Red Light District: History and Culture Tour

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: 24 hours
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…
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…

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
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Leslie_f
Jul 20, 2025
It’s a must for history lovers! - This was my favorite tour that we did in Amsterdam. As a first timer I was skeptical of the RLD and safety, but it took all my worries away. It’s a completely safe part of town! Learning about this large part of the city’s history was fascinating! There was so much to hear and learn, about how certain parts of this city’s foundations came to be. It was delivered extremely appropriate for my 13 year old daughter as well. Definitely recommend this one!
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Kim_r
Jul 20, 2025
Red Light gets a green light - Interesting to find out the who’s, why’s and where’s of the red light district. Our guide was awesome. Fun loving personality and even handled a snarky client with finesse. Definitely learned a lot and most of our group seemed comfortable in what could be awkward circumstances. Like walking past a building and a half naked person is banging on the window at you. That’s not something you see everyday and he did a great job preparing us as well encouraging us to be respectful of the community. For some this may be an overwhelming experience, but for most I think you will enjoy learning about the culture and why things are done the way they are.
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Ron_j
Jul 15, 2025
Fun in the Red Light District - Make sure you know what you’re getting into. This is an adult experience. If you don’t want to talk about sex in a very open way you should not do it.
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Ruthd703
Jul 9, 2025
Superb, fascinating tour and absolutely outstanding guide. - We’ve had excellent guides during our time in Amsterdam but Robin, our guide for the Red Light District Tour - was by far the stand out. He is smart, deeply engaged, attentive, generous, entertaining, and respectful. We learned a ton about his beloved Amsterdam (he’s fifth generation) and the red light district and just generally enjoyed our time with him. Highly highly recommend.
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Lisa_k
Jul 9, 2025
Fascinating tour! - Fantastic tour of the Red Light District, we took the latest tour so we could see the lights on the canals. Our tour guide (Maria?) was fantastic. She was easy going, explained the history of the area and how things are today. We walked all of the canals and alleys as she explained everything about the profession today. It was a comfortable, fascinating tour.
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Tram_l
Jun 28, 2025
Awesome experience. Tour... - Awesome experience. Tour guy is very detail, and fun. Wish tour can be longer. Overall, it’s great, would recommend!
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Rhonda_c
Jun 26, 2025
Red Light District Tour - This was a great tour. We are a married couple in our fifties, our 21 year old niece joined us for this tour. This was a great experience learning the history, as well as all about the district today. Arie our tour guide was excellent, he was knowledge and funny. Highly recommend this tour.
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Richard_u
Jun 20, 2025
Outstanding!!! - Our guide (Aarre) was very knowledgeable, respectful and enjoyable to travel with , on our tour. 10 out of 10 !
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Geraldine_g
Jun 19, 2025
Red Light District Experience…. - Our tour guide Aarre is very knowledgeable of the history about Amsterdam..he did not only cover the Red Light District but also provided informative facts around the area. He is funny and nice!!! I highly recommend this tour specially if the tour guide is Aarre.
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Margarita_p
Jun 17, 2025
Highly recommend. - Our tour of Amsterdam's Red Light District was incredibly insightful! Our guide was exceptional, providing us with a deep understanding of its history and practices, which gave us a much more educated view of this historic area. She was a treasure trove of facts and hidden tips, and we genuinely learned so much more about Amsterdam's broader history beyond just the Red Light District itself. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a truly informative experience.
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From $39
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).