Amsterdam Canal Tour: Explore City Sights by Boat

Embark on a personalized 90-minute private family canal cruise in Amsterdam. Discover the city’s top landmarks, receive insider tips, and enjoy captivating commentary from the captain. Customize the tour to suit your family’s interests and create lasting memories.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Amsterdam Canal Ring - All of our tours are optimised for the season, time of day and customer wishes.

Our tours cover many of the standard highlights, as well as provide insight about the unique Amsterdam way of life.

What's Included
  • Eco-friendly sightseeing cruise
  • Local certified skipper
  • Live commentary on board
  • Drinks (water, various soft drinks, beer, Prosecco)
What's Not Included
  • Food (may be taken on-board)
Additional Information

During this wonderful two-hour canal tour, participants will have a unique chance to see Amsterdam’s top attractions from the water! Additionally, the skipper will provide excellent tips to help decide which points of interest to visit once back on land.
Feel free to bring personal snacks and drinks to enjoy while cruising through the enchanting World…

Location
Prinsengracht 375
Prinsengracht
The skipper will be at the waterside at the exact start time of your tour. You can recognise the boat by: White boat, Blue Roof, Turquoise blue seats, Heart logo on the side, Boat Name is Gordita.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anjags5805mm
Aug 12, 2025
Always happy - Very friendly Fast booking Dog friendly Drinks free of charge Top price, top performance Always happy again Gave us tips we were allowed to choose where to get off
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Jennadv8469gl
Aug 6, 2025
Sunset boat cruise - The cruise was so nice! We learned a lot about the city while getting the best views from the water. Loved going at sunset! Great guide and would highly recommend!
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Julias9395
Jul 28, 2025
Top recommendation! - The evening canal cruise with Skipper Paap was my personal highlight during our last stay in Amsterdam. The start of the tour at 8:30 p.m. was a perfect fit, as we could experience such a beautiful sunset on the water. I especially appreciated that we had a private tour for four and gave Paap and in German information about the canals. Compared to the usual tours on larger boats in groups, Paap offers a lot more for a bit more money.
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Yacoub_s
Jul 13, 2025
Great way to see the city... - Great way to see the city Very friendly Very informative Good clean boat Very relaxing pace and family friendly
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27willien
Jul 12, 2025
Amsterdam by water! - Such a fantastic way to see the city! Papa was wonderful and very informative The boat was neat and comfortable… great fun!
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Andrew_d
Jun 27, 2025
Amazing experience - recommend 100% - Absolutely book this tour! Paap was a fantastic guide - gave us all kinds of information about the city, its history, the architecture and so much more. He was fun, engaging, and pointed out some things about the city we never would have seen. My family said it was the best thing we did while visiting. Thank you, Paap!
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Expedition752473
Jun 10, 2025
Amsterdam seen from the water - Another way to discover Amsterdam. In the company of our cockerel and with a skipper at the top, walk in the canals through different areas of the city.
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Bryanhe2830lk
Jun 5, 2025
Our Family's Highlight in Amsterdam! - This tour came highly recommended to us by a family member, and it did not disappoint. Marc was fantastic! He knows the canals in and out, took us on a 2 hour tour allowing us to see pretty much all of Amsterdam, and still made time for scenic photo stops. He even had candy and beverages on board. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in a relaxing way to see Amsterdam in privacy.
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Bettinasl4815gi
Jun 2, 2025
Highlight during our city break - There were six of us and we booked the 90-minute canal cruise in German. It was wonderful, a highlight during our city break! We started after dinner, which was perfect as there was not much going on on on the water anymore (this can be different in the afternoon). Our skipper, the boss himself, is totally nice, explained a lot to us and was able to answer all our questions. There were even free drinks on board. We really enjoyed the tour - a MUST in Amsterdam! Thanks for this great experience 🤩!!!
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Rdnntier
May 29, 2025
Highly recommended tour! - We were allowed to experience a great tour with Paap. Lots of nice impressions and information, even if the weather was unfortunately not so great. There was hot tea for that, and we saw a lot. Can only be recommended without restriction and also repeated!
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From $66
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).