Amsterdam: Cruise through the Amsterdam UNESCO canals

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Amsterdam Canal Cruise Jordaan and Amsterdam Island

1 hour 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

You’ve seen the canals—now it’s time to get on the water. With this 75-minute cruise, you’ll explore the Jordaan, the most charming ‘hood in modern-day Amsterdam. As you listen to stories from Amsterdam’s beloved Harry Slinger, you’ll float past islands, beautiful bridges, Centraal Station, historic warehouses, churches, and more, leaving with a deep appreciation of this historic city.

Easy meetup in front of the Anne Frank House
See the Jordaan and its islands from the water
Float past 400+ years of city history, from churches to opera houses and more
Hear stories from actor/singer Harry Slinger, a local icon

What's Included

WiFi on board
Restroom on board
All Fees and Taxes
Coloring page with pencils for children
Sunny rear deck & flexible roof
Audio commentary in 7 languages

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Prinsengracht 263, 1016 GV Amsterdam, Netherlands
Located just in front of the Anne Frank House you will find our friendly and help steward, ready to assist you.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Museum of the Canals (Pass By)

Anne Frank House (Pass By)

Westerkerk (Pass By)

Houseboat Museum (Pass By)

Leidsegracht (Pass By)

Beulingsloot (Pass By)

Huis Bartolotti (Pass By)

Melkmeisjesbrug (Pass By)

Brouwersgracht (Pass By)

Renaissance Koepelkerk (Pass By)

Centraal Station (Pass By)

IJ (Pass By)

EYE Film Institute Netherlands (Pass By)

Amsterdam, Posthoornkerk (Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen) (Pass By)

The Amstel (Pass By)

H'ART Museum (Pass By)

Stopera Pier (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 67 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Vanessa_N

The most relaxing boat trip with the sunshine and the Captain telling us so much. I can recommend this trip highly.

Reviews

4.5

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Great trip!

Elvira_D, May 2024

Nice, well organized trip through beautiful coty, and our capitan made it informative and fun. Thank you, guys!

Perfect thing to do in Amsterdam!

Marilyn_P, Apr 2024

Liked the guides narration. Would have liked his explanation a bit more than the video one. Was very interesting!

Being able to view the...

debra_G, Apr 2024

Being able to view the sights from the canal . The stories were difficult to hear because of the people around us.

Boring

Marion_G, Apr 2024

Very disappointed. The boat itself is nice, lots of windows so easy to see everything. However, the commentary was very dull, we are sure that so much history in Amsterdam it could have been much more interesting. The recorded voice was hard to hear & the advert said that it would be lively & interesting but it was neither.

Totally worth it.

Celina_V, Mar 2024

Lovely experience! Well-narrated by the captain, enjoyable. The boat was comfy, clean, not too full of people. Recommended!

Just a boat ride. No info shared.

Jim_S, Mar 2024

Only 2 couples on the entire boat. It was just a driver who was on his phone a lot. No one telling us what we were seeing like a guide. There were about 4 or 5 recordings the entire hour. Pick another vendor this was a waste.

Relaxed cruise!

Julie_S, Feb 2024

Cruise is over an hour long, informative in parts, relaxed and in February under cover with the opinion of opening windows to take pictures and at the back outside, would do again.

Fun and Relaxing.

Carolyn_S, Feb 2024

Very relaxing and informative. The tour is actually about 75 min. The Captain provided excellent insight to the city from below the streets, on the canals. Highly recommend this tour!

We had a great canal...

Laura_C, Feb 2024

We had a great canal cruise. The extra commentary that was given on top of the recorded commentary was really good. Lots of information and key places pointed out with time to take photos.

AmsterDO this canal cruise

Lauren_H, Jan 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our canal cruise. The captain was great, she made great jokes and shared lots of interesting facts. The ‘random facts’ that another reviewer disliked, we in fact loved. We now have big amsterdam brains. Beware: it is so peaceful and relaxing I almost fell asleep. Not out of boredom, out of how relaxed the experience made me. 10/10. AmsterDO recommend.

Fun host, interesting sites visited and explained.

Janet_S, Oct 2023

Our host was very charming and interesting. He gave us a very informative tour. Loved the personal stories!

Don’t waste your time!!

Kara_M, Oct 2023

This cruise is oversold in the description - there is no guide. Simply a recording that plays periodically during the cruise in 4 different languages. While the price was inexpensive -the real loss is that we wasted 75 minutes of our precious time in Amsterdam. Fine if you want to be driven around and told random things - but you won’t find anything interesting about Amsterdam here.

Cannot fault this boat trip.

Vanessa_N, Oct 2023

The most relaxing boat trip with the sunshine and the Captain telling us so much. I can recommend this trip highly.

Covered boat was nice on a windy, rainy day.

Susan_H, Sep 2023

Tour was different in many ways from the other tours we took of the canal. A bit short of the 75 mins, but well worth the price. The captain was also the guide and spoke both English & German.

Well worth it!

Philip_C, Sep 2023

Great experience. Nice pace and good audio explanations of points of interest, supported by additional narration and jokes by the Captain. Was more than I expected.

Great way to see Amsterdam

Leandro_U, Sep 2023

The tour was great! Highly recommended, this thing want me to write at least 100 characters and this is annoying

Just Relax

Robert_H, Sep 2023

Lazy Day, just floating and enjoying the the time, no big expectations. We’re on vacation and water is so relaxing. Sat in the back seats and just enjoyed the views. Absolutely worth what we paid.

Good Value for money

Martin_W, Jul 2023

Excellent value for money. A tour of Amsterdam for £17 a person for 75 minutes. One of the cheaper value boats in Amsterdam. Tour guide was polite and boat was clean with tables. Views from boat excellent. Commentary in various languages on points of interest.

Truly the Best!

Margaret_B, Jun 2023

We have been on other canal cruises and can honestly say this was the best one. The boat captain was entertaining, the trip was longer than any previous and the route was more encompassing. Great trip! Very relaxing.

Friendly But Lots Of Dead Time

Bonnie_S, Apr 2023

The staff and captain were very friendly & ship was clean. However, so much historical and current information was not provided. As a rainy day activity we decided to take another canal cruise for something to do. We selected a company near the Anne Frank House thinking we would see different canals, etc. We did see a few different canals. But the ones that were duplicate so much information was left out. For a 75 min cruise we had expected to see & hear a lot of new incredible things about the fascinating canal system. Lots of quiet time.