Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise: Heated Boats & Drinks
4.4
443 Ratings
Amsterdam

Experience the Amsterdam Light Festival from the water on a canal cruise with all-inclusive drinks. Sail through the canals, admire the artworks, and enjoy a cozy and informative journey. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Boat Amsterdam - Boat Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam Light Festival - BoatAmsterdam.Com will cruise past all the 20 or more light artworks provided by the Amsterdam Light Festival.
  • The Amstel - The Amstel
  • Montelbaanstoren - Montelbaanstoren
  • ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo - ARTIS Amsterdam
  • Hermitage Amsterdam - Hermitage Museum
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What's Included
  • All drinks included (Heineken beer, wines, mulled wine, sodas)
  • Live guided tour
  • 100% Electric boats
  • Comfortable pillows
  • Onboard toilet facilities
  • Energetic and enthusiastic crew
Additional Information

Step aboard one of our cozy boats and explore the canals while experiencing the Amsterdam Light Festival from the water in a personal setting.
Our friendly hosts and skilled captains are dedicated to ensuring you have the most memorable canal cruise ever! They will navigate you through Amsterdam’s canals, sharing fascinating insights about the festival’s…

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Location
Amstel 51F
Amstel
Please meet us 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time for your check-in at: Boat Stop in front of the H'ART Museum located on the Amstel river.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.4
(443 Ratings)
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Itrac
Feb 21, 2024
Great experience - Great experience - we had seen the art around the city without knowing what it was. Having a guided tour to explain the artists' intentions, as well as explore the enchanting city by boat, was the best way to experience the light show. The mulled wine kept us warm - overall an excellent experience. @tracitravel for more tips!
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Evelynkarinopoulou
Feb 5, 2024
Crew wonderful, helpful,... - Crew wonderful, helpful, took care of us on an excellent manner! Thank you very much! We definitely recommend!
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Joe
Jan 31, 2024
Lovely excursion - Great way to see Amsterdam especially at night and in the winter months. All the bridges light up and it's well worth doing.
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Mercy_k
Jun 27, 2024
Romantic! - Romantic and beautiful lights. Had done the tour during the day and it was still worth it- this time a little buzzed from rhe drinks.
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Joannaa2013
Feb 28, 2024
Lovely trip - Lovely evening out. Was absolutely freezing and some seats on the boat were damp. But the crew were great, really informative and entertaining, the views of the city were stunning and the lovely light up art exhibitions were well displayed too.
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511julieg511
Jan 29, 2024
A Comfortable Way to See the City - We enjoyed the cruise. The boat was covered and warm (it was a chilly wet night) and it was an interesting way to see the city. The drinks were free, as they promised, and I recommend the mulled wine--very gezellig. The guide filled us in on local history and was informative. The four stars (as opposed to five) was because the light festival itself was meh, to use a bit of technical jargon. Each work of art had a moral (basically "technology is bad" while many of the artists used technology to create their works) and that became tiresome. I also think you would see more of the city in the daylight. It's a beautiful city, and it's nice to be able to take good photos.
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Lma3003
Sep 16, 2024
Disappointing.. - I have been wanting to experience the 'Festival of Lights' for years and we finally booked for last December and brought our son with us on the trip. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The previous years showed fantastic displays bit 2023 was a bit of a let down and lacked decent displays. Although what we did see was ok, we were expecting much more especially for the price. In any event, it was more like a normal canal cruise but without the information. However, my son enjoyed his first experience of being on a canal cruise.
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Aromeroasensio
Jul 15, 2024
Below expectations - Below expectations. The festival is limited to certain illuminated works in the canals, the cruise is comfortable but better in daylight
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Ladazhia
Feb 1, 2024
Tourist thing - It’s just something to do as a tourist but definitely would not go in the winter time again. The light show itself was very underwhelming. But the boat ride itself was nice but I would do a different boat tour next time. The staff were very nice and informative during the tour.
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Goplaces769266
Feb 1, 2024
Not Good experience - Trip was just ok. Guide was not in good shape on new years day but views were cool. Too expensive for what they offered. Think we got the short straw on guide as reviews had been great. Did point us in direction of Maritime Museum which wouldn't have gone to otherwise and that was a highlight.
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