Amsterdam Canal Cruise

Bestseller

Private Tour

Discover the secrets and stories of Amsterdam from the water on a 1-hour canal cruise in a small group, with drinks and a passionate English-speaking guide.

Duration: 1 hour

Language: English

27 people max., private tour possible

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The Amsterdam Canal Cruise at a glance

Discover Amsterdam’s canal belt with an English speaking guide who will provide live commentary and answer your questions
Sit back and relax in a modern, open canal boat with soft cushions and no plugs in your ears
Explore the most beautiful sights and canals in Amsterdam while enjoying unlimited drinks

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Want to keep to yourselves?
This canal cruise is only bookable as a private tour. Whether as a couple, family, friends or group of any size – we will cater to your specific wishes. If you are more than 15 participants or book several tours with us, you will also benefit from our group discounts.
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What to expect on your Amsterdam Canal Cruise?

Join us for an unforgettable 1-hour canal cruise along the highlights of Amsterdam’s canal belt. Take a seat in our modern canal boat and enjoy the great feeling of hearing all the interesting and entertaining facts about the world-famous canal belt without a plug in your ear. In English, of course, so that you don’t miss out on any important information.

In addition to the captain, you will be accompanied by an experienced guide who will comment on your canal cruise live in English and tell you about the history of the city – including interesting anecdotes. Of course, we will be happy to answer any questions you may have in our small, relaxed group.

Drinks are served during the cruise: wine, beer, soft drinks and water – as much as your heart desires, as drinks are included in the price.

Important information regarding your Amsterdam Canal Cruise

The canal cruise takes place in all weather conditions.

Equipped with an electric motor, our enchanting open boat will take you through Amsterdam quietly and in an environmentally friendly way.

If you get thirsty during the trip, we have various alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on board. The trip is all-you-can-drink, so have a good time!

Want to book a private cruise or explore more of Amsterdam?

Let us know if you would like to explore Amsterdam privately as a group from the water. We are happy to customise both our route and the duration of the canal cruise to your wishes. Just get in touch via our Contact form.

If you would like to get to know other highlights of Amsterdam, we recommend our cultural inner city tour. It is the perfect way to see the highlights of Amsterdam’s city centre that cannot be explored from the water.

If you’re in the mood for more exercise, we recommend our bike tour through the hidden gem Amsterdam Noord.

Or you can explore Amsterdam’s world-famous museums with us, such as Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

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Insider tip

Kendra from Incredible Amsterdam: “Amsterdam shows its most beautiful side from the water. On our cosy canal boat you will sail along the most romantic canals.”

Meeting point

The meeting point is on the first jetty next to the small ticket booth marked ‘STROMMA’ at Prins Hendrikkade 35a. When you exit the main entrance of the central station, please walk straight ahead onto the bridge (with the tram tracks in the middle) and at the end of the bridge, turn right/west and walk down the stairs to the jetty by the water.

Your city guide will be waiting for you at the first jetty and will be wearing a red name tag around their neck. Please wait by the water and arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts. The boat will depart on time.

Reviews

Katharina E

3/10/2026

Just great!! Absolute recommendation We booked three tours through Amsterdamliebe and are thrilled! We got really exciting insights into the culture and life as well as the cuisine in Amsterdam. Big thank you to Johanna who accompanied us twice and gave us many helpful and individual tips. And also to Justus for the relaxed canal cruise. We would book with you again at any time and definitely recommend you. Lg

Petra W

3/02/2026

Great support and planning We stayed as a practice team (13 people ) 3 nights in Amsterdam. We were actively and professionally looked after by the team of "Amsterdamliebe". The previous email contact was always fast and friendly. In Amsterdam we had direct contact via WhatsApp 🙂 In the suburb we had done a private canal tour (with Josch) as well as an Anne Frank tour (with Nina) and a bike tour in the north of Amsterdam (with Leonie). All three were young and had carried out their tours with love. Also the food was booked for us by Amsterdamliebe, everything was excellent ! We had a tight program 🙂 but everything went like clockwork. Amsterdamlove was always at our side with advice and deed ! Thank you very much for this dear team from Amsterdamliebe......you can see how the young team loves their city 😉 There should be something like this in every big city!

Dalia Lal

2/22/2026

Very nice, informative guided tours through Amsterdam In total we had booked 4 tours with Incredible Amsterdam. We particularly enjoyed the bike and food tour with Nina, but the red light tour, the Jordaan tour and the canal tour were also very nice. All the guides are very knowledgeable and tell you a lot about life in Amsterdam. We really enjoyed our time with Incredible Amsterdam.