Rent a boat in amsterdam and sail yourself

We are open again starting March 2025

In short

At Adam’s Boats you rent your own boat for € 65 per hour.

As the captain of your own boat, you sail with friends or family through the pleasant canals and surroundings of Amsterdam. You can either depart from the Mauritskade. Decide your own route, or pick one of Adams selected routes and enjoy!

How it works

Easily book online

It is quick and easy to book a boat with Adam online. Reserve a date and time and your boat trip is booked. You simply make a one-time reservation and receive a confirmation of your booking by e-mail right away.

Get in your boat

Have you reserved your boat online and are you ready to pick it up? Please read your confirmation e-mail carefully, because the sailing instructions and safety rules & sailing map can be found in that e-mail.

Enjoy Amsterdam

Now you are ready to pilot your own boat. Take your family or friends along and have a wonderful boat trip through Amsterdam. You will have so much fun! You are free to sail your own route, however we have two routes set out for you on the maps from our location Mauritskade .

€65 an hour

€150 deposit

Hire a boat with Adams! You are guaranteed the best deal in town. You make a one-time online reservation and pay €55 per hour. An hour is over before you realize it; therefore, the minimum time for hiring a boat is two hours. You pay a deposit of € 150 when making your reservation, which will be returned within 5 working days after your boat trip.

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Adam’s rental boats

Spacious

Each boat offers space for up to nine people and plenty of storage space. With a group of 10 people, it is cosy but still spacious on board. Prefer a larger boat? Our friends at Sloepdelen offer boats for up to 12 people.

Comfortable

Pillows on board to make it as comfortable as possible for you. Don’t forget the cushions around the seat of the skipper, this will make steering much more comfortable! As a bonus, all cushions float in case of emergency.

She’s electric

All of Adams boats are electric. Therefore your can sail in silence and without nasty motor odors. The maximum speed of the electric boat is 6 km / hour and battery lasts for at least 12 hours a day.

Simple

The boats are easy to steer with a steering wheel, and you can set the speed with a joystick. You sail the electric boat itself through the Amsterdam canals or her beautiful surroundings

Information on board

You will receive a sailing map from your reserved location at the Mauritskade and sailing instructions from us before departure by e-mail (in your confirmation e-mail). You can read the instructions already, if you’d like to be properly prepared.

Boarding & going

You do not need a license to drive these boats. We do ask you to read the sailing instructions carefully, and to respect the sailing rules with the map for the location of you pick-up and drop-off at Mauritskade. Book you boat here, and sail within 15 minutes.

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