AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 best 1-hour experiences in Amsterdam, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning an afternoon around, and what each ticket actually includes.
A 1-hour guided Amsterdam canal cruise with small-boat access, photo-worthy sights, and snacks and drinks on board for about $21.77.
Most Popular“Fantastic experience. The boat is beautiful and the captain has great stories about the city. Highly recommend it!!”
A one-hour electric canal cruise with cushioned seats, blankets, and a live guide, gliding past Amsterdam’s top sights for $26.59.
“Do Not book this tour if you expect a detailed guide tour and more passby as described in the itinerary because it is the same as other 1 hour 12 passby tour with onboard bar. They put us in the same line up regardless what you have booked.”
Timed Van Gogh Museum ticket plus 1-hour canal cruise in Amsterdam. Save queue time, go self-guided, and listen to GPS audio.
“Van Gogh Museum - excellent The Canal Cruise - excellent Viator experience - terrible. Do not use this organisation, there are better providers. Purchased a combo ticket (Van Gogh & Canal cruise). Got to Van Gogh and took half an hour to enter as Vitator had never sent me the specific tickets for entrance /…”
Ice-cold fun at Xtracold Icebar plus a glass-topped 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with audio guide. Combo ticket, two venues, great value.
“The booking did not tell you that the canal boat was to sail miles away from the ice bar, this needs to made more clear. We managed to turn up for our ice bar on time thinking the canal cruise was in the same area. To be fair the canal cruise was honoured the following…”
Heineken Experience Amsterdam and a 1-hour canal cruise with UNESCO views. Save money, skip hassles, get two drinks.
“We arrived at Heineken and I couldn't access my tickets from viator to enter to the trip. Despite the staff from Heineken Flavia to mention a few, they also couldn't retrieve the tickets on my app or email nor had they any reference of the number viator provided. Flavia looked after us and the trip…”
A 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise on a semi-open solar boat with audio guide, hitting major sights like Anne Frank House and Magere Brug.
“Great comfortable way to see Amsterdam - despite a couple of showers we stayed dry . Good Commentary from the skipper”
One-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with GPS audio, plus fast-track entry to NEMO Science Museum for hands-on science fun.
“Les indications de lieu et d’horaires n’étaient pas claires et les 2 activités pas à côté donc un peu stressant avec les horaires qui finalement n’ont pas d’intérêt”
One-hour evening canal cruise from Lovers in Amsterdam. See illuminated sights and bridges with included audio. Mobile ticket.
“The seven dancing houses. The guide explained the reason for this and how it was repaired and turned the boat so both sides could see them.”
Fast-track Ripley’s Believe it or Not plus a 1-hour glass-topped canal cruise in Amsterdam’s UNESCO canal district, with onboard audio.
Skip-the-line Rijksmuseum plus an easy 1-hour canal cruise with audio guide, flexible timing, and good value for Amsterdam highlights.
“I booked through on line and click on the day I want to take a tour, double checking the date and time when it went to a payment it printed it out on different date I instantly try to get in touch with tour guide and I had an issue trying to get in touch…”
Evening canal cruise in Amsterdam with a live English skipper, small-group feel, blankets, and a bar on board for views of the UNESCO canal ring.
“Fun canal cruise, just over an hour. The hosts at Flagship were lovely, funny and lots of information. Just a shame how steamed up the windows of the boat get, hard to see or take pictures.”
Skip the line for Body Worlds Amsterdam then enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with audio—an unusual, smart way to spend half a day.
“The real bodies really explained the human body and it was very interesting and I learned alot”
Skip-the-line Stedelijk Museum modern art ticket plus a 1-hour UNESCO Canal Belt cruise with GPS audio in many languages.
A private 1-hour Amsterdam bike-taxi rickshaw ride for up to 2, with canal views, a Red Light District pass, and a guide who can tailor your route.
“Interesting city, more electronic bike would be better, he was struggling on some of the hills.”
Pre-book Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam, then enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with GPS audio in 19 languages for a smart city-center combo.
“Accidentally, i was buying a Ticket with wrong date (my mistake), but even in Madame Tussauds and on the city boat cruise i didn't have ANY problems... The staff in both places was more than friendly...👍👍”
From the canal ring to the great museums to the windmills and tulip fields, and every way to spend a day in the city.
