Scheduled boat tour
€25 per person
- One hour through the inner harbours
- Departs Oude Haven · April to October
- Up to twelve guests per departure
- Nuts included · drinks available
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Boat tours Rotterdam: the city from the water
Every tour starts in the Maritime District with a skipper who tells you about Rotterdam. From there the routes differ: an hour through the sheltered inner harbours, a private boat for your own group, or an hour and a half on the Maas as the skyline lights up. Choose the one that suits you below.
- Departure
- Oude HavenMaritime District
- Duration
- One to 1.5 hoursprivate tours as you wish
- Guests
- Up to twelveper boat
- On board
- Skipperdrinks available
Choose your tour
Three ways to see Rotterdam from the water
A boat for your own group
from €275 one hour with skipper · better rates for longer hire
- Exclusive: no other ticket holders
- Duration, route and boat on request — enclosed boat available
- Drinks, reception or catering on board on request
- Birthdays, team outings, celebrations or clients
An hour and a half on the Maas as the city lights up
Online booking coming soon price and calendar to follow
- An hour and a half · onto the Maas and beneath the Erasmus Bridge
- The lit-up skyline from the water
- Enclosed boat: warm and dry, even in winter
- Friday to Sunday · drinks, nuts and savoury snacks on board
Two cruising areas
Inner harbours or the Maas: where do you sail?
The scheduled tour and the evening tour cover a different part of Rotterdam. Alongside duration and time of day, that is the biggest difference between them.
The inner harbours
Scheduled tour · one hour · daytime
1 Oude Haven
2 Wijnhaven
3 Leuvehaven
4 Scheepmakershaven
5 Haringvliet
6 Boerengat
7 Buizengat
Sheltered and historic. The scheduled tour does not go onto the Maas; which harbours you see in one hour depends on conditions on the water.
Scheduled boat tourThe Maas and the skyline
Evening tour · 1.5 hours · as it gets dark
1 Oude Haven or Leuvehaven
2 The Maas
3 Beneath the Erasmus Bridge
4 Lit-up skyline
5 Back through the inner harbours
Open water and tall buildings. The evening tour heads onto the Maas aboard an enclosed boat and passes beneath the Erasmus Bridge, with the lit-up skyline on both sides.
Evening boat tourOn a private boat tour we plan the route together: the inner harbours, the Maas or a combination, matched to the duration and your group.
Not sure?
Which tour suits you?
You just want to join a tour during the day, no fuss.Scheduled boat tour
You are celebrating or coming with your team and want the boat to yourselves.Private boat tour
You want to see the skyline as the lights come on, even in the cold season.Evening boat tour
You want to take the helm yourself.Boat rental — take the helm
Practical
Practical questions
The scheduled boat tour lasts one hour and stays in the sheltered inner harbours. The evening boat tour lasts an hour and a half, heads out onto the Maas and beneath the Erasmus Bridge past the lit-up skyline, aboard an enclosed boat.
Only the evening boat tour. The scheduled tour stays in the inner harbours and does not go onto the Maas. On a private tour we plan the route together.
On the scheduled tour you book individual tickets, as long as seats are available. If you want the boat to yourselves, the private boat tour is the better choice. For larger parties, see groups & packages.
The scheduled tour departs from Oude Haven. The evening tour departs from Oude Haven or Leuvehaven; the exact point is shown per sailing. For a private tour we agree the boarding point with you.
Yes. On the scheduled tour nuts are included and drinks are available. On the evening tour drinks, nuts and savoury snacks are on board. On a private tour we arrange drinks or a reception on request.
Choose your tour
Rotterdam from the water
An hour through the inner harbours, a boat for your own group or an evening on the Maas. Every tour with a skipper, from the Maritime District.