Day Trip to Zaandam Lego Village, Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn
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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.
Your experience
Stop 1
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 wooden shoe factory tour. You would watch a live demonstration of making wooden shoe by a traditional clog maker. After that you would have a private Royal Amsterdam Diamond tour, to know the history of diamond, and enjoy the diamond with 268 cuts. Of course you would have your own free time to get close to the windmills and take photos.
Stop 2
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 different flavors.
Stop 3
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 can take as many photos as you want.
Stop 4
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'.
Stop 5
In the afternoon, you would explore the ‘Little Venice’ of the Netherlands. 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 upgraded price, please ask it on site.
What’s included
- Bottled water
- Including One Hour Boat Cruise in Giethoorn
- All Fees and Taxes
- Including Cheese, Wooden Shoes, Diamond Factory Visit
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Including Lego Village - Zaandam Photo Stop
Not included
- Lunch
Meeting and pickup
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.
Pick up time is from 8:00, please be prepared and wait in front of the meeting point before 8:00. One day before the tour, we will contact you to confirm your pick up details.
Pick up time is from 8:00, please be prepared and wait in front of the meeting point before 8:00. One day before the tour, we will contact you to confirm your pick up details.
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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