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City Sightseeing Amsterdam Hop-On Hop-Off Boat
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- Your pass is valid for 1 year
- A central app for all your bookings
- Free Hop-on Hop-off bus included
Location
Essentials
- The best way to explore Amsterdam
- Canal cruise with an extra long route and fun audio guide
- Just relax, enjoy and make beautiful pictures
Practical info
Includes
24 or 48 hours of unlimited hopping between City Sightseeing Amsterdam boats
Free tour of Gassan Diamonds
Free guided tours in the City Sightseeing Amsterdam app
Real time information concerning departure times in the free app:
Download the Free City Sightseeing Amsterdam App (App Store)
Download the Free City Sightseeing Amsterdam App (Google Playstore)
Audio guide in 19 languages on board the hop-on hop-off boat
Children
Child ticket for 4-13 year olds
Free entry for 0-3 year olds when accompanied by a paying adult
Languages
Audio guide on the boat: Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish, Polish, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew
Operating hours
Frequent departures between 9.30 - 19.45
Last departure from stop 1 at 17.45
Stops
Click here for the map or find the locations of the stops in the City Sightseeing Amsterdam app
Ticket information
Ticket valid for 24 or 48 hours
Ticket directly available on smartphone
Tickets can be rescheduled or cancelled up to 24 hours in advance
You can reschedule your tickets yourself via our self rebook page up to 24 hours in advance
More information
No pets allowed, only service dogs
Large groups (10+ people) may not all be able to hop on the same boat at the same time due to the number of available seats
For questions about the product, please contact hello@toursandtickets.nl
Accessibility
Getting there
Public Transport
About
Hop-on Hop-off Amsterdam boat tour
The Hop-on Hop-off Amsterdam canal cruise is the best way to explore the city’s canals and get around town easily! This ticket will allow you to make unlimited use of the red sightseeing boats that cruise through the historic canal district. You can hop on and off as often as you like and wherever you want, or just sit back and enjoy the tour.
A GPS based audio guide in several languages is available on board, which will provide you with fascinating information about the key points of interest. In addition, free WiFi is included, so you can instantly share all your favourite photos and videos online! Get your Hop-On Hop-Off Boat Amsterdam tickets now and discover this novel way of exploring the city.
Not just a regular Amsterdam Cruise!
City Sightseeing is not only an audio-guided Amsterdam cruise. It’s also a fantastic way to get around without having to walk everywhere or rely on public transport. In comparison to a standard Amsterdam cruise, Hop-On Hop-Off Boat Amsterdam has a longer route that covers more areas of the city, making it perfect for getting you where you want to go. A full lap on the boat takes about 2 hours. And if you see something that you like that you weren’t planning on visiting, you can just hop off, check it out, and catch the next boat!
The boats are equipped with panoramic windows which provide an unparalleled view of the surroundings. You can sit back and enjoy the sights as you travel past the iconic bridges, magnificent 17th-century houses, old churches, and museums. The cruise is the perfect combination of an Amsterdam canal cruise and a fun way of transportation!
Get your Amsterdam hop-on hop-off tickets right here
You can purchase your Hop-On Hop-Off Amsterdam boat tickets right here. Just choose how long you want your ticket to be valid for, 24- or 48 hours, and choose your starting day. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity and buy your tickets now!
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Reviews
6 reviews
We had an amazing time touring Amsterdam city - the canal city tour was very informative and interesting.
Good and good value but not very good timing
I went on the boat tour only not the bus tour. The boat had a roof to cover from the rain and windows which you can open and close so you can see more clearly and get photos. It also has headphones so you can listen to information about the things you pass though it is not very clear where the things they say are. They also have an app to track the boats and busses but it is quite inaccurate and you can’t see some of them sometimes when the gps disconnects.
Cruising Amsterdam
This is one of the best ways to get around the center of Amsterdam, in my opinion. There are around 6 stops and wait times were very short, less than 30 minutes, during the month of May. It was also very relaxing to cruise around the canals while exploring the city center.
Great for the money and allows you to visit lots of places
Pros: We took the boat cruise and you have 7 stops around the city and you can visit plenty of places and spend as much time as you want and take the next boat. They are about 25 to 30 minutes apart. As long as you know when the last boat is, you can use your tickets for 24 hours from your start time, so we encourage you to take it mid-day and use it the next day, since in May it rains mostly in the afternoon in our experience. Cons: Unless you got cell service and use their QR code on the map, the times when the boats come by are not exact and if another boat is in their docking spot (most places on the canals are free to dock) then you will have to wait a little bit more. Make sure you are aware of when the last boat comes and at which stop it ends; you don't want to get stuck far from your place and have to get a taxi or a bus/tram, much less walk. Tips: . You can bring a small lunch to eat on board; this information comes from their staff at the Vondelpark ticket booth. . If you plan on visiting the Gassan diamond store which is free with your ticket purchase, know that you will have to attend a sales pitch. However you can leave at any time and go across the main building to get a free coffee or tea from their very nice machines and use their clean restrooms (WC).
Great Way to See the City
We had a 5 day visit in Amsterdam and spent our first day taking the Boat ride so we could learn the lay out of the city. They take you to several different neighborhoods. The ride is a total of 2 hours if you don’t get off at any of the stops. We loved checking out the Flea Market where we had a wonderful breakfast at a restaurant called “Waterloo”. This is also the Jewish district of the city. We also enjoyed the stop where several of the major museums are located. Let yourself get lost in Amsterdam and enjoy the local color. The audio guide on the boat is in several languages and provides fun facts about the area. Be prepared to meet the friendly locals.
Leuke daguitstap
Zeer leuke daguitstap gehad met dit concept. Eerst de hop on hop off boot genomen. Deze rondrit duurt ongeveer 2.5u en is super leuk. Daarna de hop on hop off bus genomen en dus duurt ongeveer een 70tal minuten. Via social deal deze tickets gekocht. Scheelt toch de helft van de prijs als je ze aan het bureau zelf koopt.
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