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See Amsterdam the way it looks once the city slows down. Glide past lit bridges and gold-lit canal houses with a drink in hand, while your skipper points out the corners you'd never find on foot.
Full description
Amsterdam is a different city after dark. The day crowds thin out, the bridges switch on, and the canals turn into long lines of gold on the water.
Step aboard for a relaxed evening cruise through the historic centre, drink in hand. You'll glide under lit bridges, past seventeenth-century canal houses with their windows glowing, and along the quiet stretches of the canal ring and the Jordaan that most visitors only ever see in daylight.
Your guide keeps it conversational — the stories behind the houses, what the city is actually like to live in, and where to head once you're back on dry land.
The light does the rest. Reflections on the water, lanterns along the quays, and the most photogenic hour of the day without the daytime crowds in every frame.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please find the Starboard Crew wearing blue outfits
The ending point is 10 minutes walking from the starting point. You will be dropped of in the city centre next to Rembrandtsquare in a beautiful area on Amstel river.
Itinerary
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1The Amstel
Finish on the Amstel river at Amstel 13, with the lit-up Magere Brug behind you and Rembrandtplein's bars a two-minute walk away.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Herengracht
Explanations about Amsterdam and its great trading history. On this canal, the Herengracht, the richest traders and businessmen lived, and this is why the houses are wider than anywhere else!
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Seven Bridges View Point
See the world famous sight of the 7 bridges in Amsterdam.
1 minute • Admission ticket free -
4Amsterdam Canal Ring
This is the Golden Bend, where the richest of Amsterdam’s residents lived and where the buildings are the widest on the entire canal belt.
9 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Skinny Bridge
Cruise underneath Amsterdams most romantic bridge.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Red Light District (De Wallen) (Pass by)
Board in the heart of the Red Light District (De Wallen) and set off from the oldest part of Amsterdam as the lights come on along the canal.
Admission ticket free -
Oude Kerk (Pass by)
Pass the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building (1306), its tower lit up above the canal houses of the old centre.
Admission ticket free -
Centraal Station (Pass by)
See the floodlit facade of Amsterdam Centraal Station from the water, the view most visitors only get from the front.
Admission ticket free -
NEMO Science Museum (Pass by)
Cruise past the green copper hull of NEMO Science Museum, Renzo Piano's ship-shaped landmark rising out of the harbour.
Admission ticket free -
Waterlooplein Market (Pass by)
Glide past Waterlooplein, home of the city's famous flea market, with the lit-up Stopera opera house on the Amstel beside it.
Admission ticket free -
Prinsengracht (Pass by)
Follow the Prinsengracht, the longest canal of the ring, past the Westerkerk tower and the houseboats and gabled houses glowing after dark.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Rating
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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