Anna van Aemstel

Barge Anna van Aemstel

Barge charter and boat and bike tours. Barge Anna van Aemstel (former Wending) is a former freight barge that started a new life in the early nineties as a luxury passenger as a luxury passenger motor barge.

Since then the “Anna van Aemstel” is a familiar fixture on several routes in the Netherlands and Belgium. Mooring place of the Anna van Aemstel is Amsterdam.

It has a roomy and cosy saloon (airconditioned). After the bike ride the saloon is a great place to relax. An extensive range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks is available for the ''après de velo". Outside there is a sun deck/a deck for the bicycles. The crew consists of a skipper, a cook and a sailor/hostess. There is limited WiFi on board.

Last winter (2024/2025) the Anna van Aemstel is renovated and the salon, kitchen and cabins got a complete make-over. The barge is looking fresh and updated and the cabins are air-conditioned.

Charter a Barge Besides the regular Bike & Barge tours, we can also run a tour on demand.

Please send us an inquiry to dbc@dutchbargecruises.com

Boat and Bike tours

During Summer Anna van Aemstel sails the following routes

Bruges - Antwerpen - Adam and v.v.

Two countries, Holland and Belgium, united in one route. Combining the highlights of Holland's Golden Age and the heydays of the Flemish trade cities in the Middle Ages. And of course Holland's own world wonder: the Delta Works. Highlights:

• Windmills Kinderdijk
• Delta Works
• Ghent / Bruges

Top of Amsterdam

This boat and bike tour brings you over small dykes and country roads of Northern Holland.

Between April and mid-May we offer this special boat and bike tulip tour. The program is quite similar to the Southern Tour Relax, but in springtime this tour will be centered around the Tulip theme and you visit of course the Keukenhof.

• Keukenhof
• Tulips
• Historic town centres

Southern tour

Historic towns, picturesque villages, a rural environment abounding with water, dunes and beaches: those are the typical ingredients of the Southern tour. And let’s not forget the eighteen breathtaking mills in Kinderdijk. Highlights

• Delft, the Hague and Leiden
• Haarlem and Gouda
• Kinderdijk

Cabin plan

• 13 Twin cabins, beds can be placed together

All cabins are provided with:

• air conditioning
• private bathroom,
• central heating,
• 220 voltage,
• soap,
• windows that open.

Hair dryers are available on board. There is limited storage space in the cabin. We recommend 1 suitcase per person. You can slide the suitcase under the bed.

• Further information for charters please contact us

Charter price p.w.: €0,-