Amsterdam Private Tour: Red Light District and Coffee Shop Historical Exploration
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447 Ratings
Amsterdam
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: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Red Light District - Explore Amsterdam’s popular Red Light District neighborhood and learn about the district’s history as well as the coffee shop culture in Amsterdam on this 2.5-hour historical walking tour. Your knowledgeable local guide will provide you with an educational insight on Amsterdam’s Red Light District and coffee shop culture. Learn about Dutch law and how prostitution is legal and marijuana is tolerated.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Take part in an insightful and engaging 2.5-hour private walking expedition through Amsterdam, gaining knowledge about the city’s renowned Red Light District and coffee shop history. Traverse the narrow pathways of the Red Light District alongside your local guide who will share the backstory of Amsterdam’s prostitution. Then, tour a coffee shop where the guide will demystify the city’s lenient cannabis laws, or tour the Sexmuseum Amsterdam (if you choose this option.)

Throughout this tour, you will venture into an antiquated mariner locale named Zeedijk Street and the popular Chinatown in Amsterdam, which in the past was notorious for being unsafe, but has transformed into a friendly and secure haven. In this district, you will discover landmarks such as the Waag, the Ape pub, and The Buddhist Temple.

Unearth the reasons behind the legalization of prostitution and the origin of the term “coffeeshop”. Navigate the eminent prostitute streets and understand their culture, as well as the present state of the Red Light District.

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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Isabelle_h
Jun 2, 2024
It’s a must - We took the tour and the museum. Andrea gave us a nice historic tour of the city mixed with a red light distric tour! It’s was perfect especially on a Saturday evening where you see it all! Thank you Andrea you were very professional and this tour is a must.
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905zarab
May 31, 2024
Wonderful introduction to this neighborhood in Amsterdam - If I could give a higher rating than 5 stars, I would do so. Personable, informative, friendly, interested in the customers, very knowledgeable, totally wonderful tour guide.
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Melanie_f
May 30, 2024
Fun tour with Sander. He... - Fun tour with Sander. He gave us lots of information and history about Amsterdam in general as well as telling us about the Red Light District and coffee shop culture. Very knowledgeable and personable tour guide. Great way to spend the evening
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Deemer_d
May 29, 2024
Good historical tour of the Red Light district. - We had a great time on this walking tour. Our guide Andie was excellent. Her knowledge of the history was vast and she created a family friendly tour for us.
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Valerie_g
May 25, 2024
Excellent tour of Red Light District - Sander was an excellent guide given the subject matter and a mixed group of ages and sex. He was extremely knowledgeable about Amsterdam history and brought the right amount of humor. He was respectful of the sex workers while still getting us to all the places to see on the tour.
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Jacqueline_b
May 23, 2024
Great time and learned a lot - So interesting learning the history of the Red Light District Andrea was very knowledgeable and offered a great tour.
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Samantha_m
May 23, 2024
Amazing tour! Very informative. We had the best time - We had the best time with Aaree! He was so informative with the history of the area and we came out learning a lot of unique facts about the district. Would 100% do a different tour with him and recommend the tour to friends.
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Daire_f
May 22, 2024
Fantastic Guide! - Our guide Saunder was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Amsterdam and Holland in general. He was funny and very personable.
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Ryan_h
May 20, 2024
Nice walking tour. - My tour guide customized my tour for me - namely, focused more on the history of Amsterdam and the spirit, genever, rather than just the red light district, alone. Glad I did it.
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Ruth_d
May 28, 2024
Disappointed and angry - Firstly I was not given a meeting point until I contacted the tour guide the day before the tour. Then I had to contact them a few times. When I got to the meeting point there was no one there. So I was not able to go on the tour. Very disappointed and hopefully I will receive a refund.
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