75-minute Amsterdam Canal Cruise: Discover Historic City Center with Blue Boat Company
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Amsterdam
Embark on a 75-minute Amsterdam Canal Cruise with Blue Boat Company and discover the historic city center. Enjoy stunning views, learn about Amsterdam's history, and indulge in snacks and drinks. Perfect for families!
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Blue Boat Company - Amsterdam is best viewed from the water. On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city.
What's Included
  • Snackbox with choice of sweet & savory items plus a drink
  • Multilingual audio commentary available in 19 languages
  • Special ‘Kids Cruise’ audio story and booklet included with children’s tickets
  • Enjoy a 75-minute scenic Canal Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The premier sightseeing experience in Amsterdam, an essential activity for first-time tourists to our magnificent city!

Appreciate Amsterdam’s panoramic views from a water perspective on this 75-minute canal cruise, which showcases why it’s a prime attraction. Experience the heart of the historical city in its full splendor.

Unveil the top attractions of the city, remarkable bridges, and 17th-century canal-side buildings. Notice modern architecture and new bridges interspersed, reflecting the evolving nature of our city - steeped in history, yet constantly transforming.

As you marvel the passing sights, listen to an audio guide (available in 20 languages) narrating contextual information about Amsterdam; its folklore, myths, and historical facts. You can purchase snacks and drinks from the ticket office before embarking or even add a snack box to your reservation!

Bringing children? Excellent! They can pretend to be ‘Freshwater Pirates’ with the special kids’ audio commentary, along with a complimentary goodie bag to keep them entertained onboard.

  • To reserve a wheelchair seat, please contact our reservations department.
Location
Stadhouderskade 550
Stadhouderskade
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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David_c
Apr 24, 2024
Canal tour afternoon. - Just the learning about all the places was very fascinating. I used the tour to spend an afternoon exploring Amsterdam.
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Benteo442
Apr 21, 2024
Boat trip - It was a very nice trip. Got to see a lot of Amsterdam. Just a shame it rained a bit. It is an experience you must take with you in Amsterdam.
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Anne_p
Apr 7, 2024
Brill - Great trip, would recommend as a great way to see more of the city from a different perspective. Nice staff
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Diane_s
Apr 23, 2024
Lovely to see Amsterdam... - Lovely to see Amsterdam from the water and the boat driver was skilled.. The boat was very crowded and the space allotted to each person felt small. The office staff not very friendly.
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Stephen382
Apr 8, 2024
Good experience - It was a nice experience to see everything by water. Everything went smoothly and there was an audio with headphones. But the boat is a bit cramped, but not a big deal for only 75 min. Also the audio would sometimes stop working for a couple of minutes and then start again. Overall I would recommend this.
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Aly_r
Apr 4, 2024
No-Frills Canal Cruise that’s Ok - The tour served its purpose of showing my family around some highlights of Amsterdam but there was nothing special. If you want anything personalized or ready to accommodate mobility issues, we suggest booking elsewhere
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503tracis
Mar 30, 2024
Great boat, ok audio - The boat is great and the crew was very nice. I wish the audio had more stories and information. There is so much history in Amsterdam that I expect to hear more of it in the audio.
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User1029
Mar 30, 2024
One of the more expensive canal tours! - We chose this canal tour as it was supposedly 75 minutes…a full 15 minutes longer than most. As such, it was more expensive. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the city from the water and found the audio guide informative. However, the tour was not the promised 75 minutes and we were back on dry land in just over an hour!
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213avrilb
Mar 29, 2024
Relaxing trip - Enjoyed the trip on the canal audio was very quiet couldn’t hear a lot of the commentary which was a bit disappointing, but a relaxing tour
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Delyth
Apr 7, 2024
Was OK - Was fine. Was Sunny day and it felt claustrophobic on the boat. The next day I found a smaller open boat and much preferred the more intimate and informative tour guide.
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