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Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans Windmills Bike Tour with Guide

4.1  / 552 reviews
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Guided tour
Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans Windmills Bike Tour with Guide
4.1  / 552 reviews

Discover the Zaanse Schans and its windmills like a local with the best bike tours in town with guides. You will know everything about Zaanse Schans, like a real Dutch local.

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Duration 3 hours
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Live tour guide
French
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

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Danilo – Serbia

Our tour guide was great older man. He is so interesting and polite. We entered in private parts inside of windmills because of him. So interesting. Also, we leant a lot about this place and it was a very nice tour. It says that the tour was on French, but we asked to speak in English and there was no problem. We spoke in English all the time. Higly recommend.

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Danilo – Serbia
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Irene – Netherlands

Really enjoyed the wooden ship mill with fantastic explanation of history & how it works

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Irene – Netherlands

Experience

Itinerary

  • Timeline stop icon

    Starting location:

    De Locomotief 25

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    Zaanse Schans

    Guided tour

  • Timeline stop icon

    Paintmill. De Kat

    Guided tour

  • Timeline stop icon

    Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans

    Guided tour

  • Timeline stop icon

    Zaanse Schans

    Guided tour

  • Arrive back at:

    De Locomotief 25

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Turn into a local for 2.5-hours on this unique bike tour
  • Discover the best windmills spot in the Netherlands by bike
  • Have a friendly guide tell you everything there is to know about Zanse Schaans
  • Passionated local guide
  • Guide in English & French

Full description

After gathering at the small headquarters next to Central Station where you will get your bikes, you'll go on a 3-hour tour with a friendly and experienced guide. The banks of the Zaan River, a few kilometers north of Amsterdam, is the set of one of the most photogenic village of windmills in the Netherlands. The famous painter Claude Monet, during his stay in Holland, found here his main source of inspiration. It is your turn to discover this unique place, a postcard setting which represents perfectly the Holland of old times. The village of windmills has become a protected regional reserve, the perfect location for a splendid bike tour, led by one of the tour guides who will share with you the history and traditions of Holland. Ride on top of the Dutch bikes from the brand Batavus. These bikes are reknown for their comfort so you can focus on sightseeing only and on the stories of the guides.

Includes

  • Small-group tour
  • Bike with hand brakes (no foot brake)
  • Guide
  • Baby seats (if required)
  • Wooden shoe factory and cheese factory entry
  • Free time to visit the village
  • 10% discount on bike rental

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Date

Meeting point

Take the train at Amsterdam Centraal on platform 7/8. Trains departure is every 30 minutes: at Xh13 and Xh43. Take the train to Uitgeest and get out at Koog aan de Zaan (around 15min), this is the third stop after the central station The guide will pick you up at the station with the bikes. If you are driving, the exact address is Locomotief 1, 1541 MP Koog aan de Zaan (free parking)

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Important information

Know before you go

  • The visite by bike includes:
  • Bike with hand brakes and NOT with a foot break
  • The bikes are included in the price
  • All bikes sizes are available from 8 years old.
  • We have baby seats available if needed voor small kids and big kids.
  • We keep our groups strictly on 12 persons maximum per guide. Which is not the case with other companies.
  • After the tour we have recommandation for dutch local restaurants, braun cafes, bars and neighborhoods the visit by foot. There are maps available
  • If you want to rent a bike after the tour we can provide a 10% discount. and a 10% discount on another guide tour with a French guide. By boat or the windmill tour.
  • The are possibilities to leave your luggage while you do the bike tour.

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.1 /5

based on 52 reviews

Review summary

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Danilo – SerbiaNovember 10, 2023  – Verified booking
Our tour guide was great older man. He is so interesting and polite. We entered in private parts inside of windmills because of him. So interesting. Also, we leant a lot about this place and it was a very nice tour. It says that the tour was on French, but we asked to speak in English and there was no problem. We spoke in English all the time. Higly recommend.
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Irene – NetherlandsAugust 14, 2024  – Verified booking
Really enjoyed the wooden ship mill with fantastic explanation of history & how it works
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Danielle – United StatesDecember 1, 2024  – Verified booking
We loved this tour! It was the perfect amount of time and balance between riding and sightseeing. The tour guide was amazing and so knowledgeable about the windmills and the history of the Netherlands in general. The meeting point was an easy train ride from Amsterdam and the tour guide met us right at the train stop. Would 1000% recommend this tour
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Product ID: 78127

Activity provider:Amsterdam Velo - Tours en Francais

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