Amsterdam Canal Cruise

3.876 Reviews

Private Tour

Discover the secrets and stories of Amsterdam from the water on a 1-hour canal cruise in a small group, and drinks

Duration: 1 hour

Language: English

27 people max., Private boat options

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Woman with a drink on a boat tour. Enjoying a city trip to Amsterdam.

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Three young women on a boat trip in Amsterdam. They are smiling and enjoying the city view.

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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

Rates

Private Amsterdam Canal Cruise

As this is a private tour, the price depends on the number of participants.

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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.

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We are sailing past the characteristic, crooked canal houses from the 17th century, pass the many picturesque bridges, and all important hotspots.

Immerse yourself in the history of Amsterdam, vividly told and embellished with secret stories and personal tidbits.

Thanks to the size of our boat, we can also navigate smaller canals away from the main waterways. This allows you to experience and see many corners of the canal belt that remain hidden from you on the large tourist boats.

Without a plug in your ear, your guide will tell you all the wonderful stories that make Amsterdam such a special place.

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

4,9 3.876 Reviews

Katharina E

10/03/2026

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
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Petra W

02/03/2026

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!
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Dalia Lal

22/02/2026

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.
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Maria Antoinetta

14/01/2026

Amazing Tour We had such a lovely weekend with my girls for our yearly trip! Everything went super smoothly and the many questions we had previous to the trip, were answered with a lot of patience by the team. Much recommended! We especially loved the northern, less touristic, part of Amsterdam! Thank you team
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Dion De wolff

19/10/2025

Fantastisc boat tour with ines!!!
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Rico

05/09/2025

Great boat tour, Sanja knew a lot and was very friendly!
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Brigitte L

16/06/2025

Beautiful canal cruise The canal cruise with Sanja was super nice. The information was rich in history, varied and always to the point.Recommended at any time!
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Laura H

03/10/2024

Beautiful canal boat trip It was a very successful canal boat trip with Justus. We were given lots of information and tips about Amsterdam. The tour is definitely recommendable.
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Henning V

03/10/2024

Anne Frank tour through the Jewish quarter - informative, touching, exciting - simply good 👍 Our Anne Frank tour with Antonia through the Jewish quarter was informative, touching, exciting and one of the best guided tours ever for me - next time for sure with you again
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Paula Cheer

01/10/2024

Great impressions The boat trip was super fun, informative and gives a wonderful perspective for young and old. Thank you for the great impressions.
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