Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Entry & 75 minute City Canal Cruise
Description
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.
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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.
Cruising along the famous canals of the old city of Amsterdam
This waterside hotel is perched above Amsterdam’s famous canals on the vibrant Leidseplein with many bars and music venues. Explore Vondelpark and the museum district with the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum just around the corner. Return to our historic Art Nouveau building and power up at the famous Café Americain. Unwind with signature cocktails at the iconic Bar Americain. More musical amenities await in your room with guitar program Picks®, Record player program Wax® and curated music with our Tracks® playlists. Let the set begin.
The Westerkerk was built between 1620 and 1631 in Renaissance style according to designs by architect Hendrick de Keyser (1565-1621). He is buried in the church he designed earlier: the 'Zuiderkerk'. The building of the Westerkerk was finished and completed by his son Pieter de Keyser (1595-1676) and inaugurated on June 8, 1631. The church has a length of 58 meters and a width of 29 meters. The high nave is flanked by the two lower aisles. The three-aisled basilica has a rectangular plan with two transepts of equal dimensions. As a result, the plan for this church was given the form of two Greek crosses connected with each other.
Cruising along the famous canals of the old city of Amsterdam
Cruising over the IJ river
A’DAM LOOKOUT is an observation deck with an unrivalled panoramic view of Amsterdam. You’ll see the city’s historical centre, its pulsating port, the unique Dutch polder landscape and you’ll spot the famous canals which belong to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Complementing the experience is a state-of-the-art interactive exhibition and free audio tour about Amsterdam’s history and culture. A’DAM LOOKOUT is located on top of the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam North.
Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Pierre Cuypers, who is also known for his design of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. While Cuypers was the principal architect, it is believed that he focused mostly on the decoration of the station building and left the structural design to railway engineers
NEMO Science Museum is an interactive, informal learning environment in which the general public comes into contact with science and technology. Visitors see, hear and experience how scientific phenomena and technology play an important part in their lives. NEMO works closely with the fields of science and education. NEMO is a registered museum and the owner of a significant historical collection.
Cruising the Amstel river
The famous skinny bridge on the Amstel River
This iconic museum in the heart of Amsterdam is a must-visit for any culture lover. The Rijksmuseum houses more than 8,000 works of art from Dutch and European history, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh.
The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During World War II, Anne Frank hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the 17th-century canal house, known as the Secret Annex (Dutch: Achterhuis). She did not survive the war but her wartime diary was published in 1947. Ten years later the Anne Frank Foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block.
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Important Information
- 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.
Reviews(195)
We really enjoyed the visit to this modern museum to better understand the work and life of Vincent Van Gogh.
Loved that we could go in earlier than time slot. Enjoyed audio guide (additional cost). Loved that canal ride could be ANY time so we went after we grabbed lunch. It was a great day.
Wonderful visit to the museum. A must do in Amsterdam. Learnt so much about his life and inspiration, his brilliance and his madness. To see his famous works in person was amazing. The cruise despite negative reviews is very straightforward and easy to walk to. It was a wonderful cruise and very informative. Would recommend this package.
So many selfportraits I hadn't seen before. A vulnerable artist with revolutionary use of colours made a strong impression. So sad he didn't live longer. And thanks God his relatives loved him and his works so we can look at them nowadays.
I didn’t know that there wasn’t an official meeting place. I expected it to be a tour, however, once we figured that we were on our now , it was perfect
The exhibit was beautiful. I would highly recommend if you are in Amsterdam. The canal cruise was a nice way to see the city up front and close.
It’s very confusing. It says your meeting place is at the museum but the people who work at the museum have no clue what you mean when you ask about a canal cruise. The details of the canal cruise are buried in the details of the booking so be sure to read. You will have to walk about half a mile to find the canal cruise. I wish someone would have told me that. We got lucky in that we found the name of the boat company and googled how to walk there.
None of Van Gogh’s major works were present. no starry nights, irises, or sunflowers. Mostly self portraits and history of his troubled life.
Nothing to criticize about the museum. I was not satisfied with the boat excursion because I expected a lot from the guided tour; however, the equipment was of very poor quality, and there were false contacts that prevented us from hearing the commentary. This situation seemed normal to the company staff: No apologies on this matter and no plans for improving the equipment!
The museum was extraordinary however there were no directions on how to use the cruise. Consequently, we weren’t able to take advantage of that opportunity..
