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City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide

Name: City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide
Start: 2026-06-02T08:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-06-02T09:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Amsterdam

Explore Amsterdam’s canals at a leisurely pace on this 1-hour city centre cruise, guided by an engaging audioguide. Glide past historic bridges, elegant canal houses, and charming houseboats while discovering the stories behind the city’s architecture, culture, and famous landmarks.

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Step aboard a modern canal boat and set off on a relaxed journey through the heart of Amsterdam. As you sail past elegant 17th-century houses and arched bridges, your audioguide brings the city’s history and culture to life with stories of the people and places that shaped it.

Glide along the central canals and spot landmarks such as the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), the Anne Frank House, and the soaring tower of the Westerkerk. Photograph the graceful merchant houses reflected in the water and watch daily life unfold along the lively quays.

Throughout the cruise, the audioguide shares fascinating details about Amsterdam’s trading past, its artistic heritage, and the neighborhoods that make the city so distinctive. The calm pace of the journey gives you time to relax, enjoy the views, and see the city from a fresh perspective.

River cruise ship

Open deck

Audio guide

Restroom

Enclosed deck

Online Booking

1 hr

Group size up to 50 persons

Mobile ticket

English, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Русский язык, Español, castellano, Türkçe, Français

Children allowed

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

Tour program

Please note that the program and conditions are subject to change.

Starting location

IJ River

Amsterdam Centraal Station

NEMO Science Museum

Amstel

Stopera

H’ART Museum

Magere Brug

Prinsengracht

Westerkerk

Anne Frank House

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Boat departs from Lovers Canal Cruise

Places you will see

• IJ River
• Amsterdam Central Station
• NEMO Science Museum
• Amstel
• Stopera
• H’ART Museum
• Magere Brug
• Prinsengracht
• Westerkerk
• Anne Frank House

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Reviews by travellers

4.8 out of 5

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Steven W.

It was most enjoyable!Our Captain Louis made it even better with his knowledge and sense of humour!

4 days ago

Charles G.

the captain was very funny and welcoming . gave us some additional insights beyond the audot guide. Great value for money

4 days ago

Lii P.

The scenery was beautiful but the captain unfortunately disturbed hearing some of the information by yelling stupid jokes and honking the horn all the time to girls (not only in need). He also made only jokes about safety instructions - referring to Titanic with the children hearing was not ok. We never heard actual correct safety info. Wonder why nothing of the old houses’ lifting systems or about the houses being tilted was told in the info.

5 days ago

Roy R.

Convenient location to meet and have a coffee beforehand. Covered boat. Good audio-guide.

7 days ago

Skye C.

I enjoyed this boat tour it was very relaxing and interesting gained my knowledge on things in the city would definitely recommend. Driver was also lovely and the staff was helpful

7 days ago

Willie M.

When we arrived it was clear the trip was oversubscribed and to make it worse, the people behind us acted like children and pushed in front of us to get seats, leaving us not being able to join the boat ride that we booked. The staff were very apologetic and put us first in the queue for the next boat, offered a free drink and a cookie each. The trip we went on was brilliant, plenty of space and it was open top with tables so we could enjoy the beautiful evening sun. Thank you to the staff who were working the evening 17/07, your excellent customer service made it a joyous experience for us to end our trip to Amsterdam 😊

9 days ago

Billie S.

The captain was very informative and personally interacted with the passengers which made the whole trip very enjoyable. The cruise boat was comfortable and spacious and we would highly recommend this trip.

9 days ago

Michael B.

This is my second time taking the tour with Lovers, and the staff is always very friendly and welcoming. If you don’t have much time to walk around Amsterdam, this tour is 100% recommended.

9 days ago

Marshall B.

Wonderful, you learn so much about the history of Amsterdam

10 days ago

Lilli

The canal tour itself was fine. We were a little annoyed that the audio guide and the captain explained things at the same time. You couldn't hear both at the same time. The audio guide didn't really fit the tour either. Sometimes things were explained that you didn't see at all because you had already passed by or they came much later than announced or we had to take a different route because of the heavy traffic. We can't recommend the tour in rain or drizzle. The windows had to stay closed and the drops made it pretty difficult to see out. Next time we would like to do a canal tour in good weather and in one of the older canal boats.

10 days ago

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