Quick Question: Is it necessary to purchase the Canal tour online before you go to Amsterdam? Or is this something you can purchase the day of with little queue or trouble? We went online to purchase tickets to the Anne Frank House for September, and there are no tickets available. Just wanting to make sure this is not the case for the Canal tours. Thank you.
Posted by
San Leandro, CA, USA
518 posts
I've done the canal tour a couple of times and had no problems with purchasing tickets that day. Also, there are several different tour companies offering different routes and styles.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9100 posts
It's no problem getting tickets on the day.
Posted by
OP
9 posts
Excellent! I was hoping for that! Thank you all for replying!
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8141 posts
There are boats sitting under bridges all over Amsterdam, so no prior ticketing is required.
If you go over to Anne Frank's house when they open, I bet you can walk straight in. Or, go an hour before closing. There's no way it's so busy that tickets are unavailable.
Posted by
OP
9 posts
Extremely helpful. And will follow your suggestions for the Anne Frank House. Thank you!
Posted by
Oak Park, Illinois
4535 posts
There are only limited numbers of Frank House tickets sold online. You can still purchase tickets at the house, but will have to wait in line.
Posted by
Centennial, CO, US
2126 posts
Last fall, we did a wine and cheese tasting for 15 euros each at a place called Reypenauer, and for another 5 euros each we got a one-hour canal tour, which was lovely. We went to the shop in the morning, signed up for a 3 pm tasting, took our canal tour, had lunch and went back for the tasting. It was a fun way to spend a day. (EDIT: you don't HAVE to take the canal tour on the same day as the tasting ... it just worked out for us.)
Regarding Anne Frank, we also waited too long to purchase tickets online. We were staying nearby so we walked over there several times, early morning and late evening, and the lines were always longer than we wanted to wait. We loved Amsterdam and intend to return, so we decided to save Anne Frank for the next visit (and purchase tickets FAR in advance)!