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 the city from the water is something you definitely do not want to miss when visiting Amsterdam. You can tour Amsterdam via boat morning and night, meaning you don’t miss out on anything. There are various cruises in different price ranges for different types of tourists, you just have to find what’s best suited to you. Here are a few of the most popular canal boat companies in Amsterdam and some of the different tours they offer.
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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 the Rijksmuseum.

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?

You can also combine a canal cruise with a visit to the Rijksmuseum.

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

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. (b)

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! (b)

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:

• Weed on the water? Sweet! Take a cruise with Bulldog where you can smoke and drink onboard!

• Take a cruise in a beautiful classic wooden boat with the option of enjoying wine and cheese on board while you take in the sights.

• A bar on a boat? Yes please! These smaller open-air fully electric boats are perfect for a sunny day or evening cruise. Book your luxury canal cruise with open bar here!

• 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.

• Have fun on an evening canal cruise while partying with friends and unlimited drinks

• These small classic boats are always an awesome option, but add in the option to smoke flower and enjoy beverages and you have a real winner! Book a smoke-friendly tour 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Combine a visit to the Heineken Experience with a fun canal cruise.

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