Captain Jack's Amsterdam: Unforgettable Canal Journey!
Not suitable for bachelor parties or other drinking parties. Historytour! Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best 2023, 2024 & 2025! With a fun group (max 24), we'll take you on the most relaxing, fun family and friends open boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam. But not just any boat ride, you will be introduced with typical Dutch bites and bits, drinks, our stories, rich history and humor. We will let you know about the rich history of Amsterdam and so much more... You'll not only be meeting me but also guests from all over the world, more than 100 nationalities have joined our tour last year! My friends and I are your host for the whole tour, we will entertain you with amazing facts, funny and exciting stories. I only have electric open boats, meaning quiet cruising with the best views. Can't wait to have you on board!
Reviews
Reviews and Rating (Tripadvisor)
5 stars
Reviews by Tripadvisor travelers
Cosmopolitan780600, 12/12/2025 3:19:35 AM
We enjoyed our cruise with Gisella as our guide. She was informative and entertaining. Plenty of drinks on the boat, including beer, wine, soft drinks, water, as well as local snacks. Recommended tour for a more personal experience and the smaller boat allowed us to go down canals that bigger boats can't access.
erika1964, 12/11/2025 3:37:22 PM
Lovely tour on historic boat. Friendly, fun, knowledgeable captain, took us safely around canals of Amsterdam. She was full of history and local stories being Dutch herself and well traveled. The boat is cozy and well appointed with blankets and cushions, and more wine and beer than we could have drunken. Candies and cookies too. A memorable fun way to see Amsterdam.
Beth_m, 12/11/2025 11:47:54 AM
It’s a small boat, but very cozy. Snacks and beverages were plentiful. “Captain Jack” was great fun & very informative. 90 minutes was the perfect amount of time for us & the tour was everything we hoped it would be.
mikesJ3222BN, 12/10/2025 5:37:57 AM
Smaller boat then the others we saw. The captain was very knowledgeable and engaging on our full 90 min cruise along the canals. All included was wine (all three colours), beer, soft drinks. There was plenty (loads left at the end) and it was help yourselves. Also cheese and biscuits, sweets, biscuits and stroopwafels. Excellent trip, highly recommend
Mike_S, 12/9/2025 3:17:58 AM
Excellent tour all the way around. Very nice covered boat, Ronald was a great captain and guide, food and drink were very sufficient.
Denise_S, 12/4/2025 11:28:13 AM
Little boat but lovely personalised experience. Had a great time, brunch was great and drinks good bonus too!
Alison_T, 12/3/2025 5:03:23 PM
The boat itself is a lovely wooden boat and very comfortable, and the lights reflecting on the water were very romantic, but the best feature was our Captain, David Paul. Not only was he knowledgeable in the regular features of the canals but he knew the names and details of the art installations from The Amsterdam Light Festival. A lovely tour.
Lisa_P, 12/3/2025 4:10:48 AM
Great host with good knowledge. Good value for money including free drinks & nibbles. Tour took us around most of the city so great to see it at a leisurely pace.
Z7303TMkiml, 12/2/2025 11:53:34 AM
We took the 90 minute festival of lights tour. The crew was very friendly and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the comfortable boat and heat! It was a nice way to end a day of walking all over Amsterdam.
zoeyoukee, 12/1/2025 8:42:37 AM
Great trip, super communication, great Captain with lots of info. A large group of rather intoxicated ladies were a bit of a disturbance but were thankfully down the back of the boat! Would thoroughly recommend booking
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Due a lot of traffic at the dock, I can't wait more than 5 minutes. Please make sure you are at the dock 10 minutes before departure.
- A fairly big step needs to be taken to get in the boat. Of course we will assist you.
- Beware all my boats are open. So when it rains, you can get wet. But rebooking with rain is always possible
- I always try to give the best tour possible (5*). But in rare occasion things don't go as you and me would like. Please let me know asap. Either direct or send me an email of text. I will contact you.
- The tour is a historical canal cruise, it is not a booze cruise. So if you are looking for a bachelor party boat or any other booze cruise, this is not the cruise for you.
- Captain Jack is collaboration between friends. Captain Jack is not himself on the boat.
- Due Health regulations (regarding food) animals are not allowed (service animals excluded).
Departure point
Exit Central Station via the main entrance, turn right, and walk to tram stop B4 near the large tree. Look for the white boat with a pink flag and crew in pink shirts. Address: Stationsplein 18. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before departure.Return details
Not suitable for bachelor parties or other drinking parties. Historytour! Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best 2023, 2024 & 2025! With a fun group (max 24), we'll take you on the most relaxing, fun family and friends open boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam. But not just any boat ride, you will be introduced with typical Dutch bites and bits, drinks, our stories, rich history and humor. We will let you know about the rich history of Amsterdam and so much more... You'll not only be meeting me but also guests from all over the world, more than 100 nationalities have joined our tour last year! My friends and I are your host for the whole tour, we will entertain you with amazing facts, funny and exciting stories. I only have electric open boats, meaning quiet cruising with the best views. Can't wait to have you on board!Redemption
No hen, stag or drinking parties. History tour, no booze cruise. Looking forward having you on the boat with me! Please double check your departure location. The departing location is at Rijksmuseum (Museumbrug 1) or Central Station (Stationsplein 18). You can find me on Google Maps (unfortunately not Apple Maps). PS. Please make sure we have your correct contact details, thanks!24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund