Giethoorn boattours: guided tour with captain The best canalcruises of Giethoorn

Canal cruises Giethoorn Sightseeing boat

UPDATE 13-01-2025: Winterperiod limited opening days and departure times BOAT TOUR TICKETS via GiethoornBooking.com guaranteed seats
Covered, when it is cold a nice fleece blanket on board, during summer, open windows and part of the sliding roof open
For everyone
Electric wheelchair, strawler, walker, walking stick, buggy, stretcher; all canal boats of 't Zwaantje have a lift for an easy entry
Boat trip with guidance
Licensed captains speaking Dutch, English and German
Free audio app. Available languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Arab, Chinese, German, Russian, English, Dutch, Turkish
For individuals and groups
VIP private tour with open boat with guide

Boattour with guidance

Boattrips with captain through the picturesque fairytale Giethoorn village and the lake, situated in nature park Weerribben Wieden.
There are tours throughout the year
All our skippers are in possession of a boating licence and speak English, German and of course the local dialect. They tell you what's to know about Giethoorn on the route. New 2025: free app on your own device with multiple languages.

The tourboat is weatherproof, closed, covered at rainy day's, on nice day's all windows can opened and a part of the sliding roof. On the hottest day's you will always have a roof over your head to protect you against the sun.

The Giethoorn sightseeings boattour takes about 1 hour and drives through the tourist center of Giethoorn inside the narrow canals and under the bridges, but also coveres the lake.
This cruise has fixed departure times and is for both groups as individual visitor's. With online tickets tourboat your seat is guaranteed. Embarkment departure timetable further down this page.

Longer boatcruise
In addition to the standard touristic 1 hour city cruise, longer boattrips are organized for groups with a minimum of 20 passengers.

wheelchair friendly canalboats with elevator Are you wheelchair bound? Do you guide a wheelchair user? The cruise boats are 100% wheelchair accessible extra info

Rondvaartbedrijf 't Zwaantje has 5 excursion boats in service
When your group is too large for the maximum number of persons per boat, a 2nd or even a 3rd canaltourboat will be driving at the same time (up to ± 175 persons at the same time); This is automatically scheduled by us. Indicator number of wheelchairs is depending on size. Individual ticketholders are allowed also.

Unique in Giethoorn: all our traditional Gieterse excursion boats sail with electric motor using solar power.

Hop on Hop off Giethoorn: because of new regulation hop on hop off services stopped, the tourist boat is not allowed to stop inside the village canal.

NO own meals (for example rice, crisps, salads, fish) in tourboat allowed, take away like fries, snacks, drinks from 't Zwaantje though is possible.

Canalboat 1

Tourboat up to 44 persons including 1 wheelchair . Equipped with tables and padded seats with backrest (sitting area) and elevator.

Canalboat 2

Canalboat with upholstered bench with backrest, round seat setup, with wheelchair lift, max. 40 persons including ± 8 (also electric) wheelchairs.

This boat is available for rent for private groups

This boat has besides life guidance, an audio system on board with 8 languages

Canalboat 3

This boat is equipped with an extra large electric lift accessible for the heaviest electric wheelchairs, or brancard. Even bedbounded people can easily on board with this lift.

The boat has a capacity of ± 45 people. There is room for about 15-20 wheelchairs; guidance, family members, individual ticket holders, can take place on the upholstered benches with backrest (new 2014).

Sittings are flexible installed: behind each other, in front of each other, creating more space for wheelchair etc.

Canalboat 4

Like boat 3 but with platform lift for multiple wheelchair users. This boat is decorated with 25 comforable theatre seats in round seat.

This boat can be booked for a private group

Catering can be booked

Canalboat 5

Tourboat up to 48 persons, multiple wheelchairs possible. Equipped with tables and padded seats with backrest (sitting area) and elevator.

Open canal cruise boat

(TILL FURTHER NOTICE OUT OF ORDER) Open tour boat, max 15 persons, with captain

VIP private tour with guide

Private tours with guide in a nice open comfortable boat, minimum duration 1 hour. Pricelist further down the page.

11 November 2024 winterperiod: departure on Monday, Tuesday (12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00) Saturday, Sunday (11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30) OTHER DAYS GROUPS WITH A MINIMUM OF 12 PERS. ON RESERVATION POSSIBLE

April 2025 TM OCTOBER 2025 Timetable departure tourboat

daily on weekday's 11am, 12 1, 2, 3, 4 pm. On Saturday and Sunday departure 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30, 16.30. In high season departure every half hour. Reservation Online tickets

Private groups departures possible between 10am and 7 pm ON RESERVATION

Prices can be found further down this page