Van Gogh Museum Entry & 75 minute City Canal Cruise
Overview
Available languages
3 hours 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Amsterdam is best viewed from the water and during this 75-minute canal cruise, you'll understand why. You'll experience the best of the historic city center.
Discover the city's top highlights, iconic bridges and the 17th-century buildings lining the canals. You'll come across new architecture and bridges, showing a historical city that is rooted in history but continues to develop and change.
Home to the world’s largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam transports visitors on a fascinating journey through the life of the artist and his contemporaries. The museum introduces the complete story: the artist, the context, Van Gogh’s personal ambitions, his emotions, the myths that surround him and his influence right up until this very day. The Van Gogh Museum’s collection includes world-famous paintings such as Sunflowers, Almond Blossom and The Potato Eaters. The museum also organizes three temporary exhibitions every year.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a non-refundable booking
Your ticket for the Van Gogh Museum is a ticket with a timeslot you chose while making a reservation. You can only enter the tour at this specific time. Changing your slot time 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,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 Van Gogh Museum. You can redeem your canal cruise inside one of the ticketoffices of Gray Line Amsterdam / Blue Boat Company where a timeslot will be assigned
Please note that that Blue Boat Company is closed on the following dates: • 27th April: Kingsday • 5th August: Pride & Queer Canal Parade • 25th December: Christmas • 31st December; no cruises after 4:00PM • 1st January; until noon.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Free “Kids Cruise” audio story and booklet with every kids’ ticket bought.
Snackbox during your City Canal Cruise with a variety of snacks and one drinks of your choice
75 minute City Canal Cruise
Entrance to the regular exhibition of Van Gogh Museum.
Audio commentary in 20 languages during the cruise
Complimentary earphones; please consider using your own earphones or headphones to listen to the audio commentary on board. Blue Boat is committed to saving the environment one canal cruise at a time.
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Van Gogh Museum
At your chosen timeslot visit the Van Gogh Museum.
Amsterdam is best viewed from the water. On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city.
Options
Cruise inc snackbox & Van Gogh
Snackbox with sofdrink &snacks: Snackbox with a variety of sweet and savory snacks, inlcuding one softdrink.
Van Gogh Museum &Canal Cruise
Van Gogh Museum : Entrance to Van Gogh Museum. The timeslot your book is for van Gogh Museum.
Canal Cruise: Canal Cruise is included and can be taken during your visit. The voucher is an open ticket and can be redeemed at our docks.
Docks: Docks are located opposite Heineken Experience & Hard Rock Cafe.
Van Gogh & Cruise w/ snackbox
Snackbox with softdrink: This option includes a snackbox including 1 softdrink and a variety of sweet and savory snacks with your City Canal Cruise.
Reviews
170 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Go on a journey !
carlylZ8232QL,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Tour guide was awesome, was super knowledgeable and really brought us on a journey- for the price, compared to other tours I'd done, I feel like it could have been a bit longer or covered a bit more but overall it was a great tour and enjoyed it!
Fantastic experience at Van Gogh Museum
leepZ1596TK,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic and informative visit to Van Gogh Museum. Well organised. Friendly, helpful staff. Plenty of space to explore and view art even though museum was busy. Highly recommend.
I dream of Van Gogh!
Jussara L,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Very nice museum with explanations in Dutch and English of each painting or photo exposed which makes very easy the detailed observation of each item!
Nice experience
DayanisEdith J,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The trip through the canals was beautiful. The captain explained better than the audio, but in English. The museum experience was beautiful. Thanks to you, I was able to get an entrance ticket, because they were impossible. I have a nice memory of Amsterdam thanks to you.
Disappointing Experience for Couple
demiterk,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We were really looking forward to this combo tour, but it turned out to be quite frustrating. The timing between the Van Gogh Museum entry and the canal cruise was poorly coordinated — we barely had enough time to explore the museum before rushing across town to make the boat. It felt more stressful than romantic. At the museum, the crowds were overwhelming, and it was hard to enjoy the artwork together because people kept blocking the exhibits. Even with timed entry, it felt like there were way too many visitors. The canal cruise itself was okay, but the audio guide didn’t work properly on one of our headsets, and the commentary wasn’t very engaging. We were hoping for something more personal or atmospheric, but it felt generic and rushed. Overall, it wasn’t the relaxed, cultural experience we’d hoped for — more like ticking off two activities on a checklist. Definitely not ideal for couples looking for a smooth, romantic day out.
Museum wonderful....
Estelle B,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Museum wonderful. Blue Boat canal tour… fair only. Poor audio information… should have given a lot more Amsterdam details… too much music. We were supposed to receive a drink and snack…. No sight of either!!!
Received a cancelation...
Cristie M,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Received a cancelation notice from boat company for our Von Gough and 75 minute tour for today October 5 that it was canceled coz the museum will be closed due to demonstration at the museum plaza . I was notified by email but Viator haven’t refunded the tickets I paid for 2 .
Meh
sarahicunning,
Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00We loved the audio and scavenger hunt they had for my 10yr old son at the VanGogh museum. He even won a prize! The canal tour was disappointing. The audio didn’t go with what we were looking and passing. The audio was saying all of these interesting things, but they were no where in sight. I think the audio was too ahead.
Museum great but not the canal cruise
Meeta L,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The Van Gogh Museum experience was great . However the canal cruise included in the ticket was not. There were no instructions on how to redeem the ticket. The Blue Boat company had an office on one of the canals but it was too hard to access especially not knowing whether we would definitely get our tickets validated there. We would have preferred to buy the Van Gogh Museum entry tickets excluding the canal cruise cost but didn’t have the option. We ended up doing the canal cruise with another company.
The life and Passion of VanGogh
219theab,
Sep 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A well organized museum easily navigated with audio of Van Gogh’s life and work. Beautifully formatted from room to room
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