Zaanse Schans Public Windmill Cruise - Explore Dutch Windmills

Are you looking to experience the traditional Dutch Zaanse Schans in a cruise? This is your chance!

Cruise along the 10 Windmills while the skipper tells you everything you need to know about the history of the Windmills, the area and the Netherlands in general.

Besides Windmills, you will sail past many traditional ‘Zaanse Houses’, which can be recognised by their green color. The houses can only be seen up close by boat and our skipper will tell you everything about these houses, including the secret to why they are green.

Did you know the that the Zaan area has been the biggest Cacao processing area of the past centuries? You will sail past some of the biggest ‘Chocolate factories’ in the world, that proces the majority of the worlds Cacao. If the wind is in the right direction, your tour will be accompanied by the smell of chocolate. And if you are even more lucky, you will see the ‘Chocolate Boats’, that transport the Cacao between the factories!