Amsterdam Highlights 1-hour Canal Cruise with Audio Guide

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Highlights of Amsterdam Sightseeing Cruise

From $17.50

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

1 hour
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

From the peaceful atmosphere of a luxury, glass-enclosed boat, enjoy the highlights of Amsterdam along its UNESCO-listed canals during this cruise. Hear narrated commentary on the sites along the way, including the Anne Frank House, the Golden Bend, the National Maritime Museum, and the Skinny Bridge. With a variety of departure times available, this picturesque and comprehensive overview by water is easy to fit into your day of sightseeing.

Cruise Amsterdam's historic waterways in a classic glass-enclosed canal boat
See famous sights including the Anne Frank House, the Skinny Bridge, the Golden Bend, and the old port
Enjoy views of the city's charming waterfront from the best vantage point
Learn about the sights you see from your recorded commentary, available in multiple languages

What's Included

Audio guide
1 hour canal cruise

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Headphones (Bring your own device)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Damrak 5, 1012 LG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Opposite Central Station, walk towards Dam square on your left hand.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Board your glass-enclosed river cruiser near Amsterdam Centraal Station and have your camera out and ready to capture the beautiful architecture and landmarks along the UNESCO-listed canals. Listen to narrated commentary on the sights, culture, and history of Amsterdam.

Pass Amsterdam's top highlights including the Golden Bend, the Anne Frank House, the Skinny Bridge, the seven bridges of Reguliersgracht and the Amstel River. The old port area and the gabled houses lining the waterfront also add to the city’s distinctive charm.

After your cruise, arrive back at the departing dock with fresh ideas of where in the lively Dutch capital you’d like to explore further on your own.

Anne Frank House (Pass By)

The Amstel (Pass By)

Magere Brug (Pass By)

Stromma Netherlands (Pass By)

Singel (Pass By)

Amsterdam Canal Ring (Pass By)

Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
Recorded commentary available in English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Italian
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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Barbara_F

Great way to see a great city! Captain of boat was very knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend this trip

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Great way to see a great...

Barbara_F, Apr 2024

Great way to see a great city! Captain of boat was very knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend this trip

Wonderful. Upheated boat and really fun captain.

Linda_S, Apr 2024

The stories from the captain were fun and the indormations veru helpful. It was perfect that the boat had closed windows and was hot since it was a Einey day.

Great way to get to know Amsterdam

Bronwyn_B, Dec 2023

Great commentary! Such fascinating facts about Amsterdam great way to get to know the city and history

Good canal cruise with...

Abhishek_M, Aug 2023

Good canal cruise with good information provided along with lots of breaks for clicking good photos it was quite clean as well

We had a nice trip to...

Iosif_L, Aug 2023

We had a nice trip to Hague, Delft, and Rotterdam with Alex company. Our guid Niko is very diligent guy, he told us a lot of interesting things. He is polite and communicative men. We recommend this trip. Thank a lot, Niko.

Great for Families

Coween_M, Jun 2023

While the scenery was beautiful I wanted more history regarding the canal use and hear more first hand history! Great tour though all around.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you Cowee for your nice review. We hope you got a good feeling about the layout of our beautiful city through our regular 100 highlights Canal Cruise. For more detailed and even personal and historical questions we would suggest the open Boat Tours Stromma is offering. Here you have direct contact with the skipper and he can explain on a more personal base about the history of Amsterdam and the Canals. Kind Regards, Stromma Team

Nice tour. Too short for the money.

Danie_M, May 2023

We really enjoyed our tour with the guide (sorry forgot her name). She made a very nice presentation of the city of Amsterdam. Tour seems a short. Wish that it was longer.

Response from Host, May 2023

Time flies when you are having fun ;-) Thank you for this great review, please hop-on to our Open Boat Tours next time. Greetz, Stromma Team

A Lovely, Chill canal tour

Tara_V, May 2023

We had a lovely trip through the canals. The tour guide was funny. He gave us some inside stories about the people who live and work on the canals.

Awesome experience

Alex_P, Apr 2023

A very good boat skipper/guide We were very pleased with how she explained things to us. She was very experienced and made the canal boat cruise very memorable

Difficult to find but worth the trip and money.

Janine_N, Jul 2022

The pier is quite difficult to find as there is no sign up to clarify which pier to go to. Difficult to find but worth the trip and money.

Informative relaxing tour

Stephen_F, Apr 2022

The trip gave a most informative background to the history of the city. The audio commentary was just right giving pauses to take in the scenery.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Glad to hear that you could appreciate the silences too!

Wet canals

Donald_R, Oct 2019

Good coverage with well selected commentary that allowed for time to look at and assess the scene. Well paced!

Couldn't find the office

Margaret_F, Apr 2019

We were never able to find the office to pick up our tickets. The ticket office was near the Central Station, but we tried for over an hour and finally gave up.

There are smaller boats that navigate...

Karen S, Sep 2018

There are smaller boats that navigate the canals and give a better tour. These large boats of which there are many are cattle cars and spend considerable time in the harbor instead of traipsing through the more interesting smaller canals. I did this years ago and still remember how pleasant it was this cruise, not so much.

You can't visit Amsterdam without...

becsmithpa, Aug 2018

You can't visit Amsterdam without getting on a boat!

The audio commentary was well done...

Jennifer M, Mar 2018

The audio commentary was well done and our boat captain did a great job of navigating the canals. It was a nice break from walking and very scenic. Worth the money .

No need to book. There are a multitude...

Michael R, Feb 2018

No need to book. There are a multitude of canal boats. Translation devices work well.

You don't realize how much there is...

Kristoffer_H, Feb 2018

You don't realize how much there is to see until you take a little cruise. This was great and informative. Not a long wait at all.

Had a great time! Only had a day...

William V, Nov 2017

Had a great time! Only had a day layover in Amsterdam, and this was a great tour!

It was amazing! This experience is a...

jazelserame, Nov 2017

It was amazing! This experience is a wonderful way to learn about the city. Comfortable and informative! It was worth it !