Amsterdam Light Festival Open Boat w Live Guide & optional drinks
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Step aboard an open boat and experience Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 15 during a 90-minute cruise. Admire 20 unique light artworks along the brand-new route through Amsterdam's central-eastern district, near the Magere Brug and Amstelsluizen. With no glass between you and the city, enjoy unobstructed views of the artworks, canals and city lights. Your skipper is also your live guide, sharing engaging stories in English and Dutch about the installations, artists and ideas behind them. Ask questions and enjoy a relaxed, personal experience. Choose the option that suits you. With Cruise Only, drinks can be purchased at the bar on our pier before boarding. Select Cruise with Drinks to enjoy beer, wine and soft drinks throughout the cruise. Whichever option you choose, the route, duration and live-guided experience remain the same. For Edition 15, artists from Amsterdam and beyond share different perspectives, creating a fascinating dialogue with the city.
Inclusions
What's included
- 90 minute Blue Boat Company Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise
- Various drinks ( if option selected)
- Driver/guide
- Live commentary on board
Itinerary
Rituals have traditionally helped us through all kinds of transformations: from past to future, from winter to summer, from youth to adulthood. Rituals connect us to our community, our gods or our ancestors. They evolve over time, but largely remain the same, giving us a sense of security and stability in a chaotic world.
Light plays a crucial role in many forms of ritual, as a vibrant symbol of joy, energy and life. We use fireworks to ring in the new year, candles to commemorate the coming of a savior, and midsummer fires to welcome the solstice. Light adds something mystical and sacred to a ritual like no other element can. Artists were asked to represent and reflect on rituals that are meaningful to Amsterdam's diverse community. As a strong foundation that stands the test of time, rituals provide a sense of continuity and connection to our past, present and future selves. This edition aims to connect, move or inspire our audience with light art that reflects many aspects of rituals, such as rhythm, repetition, performativity, symbolism, continuity and memory.
Cruise along the famous canals of the old city of Amsterdam
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- 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.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 25 travellers
- Operated by
- Blue Boat Company
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or cruise
How it compares in Amsterdam
- Its from-price is 81% below the median of the 2120 experiences we list in Amsterdam.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 977 of 2120.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Amsterdam
Amsterdam rings its golden-age centre with tree-lined canals, gabled houses and bridges, packing great art and easy cycling into a compact city.
The canal ring, dug in the seventeenth century, curves around the old centre in concentric arcs: Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht, lined with tall merchants' houses. The Jordaan, just west, is a maze of small canals, courtyards, brown cafés and independent shops, and the Anne Frank House stands on the Prinsengracht at its edge.
Top-ranked sights in Amsterdam: Amstel River, Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug), Anne Frank House.
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