Giethoorn Day Tour with Traditional Canal Boat Cruise

Discover Giethoorn by boat and on foot, passing restored farmhouses and exploring a village where life revolves around the water. Take a shared or private day trip, with guided and self-guided formats available. Selected routes also include Zaanse Schans, with or without an Afsluitdijk stop.

• Taste traditional Dutch cheese on Zaanse Schans routes or the self-guided leaflet option
• Cruise with a local Giethoorn skipper on the self-guided leaflet option

What's Included

• Canal boat cruise
• Round-trip transport, with property transfers on private and Zaanse Schans routes
• Guide service on guided options
• Cheese experience, wooden shoe workshop and diamond demonstration on Zaanse Schans routes
• One bottle of water per traveler on Zaanse Schans routes
• Coffee or tea during the cruise on the Giethoorn-only private tour
• Map and multilingual information leaflet on the self-guided option

Important details

• On the guided large-group tour, children aged 0–3 go free, child tickets cover ages 4–13, and adult rates apply from age 14.
• On the self-guided leaflet option, children aged 0–2 go free and adult rates apply from age 3.
• Giethoorn-only tours are not wheelchair- or stroller-accessible.
• The Giethoorn-only private tour requires considerable walking and stair climbing.
• On routes including Zaanse Schans, infants require their own seat and cannot ride on your lap. Participation may be refused if this requirement is not met.
• On the self-guided leaflet option, pets are not allowed except assistance dogs.
• Arrive 30 minutes before departure for the guided large-group tour, or 15 minutes before departure for the self-guided leaflet option. Late arrivals and no-shows are not refundable.
• For routes including Zaanse Schans, your pickup time is assigned between 8:00 and 9:00am on English shared tours, or between 8:10 and 9:00am on private and Chinese-language tours. Be ready 5 minutes before your assigned time.
• Arrive 15 minutes before departure for the Giethoorn-only private tour.