Packages at the Zaanse Schans

Typically Dutch

Guided tour of the Zaanse Schans
> 10 people

Take in the world-famous Dutch landscape during a walk with a tour guide along the Zaanse Schans. Visit a windmill and discover traditional Dutch crafts such as sailcloth weaving and cheese making.

Duration: approx. 1.5 hours | Daily
Price per person:
Dutch-speaking guide €13,25 | Other languages €14,75

Includes: guided tour of the Zaanse Schans, admission to a windmill and the Weaver’s House, visit to a cheese maker.

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Zaans Museum lunchtime package

Zaans Museum & De Kraai restaurant
> 10 people

Experience the rich history of the Zaan region in the Zaans Museum. Visit the Verkade Experience where you are transported back to the chocolate and biscuit factory of the early twentieth century, and where the original machines are still churning away. Complete your visit with a sumptuous lunch at De Kraai restaurant on the Zaanse Schans.

Duration: approx. 2.5 hours | Daily
Price per person:
Adults €29,50 | Children aged 12 to 17 years €25,50 | Children aged 4 to 11 years €17,50 | Museum pass holders €18,50

Includes: admission to the Zaans Museum, lunch at De Kraai restaurant: tomato soup (vegan), pancake of choice (natural, cheese, ham or bacon), milk, jus d’orange, water and 1x coffee/tea, fresh fruit.

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Chocolate Experience

Zaans Museum & Cocoa lab
>10 people

Indulge your sweet tooth! At the Zaans Museum you will discover how the Verkade girls made the most delicious chocolate and biscuits and design a wrapper for a customized bar of Verkade chocolate. Get a hot chocolate in the Museum Café and then take a stroll through the typically Dutch landscape of the Zaanse Schans.

Duration: approx. 2 hours | October to February, daily
Price per person: Adults €17,50 | Children aged 0 to 3 years €6 | Children aged 4 to 17 years €13,50 | Museum pass holders  €6

Includes: admission to the Zaans Museum, Verkade chocolate bar with DIY wrapper and hot chocolate

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Extra options at the Zaanse Schans

Lunch/dinner

– Restaurant de Kraai
– Restaurant De Hoop op d’Swarte Walvis
– MuseumCafé Zaans Museum

Zaandam packages

Tsaar Peter Tour

Guided Tour Tsar Peter House
> 10 people

Discover the Russian history of Zaandam. Visit the Tsar Peter House in Zaandam, where Tsar Peter (Peter the Great) lodged for seven days in 1697. Built in 1632 in the Golden Agee, the Tsar Peter House in Zaandam is one of the oldest wooden houses in the Netherlands. With this short stay, the Tsar made this little wooden house famous across the world. During the tour in the Czaar Peterhuisje you will hear everything about the visit of the tsar to the Zaanse shipyards and his stay in the wooden house.

Duration: approx. 1 hours | Tuesdays to Sundays
Price per person: Adults €12 | Children aged 4 to 17 years €9 | Museum pass holders €6

Included: admission to the Tsar Peter House, guided tour Tsar Peter House and an attention

Expandable with a boat trip from Amsterdam CS to Zaandam

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For kids

Children’s party

Celebrate your birthday at the Zaans Museum

Put on work clothing and get to work at Verkade! Imagine you’re a Verkade girl, a biscuit baker, or a chocolate expert. Discover how tricky it is to keep the digital biscuit oven running, and test your dexterity with the games.

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School trips

Take your class to the Zaanse Schans! Discover traditional crafts, visit a windmill or discover how the most delicious cookies and chocolates are made at the Verkade Experience.

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