- from €
- 320
90 Minutes
Private tour 2 people
It is possible to have up to 12 guests
Private captain and storyteller
Classic ship can be opened and closed
If you are looking for a more personal and intimate way to visit Amsterdam with your group of friends or famliy? Our Private Canal Tour Amsterdam is the best option for you, Experience the canals of Amsterdam during an historical journey along the waterways.
Private Canal Tour Amsterdam
Looking for a more personal way to visit Amsterdam? Do you want something more than a standard group tour? Then our Private Canal Tour Amsterdam is perfect for you. Discover Amsterdam during an intimate journey along the canals.
Besides providing a stunning backdrop to the city’s historic center, floating down Amsterdam’s canals is one of the most memorable ways to discover the city’s sights and attractions. Whether you’re a first-time or frequent visitor, everything in Amsterdam seems a bit more magical when viewed from a boat.
The history of Amsterdam is intimately connected with water. Its 165 canals were created over the centuries to stimulate trade and transport and reclaim land to expand the city. They continue to define the city’s landscape and in 2010 Amsterdam’s canal ring was recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.
On this private canal tour Amsterdam, we will be visiting the main highlights of the city from the canals.
During winter the boat will be closed and we have blankets and heating on board.
Private Canal Tour Amsterdam Highlights
Explore the River Amstel.
The only river running through the city
Seven bridges
Sail beneath the famous seven bridges, a unique view in the city.
Anne Frank house
See the Anne Frank House from the Canals.
More than 400 years history
The Canal Ring (or Grachtengordel) carries more than 400 years of history and was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2010.
Iconic Bridge
The Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), an iconic bridge.
Golden Gurdel
The 17th century-old canal houses on the Herengracht, the richest part of Amsterdam
Pictoresque Neighborhood
The historic Jordaan neighborhood
Route of the tour
The tour can be adjusted to you wishes
Private Canal Tour Amsterdam Inclusions
Expert Tour guide and skipper
Your captain is also your guide.
Private experience.
only your private company
Liquid refreshments
Your journey is accompanied by a glass of Bubbles, some soft drinks, and water. (special requests are possible)
Delights for your tastebuds
Including local cheese, crackers, grapes, and Dutch waffles (special requests are possible)
A silent small electric boat
with a retractable roof and windows. In spring/summer and with nice weather the boat is open. In autumn/winter or bad weather, the boat can be fully covered
Blankets and Heating
So you can snuggle with your partner and heating, so we can keep you warm and comfortable at any time
Especially for winter, we have heating onboard that keeps you nicely warm.
Amsterdam Private Canal Tour Exclusions
Tipping Option
If you found the experience exceptional, you're welcome to express your gratitude with a discretionary gratuity for your captain.
Expand Your Private Canal Tour Amsterdam
Bouqet of 11 red roses
Elegant floral arrangement € 50,-
Prosecco
Premium sparkling wine (large format) €35,-
Champagne
Luxury Champagne (standard bottle) • Boucche Pere Et Fils Reserve 750 ml €65,- • Veuve Clicquot Signature 750 nl €98,-
Instant photo memories
Polaroid photo memories: €50,- for a set of 10 photos (Additional captures: €6,- each)
Amsterdam Private Canal Tour Details
Tour Length
90 Minutes. This can be longer on request. We recommend extending your private tour to 2 hours.
Linguistic Options
Our Canal Tours are primary conducted in English or Dutch. Kindly specify your language by booking. Upon request we can also accomodate Spanish, French and German speakers.
Meeting point
Herengracht 605 (in front of Museum"Huis Willet-Holthuysen"
Pick Up
For an additional fee, your captain can collect you from a location of your choice, provided it offers a secure mooring spot.
Availability
Please consult our online tour scheduling system for the most uo-to-date timeslots. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out via e-mail. Also reach out if the private booking you like to make is not available often we can still accomodate you.
Group Accommodation of the Tour
Up to 10 persons
What Our Guests Say
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Great tour! Warm welcome in cozy boat, with best host / captain in Amsterdam
Fantastic Amsterdam Light Festival tour with Rocco. Highly recommended!
Rocco is the sweetest captain in Amsterdam! He makes you feel at home at his clean boat, with snacks and drinks and heating onboard. He also knows a lot about Amsterdam, a great plus. Nothing felt rushed, best way to see Amsterdam and her canals. Book Rocco!
Our tour boat on November 26,2025 was just so lovely. To be able to view the city and city lights from the canals was amazing, weather was chilly but clear and our tour guide Glenn was a wonderful guide with a bit of history and knowledge of the area gave us a great deal of information and appreciation for Amsterdam. Glenn was very warm and friendly and answered all of our questions. I would definitely recommend this tour company and Glenn for a lovely ride through the canals
I proposed to my boyfriend today and I am incredibly happy. I would like to thank everyone at Romantic Tour, especially Scott. My boyfriend (and now fiancé) and I had a fantastic evening! Everything went exactly as I had planned! The playlist was perfect, as were the snacks, the view, the tour, etc. Everything was perfect! I highly recommend it. I would like to thank the Romantic Tour team again, especially Scott. I am very happy with every moment I had tonight.
Thank you and especially Scott who was our host for the best night of our life!! He made everything really special for us, it was not just another tour, and we will always remember how special you made it for us!! I recommend and we will definitely come back and ask for Scott!!
Thank you so much to Rocco and the team for such a wonderful experience! My partner (now fiancé!!) and I had a three and a half hour canal cruise on the Saloon boat and the Unlimited Love package. The email communication to arrange the evening was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed our three course meals picked up along the way, and Rocco picked a perfect, quiet intimate canal for the proposal itself. We will fondly look back on this special day for the rest of our lives (and will regularly look back at the Polaroids!). For everything that was included I feel the price was very reasonable!
Thanks so much for making our engagement so special ❤️
Thanks so much for making our engagement so special ❤️
We had the most incredible experience with Romantic Amsterdam Tour. From the very first email, their communication was warm, professional, and reassuring. The private boat tour felt so special.
The storytelling made it unforgettable. We didn’t just see the city, we heard its love stories and hidden secrets. It felt authentic, thoughtful.
The team are true professionals, and they clearly care deeply about creating magical experiences for couples. Our proposal was handled beautifully.
If you’re visiting Amsterdam as a couple, I can’t recommend this enough. It’s romantic, personal, and worth every penny.
The storytelling made it unforgettable. We didn’t just see the city, we heard its love stories and hidden secrets. It felt authentic, thoughtful.
The team are true professionals, and they clearly care deeply about creating magical experiences for couples. Our proposal was handled beautifully.
If you’re visiting Amsterdam as a couple, I can’t recommend this enough. It’s romantic, personal, and worth every penny.
We loved this romantic cruise so much we came back AGAIN for year 2! Rocco is the best and this tour is the best. Cannot recommend it enough!
Scott gave us an unforgettable night on the water. Fun, informative, and picked the perfect route for us to maximize the night sights. He knows when to chime in vs when to step back and really let the romance of the moment build. What a wonderful city to explore from the water. The whole experience blew me away and made for a really special evening.
Scott did a great job! Leading us through the eye of the storm while telling us great stories. 5/5 stars
Skipper Scott was AMAZING!!!! Great tour of Amsterdam through the many beautiful canals. Scott was extremely funny, easy going and very knowledgeable about the city. Loved it!!!
I worked with the Romantic Tours team for about 6 months to plan my proposal to be just the way I envisioned it. The entire team was very friendly, professional and helped me get every detail right. Ciska was very responsive and helped me think through additional details to make the day as special as possible. Skipper Scott was a true pleasure to be with on the boat. I was pretty nervous arriving to the boat, but his calm and lighthearted demeanor and fun stories helped calm my nerves immediately. Justina was our incredible photographer and helped capture each special moment and we couldn’t have asked for a better team. My new fiancé even told me yesterday was the best day of her life, which wouldn’t be possible without the team helping make it all possible. I cannot thank you all enough!!!
That was very good and interesting. Our captain Dip told us a lot of stories about the city and made our journey brilliant and perfect. I really recommend.
We really enjoyed our canal tour with captain Mare. She was funny charming and knowledgeable. The snacks and drinks on board were of high quality. We took an evening tour as the sun was setting so it made for nice lighting and no glaring sun to deal with. I recommend this tour to anyone who doesn't want to ride on a party boat.
We had the most magical experience with Proposal Romantic Tour Amsterdam! From the very beginning, communication via email was amazing—quick, friendly, and incredibly helpful. They provided great support in planning the actual proposal, making the whole process smooth and special.
A huge thank you to my tour guide, Glyn, who truly made the experience unforgettable. She was not only warm and kind but also took so many beautiful photos, brought us to lovely romantic spots, and adjusted the tour perfectly to our needs.
I honestly couldn't imagine the proposal being more perfect. My now-fiancée was over the moon, and it’s a moment we will never forget.
Thank you so much for making it all so perfect! 💍🚤❤️
A huge thank you to my tour guide, Glyn, who truly made the experience unforgettable. She was not only warm and kind but also took so many beautiful photos, brought us to lovely romantic spots, and adjusted the tour perfectly to our needs.
I honestly couldn't imagine the proposal being more perfect. My now-fiancée was over the moon, and it’s a moment we will never forget.
Thank you so much for making it all so perfect! 💍🚤❤️
Response from the owner 14:32 03 Jun 25
Hi Oktawia, Thank you for your kind words. Our entire team is dedicated to make every proposal a special event. With our personal approach we make sure that we meet the wishes of our guests. I will thank Glynn again on your behalf for this beautiful trip. We wish you all the best for the future together!With Love,Ciska
We enjoyed this private boat tour of Amsterdam. It was the perfect ending to our multi-country trip to Europe. Rocco was very informative about what we were seeing and answered all of our questions. It was such a beautiful tour. We are grateful for the experience. Thank you Rocco!
Response from the owner 14:25 03 Jun 25
Thank you Janice, It was a pleasure to have you on board and to be able to share my love for Amsterdam with you! Thank you for booking your tour with us!With Love,Rocco
Enjoyed a romantic, private cruise immensely. Snacks, drinks, fun facts, everything was perfect!
Response from the owner 13:40 01 Jun 25
Hi Tomas,Bedankt voor je 5 star review. Met onze tours proberen we onze gasten op een ontspannen en persoonlijke manier de romantische kant van Amsterdam te laten zien en we zijn blij dat we erin geslaagd zijn om een perfecte ervaring voor jou en je partner geleverd te hebben! With love,Ciska
I used this tour service to propose to my fiancée, and everything was excellent. It was a beautiful experience, the company was very easy to work with and quick to communicate, and the photographer they enlisted was phenomenal. We are both extremely happy with the experience and highly recommend this service.
Response from the owner 13:39 27 May 25
Hello Sam, Congratulations on your engagement!Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled that you chose our private boat tour services for your marriage proposal in beautiful Amsterdam. We are delighted to deliver our signature romantic experience and are glad that we met your expectations. We also appreciate your kind words about our team; we are pleased that they were easy to work with and provided effective communication throughout the process. This is what we strive for, as we understand the stress involved in coordinating such an event.We aim to create memorable and unique experiences, like our private boat tours, that make marriage proposals unforgettable. Your engagement is an important milestone, and we take pride in helping couples like you celebrate such a significant occasion. We appreciate your high recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back in the future for many anniversaries to come.Wishing you both all the best for you exciting new chapter.With love, Linda
Excellent service all as expected and nothing bad to say at all from the experience. Thank you very much for helping me achieve the perfect proposal
Response from the owner 11:40 12 May 25
Dear Jossue,Thank you so much for sharing your 5-star experience with us! We are thrilled to have met your expectations, especially for such a beautiful event as your marriage proposal. Although we have organized close to 400 proposals, it is always a privilege and an honor when guests allow us to play a small part in arranging the details and coordination. We greatly appreciate your trust in us and for letting us witness your beautiful proposal.I will pass on your lovely review and kind words to your skipper, Glynn.Thank you again for joining us. We wish you both the very best as you embark on this exciting new chapter together.With love, Linda
The communication and planning were great, and we really enjoyed the Romantic Amsterdam Tour. However, we were unhappy with the photographer we were assigned—both the photos and editing didn't meet our expectations. When we brought this up, responses were slow, and we ultimately just asked for the RAW files. Surprisingly, we liked the polaroids more than the professional photos. If photography is a priority for you, I recommend asking in advance who your photographer will be.
Response from the owner 12:42 10 May 25
Dear Aileen,Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the Romantic tour and appreciate your kind words about our communication and coordination. However, we are very sorry to learn that the photography experience did not meet your expectations. Your feedback is important to us, and we take it seriously. To assist you further, we could not find your details in our system. Please email us at info@romantictouramsterdam.com with the name under which the booking was made. Once we have the booking details, we will look into the matter and explore how we can resolve it.Thank you again for sharing your experience. We hope to assist you soon.With love, Linda 
Magnific experience! It was the perfect touch to my girlfriend's birthday and the stories told touched our heart. Thank you so much!
Response from the owner 08:33 02 May 25
Dear Rodrigo, Happy belated birthday to your partner! Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are absolutely thrilled to have met your expectations and left you both with such a memorable experience. We are lovers of romance and Amsterdam; your experience is exactly why we do what we do. We are passionate about leaving beautiful, lasting impressions of Amsterdam with our guests. We are grateful that we can share Amsterdam's magic and romance through our eyes, experience, and storytelling. Thank you so much for choosing to sail with this; we can't wait to welcome you back in the future. With love,Linda 
Linda, Rocco and everyone else that helped setup our proposal in Amsterdam were nothing short of perfect. We are extremely grateful we got to have such a beautiful proposal done in such a unique way. Every step along the way Linda went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect for us and despite there being many issues on my end Linda made sure everything turned out smoothly and it ended up being the most beautiful proposal. Thank you! I give my highest recommendation to the Romantic Amsterdam Tour team.
Response from the owner 19:49 27 Apr 25
Dear Cooper,Congratulations on your engagement. Thank you so much for your heartwarming review! We're thrilled to hear that your private tulip field proposal during your visit to Amsterdam was a magical experience for you both. We're so happy that we met your expectations. Coordinating a marriage proposal is very special for us, and it's incredible to know that our efforts made your special moment unforgettable. This makes us very happy. Even as we approach 400 proposals, each one motivates us to create unique and beautiful experiences, just like your sunset backdrop picnic set up in the tulip fields. Your kind words inspire us to continue providing exceptional service for couples looking to celebrate their love in the most memorable way. Thank you again for your high recommendation and for trusting us to fulfill your vision. I wish you all the best in your exciting new chapter ahead. With love,Linda 
A highly recommended experience, personalized and exquisite treatment with all kinds of details, a great discovery!! Thank you
Response from the owner 19:14 26 Apr 25
Hello Mario,Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed your romantic private canal tour in Amsterdam. It's always a joy to share the magical ambiance of our beautiful city with guests like you. We take great pride in personalizing experiences, allowing you to discover our hidden gems and hear the romantic stories that make Amsterdam special. These details create an unforgettable moment, and we aim to make our tours unique to every visitor. We appreciate you spreading the word about our tours and look forward to welcoming you back for another memorable experience on the canals of Amsterdam. Thank you again for sharing your 5-star experience. With love,Linda 
Thank you for making this day so special. Everything was prepared perfectly!
Response from the owner 19:05 26 Apr 25
Hello Kuba, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your recent experience with us. We appreciate you allowing us to help plan such a magical moment. We aim to prepare everything as best possible to make the moment memorable for our guests visiting Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a romantic and beautiful city, and I know that Rocco enjoyed hosting you both. We wish you all the best and can't wait to see you sail around the beautiful Amsterdam canals in the future. All the very best for your next chapter. With love, Linda 
Thank you Deep for this beautiful romantic boat tour through Amsterdam! I couldn't have wished for a more romantic place for a marriage proposal🙏 Thank you so much for your cooperation! You are a very nice person and organized the whole surprise together with my boyfriend or more like my future husband! Thank you so much for this special moment!!!
Truly a one of a kind experience and worth every penny. Rocco and his Team are the best. From the initial email inquiry to the follow-up after was impeccable. Our canal guide was Dirk and we couldn't have asked for a better person to share this once in a lifetime experience. He is an amazing individual who took great care in making sure we would never forget this day. Kristin and I are so unbelievably happy and had the absolute best time ever. I would highly recommend Team Romantic Tour Amsterdam.
Love always,
Steven and Kristin
Love always,
Steven and Kristin
Weather policy
On our delightful boats, we are fully equipped to handle all types of weather! For rainy days, we can close up the boat while still providing clear views through the windows. To keep you cozy on colder or winter evenings, we offer heating and blankets. Our tours are rarely canceled due to weather conditions and will only be postponed if local authorities advise against going on the canals. In such instances, you can either reschedule your tour or receive a full refund. For more information, please refer to our full cancellation policy. Rest assured, we are prepared to take care of you no matter the season.
FAQ
What can you expect to see on the Private Canal Tour Amsterdam
During this of Private Canal Tour Amsterdam we will visit the main highlights from the water while sailing through the canals of Amsterdam, declared an Unesco Worldheritage. 400 Years of history is ready to be discovered, like the beautiful canal houses at the Golden Gurdel and the iconic bridges! and many more stunningh highlights. I always say if you haven’t see Amsterdam from the canals you haven’t seen Amsterdam.
Why is the Amsterdam Private Canal Tour offered?
Although we are specialized in Romantic Boat tours a lot of our guests want to know more about Amsterdam’s rich history. In Amsterdam there are many operators offering private canal tours, but we felt we can do it a little different making it personal intimate and foucsing on the history of the city. During this of Amsterdam Private Canal Tour we focus on these historical facts, making this Private Canal tour not only suitable for couples but also for small groups or families and for guests of all ages! We welcome you on this private canal tour.
What is included in the Amsterdam Canal Tour?
Our private canal Tour Amsterdam is a private experience for a small group up to 10 people. Your skipper is also your guide. A glass of bubbles or soft drink is included. We also offer some snacks like dutch cheese, caramel waffles, chocolate and luxurious nuts and italian crackers.
Why should I book this private canal tour?
Booking the private canal tour in Amsterdam offers a unique, intimate way to experience the city’s breathtaking beauty from the canals, away from the crowds. We are alboe to tailor it your wishes. Imagine gliding through historic canals, soaking in the charming architecture and vibrant neighborhoods, while your knowledgeable captain shares fascinating stories and insights about Amsterdam’s rich history and culture. It’s a perfect blend of relaxation and discovery, creating unforgettable memories with yur group of friends or family,. Wouldn’t you love to see Amsterdam from a luxurious, private boat—an experience that’s as exclusive as it is breathtaking? !
How can I personlize teh Amsterdam Private Canal Tour?
Enhance your Amsterdam private canal tour by adding a stunning bouquet of 11 red roses for €50, or indulge in premium sparkling wine: like a large bottle of Prosecco for €35 or luxury Champagne such as Boucche Pere Et Fils Reserve for €65 or Veuve Clicquot for €98 to celebrate in style.
To capture the special moments, you can choose for instant Polaroid photo memories at €50 for a set of 10 photos, with extra photos available for €6 each. Incorporating these personalized extras will make your private canal tour Amsterdam truly unforgettable, allowing you to enjoy a tailored experience that reflects your unique celebration or occasion.
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Meeting Point
to start your Tour
Our tour will start and end at Herengracht 605, 1017 CE Amsterdam. The start point is in front of a building with the red sign “Museum Willem-Holthuysen". When you arrive, please keep an eye out for an off-white boat with a cream top.
