An funny alternative to bicycle in Amsterdam - Pedal boat is a great experience to view Amsterdam in your own pace and also keep your teens busy with pedalling instead of sitting in the boat with their phones in hands:) You will have to upload the map to your phone (staff helps you to get it right) and have a bit of instructions. So, in 1 hour you have to complete the tour, but safety first - you’ll not be penalised if you do not make it in time (e.g., you were waiting for ships to pass by). Take some water to drink during the ride. Photos are marvelous and teens were very proud of themselves when they managed to drive it properly.

Good tour , we did this at 9am and... - <p>Good tour , we did this at 9am and no one was there. It is quite hard work so I wouldnt recommend it for unfit people</p>

A lot harder than expected - but it was fun - pleased we did this fun thing we got to see a lot more than expected and enjoyed the canals we traveled a lot further than planned as well the distance you travel will depend on how good your legs are at peddling

A fun way to see the city - This was a fun way to see Amsterdam and enjoy the water without the busy-ness of an organised canal boat tour. The location was easy to find and we were given (brief) instructions on how to navigate the waterways and the "rules of the road". Also received a paper map, but honestly this was far less detailed than the map on the app - worth ensuring you have data available and use the app for confidence in your route Slightly disappointing that only 2 people could pedal - this made it hard work for those 2, and we didn't want to risk a switch over mid-canal! We had booked for 90 minutes so followed the longer route, weren't sure how long it would truly take and were back in about 65 minutes so we could have taken a little longer to take photos and just enjoy being on the water

Nice way to spend little time and look... - <p>Nice way to spend little time and look at the city from a different angle.</p>

Good Experience! - Its a very nice experience but its tiring a bit so if your not a sporty couple it will be tiring other than that its very cool to try it out!

Review for Pedal Boat Rental only... - <p>Review for Pedal Boat Rental only- It's a good activity, but be prepared to have to receive absolutely no instructions when you get there. We were provided with a map that did not include canal numbers or route names, so we had to figure that out ourselves with our phone GPS and told to grab the boat and have fun. No clear instructions on how to use the boat, safety instructions or tips, how to undock it or anything. On our own but we winged it, it was all pretty straight forward. I expected at least some type of oversight by the dock to let me know I wasn't doing anything crazy. All in all it was a good time, it was just a bit stressful realizing that I would get charged if i got lost and ended up in the wrong dock turns out it would've been pretty easy if i hadn't had brought my phone with me.</p>

Dirty boats, no guidance - We picked up a boat in the singelgracht canal for 90 minutes giving the young lad running the kiosk 50€ and nothing else(30€ rental and €20 deposit, no id). They included a map that was unintelligible to any non sea faring society. Bravely, we proceeded to leave the busy singelgracht canal towards central amsterdam. The boat was a complete pos, and steered worse than a pallet jack on cobblestone. But we made due. We continued up the busy canal system, getting stuck in a few spots on the way, nearly being sunk by dozens of 60ft canal cruise boats who dont care about your little pedal boat, and being entertained by lovely amsterdam with its garbage filled canals and snooty dutch people. The sun sure was beating down hard that day, and we were working our butts off on this little pos boat. By the third bottle of wine and fifth blunt in the sun we were 90 minutes in, completely lost, and nowhere near any rental location. Being drunk and blunted, we decided to park the boat in the red light district... or so we thought. We gathered our stuff and went off for more green. 60 minutes later we couldnt find the friggin boat. Thank god they dont ask for id cuz we had no idea where we left that stupid pedal boat. So in summation, dont drink and smoke too much on the pedal boats, but if you do, they know you wont get far so the deposit is reasonable enough you dont reallly need to return the boat.

Locked onto the dock - not recommended - Started out well, the employee provided a map loaded to our phone, we paid and were off. The self guided tour was fun and we got lots of good photos. The problem arrived when we got back to the dock. There was not an employee to be found. We were able to back the boat up to the dock, I got off and got it tied up and helped my family off. From there however, the gate to get off the dock was locked and there are ZERO options off the dock short of jumping in the canal. Eventually, we yelled enough a lady went over and banged on the store window and the employee came out and unlocked the gate. Bonus, he said it was pour fault and we didn’t follow directions “but it’s fine”. He claims he told us we had a one hour limit, he did not. There were four of us present, not a single one of us heard any reference of a time limit, or when to be back. How do you lock up shop, lock the gate and call it a day while you still have guest out on the water or otherwise unaccounted for?

DO NOT CHOOSE TRAVELTAXI CONTRACTORS - Never choose a taxi from TRAVELTAXI from Schiphol site, choose a normal taxi in your arrival or Uber Service! We had to wait for their service for an hour at STA desk place. They are taxi contractors. They have their own conditions. Prices same with normal taxi in front of arrival.