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Evening boat tour · Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Rotterdam as the city lights up
An hour and a half on the Maas at the best moment of the day. You sail beneath the Erasmus Bridge as the skyline lights up around you, with a skipper telling you what you see. The tour uses the enclosed boat: warm and dry, even when it is bleak outside.
- Duration
- An hour and a half
- Departure
- Oude Haven or Leuvehavenexact point per sailing
- Evenings
- Fri · Sat · Suntwo sailings per evening · times to follow
- Booking
- Online booking coming soonfrom November · enquire now
Online booking opens soon; we will check whether your evening is already possible · drinks available on board, nuts and savoury snacks provided
A different Rotterdam from the daytime one
From the inner harbours onto the Maas
During the day our tours stay in the sheltered inner harbours. In the evening we head out onto the open water instead. You sail onto the Maas, beneath the Erasmus Bridge, and see Kop van Zuid, the harbour lights and the city towers from the water — from an angle the quayside never gives you.
Your skipper talks about the city, the bridges and the buildings you pass. The exact route depends on conditions on the water.
What to expect
On board
- An hour and a half with a skipper who tells you about the city
- The enclosed tour boat — warm and dry, even in autumn
- Drinks are available on board
- Nuts and savoury snacks are provided
- Free use of available life jackets
- No meal on board
The evening boat tour does not serve a meal. Would you like to eat on board with your own group? That is possible with private hire, where we arrange drinks, sharing food or dinner to suit you.
Friday · Saturday · Sunday
Choose your evening
There will be two sailings each evening: an early and a late one, each lasting an hour and a half. Exact times will appear in the calendar. In autumn it is dark on the water for both — exactly when the city looks its best.
Departures are from Oude Haven or Leuvehaven. Each bookable sailing shows one precise boarding point, repeated in your confirmation.
Exclusively yours
Prefer the boat to yourselves?
Would you like the boat exclusively for your own group, at a different time or with catering on board? Request a private boat tour. We tailor the boat, duration, route and any drinks or dinner arrangement to your wishes.
Practical
Practical questions
No, the evening boat tour does not serve a meal. Drinks are available on board and nuts and savoury snacks are provided. Would you like to eat on board? Request a private boat tour instead.
Yes. The evening boat tour uses the enclosed tour boat, so you stay warm and dry.
An hour and a half.
Yes. Unlike the scheduled tour through the inner harbours, the evening boat tour goes onto the Maas and beneath the Erasmus Bridge.
At Oude Haven or Leuvehaven. Each bookable sailing shows one precise boarding point, repeated in your confirmation.
No. Individual tickets share the boat with other guests. If you would like the boat for your own group, request a private boat tour.
Online booking opens soon, from November. Want to secure an evening now? Send us an enquiry and we will check whether it is already possible.
Online booking coming soon · from November
The lit-up skyline from the water
An hour and a half on the Maas, beneath the Erasmus Bridge, with a skipper at the helm and the city lighting up around you. Enquire about your evening now; once the calendar opens, you can book here directly.
Online booking coming soon · price and calendar to follow