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Shared Max 12 People Group Tours
A relaxed cruise without the crowds
Private Saloon Boats
Cozy, covered cruises — your group, your pace
Amsterdam Boating Guides
Know the canals before you cast off
50+ local guides on occasions, boat types, canal routes, seasons and planning — everything we know about boating in Amsterdam, in one place.
Public Tours with Unlimited Drinks
Raise a glass — and another — as you cruise through Amsterdam
1 Hour Amsterdam Boat Tours
The best hour you'll spend in Amsterdam
Large Private Boats
Find your private boat when you're with a group of 12+!
Curated collections
Find your kind of cruise
However you want to spend it on the water, we’ve grouped Amsterdam’s best boats into hand-picked collections. Pick a vibe and browse the ones we’d book ourselves.
Shared cruises
Join a boat with other guests — sociable, lively and easy on the wallet.
Shared cruises
Join a boat with other guests — sociable, lively and easy on the wallet.
Reviews
Honest reviews from those who've booked their canal cruise in Amsterdam.
about 21 hours ago
“Thank you, Captain Griffin for a lovely tour of Amsterdam. I loved all the info and I found it to be a wonderful way to see the city.”
about 23 hours ago
“Great tour with Jack. A fun experience filled with useful and funny anecdotes. Jack did a really great job.”
R
about 23 hours ago
“War sehr gemütlich und informativ😊😊”
M
Marlene Schulze
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Tickets: Central stationabout 24 hours ago
“Guus was a wonderful boat guide and skipper! He shared lots of interesting facts and answered a lot of questions, but also made it feel like a calm and quiet ride. We had a great experience and would definitely recommend!”
S
Samantha van Hooydonk
Amsterdam Boat Tour of the Old City Center - Shared Cruise1 day ago
“Bellissima esperienza, haidie è fantastica, torneremo e consigliamo veramente soprattutto per lei”
F
Fabiola Sarwar
The Bulldog Boat1 day ago
“Great service. All you can drink package was well worth it.”
D
Darcy Furness
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Captain Janine and Host Sara were wonderful. Great quality tour”
M
Marcus Maschietto
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Brilliant. Loved it. Just us and one other couple. Beer (our guide) was fantastic. Highly recommend.”
S
Shosh Mccallum
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise1 day ago
“Fokko (?) was a great sailor, guide and bartender. 90 minute cruise that gives you a great overview of the town. Highly recommend.”
C
Carol Hunter
Private Cruise on the Sophie1 day ago
“Pure Boats is a high quality operation. We thoroughly enjoyed our private canal cruise with Captain Pauline. She gave us just the right blend of pointing things out and leaving us to relax. The cheese board and apple pie were excellent! The boat was beautiful and clean and the views breathtaking. We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this company. Thank you! It was one of the highlights of our trip.”
M
Maureen Mulderig
Geertje1 day ago
“Very nice tour, interesting to see the history of Amsterdam, the canals and bridges, people on board were polite and funny, recommended 👌🏻”
M
Milica
VR Voyage Rondvaart1 day ago
“We enjoyed a relaxing, informative and fun early evening cruise with Captain Rick and his crew on the beautiful new Stan Huygens. This was our second Ultimate Canal Cruise with Pure Boats and we highly recommend it!”
S
Susan White
Geertje1 day ago
“Hervorragend weil: Unkomplizierte Buchung direkt beim " Kapitän", supernette Guide Constanze, die flexibel die Sehenswürdigkeiten auf Englisch und Deutsch beschrieb inkl. Hintergründe ohne zu überfrachten. Herzlichen Dank”
1 day ago
“Un servicio y una experiencia de 10 de 10. Hubo un pequeño problema con la app en el momento de la reserva y tuvimos que cambiar la hora, pero el equipo nos llamó inmediatamente para avisarnos y gestionar la solución al momento. La gran sorpresa fue que, al final, disfrutamos de un tour completamente privado. Nuestra capitana fue fantástica: nos fue explicando datos súper interesantes que van mucho más allá del típico recorrido turístico convencional y nos llevó por canales preciosos que jamás habríamos conocido por nuestra cuenta. Repetiríamos sin dudarlo. ¡Totalmente recomendable!”
C
Clara Salas Morillas
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise3 days ago
“De boatboys zijn super gastvrij en we hebben een heerlijke boottocht door de grachten van Amsterdam gehad!”
M
3 days ago
“Thank you for an amazing memorable night with family. Thanks to Diederick”
G
Graham sphinx
1971 Venetian Saloon - Boat Private Cruiseabout 21 hours ago
“Thank you, Captain Griffin for a lovely tour of Amsterdam. I loved all the info and I found it to be a wonderful way to see the city.”
about 23 hours ago
“Great tour with Jack. A fun experience filled with useful and funny anecdotes. Jack did a really great job.”
R
about 23 hours ago
“War sehr gemütlich und informativ😊😊”
M
Marlene Schulze
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Tickets: Central stationabout 24 hours ago
“Guus was a wonderful boat guide and skipper! He shared lots of interesting facts and answered a lot of questions, but also made it feel like a calm and quiet ride. We had a great experience and would definitely recommend!”
S
Samantha van Hooydonk
Amsterdam Boat Tour of the Old City Center - Shared Cruise1 day ago
“Bellissima esperienza, haidie è fantastica, torneremo e consigliamo veramente soprattutto per lei”
F
Fabiola Sarwar
The Bulldog Boat1 day ago
“Great service. All you can drink package was well worth it.”
D
Darcy Furness
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Captain Janine and Host Sara were wonderful. Great quality tour”
M
Marcus Maschietto
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Brilliant. Loved it. Just us and one other couple. Beer (our guide) was fantastic. Highly recommend.”
S
Shosh Mccallum
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise1 day ago
“Fokko (?) was a great sailor, guide and bartender. 90 minute cruise that gives you a great overview of the town. Highly recommend.”
C
Carol Hunter
Private Cruise on the Sophie1 day ago
“Pure Boats is a high quality operation. We thoroughly enjoyed our private canal cruise with Captain Pauline. She gave us just the right blend of pointing things out and leaving us to relax. The cheese board and apple pie were excellent! The boat was beautiful and clean and the views breathtaking. We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this company. Thank you! It was one of the highlights of our trip.”
M
Maureen Mulderig
Geertje1 day ago
“Very nice tour, interesting to see the history of Amsterdam, the canals and bridges, people on board were polite and funny, recommended 👌🏻”
M
Milica
VR Voyage Rondvaart1 day ago
“We enjoyed a relaxing, informative and fun early evening cruise with Captain Rick and his crew on the beautiful new Stan Huygens. This was our second Ultimate Canal Cruise with Pure Boats and we highly recommend it!”
S
Susan White
Geertje1 day ago
“Hervorragend weil: Unkomplizierte Buchung direkt beim " Kapitän", supernette Guide Constanze, die flexibel die Sehenswürdigkeiten auf Englisch und Deutsch beschrieb inkl. Hintergründe ohne zu überfrachten. Herzlichen Dank”
1 day ago
“Un servicio y una experiencia de 10 de 10. Hubo un pequeño problema con la app en el momento de la reserva y tuvimos que cambiar la hora, pero el equipo nos llamó inmediatamente para avisarnos y gestionar la solución al momento. La gran sorpresa fue que, al final, disfrutamos de un tour completamente privado. Nuestra capitana fue fantástica: nos fue explicando datos súper interesantes que van mucho más allá del típico recorrido turístico convencional y nos llevó por canales preciosos que jamás habríamos conocido por nuestra cuenta. Repetiríamos sin dudarlo. ¡Totalmente recomendable!”
C
Clara Salas Morillas
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise3 days ago
“De boatboys zijn super gastvrij en we hebben een heerlijke boottocht door de grachten van Amsterdam gehad!”
M
3 days ago
“Thank you for an amazing memorable night with family. Thanks to Diederick”
G
Graham sphinx
1971 Venetian Saloon - Boat Private Cruiseabout 21 hours ago
“Thank you, Captain Griffin for a lovely tour of Amsterdam. I loved all the info and I found it to be a wonderful way to see the city.”
about 23 hours ago
“Great tour with Jack. A fun experience filled with useful and funny anecdotes. Jack did a really great job.”
R
about 23 hours ago
“War sehr gemütlich und informativ😊😊”
M
Marlene Schulze
Amsterdam Canal Cruise Tickets: Central stationabout 24 hours ago
“Guus was a wonderful boat guide and skipper! He shared lots of interesting facts and answered a lot of questions, but also made it feel like a calm and quiet ride. We had a great experience and would definitely recommend!”
S
Samantha van Hooydonk
Amsterdam Boat Tour of the Old City Center - Shared Cruise1 day ago
“Bellissima esperienza, haidie è fantastica, torneremo e consigliamo veramente soprattutto per lei”
F
Fabiola Sarwar
The Bulldog Boat1 day ago
“Great service. All you can drink package was well worth it.”
D
Darcy Furness
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Captain Janine and Host Sara were wonderful. Great quality tour”
M
Marcus Maschietto
Booze Cruise free Snack included1 day ago
“Brilliant. Loved it. Just us and one other couple. Beer (our guide) was fantastic. Highly recommend.”
S
Shosh Mccallum
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise1 day ago
“Fokko (?) was a great sailor, guide and bartender. 90 minute cruise that gives you a great overview of the town. Highly recommend.”
C
Carol Hunter
Private Cruise on the Sophie1 day ago
“Pure Boats is a high quality operation. We thoroughly enjoyed our private canal cruise with Captain Pauline. She gave us just the right blend of pointing things out and leaving us to relax. The cheese board and apple pie were excellent! The boat was beautiful and clean and the views breathtaking. We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this company. Thank you! It was one of the highlights of our trip.”
M
Maureen Mulderig
Geertje1 day ago
“Very nice tour, interesting to see the history of Amsterdam, the canals and bridges, people on board were polite and funny, recommended 👌🏻”
M
Milica
VR Voyage Rondvaart1 day ago
“We enjoyed a relaxing, informative and fun early evening cruise with Captain Rick and his crew on the beautiful new Stan Huygens. This was our second Ultimate Canal Cruise with Pure Boats and we highly recommend it!”
S
Susan White
Geertje1 day ago
“Hervorragend weil: Unkomplizierte Buchung direkt beim " Kapitän", supernette Guide Constanze, die flexibel die Sehenswürdigkeiten auf Englisch und Deutsch beschrieb inkl. Hintergründe ohne zu überfrachten. Herzlichen Dank”
1 day ago
“Un servicio y una experiencia de 10 de 10. Hubo un pequeño problema con la app en el momento de la reserva y tuvimos que cambiar la hora, pero el equipo nos llamó inmediatamente para avisarnos y gestionar la solución al momento. La gran sorpresa fue que, al final, disfrutamos de un tour completamente privado. Nuestra capitana fue fantástica: nos fue explicando datos súper interesantes que van mucho más allá del típico recorrido turístico convencional y nos llevó por canales preciosos que jamás habríamos conocido por nuestra cuenta. Repetiríamos sin dudarlo. ¡Totalmente recomendable!”
C
Clara Salas Morillas
Shared Off The Beaten Path, Hidden Gems Canal Cruise3 days ago
“De boatboys zijn super gastvrij en we hebben een heerlijke boottocht door de grachten van Amsterdam gehad!”
M
3 days ago
“Thank you for an amazing memorable night with family. Thanks to Diederick”
G
Graham sphinx
1971 Venetian Saloon - Boat Private Cruise
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