Amsterdam: Luxury Canal Cruise with Historic VR Experience
Overview
Available languages
1 hour 15 minutes
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Step aboard our historic Virtual Reality Canal cruise tour and be amazed by what past and present Amsterdam has to offer.
For the most part, you can enjoy beautiful current day Amsterdam whilst you can listen to the audiotour (Dutch or English). At 7 locations you will put on your VR headset, which will show you your direct vicinity 400 years ago during the 17th century. Visitors get to see:
- Where the elite lived
- An important trading location including how warehouses were used
- The harbor with hundreds of ships
- An important shipyard where warships were built
- The outskirts of Amsterdam and the 5m high city wall
- And much more
The tour is given through a compelling storyline between the audiotour and the VR experience and all neighborhoods are historically accurate.
Embark on a historic journey that will truly take you into the heart of Amsterdam!
Pick up = Leidsekade 101 (next to Lido Bar & Kitchen)
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Leiden Square (Leidseplein)
Visitors go on an Amsterdam luxury historic VR boat tour through Amsterdam. The tour combines present-day sights with an audio guide and virtual reality experiences. At several locations, visitors can see what their surroundings looked like 400 years ago during the 17th century.
What‘s Included
One drink
VR assistentie gedurende hele boottocht
Audiotour in Dutch or English (VR headset off)
75 min canal cruise in luxury enclosed boat
(Historic) highlights of Amsterdam
Virtual Reality Experience (7 animations, 15 min)
Gratitude
Meeting points
Leiden Square (Leidseplein)
Leidsekruisstraat, Weteringschans Amsterdam The Netherlands
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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Amsterdam: Luxury Canal Cruise with Historic VR Experience
Reviews
282 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very nice tour, a fantastic experience to see the city once in 17th century.
Navigate66164999558,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We found the tour very successful, the host and skipper are very friendly, we got one consumption. The explanation was fine, in short, a very nice experience, maybe the VR part could have been a bit more.
Unique experience
jeroenvQ3091PG,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice, unique experience in an atmospheric boat. In between the audio also nice information from the skipper. Great service on board.
Surprising!
AprilTexel2019,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Did a VR boat trip last Tuesday afternoon. Surprising. Very formative and what an enthusiastic Captain Joost and his friendly buddy Mariëlle did really great! We admire young entrepreneurs and wish them lots of beautiful, fun boat trips! Good luck! We wish you a lot of visitors and who we will visit! And visitors it's really worth it, educational but also relaxing and fun!
Very nice!
eviavi,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Original, fun and educational. Very much enjoyed it. Amsterdam's past and present coincide. I can recommend it to everyone.
Best and unique canal tour experience
49meghanaa,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely amazing canal tour experience with VR. We felt like we time travel to 1600s of Amsterdam. The visuals, story telling and information is incredible through the VR. The captain and the guide were super friendly. We went on 31st of December, so it was incredibly cold outside and the boat was cozy and warm inside. Whether you are new to Amsterdam or Netherlands or if you have lived here your entire life, I am sure, there will something new to learn. Highly recommend!! ✨
Wow
Venture56639558046,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Totally awesome! So cool.. Highly recommended! So beautiful to see what life was like in 1600.. super friendly captain and hostess. Very nice boat too!
VR boat tour Amsterdam
csevanstroe,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a very nice experience and what a lovely host and lady. Good information was given about the canals of Amsredam now and in the past Nico told with great enthusiasm and li gde about the city of A’dam. The experience with the VR glasses was very nice!! And finally it was also on a beautiful boat! In short; Highly recommended for a great price.
LOVELY!!
Escape16009513061,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really super fun! We did this Boxing Day, nice boat nice and warm nice captain and assistant super friendly and helpful
Unique experience - back in time
esthervQ872NV,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a unique and special experience; sailing through the canals of Amsterdam, as soon as you put on the VR glasses you are really back in time. You have a 360 degree view of what Amsterdam looked like between 1600 - 1700. Not only the image was very surprising; a lot of information was told. How did Amsterdam come to be? Who all lived there? Everything shows that a lot of time and energy has gone into making this experience happen, we were very impressed! You don't have to wear the VR glasses all the time, but you don't have to because the differences between the past and the present are very visible in this way. Also nice: the VR glasses and ears were cleaned well. On the boat we got a drink and there was a toilet.
Top VR experience, as if you were just as real in the 17th century!
912liesbethl,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We had a very special experience with this virtual boat trip. Why I don't give it 5 stars is that I would have liked to see even more in VR, but otherwise everything was GREAT! The boat is beautiful, the decor is great too, you sit comfortably, get a drink and the VR experience is very cool! You also get a lot of information about Amsterdam in the 17th century, much more than I expected.
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