Amsterdam: Guided Open Boat Canal Cruise Unlimited Drinks Option

We start our canal tour in front of Amsterdam's architectual masterpieces by famous Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers. Also the architect of the Rijksmuseum.

At the former harbour front we find the Saint Nicolas Church, patron of sailors.

The last remaining tower of Amsterdam's city defence, build in 1487.

NEMO's motto is Hands On! The objects in NEMO are often experimental setups where the visitor can investigate a scientific phenomenon in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and behavioral sciences. The museum wants to make young people enthusiastic about science and technology through experiments.

Located in the former Navy storage facility it contains the second largest maritime collection in the world. It specializes in the maritime history of the Netherlands.

Once build as the home of wealthy shipping companies, nowadays a luxury hotel.

Build in 1516 as watchtower of the city's eastern defences. Also know as silly Jake because the clock's would miraculously ring very strange times.

One if not the most recognisable and cosy pubs in Amsterdam.

This family run diamant factory is part of Amsterdam's diamond legacy and at the hart of the old Jewish neighbourhood.

This museum offers many insights into Amsterdam's Jewish history. The museum explains how Amsterdam became home to many Jews and you can also visit the impressive Portugese synagoge.

Once Rembrandt van Rhijn's home, see and feel where the master created his magic. The museum boasts a large collection of Rembrandt's etchings.

Many of the great ballets and opera's have seen the stage.

The Netherlands most famous and daily flee market. Are you in for a bargain?

A beautiful gift by the French to the city of Amsterdam. Once build it was to low for many ships to pass.

The H'ART Museum is a Dutch private art museum on the Amstel in Amsterdam Center, where changing exhibitions from various museum collections can be seen.

The Royal theater Carré was was first build as a circus for horses. Since many Dutch and world renowned artists have graced her stage. Because of her authentic grandeur artist believe they have made it when they have played Carré's stage.

One of if not Amsterdam's most iconic draw bridge. Many tales go around about this bridge. Your guide will share them with you. Do you know which one is true or false?

Herengracht is one of the earliest canals in Amsterdam and was first used as city defence, later canal houses were build by merchants.

Willet-Holthuysen House at Herengracht 605 in Amsterdam, a national monument, is a canal house open to the public with fully furnished period rooms. The museum gives an impression of life in a chic building on the Amsterdam canal belt in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The square is filled with bars and restaurants.

Foam is a photography museum on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. The museum presents changing exhibitions showing all kinds of photographic genres, such as historical photos, art photos, news photos and fashion photos. In addition to major exhibitions presenting the work of famous photographers, Foam pays special attention to current themes in photography and to work by emerging talent.

The official residence of Amsterdam's mayor.

Visit the old Heineken brewery.

When one looks through the Reguliersgracht from the Herengracht, Seven bridges can be seen. A special treat at night when these seven bridges are illuminated.

Felix Meritis ('Happy through merit') is the name of a former society and the associated building at Keizersgracht 324 in Amsterdam. Today the building has a public function again; Public programs such as lectures, debates, performances, films, exhibitions and workshops are organized around the domains of the original society: art, science and entrepreneurship. When Felix Meritis reopened on September 25, 2020, the fourth technology domain was added.

Connecting the Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht.

This other famous design by architect Pierre Cuypers houses important pieces of the Dutch national art collection and historical artifacts. Especially the Gallery with many 17th Century masters is well worth a visit.

Grachtenmuseum Amsterdam (Museum of the Canals) is a museum on the Herengracht in Amsterdam dedicated to the 17th-century Amsterdam canal belt and the history of Amsterdam. The museum is located in a seventeenth-century canal house, with classic period rooms, a permanent multimedia exhibition, a canal garden and temporary exhibitions on the first floor.

This museum is dedicated to one of (our) most famous impressionist painters. Housing some fine works of his hand.

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is a museum in Amsterdam for modern and contemporary art and design, founded in 1874. In 1895 the museum opened in a new building on Paulus Potterstraat, near the Rijksmuseum.

The Royal Concertgebouw, opened on April 11, 1888, is a building with several concert halls, located on Van Baerlestraat opposite Museumplein in Amsterdam. It is the home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Many famous classical Orchestras have played here, also an impressive list of more popular music acts, like Aretha Franklin, Rod McKuen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, Frank Sinatra en Roxy Music.

Not only the place were many AJAX Amsterdam's Eurocup 1 and Champions League victories have been celebrated. Also an epicentre of Dutch art and culture. Along the square you will find the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the Concertgebouw.

Amsterdam's pop Temple! The biggest names in the world crave to play this stage.

One of Amsterdam's famous squares, with amongst many bars, the infamous Bulldog café and the more stylish Stadsschouwburg theatre.

9 picturesque little streets with quaint little shops.

The first part of the Keizersgracht (between Brouwersgracht and (approximately) the current Leidsegracht) was dug in the summer of 1615 on the initiative of mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, city carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and city surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck. The Keizersgracht, named after Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire,[1] is the widest canal in the center of Amsterdam, namely one hundred Amsterdam feet, i.e. 28.31 meters. A remarkable detail is that the Keizersgracht was dug later than the Prinsengracht (which was dug in 1614), while the Keizersgracht is the second canal of the three main canals.

At the Amsterdam Houseboat Museum, you get the chance to experience first-hand what it’s like to live on the canals in a houseboat in Amsterdam. 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.

The Homomonument is a memorial on the Westermarkt, located between the Westerkerk and the Keizersgracht in the city center of Amsterdam. The monument was unveiled on September 5, 1987 and consists of three pink granite triangles, arranged to form a large triangle. It serves to commemorate all gay men and women who have been persecuted because of their orientation and to inspire and support them in their struggle for recognition and against oppression and discrimination.

This renaissance style tower was finished in 1638. It is Amsterdam's most famous tower and at the hart of the Jordaan neighbourhood. The tower is also subject of a very famous local folk song in typical 'Jordanees' croner style.

The Westerkerk was built between 1620 and 1631 in Renaissance style according to designs by master builder Hendrick de Keyser (1565-1621). He is buried in the Zuiderkerk. The Westerkerk was completed under the leadership of his son Pieter de Keyser (1595-1676) and put into use on June 8, 1631. The church has a length of 58 meters and a width of 29 meters. The high central nave is flanked by the two lower side aisles. The three-aisled basilica has a rectangular plan with two transepts of equal dimensions. As a result, the floor plan took the shape of two connected Greek crosses.

The Anne Frank House is a museum at Westermarkt 20 in Amsterdam in memory of Anne Frank and her Jewish family who went into hiding during the Second World War. The museum was built around their hiding place, the Achterhuis at Prinsengracht 263, where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary Het Achterhuis.

Vanaf 1612 werd vanaf de Brouwersgracht de grachtengordel in zuidelijke richting gegraven. De gracht dankt sinds 1594 zijn naam aan de vele bierbrouwerijen die in de zestiende en zeventiende eeuw in deze buurt waren te vinden. Vanaf 1782 zit aan de Brouwersgracht bij de Driehoekstraat de laatste Amsterdamse distilleerderij van jenever en likeuren: De Ooievaar. De meeste pakhuizen, gebouwd voor de opslag van goederen, zijn omgebouwd tot woonhuizen.

The Nieuwe Haarlemmersluis was completed in 1602 as a lock in the sea dike around the city, to prevent seawater from flowing into the canals at high tide. The old city wall originally stood on the site of the new lock, which was demolished from 1601 to expand the city westward

At Mokumboot you can hire self drive sloops at 7 locations in Amsterdam, Mokumboot also offers canal tours from Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein 42, Amsterdam

At Mokumboot you can hire self drive sloops at 7 locations in Amsterdam, Mokumboot also offers canal tours from Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein 42, Amsterdam

At Mokumboot you can hire self drive sloops at 7 locations in Amsterdam, Mokumboot also offers canal tours from Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein 42, Amsterdam

At Mokumboot you can hire self drive sloops at 7 locations in Amsterdam, Mokumboot also offers canal tours from Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein 42, Amsterdam

At Mokumboot you can hire self drive sloops at 7 locations in Amsterdam, Mokumboot also offers canal tours from Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein 42, Amsterdam