Top Canal Boat Tours in Amsterdam

Gawk at the historic buildings and romantic bridges along Amsterdam’s beautiful canals while relaxing on a canal boat tour.

TOP CANAL BOAT TOURS IN AMSTERDAM

Seeing Amsterdam from the water is something you definitely do not want to miss when visiting Amsterdam. Here are a few of the most popular canal boat companies in Amsterdam and some of the different tours they offer.

If you want to rent your own boat, check our article on canal boat rentals.

Blue Boat

Blue Boat offers 75 minute cruises of Amsterdam’s charming canals complete with audio commentary in your choice of 21 languages. They also offer evening cruises, dinner and buffet lunch cruises and even a special cruise with a game somewhat like Pokemon Go! Combine your cruise with a visit to the Van Gogh museum or a Sunday classical music concert at the Concertgebouw and afterward cruise the canals as well.

If you’d like to visit the Heineken Experience you can also combine it with a canal tour.

Lovers

Take a one-hour relaxing cruise with Lovers or take a semi-open bloat cruise on a nice sunny day. Or how about a 4-course dinner cruise during the evening?

Stromma

If you want to do some sightseeing in addition to your canal cruise, take a 48-hour hop on hop off boat with Stromma.

In addition to their normal canal cruises, Stromma also offers a special 2 hour Cocktail Cruise that departs in the evening. Enjoy drinks and bites as you look out at the scenery. Maybe you’d prefer wine and cheese instead? Or why not take a dinner cruise with 4-courses prepared on the boat? Even more fun is their pizza cruise!

Friendship

Enjoy the views of the canals from an open boat with Friendship. The perfect choice for beautiful days and for those who like to take photos. The canals make the perfect photography subject whether in winter or summer.

Here are some additional cruises:

• Sail along in style on a classically beautiful salon boat while you enjoy coffee or tea onboard with Classic Canal Cruise.

• Brunch is always delightful, but brunch on a historic boat cruising Amsterdam’s canals is even better. Check out Gs brunch boat for a special experience. You can read more about Gs here.

• How about sipping beer with your friends as you tour the canals in an open boat? Book your own private beer cruise here.

• Eating Amsterdam offers a foodie walking tour in the Jordaan ending with an optional canal cruise in a beautiful salon boat.

• Enjoy a four-course dinner while cruising the canals.

• Cruise the canals in the evening when the houses are glowing from within while enjoying drinks.

• Combine a visit to the charming village of Giethoorn with an Amsterdam canal cruise.

• Grab your friends and go on a bubbly boat, drinking sparkling wine while cruising the canals.

• Want to do something totally different? Go on a guided canoe trip through Waterland, just north of Amsterdam.

• Do it like the locals on a characterful small boat with a friendly guide.

• Whiskey tastings on the canals? Yes, you can! Book this Gentlemen’s Boat for a fun day with the boys (or girls!)

• Have a romantic dinner onboard a beautiful antique salon boat.

• Fine wines and cheese go well with boats, don’t you agree? As long as you are not the skipper! Check out this candlelight canal cruise.

• Skip the lines at the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum then have lunch on a canal cruise.