Amsterdam: Light Festival canal cruise + unlimited drinks option

4.5
(123 reviews)

1 hour 15 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English and 2 more

Experience the Amsterdam Light Festival from the water during a 75-minute cruise past the light artworks with or without unlimited drinks, you can pick your preferred package.

Board at the Anne Frank House or Central Station (depending on your chosen ticket) and sail comfortably on a heated, covered boat with a toilet on board.

Enjoy the fantastic view from the lounge back deck or through the panoramic skylight. The official audio guide in English and Dutch tells you everything about the light artworks. Perfect for the most beautiful photos and a unique evening!

What's Included

Unlimted drinks: beer, wine & soda’s (if option chosen)
Toilet on board
Lounge on the back deck for the best views
Audio guide in English & Dutch
Heated & covered boat
Panoramic skylight
Friendly skippers with unique stories 
75-minute cruise
Snacks (A small selection for sale on board or at the boarding location, such as nuts and chips.)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes (approximately)
  • Prinsengracht (Pass by)

    We welcome you in the old neighborhood de 'Jordaan'. A charming area of Amsterdam.

    Admission ticket free
  • Amsterdam Canal Ring (Pass by)

    You will go to the Unesco Canals of Amsterdam

    Admission ticket free
  • Anne Frank House (Pass by)

    The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During World War II, Anne Frank hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the 17th-century canal house, known as the Secret Annex (Dutch: Achterhuis). She did not survive the war but her wartime diary was published in 1947. Ten years later the Anne Frank Foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block

    Admission ticket free
  • Westerkerk (Pass by)

    The Westerkerk is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, next to the Jordaan, between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht.

    Admission ticket free
  • Houseboat Museum (Pass by)

    At the Houseboat Museum, you get the chance to experience first-hand what it’s like to live in a houseboat on an Amsterdam canal. The museum is located in the “Hendrika Maria”, a former cargo ship built in 1914. The cargo hold is now a cosy living space featuring all the conveniences and a surprising amount of space and comfort.

    Admission ticket free
  • Leidsegracht (Pass by)

    Leidsegracht is a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is a cross-canal in Amsterdam-Center that connects Herengracht, Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht and Lijnbaansgracht and flows into the Singelgracht at Marnixstraat.

    Admission ticket free
  • Beulingsloot (Pass by)

    De Beulingsloot is one of the oldest and shortest canals in the center of Amsterdam. It is located within the Grachtengordel.

    Admission ticket free
  • Melkmeisjesbrug (Pass by)

    The Melkmeisjesbrug is a fixed bridge in Amsterdam-Center. There has been a bridge here for centuries. Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode (1625), Joan Blaeu (1649) and Daniël Stalpaert (1662) signed her on their maps. The modern history of the bridge starts in 1883. A pedestrian drawbridge was then replaced by a permanent bridge. This was possible because shipping here had largely ended. Nevertheless, the passage turned out to be too narrow. The abutments and bridge were renewed in 1903 by the construction of a so-called paraboolligger bridge with iron sickle girders. The bridge looked slender and fit in well with the street scene. The new version of the bridge, this time made of steel, from 1966 also shows these properties. The bridge is named after the milk market that was once held here. Later a catering establishment was built here, which had an image of a milkmaid as a sign. The bridge is probably the place where the first (type) Amsterdammertje was placed.

    Admission ticket free
  • The Amstel (Pass by)

    The Amstel is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam. Annually, the river is the location of the Liberation Day concert, Head of the River Amstel rowing match, and the Amsterdam Gay Pride boat parade. The Amstel was formed around 1050 BC when a freshwater river cut into a tidal channel of the IJ which are now Damrak and Rokin.

    Admission ticket free
  • H'ART Museum (Pass by)

    Hermitage Amsterdam is a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the banks of the Amstel river in Amsterdam. The museum is located in the former Amstelhof, a classical style building from 1681. The dependency displayed small exhibitions in the adjacent Neerlandia Building from 24 February 2004 until the main museum opened on 19 June 2009. It is currently the largest satellite of the Hermitage Museum, with a total area of 12,846 m2 and fits with the museum's plan to make its collections accessible to more people.The exhibition area covers 2,172 m2 and is contained within two large exhibition halls and smaller exhibition rooms. The remaining space holds lecture halls, offices and staff accommodations and a restaurant.

    Admission ticket free
  • Stopera Pier (Pass by)

    The Stopera is a building complex in Amsterdam, Netherlands, housing both the city hall of Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera and Ballet, the principal opera house in Amsterdam that is home of Dutch National Opera, Dutch National Ballet and Holland Symfonia. The building was designed by Wilhelm Holzbauer and Cees Dam. The name is an abbreviation of the protest slogan "Stop the Opera" and not a portmanteau of "st"adhuis (Dutch: "city hall") and "opera" as is often claimed. Because the word 'Stopera' was a name for the protests against the building, the theater has never used this name in their communication.

    Admission ticket free
  • Centraal Station (Pass by)

    Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Pierre Cuypers, who is also known for his design of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. While Cuypers was the principal architect, it is believed that he focused mostly on the decoration of the station building and left the structural design to railway engineers.

    Admission ticket free
  • IJdok (Pass by)

    The IJ is a body of water, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront.

    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
  • To board, you have to climb a few steps. Therefore, it can be difficult for people with reduced mobility to board.
Supplied by Amsterdam Circle Line

Tags

Day Cruises
Christmas
Audio Guides
Water Tours
Seasonal
Canal Cruises
Sightseeing Cruises
Excellent Quality
Carnival
Low Supplier Cancellation Rate
Low Last Minute Supplier Cancellation Rate

Cancellation Policy

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

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