Amsterdam Red Light District Discovery: Explore History, Landmarks and Local Culture

Discover the fascinating history, landmarks, and local culture of Amsterdam’s famous Red Light District on this 2-hour walking tour. Explore the transformed sailor neighborhood, visit the Old Church, and learn about the legalization of prostitution and the origins of coffeeshops.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Red Light District - Walk through the narrow streets and see all the sights that the Red Light District has to offer! Learn about the history and the current situation of the Red Light District and explore the narrow streets of Amsterdam with your private guide.
  • Dam Square - 1. The dam, Also known as the City built on trees: Due to the soil…
What's Included
  • 2-hour walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on this two-hour walking exploration to uncover the renowned “Red Light District”. We commence our journey through an old seafaring district known as Zeedijk Street, progressing towards the well-known Chinatown of Amsterdam. This segment of the Red Light District was previously an avoided area, but it has now transformed into a welcoming and…

Location
Geldersekade 2
Geldersekade
Meet your guide in front of the Voyagers Hotel and Coffeeshop.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Daytrip23640426256
Jun 11, 2025
Fantastic Tour with Sander!!! - This was such a great tour! Sander knew so much about the geography, history, architecture, restaurants, shopping, the actual red light business and much more. He made sure to answer everyone’s questions while not getting off track. Definitely one of the most interesting and informative tours we’ve ever experienced. He also was excellent at keeping track of our group as a few people would wander a bit at times. Highly recommends this tour with Sander!
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Barbara_k
May 24, 2025
I recommend it! - Our guide gave us insights and culture on the Amsterdam sex industry. Also, we visited a cannabis shop. The tour included history also. It lasted about an hour and 35 minutes.
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David_w
Apr 9, 2025
Gives you that local connection to the community - It’s always a great time when you get to learn something about the city that you are in. What an awesome and personable tour guide. I couldn’t have asked for a better person.
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Markus_k
Apr 8, 2025
I would definitely... - I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the country. It was very educational but fun at the same time
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Vanessa_r
Apr 6, 2025
A great tour where I had... - A great tour where I had fun, saw many intetesting sites, learned a lot and had a fantastic guide. Definitely worth it!
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Shoeladee64
Aug 12, 2024
Fun tour and we learned all kinds of interesting facts!! - My husband and I took this tour on SAT/2 AUG and it was fantastic. Our guide was so knowledgeable and even though the city was crazy busy due to the LGBTQ Canal Parade, he still managed to get us all through the Red Light District. We saw ALL kinds of interesting things and learned all about the history of the District. I highly recommend this tour!
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Sandy2560
Jul 26, 2024
Informative and fun. Best to go in evening - An excellent tour guide. Great review of Dutch history. Nice walking pace and quite informative. We learned a lot. Definitely would recommend this tour. It was fun and we all got a bunch of laughs as well.
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Juneann116
Jun 2, 2025
I’m sure there are better tour guides. - The lady who provided our tour did seem very knowledgeable about the history of the red light district. I asked a question about a statue on the tour and she said she didn’t know and it’s not part of this tour. She said, “Basically” a minimum of every others sentence. That was extremely distracting.
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Susan_d
Aug 26, 2024
Disappointing tour ☹️ - This was not such a great tour. We only had 5 in our group but the guide walked and talked without everyone there. He was hard to hear and we found the tour disappointing.
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Mattia
Aug 22, 2024
Rude guide - The guide who led our tour, a man, was extremely rude and disrespectful, making us feel uncomfortable throughout the entire experience. He also made inappropriate comments directed at me. I reported the issue to the activity provider two weeks ago via chat, but I have not received any response.
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From $59
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).