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Amsterdam: Red Light District guided tour
4.6
390 Ratings
Amsterdam
Explore the Amsterdam Red Light District on a guided tour through the old town and gain insights into the city’s history, prostitution, and coffeeshop culture.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Red Light District (De Wallen) - 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 streets of Amsterdam with your local guide.
- Dam Square - 1. The dam, Also known as the City built on trees: Due to the soil in Amsterdam consisting of a thick layer of fen and clay, some buildings in the city are built on wooden poles that are fixed in a sandy layer that is approximately 11 meters deep. Since the old days, the houses in Amsterdam were known to have been built on wooden foundation piles that are driven deep into the clay, peat, and water until they reach the first layer of solid sand.
- Chinatown - The area is a part of the Red Light District, tob e specific, part of the Old Town area. So this is the oldest part of the city that is why there is a lot of history as well.
- Int Aepjen - Pub The Ape, also known as Int Aepjen in Dutch. Built around 1540 and one out of two remaining wooden buildings left in Amsterdam. Which is very special as there was a big fire in 1452 and after that point the government decided that buildings should have brick facades.
- In de Waag - The Waag used to be one of the city gates of Amsterdam, a part of the defensive wall. It was built around the 1400s and is the second oldest building of Amsterdam. Later on it was used as a guild, craftsman’s organizations, situated themselves within the Waag and around the square.
- The Smallest House in Amsterdam - The smallest house of Amsterdam was built around the 1700s and was first used as storage place for the VOC trading company. Later on people started living in the house for a very long time.
- Condomerie - This is the world’s first condom shop special for condoms, in place here since 1987. You can get a size customized condom and all kinds of special condoms.
What's Included
- Guided by a local expert
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Start this tour in front of the Amsterdam Voyager Hotel. From here you will walk to the famous Amsterdam Red Light District. First part of the tour leads through the old town area and Amsterdam’s Chinatown. Here you get a insight of the history of Amsterdam and the area.
Then walk to the center of the Red Light District where the guide will tell you everything about the prostitution, coffeeshop culture and history of the Amsterdam Red Light District. Your guide will tell you how it is working as a prostitute in the Red Light District, the liberal laws and tell you many interesting facts.
Your guide will also tell you about the coffeeshop culture of Amsterdam. Learn where the name “coffeeshop” comes from and some of the weird laws we have on the consumption and production of soft-drugs.
- Not recommended for travelers with limited mobility
Location
ParkBee Parking NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace
Prins Hendrikkade
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(390 Ratings)
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Spudwebb11
Jul 30, 2024
Great guide, super interesting content - Aaron was a really fantastic tour guide. Super knowledgeable, very engaging, and even managed to turn the somewhat challenging topic of a "red light district" into sanitized bits of historical information for the teen audience I had in tow. Plus it was great to learn about the broader history of Amsterdam and the context within which it arose. Two very big thumbs up!
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Emmaweejack
Jul 23, 2024
Pilar was a great tour guide!! Defo recommend - Amazing to learn the history of the red light district, all about how it started and how it's changed over the years. We done this with my mum and sister, Pilar was a brilliant tour guide, definitely reccomended.
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Martina
Jul 22, 2024
Great tour with JANITA - always back - Great insight into a serious topic through humorous presentation and nice walk with JANITA - recommended!
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Priyadari_p
Jul 16, 2024
Really great experience. - The tour was guided by Pilar who did a great job.
Pilar was very competent and gave very detailed & interesting information and made the tour extremely enlightening.
I would recommend this tour a 100%.
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Denise_l
Jul 12, 2024
All you want to know about the Red Light District! - We started our tour with a walk around Amsterdam with our very knowledgeable guide, Adam. He made the entire experience a lot of fun. This was a great way to learn about the Red Light District and no questions were off limits! Thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
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Kristin_s
Jul 12, 2024
Great tour - Saunders was a great tour guide very knowledgeable and professional . I learned a lot about Amsterdam and the red light district.
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Yiyi_z
Jul 11, 2024
Great experience! Would highly recommend - Our tour guide Adam was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. He was very conversational and engaging with everyone! Would highly recommend this tour
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Mckenzie_b
Jul 7, 2024
A Respectful Way to Learn About the Red Light District - Loved to learn about the history of Amsterdam! Our guide did a great job explaining the historical influences that shaped the red light district today. The tour was very respectful towards the sex working industry.
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Douglas_v
Jul 27, 2024
Nice short trip - Tour was ok if you feel you don’t want to do the district on your own. Guide was nice and knowledgeable about the city in addition to the district.
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Mackenna_b
Jul 24, 2024
pass on this - this tour was so odd and slightly misogynistic??? and it was just me and my friend so we couldn’t escape and leave
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