Guided tours
Available in Dutch, English, German, French, Czech and Arabic.
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:
Dutch guide €9
Other languages €12
Zaans Museum
Guided tour | >10 people
Discover more about living and working in the Zaan region, the first industrial area in Western Europe, and meet the ‘Verkade girls’ who packed the tasty biscuits and beautiful chocolates.
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Daily 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price per person (excl. admission to the Zaans Museum):
Dutch guide €6
Other languages €9
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):
Dutch guide €4.50
Other languages €6