THE NETHERLANDS · DESTINATION
The Dutch classics.
The 15 most popular giethoorn village tours in the Netherlands. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Full-day Giethoorn from Amsterdam with a 1-hour canal boat trip, thatched-roof farmhouse sights, and plenty of free time to wander.
“Great trip, you get around 4 hours (1 hour of boat ride) and 3 hours for yourself. Beautiful place.”
1-hour electric-boat cruise through car-free Giethoorn and the Weerribben-Wieden waters, guided in Dutch/German/English with coffee or tea.
“Very nice with very good explanations from the guide in 3 languages.”
Ride a luxury coach from Amsterdam to Giethoorn, enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with local skippers, then cheese tasting and free time.
“Everything was amazing! Good value for money. It saved us a lot of stress of booking transport ourselves. The guide was very kind and good too”
From Amsterdam, see Giethoorn’s canals on a cruise and Zaanse Schans windmills up close, plus cheese and clog-making stops.
“The guides Rachid and Ibrahim were really energetic and informative. The canal ride in Giethoorn was beautiful.”
Day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Giethoorn for windmills, clog and cheese demos, plus a canal cruise with a guide.
“Adonis was the best really, he is funny and joyful which will make the day trip one of the greatest days of your life. Even the trip was having lovely people from different countries (India, Austria, Egypt, Italy, and Greece) and they were having fun because Adonis was making the trip fun fun fun. I…”
A small-group day trip from Amsterdam to Giethoorn for a guided canal cruise on a small electric boat, plus walking time in the car-free village.
“This trip was amazing! Everyone needs to Experience the beauty and peace of Giethoorn. Can’t recommend this enough, the guide Aku Was amazing and gave great info on Dutch Culture. He drove safely and careful, always Made us feel safe. I did English tour, left Promptly at 10:30 as written and came back at 6:30pm.”
Small-group Amsterdam day trip with hotel pickup: silent boat in Giethoorn, Lego City Zaandam, and Zaanse Schans cheese and clogs.
“I had a great guide 'Veronica'. Loved all the arrangements from Cherry Travels. The ride was very comfortable and Veronica had great knowledge of the small provinces and cities that we were crossing. She made the whole travel experience very enjoyable. She ensured she gave personal attention to each group. I would highly recommend this…”
Amsterdam to Giethoorn day trip with a one-hour canal cruise, English guide stories, thatched cottages, and sweet stroopwafel snacks included.
“Everything was great. Jay was an amazing guide - he was very funny, took good care of all and also shared some handy tips at the end for all first timers especially in Amsterdam. Fabian drove quite safely too. Overall a great day with some good company and special treats by the team (Jay got…”
Giethoorn canal cruise through the Venice of the Netherlands, guided in English/Dutch, plus optional Henri Willig cheese tasting.
“The guide was very informative, I arrived in a sunny and no windy day so my trip was particularly pleasant. Moreover there were no tourists so I had a private tour. The landscape is amazing it really deserves to go. It was a nice discover for me.”
1-hour guided electric-boat cruise through car-free Giethoorn canals, under foot bridges and thatched houses, ending on Lake Weerribben-Wieden.
“Man konnte den Kapitän kaum verstehen, Zeiten wurden nicht eingehalten.”
Small-group day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn with windmills, 20+ cheese tastings, clogs, diamonds, and a canal boat ride.
“I loved the relaxing pace the places visited in this trip. David, our guide/driver/boatman had fun energy all throughout. 💯 recommending this trip.”
Amsterdam day trip to Keukenhof and Giethoorn with a guided canal cruise, included entry, and plenty of time for photos.
“Had an amazing day on this tour. Our guide Antonis was incredibly friendly, professional and informative. The Giethoorn is not to be missed!!”
Self-drive an electric boat in Giethoorn for up to 8 people. Free parking and toilets, comfy seating, route guidance, and 2–6 hours on the water.
“It was good, but people dont park their boats in the right place and leaving charging cables in the water like retards.”
Enjoy an Amsterdam to Giethoorn day trip with coach, Dutch cheese tasting, and a scenic canal cruise, plus time to wander the car-free village.
“I love this trip. We arrived before the other tours, so we did the boat tour almost without tourists. Mike was amazing, explained a lot of curiosities of Netherlands. The guide of the boat tour was also very good. At the end of the boat tour we had two hours and half of free time.…”
Small-group day trip from Amsterdam to Giethoorn with a guided van ride, canal boat cruise, village walking, and optional Zandvoort beach finish.
“Our tour got cancelled due to low number of participants. But Anzi, our guide upgraded us with another tour which include the windmills tour. The tour was great! We enjoyed all the experience offered.”
