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There is nothing better than an experience with Captain Dave. You’re in for a treat with him. The experience is fun, educational, and brings people together. Dave does a great job of showing you Amsterdam from his prospective and not making the tour boring at all. Definitely not anything you want to miss.

We had the best time. The tour was super relaxing, full of incredible little facts and stories, and totally unique. Jan was an amazing captain who knew so many interesting things about the city. He was totally in tune with the guests, gave us plenty of time to take things in, but also provided delightful narration as we floated down the beautiful canals.

The canal tour was both highly educational and a lot of fun, in a most historic and beautiful boat and city! Loved the photos taken from the boat. Will definitely be back, and refer to friends visiting Amsterdam in the future.

Went on the 8am early morning tour. It was a highlight of my trip to Amsterdam. Very informative and entertaining tour of the canals and the only boat on the water this early in the morning.

Highly recommend! Boat was stunning and the tour was fun but informative and didn’t take itself too seriously. Sugar bread was a highlight!

Hassan was a lovely captain! So energetic, very thoughtful, and amazing stories. He was an excellent host and a great tour guide of Amsterdam!

This was a fantastic experience and a great way to start my trip in Amsterdam! Our boat captain was extremely personable and knowledgeable, and made the trip a ton of fun. I would definitely recommend this experience.

Loved this experience!!! I purchased this for my dad and myself. The host was wonderful and made my father feel welcomed. He really connected with everyone in the host. He also allowed for some peaceful quiet time. A great mix! Would love some Dutch snacks but honestly it was so fun I didn’t even care.

Unser Kapitän Hassan hat die Rundfahrt unvergesslich gemacht. Mit kompetenten Wissen und viel Humor sowie leckeren Drinks und Snacks hat er die Tour zu einem Highlight unseres Aufenthalts gemacht! Seine Tipps für Museen, Bistros und Bars haben wir gleich umgesetzt und waren begeistert! Danke, Hassan!!

Great experience. Good stories and lots of details about what we were seeing. Managed to answer guest questions while safely steering the boat

Es war eine ganz tolle Bootstour. Man hat gemerkt, dass Captain Dave das liebt was er tut. Sehr viel Input professionell und enthusiastisch herübergebracht. 👍

Captain Dave provided great stories and Amsterdam history. Captain was very personable and went out of the way to make the experience the best for all on board . Even though the weather wasn’t the best everyone on board had the bestest time! Thank you captain Dave

Second time on this beautiful boat and fabulous canal cruise. First time we had Captain Dave. This time we had Jan. Both times we loved the history and stories. Both different and both wonderful. And the special bread was delicious 🙂

We did the 10am cruise we had Tony as our captain and it was the highlight of our time in Amsterdam, the history of the city told to us while cruising the canal was amazing. The added bonus of refreshments on board is fantastic would highly recommend.

My partner and I did a morning tour with captain Dave this past March during our Spring break, and I cannot recommend doing a tour with him enough. He is incredibly funny, kind, and clearly passionate about his work. Spending time with him and the others on our tour was an excellent way to spend our last morning in Amsterdam: I hope you choose to spend a morning with him too.

We had an awesome time on Captain Dave’s boat tour! The boat was spacious, with both covered and open areas, perfect for taking in the views. Everything ran on time, and Captain Romin was super friendly and a great guide. As a group of 11, we really enjoyed ourselves. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a chill and fun way to see Amsterdam!

Very relaxed and interesting! Nice comfortable boat with snacks and coffee,

Super experience and we’d go again just to hear the history and stories, not to mention the beauty of the canals. His insight of the local community was so helpful and interesting. This is definitely “the one” to take!

A Must Do Canal Cruise in Amsterdam Hassan was an absolutely incredible guide! We were captivated during our tour learning about the history and seeing beautiful Amsterdam. It was an intimate group and also so much fun. Delicious snacks and drinks are also provided. This is the tour for you. Highly recommend!

Dave nous a fait oublier le ciel gris et la pluie. Il a été très chaleureux et professionnel tout au long de la croisière qui a duré près de 2 h.
Merci Dave !

Captain Dave makes you feel super welcome and comfortable. You will have fun while learning a ton about Amsterdam, it was one of the highlights of our trip!

It’s a non commercial, quiet and meaningful 90 mins across the beautiful canals of Amsterdam - gentle host , good jokes , well timed silence , personalised experience . Magical !

Beautiful boat and tour through Amsterdam canals Dave was so welcoming and really helped make our special family weekend the best ever! Beautiful boat with lots of history the best way to spend 90 minutes in Ansterdam! Looking forward to the next time!

Fantastic tour of the canals with an entertaining guide

Excellent tour along Amsterdam's stunning canals. Our guide (Captain Tony) was hugely knowledgeable and very charming. The boat is nice and small (12 guests max) so there's lots of opportunity to ask questions. The free refreshments are a nice touch.

Captain Dave was a fabulous tour guide. My wife and I spent a week in Amsterdam and his tour of the canals was absolutely one of the highlights of our trip. We did this tour early on in our visit and Captain Dave pointed out a lot of cool museums and whatnot that we didn't know about, so it helped make the rest of our trip better as well.

18/09/24 at 10am This tour is well worth doing, our captain / guide provided loads of interesting information about the foundation of Amsterdam, the surrounding area and trade in the area dating back to the early years. Pointing out facts along the way we came away with a greater knowledge of things noticed during our stay (hooks on houses and the xxx signs as a couple of examples). Well worth doing and the intimate nature allows for everyone to feel more at home and hear the narrative as we navigate the narrow canals in the boat now converted to electric motor. Thanks for your hospitality, from Graeme and Kirsty (the Scottish couple from Edinburgh)

Amsterdam is definitely very pretty when viewed from the level of the canals. I highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide was very friendly, chatty and gave us some very good information especially pertaining to the canals, sea levels around NL, the dikes protecting their country and how a lot of AMS is built using landfill.

This was a beautiful boat, in a beautiful location. Captain Dan 2.0 (our operator and tour guide) was fantastic. A wealth of information and extremely personable. I would highly recommend this particular tour among the many to choose from.

We booked this tour based on the great reviews, and it did not disappoint! A lovely evening cruise and great commentary. Even my kids enjoyed it! Definitely recommend if you are in Amsterdam.

We loved this experience! Captain Dave is a wonderful guide, and a true local. Beautiful historic boat. So glad we did this and got to see Amsterdam from the canals. What a magical city.

Captain Dave is talkative in the best possible way because he’s incredibly friendly and knowledgable. This tour had excellent reviews and our expectations were still exceeded.

Dave es un gran anfitrion. El barco es muy lindo y esta muy bien mantenido. Dave te espera con drinks y snacks para el paseo. El recorrido es fantastico y Dave es muy simpatico y divertido para ir contando los diferentes puntos de interes. Contesto todas las preguntas y hace el paseo muy entretenido. Recomiendo mucho el paseo por los canales con Dave.

Captain Dave gives a personal and interesting insight into the beautiful city of Amsterdam. He went the extra mile by extending the trip to show us some extra unseen areas that only smaller boats can get to. We enjoyed the ride. Thank you.

Great experience, we took the 8am early morning cruise and it was great to have the canals almost empty. Hassan (Captain Dave 2.0) brought great energy and a ton of knowledge and fun facts about Amsterdam.

This is literally the only canal tour you should do in Amsterdam. Dave is one of the funniest guys we have ever met and is extremely knowledgeable about the city and it’s history. This is a must do in Amsterdam.

Captain Dave is very entertaining and knowledgeable. Highly recommend touring with him!

Dave was awesome! His storytelling/expression were funny and made my last night in AMS an unforgettable experience. I would suggest booking him instead of those “boring” cruises you see. Go for it!

We enjoyed doing this tour our first morning in Amsterdam! It made our whole trip that much better after this wonderful tour. We felt more connected to the city and loved knowing the history as we later walked the streets. It was a fantastic way to start our trip!

A classy, intimate boat and fun and funny captain. I think the size of the boat is perfect where the experience feels personal.
Captain Dave is true local and knows every detail about the canals and city.

This was so fun and interesting! Captain Dave was super friendly and knowledgeable. Learned so much about the history of the city and the canals in particular of course. This was one of my favorite experiences in my trip to Amsterdam!

Captain Dave's tour was fantastic! We enjoyed the information he shared about what we were passing. We loved that the tour was a small group of people. The boat was very nice! Comfy seats, covered if it rained, and had plenty of areas for great photos!

Wonderful historic boat and knowledgable captain! The morning canal tour with Jan as our captain was a highlight of our trip. The boat is so beautiful and historic, and perfect for a small tour of 10. Jan's knowledge of the city and canals was fantastic, and his stories about growing up there were also super interesting! The sweet bread and tea provided was delicious and perfect for a morning cruise. I highly recommend this tour!

This cruise was incredible! My partner and I had a blast cruising through the Amsterdam’s canals and learning about the history of this amazing city! Would definitely recommend to do this on the first day of your trip to really get a feel for all that Amsterdam has to offer!

I thought it would give me my bearings… just confused me more. Oh well… that is Amsterdam. Great ride around the canals in any case.

Captain Dave has put together a fantastic experience for anyone wanting a canal tour that is unique and comfortable. So nice to be able to have some beverages and sugar bread on the boat while we learn about the history of the city. This is the canal tour to go on in Amsterdam!

This is a brilliant trip which I would recommend to anyone who wants to get a flavour of the life on the Amsterdam canals. Dave is an excellent captain and host who is clearly passionate about his job and enjoys sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with everyone on board. He has a great sense of humour and makes everyone feel at ease. The fact that it is a small, beautiful boat means that the experience is more personalised. I have learnt so much about the canals and housing along them, and will look at the buildings differently from now on. Thank you Dave!

This tour was incredible- Dave made sure all the guests felt welcome with his interesting and funny stories, complimentary drinks and Dutch cake. We are so glad we booked with Dave, couldn’t recommend more.

We took the early riser morning cruise that departed at 8 am. It was worth waking up for this because we had the canal all to ourselves. Our skipper was Klaas, a friendly, funny and knowledgeable guide. He was interacting with the passengers and made us feel comfortable with each other. He told us about the city and its history. There were 12 of us onboard and we were served with the best Suikerbrood (sugar bread). There was coffee, tea, orange juice and strawberry banana smoothie. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Unlike those commercial canal cruises I’ve taken before, Captain Dave’s cruise feels like I’m going into someone’s home. I’d recommend this to everyone visiting Amsterdam!

My husband and I had a great time on this boat tour! We did the really informational ones in the past and enjoyed it but much preferred this early morning cruise. It felt more like being in a friends living room (on the water) with gorgeous views, great sugar bread, and nice company. I would highly recommend this boat tour!

A lovely canal cruise with Captain Dave. He personalized the tour to the group’s preference. On this particularly hot day, he offered to bring us to an area where we could swim in the canal… that was pretty magical and unexpected!

Romin was fantastic, welcoming and extended knowledge. We had our wine, he told us about the city as a person who's lives there. Boat is historical and many famous people attended it. Incredible energy

Our tour through the Amsterdam canals was magic. Roman was a master storyteller, he made the city’s history come to life, giving a very vivid, first-hand perspective. It’s true that each ride is truly personalized. The boat itself is comfortable and beautiful, it’s a great experience for families and friends.

Capt Dave's canal cruise is the perfect way to explore Amsterdam. Our host was very welcoming and knowledgeable. We enjoyed seeing parts of the city from a different perspective. Although you might miss a bit of the tour, take a moment to enjoy the view from the back of this beautiful boat. Special thanks for being so accommodating when we had to switch dates at the last moment due to travel disruption.

Abends durch die Grachten von Amsterdam zu fahren hat etwas magisches. Die Tour war wunderschön und nicht der typische Touristen-Standard.

The Canal Cruise with Captain Dave was outstanding! He keeps the outing to a smaller group. The boat is beautiful and has a lot of cool history. Captain Dave was such a great host giving us interesting information about the locations we were seeing and the history of the city. He has great energy and makes everyone feel welcome. The refreshments were a nice touch as well. Can't think of a better way to kick off our stay here in Amsterdam.

Absolutely brilliant. Perfect mix of information and relaxation. Host was Jan who was incredibly likeable and happy to give recommendations and answer any questions. 10/10 Dutch man. Would thoroughly recommend as a start of Amsterdam excursion to orientate yourself, learn the rich history and also partly plan out later trips/ points of interest.

A Beautiful boat and a very comfortable atmosphere , Tony was awesome and very friendly , there was some soft drinks beers wine and some snacks, I even left my phone on the boat and captain Dave rode his bike to me and personally gave it back to me , I highly recommend cheers Scott.

An excellent Canal cruise! We loved the morning cruise through the canals and Jon's knowledge of the history as well more current issues in Amsterdam. The boat was lovely as well as it's history and the sugar bread all the way from Friesland was delicious! We appreciated the other ideas of places to be sure to visit. Thank you Jon! (And Dave).

Captain Dave, a must do while in Amsterdam Captain Dave is a star! He runs a small and cozy boat tour, engaging all the time and pointing out the amazing things to see. He is from the area and has a lot of history in his brain. He is also charming and funny and made the experience for my daughter and me memorable. And by the way, he offered free snacks and drinks from the bar! And by the way, he asked permission to go over the time in the tour to show us a few more things. Simply amazing! Thank you diamond Dave!

We had a great time, cruising the canals of Amsterdam. We sat outside so couldn’t hear the narrative but we had a lovely time nonetheless!

We had a great time! Learned a lot about the history of the canals and Amsterdam. Our host was knowledgeable and very friendly.

Wonderful start to our visit to Amsterdam. It was a great tour of the city with an entertaining description of its development and culture. When Jan pointed out the store with the best cookies in the city, he then pulled over and stopped so we could get some when we requested.

We really enjoyed this morning tour on this beautiful small boat with a great history. Information provided was insightful and interesting featuring many valuable insights in everyday dutch life as well as a good glimpse of Amsterdam history. Big thanks to Jan!

Great canal trip in a beautiful boat - so much lovelier than the 1hr trips being offered canalside. Great comms pre trip, and easy and clear and on time meet up. Brilliant conversation - I would say commentary but that isn’t true as it was a lovely chat for 90mins with the captain and our new friends on the boat, touring the lovely canals with a tipple or two. Family of 4 - kids 13 and 15 and they thought it was great too. Thank you. Highly recommend

We had a wonderful time with Captain Dave on our trip. He was great with our teenagers and they really enjoyed the trip. It was magical.

Absolutely worth it! We did it our first morning and it was an awesome way to get the lay of the land & recommendations from the Captain

Fantastic tour! I’ve taken two canal tours in Amsterdam and this one set the bar. Not a touristy feel at all. Dave is a great story teller, fun energy and very knowledgeable. I will continue to recommend this tour to everyone and anyone traveling to Amsterdam. Oh and the boat is beautiful

Highly recommend this boat tour. Very private, comfortable and with free drinks and snacks. Certainly the nicest boat tour around. Don’t hesitate booking here!!

Great tour . We did it at on our last night in Amsterdam, but I would recommend doing this tour early in your stay as Dave gives you so much information and history of Amsterdam. Very informative and interesting and delivered with humour. A beautiful 100 year old boat ( which has its own unique history ) which being smaller than the large tour boats, can get you into some of the smaller canals. The drinks and snacks being included is a bonus.

This was a highlight of our amsterdam trip. The history of the boat was good but captain Dave was fantastic, very knowledgeable and entertaining. Everyone on the boat was laughing and talking to each other. A very friendly cruise. I would recommend it to everyone that visits amsterdam.

A delightful boat ride you will never forget. I have to thank our Captain Dave for this memorable experience. Seeing the history of the place through his eyes was amazing. He not only described it but also had illustrations that showed us the evolution of Amsterdam in more depth. Overall I would highly suggest a ride with Captain Dave on his beautiful boat.