Unwind from a busy day of sightseeing on this evening cruise through Amsterdam's canal district. Admire the illuminated waterfronts as you glide through the city center, the Golden Bend, and Oosterdok, and listen to the onboard guide's insightful commentary. As you take in the sights, savor wine, Dutch cheese, and snacks while seated at a table aboard the boat.

Enjoy Amsterdam on this evening canal cruise
Unlimited wine, beer, soft drink and nibble on a platter of Dutch cheese and nuts
Glide along the city's canals and admire the famous Golden Bend
Learn about Amsterdam's highlights from an onboard guide

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

A must-see for every visitor in Amsterdam is the city canals. This cruise benefits from an onboard guide, so you gain insight into the city's sights, twinkling in the evening light, as you savor wine and cheese.

Sample Menu

Starter

A variety of local cheeses

Taste the smooth Old Amsterdam’ cheese or the specially selected cheeses ripened by ‘Reypenaer’, and other young and ripened Dutch cheese.

What's Included

Canal cruise on the historic Amsterdam canals
A variety of local cheeses
Your choice of white wine, red wine or rose, or sparkling or still mineral water
Enjoy free WiFi onboard

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

LOVERS Cafe
Prins Hendrikkade 20A, 1012 TM Amsterdam, Netherlands
Check in inside the LOVERS café, Prins Hendrikkade 25, in front of the central station of Amsterdam with your mobile voucher.

Start time

08:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Step aboard a glass-enclosed boat near Amsterdam Central Station for your evening canal cruise, and get settled in at a table. Your host serves a welcome drink of prosecco—after a long day of traveling or sightseeing, indulge in this opportunity to sit back, relax and sip your wine and nibble on the fine charcuterie board as you take in the sights.

Travel along through the city center and some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, where historical bridges and windows are softly reflected in the water. Listen to live commentary on board about the landmarks and attractions you pass and enjoy unlimited wine, beer, and soft drinks while you sail.

The Golden Bend, a stretch of stately mansions, as well as the Herengracht, Amstel and Oudezijds canals, all drift within view. Admire the sight of Amsterdam’s 5-star Grand Hotel, lit up against the sky.

Glide past Oosterdok, the city’s eastern docks, before navigating back to the departure point, where your cruise ends.

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children up to and including 3 years old are free of charge (not occupying a seat)
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 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

Richard L

Outstanding!!!!! Relaxing!!!!! Informative!!!!!We all really enjoyed this tour and was the favorite tour of our 16 year old.Staff was excellent and the wine and cheese was very tasty. Would highly recommend and can’t wait till we can come back and do it again!!!!!

Reviews

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A Little Disappointing...

Leslie_T, Mar 2024

We were somewhat disappointed in the food portion of the evening. There were 4 of us and in addition to 4 pieces of cheese of each of 4 types of cheese, there were 3 grapes (not bunches - 3 grapes!) and 1 small roll each. Wine was good and ample. It was difficult to see sights because it was dark, and very little narration by driver/guide - mostly very loud 60's-70's rock & roll. We would recommend a daytime canal cruise.

Jayne_R, Feb 2024

Boat was warm. Views lovely. Cheese was disgusting. Noticed nobody ate it. All the boards were untouched.

Nice little trip

Samantha_W, Oct 2023

Great sites, good commentary. Lovely boat. Staff friendly. Disappointed that the unlimited wine & cheese wasn't unlimited. 1 small tray of cheese and 1 glass of wine. Had to find the staff to ask for a refill and no more cheese was available. This would have been OK if it had said that in the title and not implied you could have more.

Good experience

Jonathon_H, Oct 2023

Great experience with plenty of wine flowing. Unfortunately we had to share a table with another couple which meant we didn't get window seats so was hard to see the sights outside. Other than this lovely experience.

Good Cruise

chrismanning, Sep 2023

For the expense it was ok The cruise was okay Captain was good and was Very professional The only area that needs improvement is the waitress staff, they were more interested in chatting at the back of the boat rather than servicing the customers and filling up to empty wine glasses, if that was undertaken it would make the rating higher.

Best Captain ever!

wpusa, Jul 2023

a experienced humorous captain which knows to entertain the guests while maneuvering the boot secure through the waters.

Opt for a private cruise instead

Sherrylynn_W, Jun 2023

The cruise is mostly focussed on the wine and not on learning much about Amsterdam. The cheese plate was nice (one for every two people) but it's assigned seating so you can't choose where you sit or who you sit with.

Worth doing it

Reena_S, May 2023

It was lovely evening, staff was very friendly. The only very small issue was that our boat had some technical problems but it did not effect us that much. Would recommend any time.

Float and sip

Tammy_K, May 2023

This was a great evening. Our wait staff, Bo was attentive, professional and fun! The cheeses were tasty; the wine selection decent and free flowing 😆. Our boat had a short electrical issue which just meant we got to spend more time with Bo and have a couple more drinks, so all good. Comfortable, classy way to see some of beautiful Amsterdam.

Great Experience

Charles_M, May 2023

This wine and cheese cruise was excellent. Left on time. True young ladies that waited on us were very pleasant and friendly. There was plenty of cheese and wine. We had a great time and would do it again.

Nice evening cruise in chilly Amsterdam

Kimmo_K, Apr 2023

This cruise was exactly what we were looking for. The weather in mid April was windy and chilly (~10 C), but luckily the boat was warm and wine and cheese were good. It was easy to find the boat. The cruise was not fully booked so we got a table of our own like most of the other couples as well.

Very nice tour through...

Patricia_L, Apr 2023

Very nice tour through the canals. We enjoyed it immensely. The only suggestion I have is to tell people that they have their own table with no one else. We got there early thinking we would need to fight our way to get a window seat.

Definate must

Alison_T, Apr 2023

Lovely way to see Amsterdam. Wonderful friendly service, good quality wine, tegularly topped up. Great value for money.

Evening Canal Cruise Amsterdam

Michele_K, Apr 2023

The food and wine on the tour was great, although the servers were a little disorganized. There was also no beer served, which I thought was going to be included. Not everyone had cheese on their table and some of my friends had to ask for it, and the servers said they didn't have any more which was poor planning on their part, but they found a plate on a table that didn't have any customers. There wasn't enough for everyone. It was a really pretty tour and the boat was really warm. It was a little chaotic getting on the boat and it was really hard to hear the man doing the narration. But, had everything gone as planned, it was well worth the money for the amount of wine and cheese and just the experience of seeing Amsterdam by night on the canal.

Wine kept flowing

BillBaker, Oct 2022

Good selection of cheeses, bread, grapes, etc. Enjoyed the never empty wine glasses! The canal tour was fine, although we expected more lighted buildings.

Don’t miss this!

Shirley_G, Oct 2022

This boat ride is one you cannot miss. Exceeded our expectations. Staff was friendly. Wine was good. A great evening in Amsterdam!

Very good service with...

Amanda_C, Jul 2022

Very good service with plenty of wine. Good information on Amsterdam and it's canals. Tour left on time and would recommend.

A lovely ride

Kathleen_M, Jun 2022

This is a nice ride through the canals. There is little narrative but a lot to see. I would have enjoyed hearing about the local cheese selections and the wines. They were generous with the wine pours.

Poor customer service

Shirley_L, May 2022

We had 8 people in our group, and they were not prepared for us! Much confusion (a real cluster f**k) in boarding and ended up at separate tables. Other than that, servers were friendly, accommodating, and fun. We had various and unlimited wine tastings, and the food was tasty and pleasingly presented on cloth-covered tables. The canal ride itself was lovely. This was our second aviator tour on this trip, and the other one also had our reservations incorrect. Better training needed at booking level. Or is this company made up of scammers? (The organizers and tour guide on the other trip were rude, disorganized, and disinterested in solving the reservation problem.) I may or may not give Viator another chance.

Wine and Cheese with a Canal Cruise Thrown in

Kate_G, May 2022

I was really looking forward to the cruise since I wanted to hear all about the canals and the history. However there is more of an emphasis on the wine instead of the cruise.k. Lots of wine and lots of talking so that one really couldn't hear what was being said. If you want wine and cheese, go on the cruise. If you want to hear about the canals, go on a cruise without the wine.

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