Weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Wednesday, starting from May 1, 2025, until Sep 30, 2025.

Start time: 00:00 - End time: 23:59

A beautiful canal cruise on the barges Jan Salie or Jan Kordaat through Gouda's monumental city centre. The trip follows the historic navigational route through the city, which from the early Middle Ages was the only connection for trade between Flanders and Dutch cities. The tour is guided by the skipper with historical facts and anecdotes.

Period and days:
20 April - 28 October, every Thursday to Saturday
May - September, every Wednesday to Saturday

Times:
Wednesday and Friday 2pm and 3.30pm
Thursday and Saturday 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.

Duration: approximately one hour (depending on the passage of the many beautiful bridges)

The guide narrates from the deckhouse (does not walk forward). But you can also read all the information via an information sheet.
You must be able to board independently.

Price €15 per person, 3 to 12 years €7.50 per person.

Want to be sure of a place on the boat? Then book up to half an hour in advance via our booking form.

Boarding point:
11.00am: boarding jetty at Oosthaven 13 and disembarking in the Museumhaven.
12.30 hrs: embark Museumhaven, Buurtje 1 and disembark Oosthaven 13.
14.00: boarding jetty at Oosthaven 13 and disembarking in Museumhaven.
15.30: embark Museumhaven, Buurtje 1 and disembark Oosthaven 13.

Book your canal cruise here

Grachtentocht Museumhaven
Grachtentocht Vismarkt
Jan Salie 1