Historical Canal Tour: Groningen Sights

Discover Groningen’s history on a canal tour with unlimited drinks. Sail past iconic landmarks and enjoy animated stories from our skipper.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Oosterhaven - The Oosterhaven is the marina of Groningen. Here boat owners can dock their boats and spend the night. If you fancy pancakes make sure to visit the Pancake Ship!
  • Hoofdstation Groningen - The Central Station of Groningen was awarded the price of most beautiful station of the Netherlands. Take a look in the main entrance hall to find out why!
  • Groninger Museum - The Groninger Museum is an artwork in itself. Combining local history and modern day expositions, it’s worth a visit.
  • Lage der A - During the Golden Age this was one of the most important parts of Groningen. Warehouses for trading all kinds of goods. Now it’s considered to be the best looking part of Groningen.
  • Hoge der A - During the Golden Age this was one of the most important parts of Groningen. Warehouses for trading all kinds of goods. Now it’s considered to be the best looking part of Groningen.
  • Noorderhaven - The Noorderhaven starts where the Hoge and Lage der A. Here you find a lot of houseboats, some in better condition than the others.
  • Prinsentuin - Royal Garden, built for the Princes of Nassau in 1594. Now it’s open to the public.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Beer, White wine and Rose
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Enjoy an hour-long cruise through the canals of Groningen, interesting information and unlimited free drinks. We sail past the Old Museum (Westerhaven), warehouses Hoge and Lage der A, AA Church, corner of Ameland, Noorderhaven, De Prinsenhof, Martinitoren and the Stadsschouwburg. The skipper on duty tells an animated story about Groningen and its sights.

Location
Schuitendiep 82
Schuitendiep
The boat will depart at the dock next to the bridge, you can always step into our office to say hello or to use our bathroom.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Esthersl9164ff
Sep 19, 2024
Great enjoyed it - It was a wonderful cruise, nice to see Groningen from the water. The weather was beautiful too. We had a nice young student as Guide, Maarten, sometimes he forgot to send when he told a beautiful story, which was hilarious.
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Rudolfl720
Aug 24, 2024
Highly recommended - Super skipper. Very informative and sociable. Drinks on board are included. The rain shower was awaited under a canal bridge.
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Pauline_c
Aug 21, 2024
A leisurely boat trip with interesting views and facts - A leisurely boat trip made very interesting by information about the canal and city. Well done Captain
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928lukasc
Aug 15, 2024
Beautiful canal tour with very good guide and many drinks - It was a very good tour! The tour guide Huib was very nice and told many interesting things about the history of Groningen. The drinks were nicely chilled and there was definitely more than enough on board! Worth a visit for anyone who wants to learn a little about the city and see it from a different perspective! Thanks Huib for the awesome tour!
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981lunao
Aug 14, 2024
Nice experience - Schipper Cheese was such a nice boy, really interestings facts about Groningen and its history. Would highly recommend!
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Wander34329565737
Jul 23, 2024
A super fun experience! - What a nice boat trip we have made! Jelle, the captain, was cheerful, told a lot and made something fun of it. The city of Groningen is beautiful and its history is easy to see. Highly recommended!
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Katherina_schroeder
Jul 6, 2024
Don't miss it! A highlight of Groningen. - You book a historic boat tour through Groningen and are totally surprised. Discovering this fascinating, cute little town from this perspective is delightful. So if you ever come to Groningen make sure to do this tour with boat Groningen. Timo was a very friendly, competent and knowledgeable skipper. He only made the ride what it was, an unforgettable highlight.
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430katalinp
Jul 1, 2024
Relaxed! 😎 - It was a lovely relaxed tour around Groningen with a super guide Timo. He managed to tell us many new things about Groningen in a playful way. Very well done!
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Christianet396
Jun 16, 2024
A real highlight!!! - We did the boat tour on Sunday - an ideal highlight! The students who organize the tour are incredibly charming and very attentive and tastefully enriched interesting historical facts with funny anecdotes - an absolute must!!
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Y3063jschristophs
Jun 8, 2024
Definitely do it :) - Super nice trip with Ilse, had a lot of fun and would definitely recommend it - we were there for a stag party, drinks included :)
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