Ben was amazing! Very knowledgeable and charming. Great historian and storyteller.
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- Private guide
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Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet the guide in front of the entrance of the ‘Barbizon Palace Hotel NH collection’, located at the Prins Hendrikkade 59, 1012 AD Amsterdam.
Return
- Meet the guide in front of the entrance of the ‘Barbizon Palace Hotel NH collection’, located at the Prins Hendrikkade 59, 1012 AD Amsterdam.
Itinerary
Join this 2-hour Private Amsterdam Red Light District tour! 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 narrow streets of Amsterdam with your private guide.
The tour includes admission to the Sexmuseum, whose exhibits chart eye-popping erotica through the ages.
The dam, Also known as the City built on trees: Due to the soil in Amsterdam consisting of a thick layer of fen and clay, some buildings in the city are built on wooden poles that are fixed in a sandy layer that is approximately 11 meters deep. Since the old days, the houses in Amsterdam were known to have been built on wooden foundation piles that are driven deep into the clay, peat, and water until they reach the first layer of solid sand.
The area is a part of the Red Light District, tob e specific, part of the Old Town area. So this is the oldest part of the city that is why there is a lot of history as well.
Pub The Ape, also known as Int Aepjen in Dutch. Built around 1540 and one out of two remaining wooden buildings left in Amsterdam. Which is very special as there was a big fire in 1452 and after that point the government decided that buildings should have brick facades.
The Waag used to be one of the city gates of Amsterdam, a part of the defensive wall. It was built around the 1400s and is the second oldest building of Amsterdam. Later on it was used as a guild, craftsman’s organizations, situated themselves within the Waag and around the square.
The smallest house of Amsterdam was built around the 1700s and was first used as storage place for the VOC trading company. Later on people started living in the house for a very long time.
This is the world’s first condom shop special for condoms, in place here since 1987. You can get a size customized condom and all kinds of special condoms.
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Red light district history explained well walking around. Wouldn’t have known where to go or what we were looking at without guide! Erotica museum at end worth a look! Tour met our expectations. Locally born tour guide extremely knowledgeable of area.
It was a very great tour the guide was both informative and entertaining the guide knew where to go.
Great tour, very interesting about the red light districts history and current culture. The sex museum at the end was a bonus. Highly recommend this tour.
The tour is very informative about the area now, it’s historic start. We literally walked throughout the area saw all of the sights and places of interest. Andrea our guide was very friendly and patiently answered all our many questions.
This tour was disappointing and did not live up to what we had hoped for. Our guide was pleasant enough, but the experience felt uninspired and fairly cookie-cutter. We were expecting a more thoughtful, in-depth look at the history of Amsterdam’s Red Light District, including the history of sex work, the current controversies, and the cultural and social issues surrounding the area. Instead, the information provided felt limited and surface-level.
Andrea was knowledgeable and presented the information in an organized manner. She was very personable and elevated the tour experience. I highly recommend this tour; was very well done!
Lots of walking on uneven pavement. Robin was very personable, friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining.
Fantastic tour of history and prostitution in Amsterdam. Andrea was professional and knowledgeable. We toured the entire RedLight District and parts of Chinatown
Sex museum review, so much to see and history. Definitely a visit if travelling to A’Dam. Clean & tidy and staff friendly.
Took this tour with Andrea as our guide and she did an amazing job of giving oversight into the history of this part of Amsterdam. She was a wealth of knowledge and approach the subject matter with sensitivity and insight.
Our tour guide Aarre from the start was brilliant. Especially that we were slightly held up he waited on us. Aarre was very knowledgeable and was able to confirm some myth and truth about the area. Anything we asked he was very informative about. Following the tour he was even good enough to give us suggestions for a meal in the area. Great tour by a great guide
Great place definitely recommend hosting was really nice and welcoming and we saw some very cool stuff I even ended up trying some of the toys out for myself
So glad we did this tour with Robin. He was an amazing guide and was able to provide a vast amount of insight into the red light district! Would highly recommend this tour and if optional select Robin as the guide.
Sofia was super informative and gave a great rundown. Would highly recommend. Go a little earlier to learn more, as it gets busy at night.
The tour was very informative and interesting. We learned a lot. Our tour guide was knowledgeable about the sites, history and red light district. She took us to several places. I would recommend if you r curious about the industry.
Kathryn was professional. Told us lot of history about the red light district. Highly recommend her.
Interesting museum lots of history/art / and everything from different sex toys to porn magazines also mechanical manikin I recommend If you're in Amsterdam then definitely check it out just don't take ya mum or anything.
Half the tour was the Red Light District, half the tour was Amsterdam history. Robin was a great guide. Just 5 of us on the tour.
Very informative. Guide was very knowledgeable and easy to understand . Would highly recommend Andrea.
A tasteful experience for travelers wanting to learn the history of this area of Amsterdam. Our guide, Andrea, was extremely knowledgeable of the history and showed us more than we would have seen on our own. It provided us with a greater appreciation of the prostitution industry in a respectful way. Highly recommend this private tour.
Guide Arri gave not only red light tour but also excellent history tour of area. He spoke excellent English, had a sense of humor.
We absolutely enjoyed our tour with Catherine through the red light district through Amsterdam. Very interesting history of all with dues and don’ts. Highly recommend touring with Catherine.
Andrea was a great guide and kept us very informed through the very interesting tour. My wife and I had a great time.
Sam, a brilliant guy! Also very sexy it was amazing the experience and everything that was adter that ended Amazing experience.
A guide with a Master’s Degree in History, who loves his city, knows interesting facts and stories along with a great sense of humor and super level of kindness is just who Aarre was. Wish we had him for our canal tour earlier. We were a family of 7, anll 50+, and he tailored our walk for us. Grandma loved the history and when the walking got difficult for her, like the stairs at the museum, Aarre found us a great cafe to leave her at. He even offered to sit with her. Needless to say, highly recommend, super informative, very respectful and professional. And as graphic as you want your tour to be. Grandpa crossed that off his bucket list. Thank you.
Aarre was such a great tour guide. His communication to let us know he was on his way was appreciated. There was 7 of us all varying ages and we all really enjoyed the experience. We found the history fascinating and his knowledge was impressive. He did a great job at making it engaging and fun, we learned so much. He was warm, relaxed and was a lovely energy to spend the day with. We couldn’t recommend him more! The tour was not at all seedy, in fact very respectful of the workers and area. It was a highlight of our trip. You get to check out the museum at the end without the guide, which is a fun light hearted half hour.
Ari was fantastic, very informative and interesting. He was on time and happy to answer any questions. Highly recommend booking with Ari.
A fascinating insight into a world rarely seen by the average UK person. Our tour guide, Andrea, was friendly and knowledgeable. She gave us a good understanding of how Amsterdam came to have a red light district and a lot of other interesting historical facts about the area. As the night went on, she explained a lot about the current situation, how the size of the area has reduced and how the local Mayor is keen to move the area away from the inner city. It's not clear what the future holds for this area so catch it while you can. It's definitely a sight to behold and I recommend catching the tour at night time. Make sure you pencil in a return during the day, as the vibe is quite different. Definitely a unique tour to take 10/10 would recommend.
Our guide Ari accurately assessed the time for our tour. His insight and knowledge certainly brought the area alive for us, yet he ensured that an information was clear, concise and totally without judgement. Great job Ari!
Our tour guide was very helpful and informative! We enjoyed the way she explained everything, highly recommended
The guide was good, he shared a lot of historical background about the development of the red light district. He helped us understand how the solicitation process works. But the sex museum was not worth being part of the tour and if you want to see it you can walk in on your own.
Our guide gave us great history highlights of Amsterdam as we walked to the red light district. We so enjoyed our guide, he was appropriately humorous and answered all our questions. We would highly recommend him!
Kevin was an awesome guide and doing a private tour is the way to go! So knowledgeable about the history of this beautiful city, and with a sense of humor. It made the tour so interesting and fun. I highly recommend.
Andrea was wonderful patient knowledgeable & an absolute joy to tour with. She was our guide but she felt like a niece showing us around town!
Our guide was excellent. She was very informative, extremely attentative to our needs and spoke great English. My only recommendation would be to be more specific on the meeting location. Was more difficult to find than it needed to be. Over all it was a great evening.
Kevin was an incredibly amazing tour guide!!! Very knowledgeable and easy going. Catered to our questions and provided historical and contemporary insights for all things Amsterdam! Highly recommend Kevin for an entertaining and delightful tour!
We had the most amazing time on our walking tour with Catherine! As first timers to Amsterdam it was an amazing way to learn about the city, the history of and current ways of the red light district. Catherine was so well informed, was able to answer all our questions and went above and beyond. The tour was to include tickets to the Sex Museum, we were taken to the Erotic Museum (we didn't know there was a different museum until we walked by it), but still a great experience (would have done both anyway haha). 10/10 would recommend!
This was definitely a unique experience but I am happy I went in to see it. Some of it felt a little cheesy but some was really cool to see as well. It is about an hour long to visit. If you’re in the area and have time, I would recommend popping in just to see it.
I wasn't sure what to expect on this tour so don't know if I got it or not. Our guide was amazing (Arree). He is brilliant and funny and kind and knows the ins and outs of the district. We learned a lot about the historical side of the district, and the guide made it feel less awkward for us. We were able to tour the sex museum without the guide and it was fascinating.
Aaron was extremely knowledgeable and informative. He answered all my questions. I would recommend him every time.
Great tour and the person was very e specific and information was great about all the education and information to learn
I have travelled the world and trust me Aarre is the best tour guide ever!!! Extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. It seemed like he made sure we visited every area of the district and even showed us some good places to eat. We had lots of fun and he made us feel safe as it seemed many of the locals knew him. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to enjoy themselves in the present, while being emersed in the history of the area.
The tour with Ari was great! Fun, informative and an enjoyable walk. It was a private tour and Ari felt like someone we had known for awhile which made it all the better. Museum is a four story walk up!
Our private tour was excellent and so much better than we thought it would be. Not only did Aaron talk about the red lights district in an open and frank way, he also talked us through the history, the buildings, the people, the coffee shops, the geography and the reason why people flock to this city every year. It really was insightful and interesting. I was travelling with my partner and we both felt safe with Aaron and the tour didn’t feel rushed. The only let down was the sex museum at the end.
Great tour. Very informative and respectful of the workers in the area. The guide was great. The included sex museum was a bit of a disappointment except for the John Lennon sketches.
Andrea who was our guide was very knowledgable, with very good, easy to understand English. She adjusted the tour to our expectation as we wanted more historic highlights. Very good tour, good length, very interesting and I highly recommend sticking to private tour in such crowded places. The museum is nothing very special but its OK
Best experience ever especially the night shows, good crowd, reasonable prices about sex toy and other personal items. you can enjoy without any second thought. Came to know about Ojasvi Love (an provider) from Delhi. my overall vibe was pleasant. this place is so nice about safety wise even for solo traveller. try this place once!
Andrea Was very knowledgable on the area that we toured , friendly, and did not rush us through. We loved her!
What a unique experience! It was really so much different then I had expected. Really glad I decided to discover the area with an exper guide because there is simply to much to see and discover on your own
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