Amsterdam Red Light District Walking Tour in EN/DE/IT/ES/FR
Description
Discover Amsterdam's famous red light district on a critical and informative 1.5-hour tour with an English, German, Italian, Spanish, or French city guide. Learn more about the work of prostitutes and take a critical perspective on sex work in Amsterdam. Discover the sex theaters with their quirky shows and the history of the area. Learn about the rise of coffeeshops in Amsterdam and how the future of the red light district may look like.
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Itinerary
Discover Amsterdam's famous Red Light district on a critical and informative 1.5-hour tour
Start of the tour
Visit the iconic condom shop "condomerie" and learn about the history and importance of contraception in Amsterdam's red light district.
Explore the area around the Oude Kerk (the oldest church of Amsterdam) and dive deeper into the history of how the red light district was established in the historical center. Get a chance to see the first windows.
Discover the historic old harbour and learn about all the important facts related to sex work in the red light district. Is the sex work legal? How much do the services offered cost? How does the renting system of the windows work?
Take a critical perspective and dive deeper into issues that sex workers have to tackle. Find out whether the liberal city of Amsterdam has pimps and what the city does to make the district safe.
Learn about the history of coffeeshops, how they got established in Amsterdam, the political situation related to cannabis and the future of the red light district.
Receive some tips from your guide how to best explore the red light district at your own pace, including a 70's peep show.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that in summer it gets dark at around 22:00
- On Fridays and Saturdays a lot of tourists visit the Red Light District. If you would like a quieter tour please take the tour on another day
- The tour will take place in any weather. Don't forget an umbrella for rainy days
- Distance traveled is approximately 1.8 kilometers at a comfortable pace during the city tour
- It is forbidden to take photos of the prostitutes
- Participants of the public tour 16 years old and older must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Participants can go on the public tour unaccompanied from 18 years of age.
Reviews(455)
Glad we went and learned more about Red Light District. Tour Guide was nice but spoke too long at which point you kind of zone out
Teja was very informative and attentive to everyone. She made the tour very interesting with a touch of humour.
It was good tour, informative and guide was taking all places and sharing relevant information. a must do tour
Noe was great Very knowledgeable about the tour and history of the area
We’re really happy to hear you enjoyed the tour 😊 Thanks so much for your kind words!
Very informative great guide very knowledgeable
Glad to hear you liked the tour! Thank you so much for leaving feedback!😊
Ginevra, on her tour, helped us get to know the red-light district's activities, the rules, the customs, and how it has changed over time in more depth.
Our tour group was led by a well informed and witty guide called Taja. She was full of interesting facts. We were very pleased that we booked this tour.
We had a great time. Our guide was Andres Fierro and he was a pleasure to work with. He was very informative and quite down to earth with a pleasant personality. He made the experience well worth the money spent. I highly recommend him as a tour guide. Thanks again! Anita
That’s so nice to hear! We’re really glad you enjoyed the tour and had a great experience with us 🤗
It's a neighborhood to see especially in the evening when the small lamps are lit.
Nous sommes ravis que la visite t’ait autant plu 🥰 Merci infiniment pour ton retour !
Sofía G was a great guide. It just wasn’t clear to me in advance that the group can’t actually go down the “Main Street” because tour groups of 6 or more aren’t allowed. Also the tour is more of an educational experience than a simple fun activity.
