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Tickets for Amsterdam Light Festival - Historic Boat Experience

Sip on gluhwein as your historic canal boat glides around the festival's best

Cafe Tisfris

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Overview

Duration

75 minutes

Highlights

Enjoy a perfectly intimate experience of the Amsterdam Light Festival, on board the Avanti or the Delphine
Relax as your expert captain glides you around a special route that's designed to show off the festival at its absolute best
See 30 dazzling light sculptures by a special selection of international artists – including renowned Dutch artist Jeroen Henneman

Description

The best way to see the iconic Amsterdam Light Festival is from the water, so why not make the most of your ALF experience and see the sights from a historic canal boat? It's a more intimate experience than the other cruises, and your expert captain will steer you around a custom route as you marvel at the amazing sculptures and sip on warming gluhwein – the perfect festive treat!

This year's theme is 'The Medium is the Message', the famous adage by Canadian scientist Marshall McLuhan. Put simply, the medium through which a message is conveyed shapes how a message is understood.

This edition explores the role that light plays as a medium for telling stories. Over 600 artists from around the world submitted concepts on this theme. Ultimately, 30 dazzling art installations were selected to illuminate Amsterdam's historic city center during the festival.

As for you, nestled aboard a charming historic canal boat, you'll have the coziest way to experience the festival! Don't worry about the winter chill – on-board heating, thick blankets and complimentary gluhwein or soda will warm your body and soul as you enjoy the best of this year's display.

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Ticket features

Instant ticket delivery

Smartphone tickets accepted

What's included

75-minute cruise on a historic boat with heating

Blankets

Gluhwein or soda

Instructions

Show your smartphone ticket at Cafe Tisfris, under the canopy, to the staff wearing a white Tiqets jacket
Make sure to be there at least 15 minutes in advance

Changing or cancelling your ticket

Cancellations are not possible for this ticket
Changes are not possible for this ticket

Venue

Address

Cafe Tisfris

Sint Antoniesbreestraat 142, 1011 HB, Amsterdam

Key info

Live guide

English, Dutch

More about the venue

Reviews

The whole experience was very pleasing indeed from the initial organisation to the follow up messages and phone call- we felt it was very professional. Mark on the boat was welcoming and informative and the warming gluwein was much appreciated. We had a splendid evening. Well done to all involved.

Perfect trip to discover the light festival in Amsterdam. Warm, nice boat with great explanation of the light art.

It was a small group and the guide was pretty knowledgeable about the light festival!

We enjoyed our boattrip. The captain was super; relaxed and gave good info; we feeled welcome.

A wonderfull way to experience the unique Light Festival in Amsterdam

We really enjoyed our Canal Cruise. Brian was very welcoming and friendly and informative about the lights and also places of interest that we passed. He had a few funny anecdotes to tell too! Being a small boat, we didn't have to queue and we left at the correct time. The boat was nice and warm (helped by the Gluhwein!) and we had great views - we could unzip the windows when we wanted a closer look at something. Thanks again - thoroughly recommend.

It was great

Great tour!

Briar was an excellent guide! Very personable and knowledgeable about the city and your. A very enjoyable evening in a lovely boat! Highly recommend!

Thoughtful tour would definitely recommend :)

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