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Okie May 8th, 2019 10:22 AM

Amsterdam canal tour suggestions
 
I will be in Amsterdam with my family in June and would like to take a canal tour. Is there a preferred location or company to use? Would love any suggestions.

Thanks

StCirq May 8th, 2019 10:44 AM

The last couple of times we've been in A'dam we've enjoyed the Those Dam Boat Guys tours. Kind of hokey, but entertaining and somewhat irreverent and you can bring food and drinks onboard.

cangel May 8th, 2019 02:32 PM

As soon as I saw your post headline, I felt compelled to jump in with a reply, having visited Amsterdam in early April of this year. Alas, StCirq beat me to the punch, with a recommendation that I wholeheartedly second! Our Those Dam Boat Guys tour was one of the highlights of the trip. Small nimble craft, small group, very entertaining host who seemed to anticipate every question that we had, and mesmerized all onboard with the history, culture and legend of this excellent city. Can't praise this tour company enough!

Okie May 8th, 2019 06:23 PM

Awesome! Those Dam Boat Guys it is!!. Thanks, everyone!

tera_denten May 9th, 2019 06:14 AM

If you haven't already booked, I highly recommend checking out Pure Boats Canal Tour. It was the highlight of our stay in Amsterdam this past fall.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti..._Province.html

menachem May 9th, 2019 09:02 AM

Check whether your non-official boat tour co is still sailing after new rules for them come into effect later this year

google translate:
https://www.ad.nl/amsterdam/enorme-r...oten~a757cd09/

hetismij2 May 9th, 2019 09:26 AM

Those Dam Boat Guys have a licence for the boats Jackson 1-5.

https://www.waternet.nl/zakelijk/ber...voer-te-water/

menachem May 9th, 2019 10:19 PM


Originally Posted by hetismij2 (Post 16916759)
Those Dam Boat Guys have a licence for the boats Jackson 1-5.

https://www.waternet.nl/zakelijk/ber...voer-te-water/

We'll see how it goes: on the news this morning a mention of private owners of boats protesting against the runaway growth of tour companies like Those Dam Boat Guys.

deniseoliver86 May 10th, 2019 03:45 AM

My friends went on this one https://www.stromma.com/en-nl/amster...lights-cruise/ if you still need recommendations

PalenQ May 10th, 2019 09:54 AM

I'd make sure the boat cruise goes out into the Harbor and around back on another canal - get a great view of Amsterdam's historic facade from the Harbor. Some boats don;t go thru - some go thru the red-light district too.

starrs May 11th, 2019 09:32 AM

I loved this one -
https://amsterdamboatcenter.com/tickets/
Classic Canal Cruise in a salon boat. Perfect.


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