Amsterdam Light Festival: Canal Cruise Experience

Experience a luxury boat tour in Amsterdam, cruising along the famous canals with an on-board bar. Enjoy stunning views of the city’s monuments and immerse yourself in Dutch culture.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Anne Frank House - Our departure and drop off spot is in front of the Anne Frank House
What's Included
  • 75-minute Cruise along the artworks of the Amsterdam Light Festival
  • Experienced local skipper and live guide
  • Unlimited beer, wine, mulled wine, hot chocolate and soft drinks (if option chosen)
  • Small bite or a stroopwafel (if option chosen)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover Amsterdam’s canals in a captivating way by attending the 14th edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival. This year, the theme “Legacy” encourages international artists to contemplate what is cherished today and what will be passed on to future generations.
During this 75-minute cruise, you will encounter over 20 impressive light installations that…

Location
Prins Hendrikkade 33A
Prins Hendrikkade
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anacarolina_a
Jan 2, 2026
Nice boat. The trip was... - Nice boat. The trip was good, we enjoyed the lights and the canals at night are very beautiful. Snacks were good, but not enough in quantity.
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Michaelann_b
Dec 6, 2025
Great time!!! - Had a wonderful time! Our fight was delayed and they booked us to the next night! Our tour guide was wonderful!! Kiara was great! The skipper was fun! Enjoyed this so much. Would highly recommend!!!!!
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Karen_w
Feb 28, 2025
Amazing - Amazing with friendly knowledgeable staff Beautiful Amsterdam absolutely stunning and can’t wait to return
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Kimberly_s
Jan 11, 2025
Nice experience if you have a fun group - The light part of the tour was 7/10, cool displays. However we enjoyed in its entirety bc my husband and I laughed and talked amongst ourselves. The light show part was nice but in between the exhibits the tour got pretty boring(make the most out of it). The drinks were good, our first time having hot wine(yummy). Guides were very nice and tried interacting with everyone, everyone didn't interact with them but my family did. I'd say go, overall I give it a 7/10 and worth the price.
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Yeon_k
Dec 31, 2025
Great lights and staff but on an open boat in the cold night - Leon and Ivan were great, as were the lights. It's advertised as an enclosed boat but ours had open ends and plastic windows in the middle. The provided blankets helped but it was freezing in the cold night. Be prepared for that.
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Yankeefan11
Dec 26, 2025
Organized chaos - This could be best described as organized chaos - long lines and on one knew which boat was your boat We booked a smaller boat - it was not what i thought i booked - very difficult to find the boat company that you booked Once on the boat the tour was average - there was no audio or anyone explaining what canal you were traveling through - lastly it was rather cold on the boat
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Anna_v
Jan 2, 2025
Not a great experience - It was very crowded, touristic, and too many people on the boat. The boat was not a proper saloon boat. The children did not have a good sight on the show. The information provided was poor.
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Chrystal_w
Nov 28, 2025
Do Not Recommend - The boat was late to the dock so we didn’t leave for approximately 30 minutes past our scheduled departure time. In addition, the boat was packed beyond capacity. In the description, it is noted that there would be a MAXIMUM of 45 people. Our boat had more than 60 passengers, per the worker, making it virtually impossible for anyone to walk around, be served drinks, see lights/artwork, etc. The options were limited for an all you can drink experience and the ‘small bite’ was a package of stale pretzels and crackers. The workers tried really hard to make it enjoyable but it was almost impossible due to the amount of people on the boat.
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Martinsr9896px
Jan 4, 2025
Not a great experience - The line was extensive, and the snacks, which were mostly pretzels, were quite disappointing. The boat was packed shoulder to shoulder, making it uncomfortable to sit and impossible to sit with proper posture. The plastic windows kept fogging up, however the crew refused to open them. The tour guides commentary was a from the perspective a jaded 24 year old male who seemed rather uncultured - I could not really see any of the art I went to see because my seat was positioned opposite the fogged-out plastic window, and there was no space to turn my head around. I had the overwhelming feeling as soon as I got on the boat that I had made a mistake - but figured at least it was only an hour. however I was wrong, the hour cruise ended up being 2 hours of being crammed into a boat with 0 visibility and jaded commentary and lack of fresh air flow. 1/10 would not recommend.
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Alexandra_b
Dec 7, 2025
Disappointed - Not as advertised, boat was nothing like advertised, ended up being one step up from a dinghy with a plastic cover over it huddled around a picnic table, it rained which meant you couldn’t see anything of the light displays or take photos through the plastic tent, even if it wasn’t raining you would have serious neck problems trying to keep stretching to turn round and you were sat with your back to the side of the boat. Hot drink is from a vacuum flask and you got 1 waffle (so much for unlimited). Staff very disorganised as they didn’t know my booking was with them or not, stood waiting for a long time to find out. Tour guide was very well informed about the displays i.e. by quoting from “Google”. Not worth the money paid, would have been better taking a normal canal cruise and taking your own beverages and snacks. I had been looking forward to going to the Light Festival for a number of years now but came away extremely disappointed. I only gave one star and that was for the stroopwafel!
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