Discover Amsterdam’s Red Light District with a professional guide. See the famous coffee shops, erotic theaters, and narrow streets. Learn about the history of sex work in the Netherlands.

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Live tour guide: German, Spanish, English, Dutch
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Highlights

Explore the Red Light District with a professional guide
Learn about the history of this famous neighborhood
Walk past the popular Dutch coffee shops

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Discover the secrets of Amsterdam's Red Light District on this guided walking tour. Learn about the women working in the district, the Dutch coffee shops, and the history of Amsterdam's oldest neighborhood. See the Old Church — Amsterdam's oldest building — and learn about the famed 'Dutch tolerance'. Be surprised by the open mindedness displayed in the Red Light District, and wander around the city's narrowest alleys. Explore everything the Red Light District has to offer, from the famous 'Condomerie' shop to the Prostitution Information Center. Along the way, you'll walk past sex and coffee shops while your tour guide explains everything about them.

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Live tour guide

Not suitable for

Children under 16 years
People with mobility impairments
Wheelchair users

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Dam Square

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What to bring

Passport or ID card
Comfortable shoes
Umbrella

Not allowed

Cameras
Alcohol and drugs

Know before you go

On Fridays and Saturdays the Red Light District can get very crowded
Due to city regulations, this tour will not pass by any brothel windows

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Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 3076 reviews

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Guide
4.8/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.8/5

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Great experience

I have to admit that I was very pleasantly surprised by the experience, largely thanks to the guide that was assigned to us. He was a young, Galician boy. He made the route a great experience, explaining to us in great detail, without getting into the morbid, everything that can be found in the red light district; offering us a point of view that I, personally, had not conceived and that opens my eyes. In short, apart from showing you the red light district, thanks to the guide, we had an enormously enriching and rewarding experience. 100% recommended.

August 26, 2019

Perfect tour

September 19, 2021

Very casual and fun tour. Very interesting to find out more details about the "work" in the red light district, e.g. about the pay and shift work of the girls as well as their working hours.

September 11, 2020

Amsterdam Red Light District: Walking Tour

Amsterdam Red Light District: Walking Tour

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