City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide

Name: City Centre Canal Cruise including Audioguide
Start: 2026-02-02T11:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-02-02T12:00:00.000+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.

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Online Booking

1 hr

Group size up to 50 persons

Mobile ticket

English

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

Hide

Meeting point

Please go to the docking point of the boot at the waterfront near a City Sightseeing kiosk.

Places you will see

• Magere Brug

Reviews by travellers

4.7 out of 5

2212 reviews

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Marshall B.

Wonderful, you learn so much about the history of Amsterdam

about 16 hours ago

LeAnn

get in the queue early so you can get a window seat otherwise you will have strangers taking 409 selfie in your photos of historic buildings and bridges

1 day ago

Kevin M.

beautiful way to see the city, at sunset especially.

1 day 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.

6 days ago

Birol

It was a very nice evening and an hour was more than enough. However, it was very tight and crowded.

9 days ago

Kenneth D.

Captain Louie did a great job of welcoming us and giving us other tidbits of pieces of information along our tour. He also had a very good sense of humor and made everybody feel welcomed. I would highly recommend this city tour. There are restrooms at the location where you check in. However, you do need a credit card to use the restroom. They charge a little over a dollar to use the restroom.

10 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 😊

10 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.

13 days 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

14 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.

15 days ago

Route details changed.

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