Guided tours

Available in Dutch, English, German, French and Czech.

Zaanse Schans

Guided tour | >10 people

Take a walk with an experienced guide through the traditional Dutch landscape of the Zaanse Schans, see the green wooden houses and windmills, and marvel at traditional Dutch crafts. During the tour you are taken on a journey through times gone by and are told the exciting story of the rich industrial heritage of the Zaan region.

Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Price per person 2025:
Dutch guide €12
Other languages €14

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Typically Dutch

Guided tour with visit to a mill and the Weaver’s House | >10 people

Duration: approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes
Daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Price per person 2025:
Dutch guide €20
Other languages €23,50

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Tsar Peter House

Guided tour | >10 people

Discover royal Zaandam! The Zaan shipbuilding industry was so highly renowned in the seventeenth century, that Tsar Peter the Great from Russia specially travelled to Zaandam in 1697 to learn more about this success story. During his stay, he lodged in a wooden house, built in 1632. His visit to the house brought it global fame.

During the guided tour of the Tsar Peter House you’ll learn everything about the Tsar’s visit to the Zaan shipyards and his stay at the wooden house.

Duration: approx. 45 minutes
Tuesdays to Sundays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Price per person (excl. admission to the Tsar Peter House) 2024:
Dutch guide: Adults €6 | Children aged 4 to 17 years €2,50
Other languages: Adults €6 | Children aged 4 to 17 years €2,50

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The Zaans Museum was founded in 1998 on the Zaanse Schans to guard and preserve the Zaan heritage.

The Hembrug Museum tells the story of the arms and ammunition factory that was located on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam.

In 1697, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great stayed in this world-famous house in the center of Zaandam.

Guided tours

Zaanse Schans

Typically Dutch

Tsar Peter House

Zaans Museum

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