Private Amsterdam Red Light District tour including sex museum

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About this activity

Start your private 2-hour tour with a visit to Amsterdam’s Red Light District. Learn about prostitution in Amsterdam, the coffee shop culture and lots more.

Explore the old sailor neighborhood called the Zeedijk Street before heading towards Amsterdam’s famous Chinatown. In this area you will see sights like Amsterdam’s Buddhist Temple, pub the Ape and the Waag.

Then walk to the Old Church, the oldest building in Amsterdam, here we are in the center of the Red light District. In this area you will see many things like the narrowest street of Amsterdam, the first coffeeshop, an indoor prostitute street and many smartshops. Walk through the famous prostitute streets with the red lights and learn about the history and current situation of the Red Light District. Learn why prostitution is legalized and how the name “coffeeshop” was created.

After the tour your guide will bring you to the famous sex museum, entrance included.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English, Spanish
Operated by: Trigger Tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private guide
Included: All Fees and Taxes

Itinerary

Red Light District

2 hours

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.
Sexmuseum Amsterdam Venustempel

30 min Admission included

The tour includes admission to the Sexmuseum, whose exhibits chart eye-popping erotica through the ages.
Dam Square

Passing by

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.
Chinatown

Passing by

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.
Int Aepjen

Passing by

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

Passing by

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.
Het Kleinste Huis van Amsterdam

Passing by

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.
Condomerie

Passing by

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.