3-Day Zaandam itinerary guide

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Zaandam — A fireboat in Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2013 10 27 -a

Top stops to prioritize

Zaans Museum
De Hoop op d'Swarte Walvis
NDSM
Chinees Indisch Restaurant Bamboetuin
Zaantheater
Wereldrestaurant Crystal Wok
Restaurant De Kraai
Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Zaanse Schans, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Zaans Museum
Restaurant De Kraai
Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans
Cheese Farm "Catharina Hoeve" by Henri Willig
Paintmill De Kat
Windmill De Zoeker

Day 2: Northeast side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northeast side side of town.

NDSM
Twiske
Het HEM
Shopping Westerwatering

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Zaantheater and Monet Atelier in Zaandam NL and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

Zaantheater
Monet Atelier in Zaandam NL
Darwin Park
Podium De Flux
Czaar Peterhuisje
Zaandam Time Museum

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