Amsterdam Canal Cruise: Explore Historic Waterways
4.5
23 Ratings
Amsterdam

Explore Amsterdam’s iconic canals with a live guide. Discover historic sights and charming bridges in a 60-minute cruise. Perfect for busy travelers.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Amstel - The Amstel River
  • Herengracht - Herengracht
  • Prinsengracht - Prinsengracht
  • Anne Frank House - Anne Frank House
  • Tassenmuseum Amsterdam - Museum of Bags and Purses
  • 9 Little Streets (Negen Straatjes) - 9 Little Streets
  • Museum of the Canals - Museum of the Canals
  • Houseboat Museum - Houseboat Museum…
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What's Included
  • 1-hour Canal Cruise in the Historic Canal Belt of Amsterdam
  • Live guided tour in English
  • Toilet available on board
Additional Information

Embark on a journey to explore the city from its most renowned perspective—its canals! This 60-minute cruise is ideal for those who wish to enjoy sightseeing while maintaining a tight schedule. Whether you’re orienting yourself or just savoring a leisurely ride, this is the ultimate way to experience Amsterdam.
The live-guided tour will provide…

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Location
Stationsplein 24
Stationsplein
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(23 Ratings)
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Isabelhv4302be
Jan 18, 2026
Gladly again - Great ride, the team was very nice and the tour was in English. You could see some sights and additionally always ask questions.
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765alfonsob
Dec 31, 2025
Visiting Amsterdam by boat - Amsterdam canal cruise highly recommended. The guides are very friendly and fun. If you want to know a little more about the ins and outs of the city, this is a good option.
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M00seline
Nov 25, 2025
Friendly Canal Boat Tour - What a wonderful way to spend an hour, the team were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Toby was our trainee guide and Jasmine our trainee pilot / guide trainer. We didn’t catch our skipper’s name. We were very lucky - it was a freezing, rainy afternoon so we had the boat to ourselves. We did a loop of the centre, travelling down to the Open Havenfront area and back, passing Chinatown, the red light distinct, De Oude Kerk, the dancing houses and much more. The team were chatty and knowledgeable, telling us about local history and landmarks. The start / end point is located on the Amstel by the Hart museum. Our boat was smaller than the huge ones you often see, so we could go down the narrowest canal by the Laatste Kruim. With hot tea and coffee included and comfy seating with blankets, we were very pleased we chose Boat Amsterdam for our tour. We just walked up and paid €22.50 but it looks like it’s cheaper if you buy online.
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Rolandcx4494ji
Oct 31, 2025
Amsterdam canal cruise! - It was a fun trip. Our captain Michel and co captain Floris were the best. Both of them have lots of info about the city. They were funny too.
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Nykg1
Oct 24, 2025
Worth the time and price !!! - While eating lunch, I made a last minute booking for the tour that starts in front of the H’art Museum. Location was perfect. Weather was unusually perfect as well. I’ve been on many canal tours in Amsterdam and boat kaptein Michiel and his crewmate were fantastisch !! Entertaining, funny, and many facts about Amsterdam (and the bits over the Dutch language) that I found very interesting. I brought my mom with for the tour and she loved it ! I would choose this same company again 10/10 - top cruise choice.
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4busybs
Sep 21, 2025
Highly recommend this canal tour - We had a wonderful trip around the Amsterdam canals and were very lucky to with our tour guide and boat captain (Michel and Tomas) We were a little late to the dock due to train delay but they could not have been more patient and welcoming. It was a fantastic experience and we got very lucky with the weather too!
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Bobas5636sj
Aug 30, 2025
Fantastic. - Great experience, our Cicero Olaf filled us with notions, interesting information and stories about Amsterdam and everything else. Highly recommended
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Garryl680
Dec 18, 2025
Didn't happen - Trip was cancelled the night before by the Company, because there was not enough people . This was disappointing and I am now waiting for a full refund
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Stephen_m
Nov 7, 2025
Bad communication - We landed up being in the wrong place because of bad communication by the provider of the canal tour and therefore missed the trip. I messaged two days before asking for clarification, when the office was said to be open, but no-one replied for 2 days, by which time it was too late. Also the telephone number does not work.
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Wendy_f
Sep 15, 2025
No name on boat could not find it - Just gave us the address no name of boat we asked but no one knew where they were we missed the boat and ended up paying again with different company.. very disappointed in Viator
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