Private Tour: Amsterdam Canals and Harbor to Zaan River and Zaanse Schans Day Tour

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Experience what life in a postcard might be like on this private, 6-hour boat tour of Amsterdam's winding canals and quaint countryside villages. With plenty of attention from your personal guide, your party will hop aboard a private boat to explore the capital city's numerous waterways and learn about Amsterdam's storied history and culture. Top up your tanks with a typical Dutch lunch and then cruise along the Zaan river to the little village of Zaanse Schans. Visit local artisans sample a little Dutch country life before returning to central Amsterdam.

Meet your guide at the dock in front of Amsterdam's Central Station at 9am to begin your daylong, private boat tour. With just your skipper/guide and your party, cruise in an open-air boat for an hour through Amsterdam's winding canals. Listen to your guide detail Amsterdam's history and the sights you float by before crossing the Noordzeekanaal (North sea canal) to the Zaan river. Enjoy a traditional Dutch, then cruise further along the Zaan river to the postcard-perfect village of Zaanse Schans. Leave the boat behind as you wander on foot through the village and visit traditional craft workshops like a wooden shoemaker and a cheese farm. Take a tour of a working industrial windmill before returning to Amsterdam by car around 4pm.

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Review by:   MARINA S,    August 2016
Very nice!

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