ARNHEM BOAT TOUR FIELD GUIDE
Shop, Sip, Glide: A Small-Boat Cheese Cruise Through Amsterdam’s Canals
Browse a specialist cheese shop with an expert, then settle into a 90-minute luxury small-boat canal cruise for guided sights and a hosted cheese tasting—this guide helps you know what to expect.
Shop, Sip, Glide: A Small-Boat Cheese Cruise Through Amsterdam’s Canals.
This experience pairs a focused visit to a serious cheese shop with a relaxed luxury small-boat canal cruise. With a Cheese Lover team member you choose cheeses to build a ‘Perfect Cheese Board’; then you board a small luxury canal boat for a 90-minute cruise while a skipper points out places of interest and the host serves and explains the cheeses as you glide past Amsterdam’s waterways.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Buy the Perfect Cheese Board with an Expert
Begin inside a top cheese shop with a Cheese Lover team member who helps you browse and buy cheeses chosen to create a balanced tasting—this is the practical foundation for the board you’ll eat on the water.
A Small, Luxury Canal Cruise
The tasting moves onto a small, luxury canal boat for a 90-minute cruise; the skipper points out places of interest as you travel, framing the tasting with moving-city views.
Guided Cheese Tasting with Drinks
Onboard the host serves the cheeses you selected and explains how they differ in look, smell and taste; the cheeses are accompanied by wine, beer or soft drinks.
What the day feels like
What the experience feels like
There are two clear acts: the concentrated, sensory work of choosing cheeses with an informed seller, then the unhurried pleasure of tasting them while a small boat threads the city’s canals. The skipper’s commentary sets the scene as the host introduces each cheese and its distinctive aromas and textures—an urban tasting that pairs food education with moving views.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who gets the most from this outing
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
No special equipment is listed; cheeses are served with wine, beer or soft drinks during the cruise.
The meeting location is the American Book Centre at Spui 12, 1012XA Amsterdam.
Plan for a 90-minute canal cruise as the onboard tasting element of the outing.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the cruise portion of the experience?
The canal cruise and onboard tasting last 90 minutes.
Where is the meeting point?
You meet at the American Book Centre, Spui 12, 1012XA Amsterdam.
What happens during the outing?
You browse and buy cheeses in a specialist shop with a Cheese Lover team member, then board a small luxury canal boat for a 90-minute cruise during which the skipper points out places of interest and the host serves and explains the cheeses.
Are drinks provided with the tasting?
Yes—the cheeses will be served with wine, beer or soft drinks.
Who operates this experience?
The experience is operated by The Cheese Lover.
Do participants buy the cheeses used in the tasting?
Yes—the itinerary includes shopping for and buying cheeses to make the ‘Perfect Cheese Board’ before the cruise.