City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide

Name: City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide
Start: 2025-11-13T12:45:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-11-13T13:45:00.000+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.

Your motor boat

Online Booking

1 hr

Group size up to 50 persons

Mobile ticket

English

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

Drop-off location

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Meeting point

Check-in at Lovers Canal Cruises, Prins Hendrikkade 25, in front of Amsterdam Central Station with your (mobile) voucher. Reach the meeting point with tram numbers 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24, and 26, metro numbers 51, 52, 53, and 54, or bus numbers 21, 22, 43, and 48. The nearest GVB tram, metro and bus station is Central Station.

Places you will see

• Magere Brug

Reviews by travellers

4.7 out of 5

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Roy R.

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

7 days ago

Anya

Great boat tour of Amsterdams city centre. Very informative and well organized.

8 days ago

David L.

The captain Simon was amazing entertainer and guide. I recommend this to anyone visiting Amsterdam.

9 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.

12 days ago

Chris L.

Our boat trip with Captain Dimitrov, Stijn, and Willem was pure joy from start to finish! I haven’t laughed this much in years - honestly, I’m counting it as my daily ab workout. These three aren’t just great sailors, they’re top-class entertainers who definitely deserve a raise. We’ll be back for sure… partly for the views, but mostly for the jokes!

16 days ago

Helen P.

The captains were friendly, personable and knowledgeable. The audio guide was very informative and I learned a lot about Amsterdam’s history.

27 days ago

Anna

I really enjoyed the trip. We drove past typical sights like the Anna Frank House. It was really nice to see Amsterdam in this way.

28 days ago

Marshall B.

Wonderful, you learn so much about the history of Amsterdam

28 days ago

Mary D.

The cruise was good value for money. Probably not as great a view as a roofless boat but the weather was cold so this worked for us.

about 1 month ago

María M.

They were very punctual and with the highway in Spanish we sailed through the three main canals of Amsterdam, seeing everything very comfortably from the boat and sheltering from the rain. Highly recommended

about 1 month ago

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