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Amsterdam Red Light District Walking Tour in EN/DE/IT/ES/FR
About This Tour
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.
What's Included
✓ Included
- 1.5-hour walking tour
- Professional Guide
✗ Not Included
- Gratuities
Itinerary
1
Discover Amsterdam's famous Red Light district on a critical and informative 1.5-hour tour
2
Start of the tour
3
Visit the iconic condom shop "condomerie" and learn about the history and importance of contraception in Amsterdam's red light district.
4
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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Receive some tips from your guide how to best explore the red light district at your own pace, including a 70's peep show.
Good to Know
- 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.