Red Light District Tour: Explore Amsterdam's Heart

Explore Amsterdam’s Red Light District and coffee shop culture on this private walking tour. Learn about the history of prostitution, the liberal marijuana laws, and the transformation of the Zeedijk Street and Chinatown. Discover the secrets of the Red Light District and its current situation.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Red Light District - Discover Amsterdam’s renowned Red Light District and delve into its history and the city’s coffee shop culture on this 2.5-hour historical walking tour. Your expert local guide will offer educational insights into the Red Light District and coffee shop scene. Learn about Dutch laws, including the legality of prostitution and…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Feel the pulse of Amsterdam’s Red Light District (De Wallen) and coffee shops on this private tour with a local guide. Explore the cobbled lanes of the famous area, plus Zeedijk Street and Chinatown, and see red-lit windows, sex shops, and erotic theaters. Your guide separates facts from fiction about the area’s past and the legalization of prostitution…

Location
Voyager Hotel Amsterdam
Geldersekade
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Scott_c
May 11, 2025
Great tour - Great tour guide. Informative, fun. History of the harbor and the "naughty" stuff. Comfortably explained what we always wondered
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Alex_b
May 11, 2025
Tour was very... - Tour was very informative. Guide Katherine was very good, she will take you all through the best parts! Highly Recommended!
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Beth_v
May 9, 2025
Best tour guide in Amsterdam. - Aarre was very knowledgeable about the area and he truly loves his job. He took us to places off the beaten path, great tour guide!
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Ila_p
May 9, 2025
Good tour taking you through the history up to current day ideas & thoughts - A good insight into the red light district and the people who work in them and how things have changed over the years and the same about the coffee shop culture. My husband described it as being ‘very educational’ 😊
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Sightsee693458
May 8, 2025
Red light district tour - Katy our guide was really good. Very informative. Fun tour! Learned a lot about the working girls. Only complaint was it was really cold walking around
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Elaina_p
May 7, 2025
This was a great walking... - This was a great walking tour. We learned a lot about the history of the red light district and had a great time.
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Andrea_y
May 7, 2025
Great time in the Red Light District - Definitely do this tour. We learned so much about the area from our guide related to the red lights and related to the history of the neighborhood. Our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. We felt safe and had a great time
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Keith_l
May 6, 2025
Very interesting and informative - Excellent guide Professionally handled a lot of intense questions Very respectful of the person involved in the district and their plight Meeting location suitable for location
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Janet_s
May 6, 2025
A must to do - Robin was an excellent guide. Very informative. Answered a variety of different questions. Informed us about rules and regulations of the red light district and it's history.
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Peter_l
May 10, 2025
For the Price: $493 (without gratuity) for 6 guests- Somewhat Disappointing. - While this walking tour was OK; from our groups experience, I'm not sure how it's earned the Viator Experience Award for 2023 (other that the fact that its title: Red Light District and Coffee Shop Tour, must spark the interest of many visitors to Amsterdam). While our tour guide, Keith, certainly knew more about the Red Light District than any of us, I don't think anyone in our group left feeling that they learned/experienced anything worth the tour price.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).