Experience the Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise with GetYourGuide’s top-rated provider for Amsterdam boat tours. Enjoy a cozy, small group cruise with live commentary and optional drinks.

PRICE: $23
per person

 

Discover all the Amsterdam Light Festival and also get to see the city’s highlights and hidden gems in the best way possible on a boat ride in one of the most stylish and eco-friendly boats in Amsterdam.

A blanket is provided to keep you warm on these winter days. Enjoy a hot drink such as hot chocolate milk (with or without cream), together with snacks, which can be booked optionally. So sit back and relax, and have our local English-speaking skipper explain every highlight of the city and the Light Festival works of art.

✔️Official Partner Amsterdam Light Festival 2025 Edition 14, Legacy
We are proud to be the official partner of the Amsterdam Light Festival 2025/2026. The theme of the fourteenth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival is Legacy. How do we want to be remembered? Twenty light artworks by international artists show what we preserve and what we leave behind, from monumental installations, to personal stories. The festival runs from 27 November 2025 to 18 January 2026.

✔️Amsterdam 750th anniversary
The coming edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival is special because it coincides with Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary. For a whole year, residents, districts, and institutions all over town commemorate and celebrate the unique spirit of Amsterdam. What custom is more appropriate to mark this special milestone than a ritual?

✔️ Small group tour
28 passengers maximum

✔️ Don’t Speak English? We got you!
Our local skipper speaks English and Dutch, but we have a free digital booklet (QR code which will lead to a booklet on your phone or your tablet) available with guided information in the languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German, French and Italian. So you won’t miss a thing!

✔️Departure location
Head to the meeting point in front of Amsterdam Central Station to begin the tour.
We depart right in front of Amsterdam Central Station in one of our brand new, stylish, and electric eco boats.

✔️ Highlights
During the cruise, admire the illuminated works of art of the Amsterdam Light Festival, but also the Canal Belt (Grachtengordel), Schreierstoren Oosterdok, the Skinny Bridge (De Magere Brug), the Dancing Houses, the Amstel River, and much more. Enjoy your optional (hot) drink and snacks and listen to your local skipper’s favourite stories as you take in the city sights.

✔️ Winter in Amsterdam
Winters in Amsterdam can be cosy but also cold, especially on the water, so please dress warm (free blankets are provided). We cruise with a (half) open boat.

✔️ Duration
The duration of the cruise is between 60-90 minutes, the exact time depends on how busy the traffic on the canals is.

Cruise with GetYourGuide’s top-rated provider for Amsterdam boat tours
English & Dutch speaking local skipper, and Free digital booklet in 8 languages
We cruise with (half) covered boat for the best experience.
Stay warm with blankets and enjoy (optional) unlimited drinks
Small group tour of maximum 28 passengers,

75-minute cruise in silent electric boat
Small group
Unlimited drinks (when option selected)
Welcome snack (when option selected)
Local skipper
Digital guide in 8 languages (via QR code on your phone or tablet)

 

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