The boat pass was excellent and we used it a constantly. It is good when you are really tired as you can carry on sight seeing without having to walk. The only thing we found disappointing was the ticket for the Van Gogh Museum. Our timed ticket was for 4.30 and the museum closes at 6.00 so did not give us enough time. However if we hadn't booked this trip we would not have been able to get in as the entrances were completely sold out at the door. The museum is wonderful and you are able to get so close to his paintings.
Review by: Michael B, April 2017
Unfortunately one of the things we most wanted to do was tour the Van Gogh Museum. When we arrived to exchange our vouchers for the boat tour and museum entrance we were told that there were no slots available for the museum on our scheduled day. It was 10:00. This disappointment effected our entire last day in Amsterdam. The agent was very nice and offered other museum tickets in exchange but it was not the same experience we had hoped and planned for.
Review by: Delyan N, April 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Jennifer F, April 2017
The canal bus is an amazing way to see this beautiful city. I give it 5 stars. I am giving the tour company ZERO stars for the Van Gogh portion of the package. When I stopped into the tour office to collect my boat tickets, I was told that the Van Gogh Museum was sold out for the day. They could not give me a time slot until 3 days later...AFTER I already would have left Amsterdam. Suggestion: Don't sell package deals unless you can learn how to make reservations for your customers!
Review by: freddy.peralta, April 2017
GREAT TOUR , MUST DO
Review by: cpjlsmith, April 2017
Found tour office acrossed from Central Station, next to Victoria HotEl. Got on and off several times during our 2 day trip. The Van Gogh ticket saved us from standing in a long line for tickets.
Review by: jeffrey o, March 2017
I had purchased this tour because I had a limited amount of time in Amsterdam-only 2 days. I purchased my ticket for March 19th and after exchanging my voucher for the canal cruise and skip the line Van Gogh museum tickets, I went to the museum and their ticket counter across the street from the museum and all the ushers that work around the line told me that they do not honor skip the line passes anymore. I was on the phone at least 30 minutes overseas with Viator and observed a very long line which I was told by several ushers I would have to get in. One of the ushers said they were in transition and they were phasing out the skip the line tour and this had been observed for quite a while now. I also talked to the other 3 ushers there and they told me the same thing. I have been doing skip the line tours with Viator and other companies in the past so it wasn't something where I was confused or didn't understand the process. So I never got into the museum, spent 30 minutes of long distance with Viator and I have even talked to them letting them know that other people that buy this tour will experience the same thing and buy a skip the line ticket but may have to wait an hour plus to get in. I did take the canal cruise but that's all I got to enjoy.If you are in Amsterdam you may just want to buy a regular ticket there for the Van Gogh museum. Really disappointed!
Review by: Margaret R, March 2017
The museum and boat are great, but you cannot skip the line. You have to cue up at the museum to rede my our voucher in the same line to buy tickets. It's a one to two hour wait. If you want to skip the line, purchase tickets directly on the museum website.
Review by: rshwab09, March 2017
The Canal bus was great, convenient and informative. However, to Pick up the vouchers for the Van Gogh Museum you have to stand in line to get the voucher, the same line as if you didn't have tickets/vouchers yet, so kind of ruined the purpose of getting them ahead of time. I'd recommend getting the canal bus day pass and then just buying your museum tickets ahead of time through the museum website.
Review by: DonnaMarie T, February 2017
This was another great outing for us. Van Gogh is truly one of the greats! And riding the boats was a lovely way to navigate the city and enjoy the sights
Review by: ARNOLD W, February 2017
loved it.
Review by: Boricua, January 2017
I loved the canal Hop-On Hop-Off tour. The tour guides were very nice. The seats are very comfortable. The stops are in the most important landmarks.
Review by: Lilian H, January 2017
The Skip the Line vouchers are a great deal, no time wasted queueing. Great idea.
Review by: Rhonda W, January 2017
Amsterdam is an awesome city that I would definitely make a return visit to. I will admit that I decided to go at the worse possible time being between Christmas and New Years. So with that being said, many people were out and about in the city which makes for long lines. I was under the impression that this combo ticket would get me into the museum faster but it did otherwise. _br/_ I attempted to go to the Van Gogh Museum twice and the wait for the 'voucher' line was over 2 1/2 hours on both days. Also, the canal bus was way slower than I had originally thought. I would say that is strictly a tourist attraction. _br/_ After discussing the long wait in line with others, it seems that many did this skip the line voucher as well and it was anything but skipping the line. Random passerby's got into the museum faster than the rest of us. Just wanted to make you aware of that.
Review by: Graham R, January 2017
The Canal Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Day Pass was excellent - easy to use, lovely way to get around and very informative. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Van Gogh Museum Tour. We paid the premium for Skip the Line tickets to avoid queuing we've successfully done this before for Anne Frank's House and the Heineken Museum - straight passed the queue and in! When we arrived there were 2 queues - GREEN for the normal queue, YELLOW for the Skip the Line Queue. They were both the same length, arguably and ironically, the Yellow one was longer with a minimum hour and a half wait! As we were on a tight schedule with our cruise ship, we had to abandon the visit and leave! Waste of money I'm afraid!
Review by: Stephen F, December 2016
Fantastic museum
Review by: frankgalgano3, December 2016
I liked the convenience of this combo ticket. Only thing that was a little odd/confusing was that you have to go pick up your actual tickets a kiosk that is hard to distinguish from all the others. Other than that, it was totally easy and way worth the price!
Review by: CindyVan, November 2016
Of all the tours I've booked through Viator this was a big disappointment. The Canal bus boat was very crowded, and no one seemed particularly interested in the tour details on the speakers. We could not hear anything--and there was no option for headphones. As for the Van Gogh tickets on the day we went, we were told at the museum we had to wait in the voucher line which was longer than the walk up ticket line. We waited for 30 minutes out in the rain, so I don't know where the skip the line comes in. Buy the museum tickets on line, if you can--and get the Hop-on, Hop off bus that comes WITH a complimentary canal cruise, which is the package I did on my last visit. A much better experience, and a bargain, too.
Review by: Robert E G, October 2016
Skip the Line is not a true indication of this Pass for the Van Gogh Museum and Canal Bus Hop on Hop Off. After you purchase your ticket on line you have to visit a designated outlet in Amsterdam to exchange your printed ticket for other tickets. One of these tickets gets you onto the Canal Bus the other you must line up with say 100 others for an hour or so to exchange the tickets for Van Gogh museum entry tickets. You do not skip the line. Once inside the Museum there are many wonderful attractions to view and experience.
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