Every evening at 18:00, a boat slips quietly away from the dock beside Amsterdam’s A’DAM Tower carrying something the city has never served on the water before: real FEBO snacks. It’s the FEBO Canal Cruise — officially named the FEBOAT — a 90-minute trip through Amsterdam’s historic canal belt with a Dutch bitterbal in one hand and the Anne Frank House drifting past the other.
Why it’s called the FEBOAT
FEBO has been part of Amsterdam since 1916, when the first automatiek opened on the Ferdinand Bolstraat — the wall of small hot-food windows is as Dutch as the canals themselves. The FEBOAT brings that history onto the water: a real canal boat, fitted out as a floating FEBO, serving the same fries, bitterballen and kroketten people have queued for through a glass hatch for over a century. There’s only one of these boats in Amsterdam, and it’s this one.
What the cruise feels like
You step aboard at Badhuiskade, right next to the A’DAM Tower — an easy stop reached by the free ferry (f3) from Amsterdam Centraal. As the boat eases into the canals, the snack counter opens: fries, bitterballen, frikandellen, kaassoufflé and a drink, with a vegetarian option on request — just say so at check-in. For an hour and a half you drift past the Golden Age facades, under low bridges and along the Prinsengracht, with the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk’s tower sliding by the window. It’s part sightseeing cruise, part rolling FEBO counter, and unlike anything else on Amsterdam’s water.
Good to know
| FEBO Canal Cruise | |
|---|---|
| Departure | Daily at 18:00, from Badhuiskade (next to A’DAM Tower) |
| Duration | 1.5 hours (90 minutes) |
| Adult ticket | € 35.00 |
| Child ticket (4-13) | € 29.50 |
| Getting there | Free ferry from Amsterdam Centraal, or park at Overhoeksplein garage (50m from the dock) |
| Good for | Couples, families, FEBO fans, and anyone who wants Amsterdam’s canals with a side of kroket |
Why book the FEBOAT
Amsterdam has hundreds of canal cruises. It has exactly one FEBOAT. If you’ve grown up on FEBO’s automatiek windows, this is the only place on the water to get that fix while gliding past the Golden Age canal houses. If you’ve never had a FEBO snack, this is the most memorable way to try one for the first time — not standing at a wall of hot lockers, but drifting under a bridge with a kroket in hand. Either way, it’s 90 minutes that’s part canal tour, part Dutch culinary tradition, and entirely unlike anything else booked through GetYourGuide in this city.
Frequently asked questions
The FEBOAT is Amsterdam’s only canal boat fitted out as a floating FEBO. It’s a 90-minute canal cruise that serves real FEBO snacks — fries, bitterballen, frikandellen and kaassoufflé — while gliding past the Anne Frank House and the Golden Age canal belt.
Every evening at 18:00 the FEBOAT pushes off from Badhuiskade, right beside the A’DAM Tower, for a 90-minute trip through the canal belt. The dock is an easy walk from the free ferry that leaves Amsterdam Centraal every few minutes.
An adult ticket is €35.00 and a child’s ticket (ages 4-13) is €29.50. Both prices include the full FEBO snack selection and a drink for the 90-minute cruise.
Yes. A vegetarian snack selection is available — just mention it when you check in at the dock and the crew will swap it in for you.
The FEBOAT winds through Amsterdam’s Golden Age canal belt, past stately 17th-century merchant houses, under low bridges and along the Prinsengracht. The Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk’s tower drift by the window as you snack — sightseeing and FEBO, side by side.
FEBO has fed Amsterdam since 1916, when the first automatiek opened on the Ferdinand Bolstraat — a wall of small hot-food windows that’s as Dutch as the canals themselves. The FEBOAT brings that history onto the water: a real canal boat, fitted out as a floating FEBO, serving the same kroketten and bitterballen people have queued for through a glass hatch for over a century. There’s only one of these boats in Amsterdam, and it’s this one.
Tickets are sold through GetYourGuide. Spots fill up fast for the 18:00 departure, especially in summer, so it’s worth booking a few days ahead rather than turning up at the dock.
Map of the canal district in Amsterdam
You will never be bored in the canal district of Amsterdam. The many shops, restaurants, hotels, attractions and museums ensure that both young and old are entertained. There are also many activities to undertake on or along the canals. Use the map below to explore the canal area. What are you going to do in Amsterdam?
