Escape to Amsterdam

Eating while cruising through the canals, there is no dinner experience more fitting to a visit to Amsterdam than this one. The entire cruise is a feast for both your eyes and your tastebuds, with the UNESCO World Heritage listed canals outside the window and delicious food on the table in front of you.

Now that you know a little of what to expect of the Amsterdam Dinner Cruise, it is time to consider what kind of delicious items are on the menu. Let's start with drinks, which are included in the price. There is wine and beer and several different types of soft drinks, and every table will have a bottle of still and sparkling water. After you've sat down and received your first drink of the evening, service will start with a starter, For your main please choose between meat, fish or vegetarian.

This excursion takes us to the countryside north of Amsterdam, to the edge of the river Zaan, where we visit windmill village ‘de Zaanse Schans’, with its characteristic green wooden houses. On the turn of the 18th century this district was an industrial area with approximately 700 windmills in use. In this day and age there are only five left. Through typical Dutch scenery we continue to Volendam for a city walk and the traditional fisherman’s village of Marken, situated on the shores of the former Zuiderzee. This tour includes a visit to a working windmill, boat ride between Marken and Volendam, a demonstration in a cheese factory and visit to a traditional clog maker.

The tour is live guided in English and Spanish but supported by an GPS audio system in 16 languages.

Get the full experience with behind-the-scenes access and a personal guide.

Not only will you be able to experience all the regular tour has to offer, your personal guide will also dive deep into the Heineken story - so no secrets will go unmissed. Speaking of secrets, the VIP tour will also take you to one of the hidden bars - Freddy’s or Henry’s - completely styled after important people in Heineken’s history. In these bars you will get to taste five premium beers, paired with matching bites.

This tour will start in Amsterdam, and you will make various stops in Amsterdam to see: Dam Square, Museum Square, Leidse Square, skinny bridge, royal palace, the canals, Jordaan (neighborhood). After the tour through Amsterdam, you will visit The Hague. This city is also known as the political center of the Netherlands. You will visit Binnenhof (political center), Peace palace, boulevard of Scheveningen and the historical city center.

After you have visited the two biggest cities in the Netherlands, you will head to Kinderdijk. At Kinderdijk there are many windmills surrounded by water. At Kinderdijk you have the opportunity to make some lovely strolls passing the windmills and enjoy the scenery. you will also visit one of the windmills at Kinderdijk.