Sightseeing Cruises

Amsterdam: 1-Hour Sightseeing Canal Cruise

Name: Amsterdam: 1-Hour Sightseeing Canal Cruise
Start: 2025-10-08T11:15:00
End: 2025-10-08T12:15:00
Location: Amsterdam

Cruise boat passing under the Skinny Bridge in Amsterdam.

Woman enjoying view on Amsterdam canal cruise.

Person holding smartphone displaying audioguide app interface.

Anne Frank House exterior along Amsterdam canal with visitors and bicycles.

Duration

1 hr

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience

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Audio guide

Enhance your experience with multilingual audio guide

Operator: Blue Boat Company

4.7/5

(2,535)

Mrs

May 2025

Verified booking

5/5

Frank/Frankie/Harry potter was an excelent driver and tour guide. The meeting area was easy to find at the back of the station (on the water side) bus was speedy clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend booking.

Ana

Apr 2025

Verified booking

4/5

Enjoy the sights of the Dutch Capital on a delightful cruise through the illustrious canal district in Amsterdam, with three boarding point options.

Admire Amsterdam's treasured architecture and its charming 17-century houses as you cruise leisurely along the canals.

Enjoy immersive audio commentary in 19 languages and see famous landmarks like the Anne Frank House Museum and the Skinny Bridge.

Feel the wind in your hair as you cruise on a semi-open boat that runs on solar energy by upgrading your ticket.

Did you know? The canals of Amsterdam separate the city into 90 different islands.

1-hour Amsterdam Canal cruise

Boarding from Central Station, Anne Frank House, or Leidse Square (as per option selected)

Glass-roofed boat

Audio guide in Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian

Semi-open boat (as per option selected)

TOTAL DURATION60 minutes
FREQUENCY30 minutes
MODE OF TRANSFERBoat
FIRST DEPARTUREAnne Frank House Museum
LAST DEPARTUREAnne Frank House Museum
5 Boarding points
This is Holland Pier
Get direction
Hard Rock Cafe Pier
Get direction
Heineken Experience Pier
Get direction
Central Station
Get direction
Anne Frank Pier
Get direction
Sights covered
Anne Frank House Museum
Red Light District
Old Heineken Factory
Westerkerk Church
Negen Straatjes (‘Nine Streets’) District
Magere Brug (‘Skinny Bridge’)
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
The Amsterdam Dungeon
Amsterdam Icebar
Body Worlds
Museum of Prostitution - Red Light Secrets
Amsterdam Canal Ring
Van Gogh Museum
Moco Museum Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Het Scheepvaartmuseum - The National Maritime Museum
A'dam Lookout
H'ART Museum
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
NEMO Science Museum
ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo
Rijksmuseum
Nieuwmarkt
Bloemenmarkt

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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What our guests say
Jordi-schafroth
Aug 2025
Verified booking
4/5
You learned a lot about Amsterdam on this trip
Anette
Sep 2025
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5/5
Wendy
Sep 2025
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4/5
Jakub
Sep 2025
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4/5
Rui
Aug 2025
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5/5

Cruise along Amsterdam's iconic landmarks

The best way to take in Amsterdam is from the water, and this cruise enables you to do just that. Take in the Dutch Baroque architecture that spreads across the canal banks and feel the artistic expression radiate from this UNESCO World Heritage Site. On your cruise, you’ll cover not just the 17th-century Renaissance age; but also the modern-age 21st-century look of Amsterdam. From the Anne Frank House Museum, the historic Heritage Museum, the hallowed Westerkerk Church and the Skinny Bridge, this cruise covers it all. Board from any of these three points – Central Station, Anne Frank House, or Leidse Square. You can even choose to upgrade to a semi-open boat.

Sights you'll come across

Anne Frank House Museum

Red Light District

Old Heineken Factory

Westerkerk Church

Negen Straatjes (‘Nine Streets’) District

Magere Brug (‘Skinny Bridge’)

Madame Tussauds

The Amsterdam Dungeon

Rijksmuseum

What's not allowed

Due to venue restrictions, pets cannot tag along for this experience.

Accessibility

This experience is not accessible by wheelchair or pram/stroller.

Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.

Additional information

Central Station boarding point is convenient for those arriving by train or staying near Amsterdam Central Station.

The Anne Frank boarding point is ideal for those who want to explore the nearby Anne Frank House before or after the canal cruise (tickets to the House not included).

The Leidse Square boarding point is great for those who want to enjoy the vibrant nightlife and dining atmosphere of the area before or after their cruise.

Most boats are covered and heated, making them comfortable even in the winter.

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.

Please arrive at the redemption point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your experience to avoid any delays.

Ticket redemption point

Please check your final voucher for the redemption point details and specific instructions.