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Hop on Hop off Bus + Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Hop on and off our modern sightseeing buses as often as you want and enjoy a 1 hour LOVERS canal cruise through the city’s historic canals. By combining our Amsterdam Sightseeing bus with a 1-hour LOVERS canal cruise, you can discover the Dutch capital from both water and land. To make it more convenient our bus has a stop at Amsterdam Central Station on the opposite side of the station to the departure point of the canal boat.
You choose at what time of the day you want to take the canal cruise, while you have access to the City Sightseeing bus for 24 hours. So you can plan your route through Amsterdam exactly as you want to and visit as many attractions during the day as you like. On board the bus you can listen to an audio guide to learn more about the city, and you'll have access to free WiFi so you can share your experience with friends and family and track your location in the city in our app.
During the hour-long cruise, you’ll discover the beautiful canal belt of the ‘Venice of the North'. The Amsterdam canal cruise is truly one of Amsterdam’s highlights, it’s no wonder that the 100km-long canal belt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marvel at the three most famous canals of the city, the Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht, and Herengracht, alongside which wealthy spice merchants constructed grand houses during the Dutch Golden Age.
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Most relaxed way to discover Amsterdam
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Sail through Amsterdam’s 17th century canal ring
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Free visit to Gassan Diamonds
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Most relaxed way to discover Amsterdam
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Sail through Amsterdam’s 17th century canal ring
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Free visit to Gassan Diamonds
Bus route
Bus route
Prins Hendrikkade 20B
1012 TL Amsterdam
Prins Hendrikkade 20B
1012 TL Amsterdam
Amsterdam is filled with incredible sights and extraordinary attractions. Amsterdam is 750 years old and much of this history can be seen when you go sightseeing in Amsterdam, both from the water and on the streets. The boat tour will take you through the city's iconic canals, while the bus will take around the city.
For instance, to the De Gooyer windmill which dates back to 1814, though there was another mill at that location in the 16th-century. Or hop-off the bus at Museum Square, which is steps away from historic museums like the Rijksmuseum. Or step off the bus at the Jordaan, this former working-class neighbourhood is now home to art galleries, speciality shops and restaurants.
Amsterdam is filled with incredible sights and extraordinary attractions. Amsterdam is 750 years old and much of this history can be seen when you go sightseeing in Amsterdam, both from the water and on the streets. The boat tour will take you through the city's iconic canals, while the bus will take around the city.
For instance, to the De Gooyer windmill which dates back to 1814, though there was another mill at that location in the 16th-century. Or hop-off the bus at Museum Square, which is steps away from historic museums like the Rijksmuseum. Or step off the bus at the Jordaan, this former working-class neighbourhood is now home to art galleries, speciality shops and restaurants.
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Bus departureBus departs approximately every 25 minutes
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Operating hoursFirst bus departs stop 1 at 10.00, last bus departs stop 1 at 17.00
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ChildrenChild ticket available for those between 4 and 13 years old
Children up to 3-years travel for free on buses and canal cruise when accompanied by a paying adult (maximum of 2 children per adult) -
Ticket informationTicket directly available on smartphone
Free rescheduling or cancellation up to 24 hours in advance -
Free WiFi available
Free audio-guide available -
Download the free City Sightseeing Amsterdam app
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Bus departureBus departs approximately every 25 minutes
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Operating hoursFirst bus departs stop 1 at 10.00, last bus departs stop 1 at 17.00
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ChildrenChild ticket available for those between 4 and 13 years old
Children up to 3-years travel for free on buses and canal cruise when accompanied by a paying adult (maximum of 2 children per adult) -
Ticket informationTicket directly available on smartphone
Free rescheduling or cancellation up to 24 hours in advance -
Free WiFi available
Free audio-guide available
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Download the free City Sightseeing Amsterdam app
- Audio guide available on the bus in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew
- Audio guide available on the canal cruise in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew
- Free earphones available which you can keep and reuse when you hop-on again
- Free city map available onboard
- Free visit to Gassan Diamonds
- The bus is wheelchair accessible but wheelchair users must be able to enter and exit the bus independently due to safety reasons
The boat is not wheelchair accessible - Large groups (10+ people) may not all be able to hop on the same bus at the same time due to the number of available seats
- No pets allowed, only service dogs
- Audio guide available on the bus in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew
- Audio guide available on the canal cruise in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew
- Free earphones available which you can keep and reuse when you hop-on again
- Free city map available onboard
- Free visit to Gassan Diamonds
- The bus is wheelchair accessible but wheelchair users must be able to enter and exit the bus independently due to safety reasons
The boat is not wheelchair accessible - Large groups (10+ people) may not all be able to hop on the same bus at the same time due to the number of available seats
- No pets allowed, only service dogs
We use these bus services in many cities we travel as a great way to get an overview of a city if it's your first time. This was well organized and easy to get a ticket and find stops. Would recommend to first time visitors.
We had a really lovely time on the one-hour canal cruise. Our captain was very lovely and cracked a good few jokes throughout the tour. The GPS guided tour via the headphones was a fab idea and there were so many language options available which was a really pleasant surprise. We learned so much about the history of the city and the tour even helped us to find places to visit again in further detail after the tour. The price was extremely reasonable considering the excellent experience we got, and our boat even left a little early which was nice. All in all, we would definitely recommend it!
We really enjoyed it. We show I I amsterdam cards at the ticket office ans were on a boat and on our way within 10 minutes. Our captain (Tony I believe was his name) was lovely ,cheerful and very knowledge of the area, he also had 2 traniees with him and they were also lovely. The facilties were clean. If I hadn't have had the I amsterdam card I would have still paid what the price was (which I think is reasonable).
1st time in Amsterdam and loved it Booked on the Lovers Canal cruise early in the morning to get a feel for the city and to get our bearings The tour showed the highlights of the city and the comentry was good
sitting backward is really annoying... Except that I think it is very nice and the captain was a nice guy, he was really funny, making jokes.
Booked through Get Your Guide literally 20 mins before boarding. They let us join a boat that was boarding as soon as we got there, which was great, no standing around as they weren’t so busy. We took a daytime trip and glad we did. Maybe evening cruises would be better in warmer months with open boats. The boat was modern, clean and warm and no condensation at all during any part of our cruise. The headphones were included and the audio commentary was interesting. The captain also added bits and pieces of extra info which was appreciated. It was a great introduction to the canals of Amsterdam as we decided to do this trip literally an hour after arriving in Amsterdam. It helped us with our bearings and with general historical info about the city. The reason for 4 rather than 5 stars is that we seemed to stay on one canal, no museums seen, no Anne Frank house, nothing like that, which was a shame as lots of tourists probably visit these places afterwards. Maybe the canal boat starting from the museums area take that route? We took the one from the station. There are lots of canal boat companies, but we were more than happy with Lovers as their boats appear a lot more modern than many others we saw. I would definitely recommend the cruise and my teenage daughter said it was one of the nicest things we did when in Amsterdam.
A amazing tour with some great canal boat skills performed and a great host. This tour is very much for couples and being alone I felt a little out of place.
Done the open boat tour during the summer. A great way to see the city and the audio guide gave plenty of information along the way. Extremely relaxing to the point I almost fell asleep half way around. Would definitely do the tour again if I’m back in Amsterdam
Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Although it rained, I still enjoyed the tour. The only complaint was the audio was difficult to hear at times.
Nice relaxing hour around the canals. Duco (sorry if I have not got the name correct) was informative with history and fun facts. Would recommend.
It was educational, slowed down at the right places. The pilot was polite and explained well- was fun and energetic.
Why use City Sightseeing Amsterdam?
City Sightseeing Amsterdam will save you time and money during your stay in Amsterdam. Choose between a 24- or a 48 hour ticket and see all the best highlights in Amsterdam. You can hop on and off at every stop. The GPS audio guide on board is available in 18 languages and free Wi-Fi is included on all buses and boats. Download the free app and get a live view of what the routes of the buses are, so you can reduce waiting times to a minimum. Get your tickets now and enjoy your holidays in Amsterdam to the fullest!
