History

Floating Dutchman

The Floating Dutchman amphibious bus is the only amphibious bus in the world that complies with all European road and water regulations. The bus has been built by a consortium of 4 partners named Dutch Amphibious Transport Vehicles (DATV). Three years ago DATV started the development of two prototype vehicles:
- The ‘010’ has been specifically designed for the rough waters in the Port of Rotterdam and seats 43 people.
- The ‘020’ has been specifically designed for the canals of Amsterdam. The ‘020’ bus is a hybrid vehicle as it cruises down Amsterdam’s canals using battery power. It seats 54 people and is low enough to clear the bridges of Amsterdam’s canals.
The ‘010’ has been bought by our partner in Rotterdam, Splashtours, and will be operational soon. For more information on Splashtours please visit their website.

Boat Company Lovers, parent of Great Amsterdam Excursion Company, is co-owner of DATV.