AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
A short guide to the 15 best evening & light festival cruises in Amsterdam, with what each one costs, how long it takes and who to book it through.
1.5-hour Amsterdam canal cruise at night with audio guide and optional wine and snacks. See lit bridges, UNESCO canals, great value.
Most Popular“I really liked the tour and the audio guide was really helpful. Would recommend for first time to get to know the city”
One-hour evening Amsterdam canal cruise with an English live guide and onboard bar. See Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House, and more.
“Great value and very pleasant guide. Great way to get a nice glimpse of the city and a little knowledge to go along with it.”
Cozy blankets, live English storytelling, and a 100% electric canal cruise during Amsterdam Light Festival, with optional unlimited drinks.
“Great. Guides were excellent, drinks were good, thoroughly enjoyed the canals of the city.”
1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with optional unlimited drinks on a partly covered boat. See UNESCO canals, Jordaan, Seven Bridges, and more.
“Great fun! Perfect amount of time - can’t use rest room on board so heads up before! All in all, great thing to do!”
Cozy heated canal cruise during the Amsterdam Light Festival with drinks, snacks, and guided stops along famous night-lit sights. 75 minutes.
“Amazing experience. Wonderful people and lovely host on the boat. Highly recommend. Price quality was a 10 out of 10.”
After dark in Amsterdam’s Red Light District: a 90-minute guided walk from Oude Kerk to coffeeshops, snacks, and shots.
“Wonderful tour and guide was helpful throughout our walk. Also, if you are closed minded this will not be for you lol you must be open to new experiences... why not! Enjoyed my time although it was a chilly night for a Northern California girl :)”
1.5-hour Amsterdam Canal Belt night cruise with Dutch cheese, charcuterie, and wine refills, plus lit bridges and Golden Age views.
“We had the best time! The captain and the team were amazing. We saw some beautiful sites and the food was great too. It was my partners birthday and the team encouraged everyone on the boat to sing to him, which he loved. Strongly recommend this cruise, it was worth every penny. Thank you so…”
Cruise Amsterdam’s lit canal belt with free-flow wine and Dutch cheese in a glass-enclosed boat. Smart casual, 75 minutes, English.
“The tour was fabulous! The staff was great and Fatima kept our wine glasses full. It was a relaxing experience and it was lovely to see Amsterdam lit up”
See Amsterdam by night on a 90-minute canal cruise with multilingual audio. Optional wine and cheese adds a cozy touch to the lights.
“Comfortable boat, temperature and weather proof. The audio did not work for the first half of the cruise. Captain apologized for the computer failure. Nice overview of Amsterdam.”
75 minutes cruising Amsterdam’s canals during the Light Festival on a heated boat with drinks, snacks, and a lively English guide.
“We had an amazing time! Our host (the Ukrainian-Russian woman) was so fun and had lots of interesting facts. Would recommend to anyone.”
90-minute small-group canal cruise in Amsterdam by night from the Rijksmuseum, with electric quiet, drinks, and sunset photo views.
“JP was very entertaining with a lot of interesting highlights. His stories were funny and relaxing. His knowledge was very thorough.”
1.5-hour Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise with live skipper commentary, heated electric boat, and a route passing 20 artworks.
“It was really nice! We liked the light Festival and our Guide a lot :)”
Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise on the Amstel with unlimited warm drinks, romantic bridges, NEMO and Central Station from the water.
“It was great, both the driver and guide were friendly. Only downsides were the other tourists being obnoxious and the weather but you can’t control everything so 5 stars.”
A glass-roof canal cruise from Amsterdam Central with unlimited wine and Dutch cheese, live commentary, and night views of the Golden Bend.
“Shared a table with a couple from the US. Lovely way to get ro know strangers over lovely bread and cheese and what seemed to be bottomless wine glasses. Constantly being refilled, got to see the sights and have great fun. Would highly recommend!”
Heated Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise on a covered Booot boat with hot drinks, snacks, and Imagine Beyond light art from the water.
“Poor joining instructions/directions, chaos on the quayside. You’re crammed into massively overheated boats and because they’re covered you can’t see much. Nearly passed out from the heat and overcrowding. Don’t bother.”
From the canal ring to the far side of the IJ, and every way to see it.
