Amsterdam Canal Cruise: Scenic Views & Free Cocktail
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455 Ratings
Amsterdam

Experience the beauty of Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed canals on a 1-hour guided canal cruise. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the audio commentary as you pass famous sights and landmarks.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Centraal Station - The renowned Centraal Station, a key international railway hub, serves 192,000 passengers daily.
  • Brouwersgracht - A stunning and historic canal, formerly the heart of the city’s brewing industry, as its name implies.
  • Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) - Amsterdam’s canal ring, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to the…
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What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • One FREE Flower Cocktail for Damrak Pier 5 departures
  • Experienced Skipper
  • Audio guide – English on the speakers (19+ languages available with own device)
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Additional food and drinks (can be purchased on site)
  • Headphones (Bring your own device)
Additional Information

Summer Deal Alert! Embrace the beautiful weather with a complimentary Flower Cocktail—available at Pier 5 for those with Damrak departure tickets.
Step onto a luxurious, glass-enclosed boat for a captivating journey through Amsterdam’s renowned canals, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enjoy breathtaking views of landmarks such as the Anne…

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Location
Stromma Canal Tours
Stadhouderskade
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Emily_j
Apr 27, 2025
Pleasant experience - Pleasant experience. Good view of the city from the water. Some history of the city. Friendly staff.
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James_w
Apr 26, 2025
Canal cruise on Kings Day - Captain makes the fifference. Great Captain, even on Kings Day. Captain was flexible with cruise. Very knowledgible of Amsterdam.
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Ronald_g
Apr 17, 2025
Great activity to learn and see the town - Excellent comfort and very informative. Fun guide too! Boat windows are not great to take photographs through however.
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Mario_m
Mar 30, 2025
Canal cruise - Great learning experience from a knowlegable caltain . The ride itself is fun and lots to see and learn .
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18huubr
Mar 20, 2025
Captain Ricky made this tour extra interesting and fun. - Thanks to our captain Ricky and the sunny weather we had a great canal tour through Amsterdam. I live in Amsterdam and had a cousin day including family members from Canada. Also for me it was nice to do the canal tour because it is the best way to look at all the historical buildings of our beautiful city.
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773caryll
Mar 18, 2025
Great family cruise - Great cruise with guide in English (and other languages available) This was a great deal for non drinkers and kids as it was only an hour and no food or drinks included.
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Sofiacmadrid
Mar 9, 2025
Wonderful cruise with beautiful views. One hundred percent recommended. - A very complete and pleasant cruise with wonderful views. We really liked the whole family, the best thing was Ricky, our captain for the canals of Amsterdam, who made the tour a very enjoyable and enriching experience, extending comments and funny jokes to the recording that could be heard in multiple languages. Perfect quality price.
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452lailad
Apr 15, 2025
Nice canal tour. - Nice trip, the boat went after the route. We had read a little bad when we bought tickets so was a little disappointed as there was only sound on speakers and not live guide. The sound on the speaker was a little low at times so it was difficult to get what was said. But nice trip, worth the money...
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Purplegirl2017
Apr 28, 2025
Good vale boat trip - For the price this was a good trip, however the organisation at the Pier wasn’t great. We’d pre booked tickets but it wasn’t clear where to go and we weren’t offered the free drink. Once on the boat the tour was interesting and informative.
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Navigator02048626080
Mar 17, 2025
Many people, lots of noise, no guide, you can barely hear the commentary - Meh. We live in Amsterdam and I have bunch of boat tours, this was by far the worst one yet. It was a pretty chilly day and a closed boat sounded more appealing, the boat runs every 20 minutes and it was pretty cheap (16.50 if paying there, 15.50 online). There is only a boat captain, and all the announcements come over the loundspeaker in English (I had asked if I needed headphones and they said no, if I HAD my soundproof headphones with me, I could have tolerated this all much better). For other languages you listen on your phone. Some people did that more quietly than others, some people didn't listen at all and decided to talk loudly with their tipsy buddies instead. So you basically can barely hear the announcements. But at least I could show my friend the beautiful canal houses from the water. And there IS a toilet on board. Not a complete loss, but definitely not a great setup if you are actually interested in listening to the commentary.
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