Off The Beaten Path Hidden Gems Canal Cruise

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Amsterdam, Netherlands

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

That Polaroid moment
Good vibes guarantee
Cozy blankets
Covered in case of rain
Small group energy
Insider Map of the cafés, museums, restaurants & more, that we like to go too.

Alcoholic Beverages

Available for regular prices onboard
Snacks

Feel free to bring your own though!
Soda/Pop

Available for regular prices onboard
Instagram performance pressure
Weather guarantees
Scripted tour guide speech

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Picnic spot
Brouwersgracht 64, 1013 ED Amsterdam, Netherlands
Go to the jetty/dock on the canal side. That's where we will wait for you!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Brouwersgracht (Pass By)

Herengracht (Pass By)

Blauwburgwal (Pass By)

Singel (Pass By)

Haarlemmersluis (Pass By)

IJ (Pass By)

Amsterdam North (Pass By)

Houthavens (Pass By)

Prinseneiland (Pass By)

Westelijke Eilanden (Pass By)

Lijnbaansgracht (Pass By)

Bloemgracht (Pass By)

Cafe Papeneiland (Pass By)

Prinsengracht (Pass By)

Egelantiersgracht (Pass By)

Leliegracht (Pass By)

The Jordaan (Pass By)

Emperor's Canal (Keizersgracht) (Pass By)

Brouwersgracht (Pass By)

Amsterdam (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 11 reviews

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Best canal cruise around

Abbey_R, Nov 2025

Absolutely amazing experience! A beautiful boat with a knowledgeable captain. They adjusted the journey based on our interests and had lots of fun facts and information about all the sights. They even had dinner recommendations based on where we were going to be later that evening. Highly recommend the quiet and personal experience this tour can give you. Better than any other larger tour that is not catered to your interests.

A wonderful experience!

Matthew_W, Nov 2025

A very welcoming personal boat trip around the Canals of Amsterdam. It really was perfect. It was decided that whilst being in Amsterdam, one of the "must do`s" is a canal trip, but we did not wish to be herded onto a large boat with plenty of others. We then read a few reviews of this wonderful little tour. As there were not so many reviews, we thought we would take a chance. We can honestly say we made the correct decision. We arrived on the side of the canal early. Diana (the name of the boat) arrived along with Johanna as skipper. From then on, we knew this was going to be great despite the late October grey sky. We expected more people to show up as the trip was advertised for a "small group, with a maximum of 6 people". However, when Johanna got off the boat, she informed us that we were the only ones who had booked. We were informed the small business has only been going since the summer and are happy to take anyone that books the tour, even if it was only going to be 1 person. Therefore, we had the boat to ourselves. Johanna, said for us to be comfortable, relax, kick off the shoes, wrap yourselves in the blankets and pull up the cushions.... which we certainly did. We then had the most amazing tour through the canals of Amsterdam, just what we wanted. Johanna has lived in Amsterdam all her life, so it was interesting chatting with her, getting to know all the facts and how real people from Amsterdam feel about the place and how they live. Thank you, Johanna, for making the trip memorable. We certainly hope more people that visit Amsterdam would choose this way to see the canals. Thank you for helping us make some wonderful memories.

Unique private canal experience

YooJin_A, Oct 2025

Truly unique way to experience the canals in a private and boutique experience, friendly guide and you really get to see some Off the Beaten path routes away from the crowd. So much more relaxing, no need to make small talk or share the Boat with strangers. Highly recommend

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hey Jin Ahn! Lovely to meet you and your parents on the boat. I really enjoyed all the questions from your dad too. Hopefully you survived all the culture shocks! kind regards, Beer

Beer led us on a...

James_P, Oct 2025

Beer led us on a marvellous tour of amsterdamns less busy districts. Very knowledgeable, very friendly, very quiet and serene experience. Highly highly recommended!

Intimate boat tour

frank_E, Oct 2025

Very intimate and informative. Beautiful and quaint small boat that is 100 yrs old. Very relaxing., would book again.

Great intimate tour boat experience!

Bennet_S, Sep 2025

We had a wonderful experience taking the Off The Beaten Path Hidden Gems Canal Cruise on the good ship (OK, boat) Diana. We got a great local’s perspective on life in Amsterdam and lots of information about the various neighborhoods as we cruised around. We saw both the famous canal girdle and the less famous canals and islands. Our little antique boat, populated by just our small party, got plenty of admiring looks from the folks on the more crowded more modern boats. We had a great time.