Amsterdam: Red Light District and Coffeeshop Culture Tour｜Netherlands

Join this 2-hour walking tour and discover the famous “Red Light District”. Learn about prostitution, coffeeshop culture and history of the Amsterdam Red Light District. You will hear explanations about the liberal laws, hear many interesting facts and hear what it is like to work as a prostitute in the Red Light District.

The first part of the tour covers historical sights and landmarks. You get an overview of the general history of the Netherlands and see some of the oldest buildings of Amsterdam. After this introduction you will walk to 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.

Your guide will also tell you about the coffeeshop culture of Amsterdam. Learn where the name “coffeeshop” comes from and some of the weird laws we have on the consumption and production of soft-drugs.