Amsterdam Light Festival: Canal Boat Tour

Experience Amsterdam’s Light Festival by canal boat with mulled wine. See illuminated art, iconic sights, and enjoy a cozy, guided tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) - Discover Amsterdam by exploring its UNESCO-listed canals.
    Experience the top attractions in Amsterdam. From The Dancing Houses to the Seven Bridges, enjoy sights on the Amstel and beneath the Skinny Bridge, all visible from our canal boat.
  • Amsterdam Light Festival - Perfect for capturing photos of these artworks…
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • In Person guide (English and Dutch)
Additional Information

The Amsterdam Light Festival is happening until January 19th, offering artists the opportunity to display 27 illuminated artworks along the canals of Amsterdam. The ideal way to experience this is by taking a canal boat tour with our English-speaking skipper.
✔️ 1 (Hot) drink optional
Relax and enjoy a wine, beer, or soda along with Dutch snacks,…

Location
Stationsplein 18
Stationsplein
Our location is right in front of Amsterdam Central Station, directly in front of the tram stops by the water. You can recognize us by our dark green beach flag and staff wearing shirts with 'Eco Boats' on it. Please use Google Maps to find the correct location, not Apple Maps.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Inspire48613016713
Jan 20, 2025
Light Festival Canal - The captain's boat technique is good, and the city tour with two assistants is very humorous, and with the lighting festival to experience a different atmosphere in Amsterdam, with 0 degrees weather with a small tent against the rain and hot chocolate, it will be more comfortable!
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V4324sqhollyh
Jan 19, 2025
Family experience - Fantastic hosts. Our kids really enjoyed it and we all had a wonderful time. It wasn't crowded so easy to hear and appreciate.
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Williamhz249jk
Jan 19, 2025
Amazing canal cruise with real experiences - Great tour. Exceptional hosts. Lots of personal stories of Amsterdam. Highly recommend for anyone who wants a personal experience in there cruise of the Amsterdam canals.
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828angelel
Jan 18, 2025
Really good experience, we recommend ! - This is one of my best memory of my trip to Amsterdam ! The boat is very comfy, with plaids and bench with cushions, and there is plastic windows that you can close if you’re cold or open if you want to see better what’s outside. Maybe we were lucky but we were only 7-8 clients on the boat, so it was a very calm and peaceful atmosphere. The hosts were very very nice, offering us threats along the way, making sure we were confortable and giving us all kind of informations about the city. And of course the festival was really beautiful ! We came from Toulouse, and I would recommend this activity to everyone coming to Amsterdam ! Angèle and Sarah
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80brittab
Jan 18, 2025
Super - It was a wonderful boat tour. The boat is very cozy decorated. Super nice crew. Clear booking recommendation!!!
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Sohany390
Jan 17, 2025
Canal - Sebastian and his colleague were really great and trip was informative and fun. They provide us with detailed lightin description
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Heinpieterv
Jan 17, 2025
fun, knowledgeable, tour on a comfy boat - Very fun tour, highly recommend! The captain is a local who loves the city and has many anecdots to share. I've been on many of these tours with friends coming over from all over the world, and this is easily the most fun one I've been on.
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Santiagotham
Jan 17, 2025
Best tour ever! ✨ - Quinn and Bas were amazing hosts, the tour is incredible, we pass trough the hole festival and they explain the history of the city and about the arts as well. I really recommend this tour, thanks so much guys!! ✨🌻
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Charlotte
Jan 17, 2025
Highly recommended to enjoy beautiful Amsterdam! - We visited Amsterdam for the day and this was the perfect ending to our day…a cruise taking in the beautiful buildings and sculptures all lit up at night. Our guides were friendly and made us feel very welcome…we snuggled up under blankets and drank hot chocolate, the only way to enjoy the Festival of Light if you’re in Amsterdam while it’s on.
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Pamela_n
Jan 17, 2025
Great experience with a... - Great experience with a fun group of people on the tour. Saw amazing sights and the captain and guide kept us informed on all the interesting buildings and light exhibits we psssed. Both were very knowledgeable
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