14 Original Bachelor Party Ideas for an Unforgettable Day

Bachelor party in the summer?

Then the answer is simple: a bachelor party on the water! You can hire a boat in Amsterdam or hire a boat in Haarlem from us and enjoy being out on the water, but most bachelor parties have more than one fun activity. During our outings we have heard plenty of original ideas. That is why we are happy to share the best bachelor party ideas with you in this blog. From low budget bachelor parties to adventurous ones. Here you will find everything for an unforgettable day.

Original bachelor party ideas

Coming up with bachelor party ideas is quite tricky. Of course you always have the basic ingredients to start from, such as a stripper, tasty snacks, drinks, a fun workshop or crazy challenges that a bride or groom-to-be has to complete. Although these are the first things that come to mind when organising a bachelor party, there are plenty of original ideas for a successful celebration. We have listed a number of original bachelor party ideas for you.

1. Hit the water!

We obviously cannot end this blog without pointing you to our own super fun boat trips! From a silent disco to a high tea on the water, with our open and covered boats we have fun outings for every season. On the water you can be sure that you will not be disturbed by other groups and you can freely share embarrassing stories about the bachelor without their dignity being at stake!

Of course you can also combine all these bachelor party ideas for an extensive bachelor party day! And… If all else fails, go for the classic stripper in a new guise. With our Magic Mike boat you sail through the Amsterdam canals and you can surprise everyone with a hot striptease!

2. Escape Room

Do you enjoy a good puzzle, but setting up a treasure hunt is not quite what you had in mind for the bachelor party? How about an exciting escape room. There are an enormous number of escape rooms, especially in big cities. Think of themed escape rooms, variants that scare you, where you have to complete mind-boggling challenges or even where drinking wine helps you escape. From rooms to hotels and prisons, you can find them throughout the country.

Especially if the bachelor loves games, but you are not great at organising fun ideas with a game element yourself, escape rooms are great activities to do during a bachelor party. Take on the challenge with a small group or go to one of the large complexes to play against each other.

3. Drinking cocktails on the water

Prefer a low-key bachelor party? How about drinking your favourite cocktails on the water? Discover the canals of Amsterdam while enjoying a freshly made cocktail. A cosy afternoon guaranteed! Are you treated to typical Dutch weather? No problem! The bachelor party can also take place on a covered boat, so the outing does not have to fall through.

4. Pub Quiz

Does the bride or groom love winning? Join an organised pub quiz or organise one yourself! Think of questions about the bachelor themselves or about shared hobbies. Involve the future husband or wife and test how well the bachelor knows their future partner. Make teams and make sure there is something to win! Add crazy challenges or make everyone with the lowest scores perform a ‘punishment’. Hilarity guaranteed! Especially if your competitive friends join in.

5. Wine or beer walk

Wine tour

Is the bachelor a wine or beer lover? Then find a place with several wine or beer bars and make a bucket list of special drinks you must try. Turn it into a food and drink walk by dividing a four-course dinner across four different locations with four special drinks. This way you organise your own deluxe pub crawl as a bachelor party! Especially fun on this special day and a great way for the whole group to get to know the area.

Besides visiting your favourite wine bars, you can of course also stay in one location and enjoy a wine tasting! And if you want, this can be at a special location, namely sailing through the canals of Amsterdam during this floating wine tasting!

Brew your own beer

More of a beer lover? How about brewing your own beer? Especially popular at bachelor parties for men, but there are also plenty of women who enjoy it! Brewing your own beer is something that is offered more and more often, especially at smaller breweries.

Make your favourite beer here or create your own signature beer for the groom or bride! You can then serve it at the wedding. Of course, all that beer needs to be tasted too. Count on a cosy afternoon together with this bachelor party idea!

6. Firefighter survival

Is the bachelor not afraid of an adventurous outing? Go for a truly original bachelor party day with your friends with the firefighter survival. This active outing has it all: humour, teamwork, action and a super sporty touch.

Test the strength of friendship during this outing. Discover how to act and react in dire situations. So if you fancy an active bachelor party, this is a cool idea to put the whole group to the test.

Go out as a team, play various sporting games and extinguish a real fire with effective teamwork. Exciting, adventurous and you immediately know what you have in your very best friends when a real fire breaks out! Then seek relaxation with a few drinks or go out for a nice meal and make it an unforgettable day.

7. A fun BBQ

Bachelor party in the summer? Then a BBQ is a must. One of the best-scoring outings on the water is grilling with some food and drinks. Nothing beats a cosy barbecue. We can arrange that for you in all weather conditions. Step aboard one of our open or covered boats and let the chef barbecue serve the tastiest grill specialities for the bachelor party.

8. A wellness day at the sauna

Getting married can cause a lot of stress. Is the wedding approaching and is the bride (or groom; why not?) very busy with the arrangements, then a bachelor party day at a wellness or sauna might be a good idea. Start the bachelor party relaxed and let everyone enjoy a pampering day. Or choose multiple packages so you do not have to stress about anything all day.

Book a package so that in addition to the sauna you can also enjoy some food, drinks and perhaps a nice massage. Or do another activity afterwards to make it a full-day bachelor party. Think of going out for dinner, sailing through the Amsterdam canals, a cooking workshop or partying all night long! The ultimate bachelor party for the bachelor who loves to relax.

9. Car rally

A car rally is a kind of super treasure hunt. Make different teams and plan the route. Be creative! Visit places you would never normally go, choose the strangest little roads and suddenly get to know the Netherlands from a completely different side. Come up with fun challenges, clues and promise a great prize for the winning team! Some fun challenges include:

• Ring someone’s doorbell for a cup of coffee and take a photo of it;
• Take a photo with at least 10 different types of flowers;
• The trading game where a small object has to be traded by the teams for a larger object. The largest object at the end of the day wins;
• Take a photo with as many green cars as possible (other colours are of course also possible!);
• Score a free meal and/or snack;
• Or check out one of our super fun bachelor party challenges

Also do not forget to reveal each next location with a special riddle or only after sending photo proof of a challenge. This way you ensure that everyone actively participates and that the competition gets going right away.

10. A sports and games day

Who said sports day ends after secondary school? Hire a local sports field and relive those times with a real sports day. Pole football, tug of war, dodgeball, a hexathlon or a real assault course make for a super active day. The ideal outing for the active bachelor. Is the bachelor party in the colder months? Then find some fun video games and board games or go to an arcade and make it an indoor games day!

11. Visit one of the special and bizarre museums in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is full of special museums. Forget the Stedelijk and the Rijks and go for the Muskrat Museum, the Teapot Museum, the Museum of Fake Art (Museum Vledder), the Castle Boat Museum, the National Museum of Psychiatry or one of the three iron museums our country is blessed with. Combine this with the pub quiz to make sure everyone really has to pay attention in these rather remarkable museums.

12. Train your skills with a creative workshop

Obvious, but oh so popular at bachelor parties; workshops. For every group of friends there is a suitable workshop to be found. Perhaps your new skills will come in handy at the wedding. Here is some inspiration:

• Cocktail workshop
• Nude painting workshop
• Photography workshop
• Cooking workshop
• Make Up/Visage workshop

13. Go on a weekend away

Are you with a smaller group (or not) and is the budget a bit bigger (especially that) for the bachelor party? Go for a weekend away! Why not, right? Turn the bachelor party day into a bachelor party weekend. Relax in nature and set up one of the above ideas for treasure hunts, workshops and games yourself. Or make it a city trip. There is plenty to do in the big cities of the Netherlands and surroundings, as you could already see above!

14. A treasure hunt through your favourite city

City games, such as treasure hunts, come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it sounds a bit childish, but secretly most of us still get excited about some detective work. Especially if there is a competitive element, we humans tend to go all out for the searching, puzzling and racing. It is a fun idea to do with a large group of people in a big city.

So bring out the child in you and set up a real treasure hunt. You obviously no longer need to chalk the pavement to have a fun afternoon. Make a list of crazy challenges, such as asking a complete stranger to pose for a photo with you while wearing a funny outfit.

Or make it a real treasure hunt and give clues via WhatsApp and try to lead the bride or groom-to-be to the finish point. Involve local entrepreneurs for hidden hints, clues and envelopes – you will be surprised how many people are willing to participate in these kinds of games! Make sure that the teams have the coordinates for a restaurant or bar at the end of the treasure hunt where you can toast to the success of this activity.