Private Tour: Amsterdam Old Town and Red Light District Walking Tour

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Take a private 2-hour walking tour around the tree-shrouded canals and cobbled streets of Amsterdam’s historical center. Let your private guide lead the way to must-see sights and explain the stories behind them. Admire the architecture of the Gothic Oude Kerk (Old Church) and the traditional canal houses. Soak up the lively atmosphere of Nieuwmarkt and Dam Square, then weave through the crowds in the racy Red Light District. Enjoy personalized attention from a knowledgeable guide.

Greet your guide in central Amsterdam at 8pm, then set off to discover the charming, eclectic quirks of the diverse city center. As this is a private tour, you can move at your own pace and enjoy the undivided attention of your very own tour guide.

Amsterdam is unlike any other place in the world. It’s a liberal and open society where few things are taboo: prostitution and marijuana cafes operate in the open and are located only a stone’s throw from major historical monuments.
View the sights in and around the Red Light District. See the Oude Kerk, a Gothic church that dates back to the 14th century, as well as the magnificent Royal Palace on Dam Square. Pause at Nieuwmarkt square to admire De Waag, a 15th-century structure that served as the city gates until the early 17th century.
Marvel as your guide also points out some of the lesser-known, yet equally fascinating sites. See Our Lord in the Attic, a 17th-century canal house with a hidden Catholic church, and a grand building that was once the town hall. Learn about the history of pawnbroking in Amsterdam and call into a specialty condom shop, where you’ll be wowed by the huge selection of latex.
Venture into the heart of the Red Light District, where women grace the glowing windows in eye-popping underwear. Wander down Zeedijk street, a vibrant thoroughfare with plenty of dining and drinking options, and hear about the evolution of the area over the past few decades.
After two hours of exploring, your tour concludes at the original departure point.

USD $45.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by:   Amanda P,    December 2016
A must do tour while in Amsterdam. Daphne was amazing. A lovely knowledgeable lady who showed us what we were interested in which wasn and #39;t all about the workers in the red light district. We looked at architecture and got a real feel for how life used to be. Thank you we loved it.

Review by:   jenka3780,    October 2016
Our tour guide was great!

Review by:   Christine C,    October 2016
It was the start of the tour ( the meal) that stopped us from going any further. They said meet your guide at restaurant, that didn and #39;t happen. Explaining to two waiters why we were there was difficult enough, basically just walked away and continued with what they were doing. Food terrible, didn and #39;t stay.

Review by:   Robin P,    September 2016
Nice tour---- Max- our guide -guide was very knowledgable and seemed to enjoy his job.

Review by:   Ed K,    September 2016
Great tour, guide was excellent.

Review by:   susan w,    September 2016
We had trouble at first finding where we were to meet the guide. Once we were on the tour it was great and the guide was very informative! More signs are needed to let people know where the aviator Guides are.

Review by:   Stanley B,    September 2016
Very nice, professionally guided tour. Informative.

Review by:   Frank I,    August 2016
Guide and tour were outstanding . She had the challenge of taking us around town on Gay Pride day, which, brought some 300,000 partiers to the city. High light of our Baltic cruise.

Review by:   M R H,    July 2016
Great. Very relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the fact that the tour took in parts of Old Amsterdam as well was fantastic

Review by:   tjtroad,    July 2016
Unclear instructions regarding prepaid dinner. Guide was informative when engaged and responding to questions.

Review by:   Patricia G,    June 2016
The tour guide was great - pleasant, knowledgeable, spoke very good English. The tour was interesting and, luckily for us, we went on a day that wasn't super crowded.

Review by:   manashi D,    June 2016
It was informative.

Review by:   Glenda P,    June 2016
Dinner was great and the tour was even better.

Review by:   Georgina M,    May 2016
We found this tour very interesting, the guide was great and really knew the area and the history of the place, he explained fully how it all worked, it felt like an intimate glance into a completely different world. The Museum of Prostitution was also very enlightening it certainly put a different perspective on the girls who work in this area, not an easy job by any means. If you do this tour you will come away well informed about a twilight world that most of us will not often come into contact with.

Review by:   Brian G,    May 2016
Very interesting experience. Learned about the history, architecture, and the current use. A good Amsterdam experience.

Review by:   lpranzo62,    March 2016
The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Amsterdam and had a very pleasant personality. Really enjoyed the places we visited on the tour.

Review by:   David K,    February 2016
This tour was amazing!

Review by:   Judy H,    October 2015
We had a private tour for 8. Our guide was great. She was humorous and informative. Afterwards, we were treated to an unexpected beverage at a local pub. You don't get the feel for this type of lifestyle if you just walk around in the daytime. The night tour really lets you sense the culture. As we were very late arriving, due to the hotel giving us wrong directions, we were pleasantly surprised that our guide waited for us for almost a half hour. At no time did we feel rushed to complete the tour.

Review by:   Paul C,    October 2015
Eye opener

Review by:   Herbandmo,    October 2015
guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, glad we did it, dinner was tasty

Review by:   Luciano C,    October 2015
Very informative. We had a good meal though hard time to find restaurant. Tour was great.

Review by:   Bern,    September 2015
Wonderful tour by Linda V. We really enjoyed hearing about the history of the Red Light District and Old Town Amsterdam. Linda was very open and honest about the happenings in this wonderfully unique city.

Review by:   Walter M,    June 2015
ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLERAIN THE GUIDE WAS VERY INFORMATIVE_br/_ AND WE ENJOYED OUR TOUR

Review by:   TRUSHA P,    June 2015
Massimo was the best tour guide ever. He walked around the entire city with us and provided us the best knowledge ever. Anybody going to Amsterdam should tour with Massimo.

Review by:   David G,    June 2015
There was a group that was late. We spent the first 45 minutes of the tour trying to coordinate them meeting us. We almost left due to the u acceptable situation. This should never happen.

Review by:   Dennis D,    May 2015
Include museum on next offering - liked drinks at bar after tour. Insightful with lots of opportunity for discussion on prostitution and trafficking.

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