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Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise & Rijksmuseum
Skip - the - line Rijksmuseum & City Canal Cruise
Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise & Rijksmuseum
Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise & Rijksmuseum
Skip - the - line Rijksmuseum & City Canal Cruise

Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise & Rijksmuseum

By Blue Boat Company
8.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price was NZ$104, price is now NZ$86 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • 75 minute cruise through the UNESCO World Heritage canals
  • Entrance to the regular collection of Rijksmuseum
  • Audio guide in 21 languages
  • Wheelchair accessible ( please call +31 20 679 13 70)
  • Admiring masterpieces by artists such as Rembrandt

Activity location

  • Rijksmuseum
    • 1 Museumstraat
    • 1071, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Blue Boat Company - Opposite Hard Rock Cafe
    • 501 Stadhouderskade
    • 1071 ZD, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise snackbox & Rijksmuseum
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
  • Food and drinks

In times where we have to call social distancing the “new normal”, Blue Boat Company / Gray Line Amsterdam has taken all necessary precautions to ensure safety of our guests where we can, but at the same time we have done our utmost best to make the most of your time aboard our boats during your 75 minute City Canal Cruise!
Your first stop is our ticket office where you, after you have used our disinfectant hand gel and you have answered the required questions about Covid-19 symptoms, pick up your sweet or savoury snackbox.

The Rijksmuseum's internationally revered collection features some of the nation’s most famous works, including historic art by Vermeer, Frans Hals, and perhaps most notably Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’, which takes pride of place in a beautifully lit hall allowing visitors to enjoy every tiny detail.

Enjoy some snacks and drinks during your canal cruise! The snackbox includes chips, popcorn, stroopwafels, salted peanuts and a drink of your choice (soft drink, beer or wine).

Price details
NZ$103.58
NZ$85.72 x 1 AdultNZ$85.72
Total
Price was NZ$103.58, price is now NZ$85.72
59% off
Until Sun, 24 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included75 minute City Canal Cruise
  • What's includedWhat's includedAudio commentary in 19 languages during the cruise
  • What's includedWhat's includedFree “Kids Cruise” audio storey and booklet with every kids’ ticket bought.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComplimentary earphones; if possible please consider using your own earphones or headphones
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance to the regular exhibition of Rijksmuseum.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood & drinks

Know before you book

  • Your ticket for the Rijksmuseum is a ticket with a timeslot you chose while making a reservation. You can ONLY enter the museum at this specific time.
  • Changing your slottime is NOT possible.
  • The ticket for your City Canal Cruise is an so called "OPEN TICKET". This means that no timeslot has been allocated and you can board any next available boat at one of the 2 docks:
  • The first dock is located at Stadhouderskade 501 opposite the Hard Rock Cafe. Take tram 1, 2, 5,11 and 12 stop at Leidseplein. From there the dock is a 2 minute walk.
  • The second dock is located at Stadhouderskade 550, opposite Heineken Experience. Take tram 2, 5 or 12 and get off at the Rijksmuseum stop. From there the dock is a 5-minute walk. You can also take metro number 52 and get off at the Vijzelgracht stop. From there the dock is only a 2-minute walk.
  • You can cancel your ticket until 24 hours prior to departure. Cancellation within 24 hours is not possible.
  • Please note that that Blue Boat Company is closed on the following dates:
  • 27th April: Kingsday, 5th August: Pride and Queer Canal Parade, 25th December: Christmas, 31st December; no cruises after 4:00PM, 1st January; until noon.

What you can expect

Amsterdam is best viewed from the water. On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city. It offers you the best views of the 17th-century buildings lining the city canals, and will also show you the 21st-century city that Amsterdam has become. You’ll come across new architecture and bridges, showing a city that is rooted in history but continues to develop and change.
The Rijksmuseum's internationally revered collection features some of the nation’s most famous works, including historic art by Vermeer, Frans Hals, and perhaps most notably Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’, which takes pride of place in a beautifully lit hall allowing visitors to enjoy every tiny detail

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

Your ticket for Rijksmuseum is a ticket with a timeslot you chose while making a reservation. You can ONLY enter the museum at this specific time. Changing your slottime is NOT possible. The address of the Rijksmuseum is Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam

The ticket for your City Canal Cruise is an so called “OPEN TICKET”.This means that no timeslot has been allocated and you can board any next a vailable boat at one of the 2 docks:

  • The first dock is located at Stadhouderskade 501 opposite the Hard Rock Cafe. Take tram 1, 2, 5,11 and 12 stop at Leidseplein. from there the dock is a 2 minute walk.
  • The second dock is located at Stadhouderskade 550, opposite Heineken Experience. Take tram 2, 5,and 12 stop at Rijksmuseum. from there the dock is a 5 minute walk or take metro No. 52 and stop at Vijzelgracht. From there the dock is only a 2 minute walk.

Please note that your voucher needs to be scanned at Rijksmuseum. You can redeem your canal cruise inside one of the ticketoffices of Gray Line Amsterdam / Blue Boat Company where a timeslot will be assigned.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESRijksmuseum
    • 1 Museumstraat
    • 1071, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBlue Boat Company - Opposite Hard Rock Cafe
    • 501 Stadhouderskade
    • 1071 ZD, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBlue Boat Company - Opposite Heineken Experience
    • 550 Stadhouderskade
    • 1072 AE, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • PEOPLEPEOPLERijksmuseum
    • 1 Museumstraat
    • 1071, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands