaoe is not as beautiful as before】
Giethoorn

4 hours

In the afternoon, you would explore the ‘Dutch Little Venice’ of the Netherlands. You would first enjoy 1-hour boat cruise here, which is included in the price. After that, you will have free time to explore the sights by yourself and your loved ones. If you like, you could sail your own boat, that would be more fun with your family or friends.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

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.
This meeting point is 2 minutes walking from Amsterdam central station. Please be ready from 8:30 at this meeting point.

Ibis Hotel Amsterdam Centre,

Stationsplein 49, 1012 AB, Amsterdam

End 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.
This meeting point is 2 minutes walking from Amsterdam central station. Please be ready from 8:30 at this meeting point.

Ibis Hotel Amsterdam Centre,

Stationsplein 49, 1012 AB, Amsterdam

Pickup points

Banks Mansion Hotel Amsterdam
MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam Amstel
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
The Social Hub Amsterdam City
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel
Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Centre
Ibis Amsterdam Centre
Hilton Amsterdam
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
Hotel Estherea
Park Centraal Amsterdam, part of Sircle Collection

and 31 more pickup points

This tour offers free hotel pick-up service for certain hotels in Amsterdam. You could check if your hotel is on the pick up list. If not, you could meet us Amsterdam central station, or check your nearest hotel pick up point. The list covers 95% hotels in Amsterdam (we make sure the pick up point is less than 5 minutes walking from your hotel). If your hotel is not on the list, you could write down your hotel name and address, we will check it if it is possible to pick you up from your hotel, or nearest meeting point. Otherwise you could meet us at amsterdam central station.

One day before the tour, our tour guide will contact you to confirm your pick up time and location. We pick up between 7:45 - 8:30. If you have any questions, send us an iMessage or whatsapp message. It will be much more efficient than calling.

Please be prepared and wait in front of your hotel 5 minutes in advance before our arrival.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.