Giethoorn from Amsterdam
A Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam is a long day: the four listings here run six to ten hours, and three of them pair the village with the Zaanse Schans windmills. The group trips cost $107 to $155 and all hold 4.8 on 275 to 816 reviews; two include a canal cruise in Giethoorn, one adds Volendam and traditional costumes. The fourth is private at $324, with your own transport and the option to sail a boat yourself, rated 4.3 on 6 reviews. Pick a group trip for value, the private one for your own pace.
Quick answer
The short answer. Most reviewed: the Giethoorn, Volendam and Zaanse Schans tour at $155, 10 hours, 4.8 on 816 reviews, with a canal cruise. Lowest price: the small-group Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam at $107, 9 hours, also 4.8 and also with a Giethoorn canal cruise.
Every trip, current fare
Four trips, cheapest first. The private one has 6 reviews; read its rating with that in mind.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam: Giethoorn & Zaanse Schans Small Group Day TripCheese farm and clog workshop | 9 h | $107 | Giethoorn canal cruise | $11.89 | 4.8 · 309 |
| From Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Day TripOpen-air museum windmills | 10 h | $117 | Giethoorn village visit | $11.70 | 4.8 · 275 |
| Amsterdam: Giethoorn, Volendam, and Zaanse Schans TourCheese factory sample | 10 h | $155 | Canal cruise in Giethoorn | $15.50 | 4.8 · 816 |
| From Amsterdam: Private Tour to Giethoorn with Canal CruiseSail a boat yourself | 6 h | $324 | Private transportation from Amsterdam | $54.00 | 4.3 · 6 |
Village and windmills
$107 — small group, 9 hours. The cheapest Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam and the shortest of the three group trips. The listing names windmills, a cheese farm, a clog workshop, a stop it calls “Diamonds” and a Giethoorn canal cruise, and describes the route as a trip through the Dutch countryside. 4.8 on 309 reviews.
$117 — Giethoorn and the open-air museum, 10 hours. Ten dollars more and an hour longer than the small-group trip. The description is the shortest of the four: a visit to Giethoorn and to Zaanse Schans, which it calls an open-air museum with working windmills. It does not mention a boat in Giethoorn. 4.8 on 275 reviews.
$155 — Giethoorn, Volendam and Zaanse Schans, 10 hours. The most reviewed Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam: 816 reviews at 4.8. With a guide you see traditional houses, take a canal cruise, sample cheese at a factory and try on traditional costumes. It is the only one that also stops in Volendam.
The pattern. All three spend part of the day at Zaanse Schans, so if you have already been there, the private trip is the only Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam that skips it.
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The four trips, cheapest first. Each card opens the live listing with today’s price.
★ 4.8 · 309 reviews
★ 4.8 · 275 reviews
★ 4.8 · 816 reviews
★ 4.3 · 6 reviews
Private
$324 — private, 6 hours. Private transportation from Amsterdam to Giethoorn, which the listing places in the north of the Netherlands. On the water you choose: cruise along the canals, or sail a boat yourself to see the thatched farms and wooden bridges.
Shorter because it has one stop. No Zaanse Schans, no Volendam — the whole day is Giethoorn. Rated 4.3 on 6 reviews: the lowest score here on the smallest count, so it tells you little either way.
Choosing
Five situations, one answer each.
Nine hours, small group, canal cruise, cheese farm and clog workshop.
816 reviews at 4.8, with Volendam and a canal cruise.
The only Giethoorn trip that stops there.
Six hours, Giethoorn only, private transport.
The only listing that offers to let you sail one yourself.
Other trips
Tulips. The four trips to Keukenhof, from $89, are compared on the Keukenhof page.
Windmills only. Zaanse Schans from $39 and both Kinderdijk trips are on the windmill tour page.
Belgium. For Bruges there is one private trip from Amsterdam at $530, ten hours, with hotel transfers, rated 4.7 on 16 reviews; it is on the day trips page with the rest.
Is it worth it
Every group Giethoorn tour from Amsterdam is rated above the site average. All three hold 4.8 on 1,400 reviews between them, against 4.69 across all 72 tours on this site.
Per hour they are close. $117 for ten hours is about $11.70 an hour, $107 for nine about $11.89, and $155 with Volendam about $15.50. The private trip is about $54.00 an hour.
Our read of the numbers. If the canal cruise matters, the $107 trip has it for less and an hour shorter. If you want the most proof from other people, the $155 trip has the most reviews. All 72 tours are in the price bands on the homepage.
Common questions
Nine or ten hours for the three group trips that add Zaanse Schans, and six hours for the private trip at $324, which goes to Giethoorn only.
From $107 for the small-group trip to $155 for the tour that adds Volendam. The private trip is $324.
Three of the four mention it: a canal cruise on the $107 and $155 trips, and a cruise or your own boat on the private trip. The $117 listing does not mention a boat.
Yes. Three of the four trips do exactly that, in nine or ten hours, from $107.
One: six hours at $324, with private transport from Amsterdam. It is rated 4.3 on 6 reviews.
The private trip lists it: you can cruise along the water or sail a boat yourself past thatched farms and wooden bridges.
The $155 tour, 10 hours, with a canal cruise, cheese at a factory and traditional costumes to try on. It has the most reviews here: 816 at 4.8.
Go deeper
Windmill tours to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Edam and Marken: half-day and full-day options.
Day tripsDay trips from Amsterdam compared: windmills, Giethoorn, Volendam, Kinderdijk, Delft and Bruges.
KeukenhofKeukenhof tickets and tulip tours from Amsterdam: day trips with transport, windmills and flower fields.
Canal cruiseThe classic one-hour canal cruises of Amsterdam, compared by price, boat and what is on board.
Boat toursOpen boats and small-group boat tours on the canals: who runs them, what they cost, how long they last.
Private boatPrivate boat tours and private canal cruises for couples, families and groups, by price.
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