Private Amsterdam Red Light District and Food Tour

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English, Spanish, German, Dutch
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Explore Amsterdam's Red Light District on a private 2-hour tour. Discover Dutch law, taste local delicacies, and learn from a local guide about the city's hidden gems and culture.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join this 2-hour private tour and experience Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District. Your knowledgeable local guide will provide you with an educational insight on Amsterdam’s Red Light District and coffee shop culture, where you will learn about the intricacies of Dutch law, how prostitution is legal, and marijuana is tolerated.


When exploring the Red Light District, you will visit several food places and have the opportunity to taste 3 local Dutch specialties. Your guide will tell you about the history of this Dutch food and share fun anecdotes and interesting facts as well.


You can ask your guide all the questions you want about Amsterdam, he will know all the best restaurants, food places and information about the city. He will give you an overview of the the best food places of Amsterdam and spots only known by locals.

What You Get

Three Dutch specialties
Pick your own departure time between 13:00 - 21:00
Private walking Tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Centraal Station

Explore Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District and learn about Dutch food culture with this 2-hour private tour. Start off this tour at the central station of Amsterdam where you will meet your private tour guide.
Admission Ticket Free
2

Red Light District

Walk to the Red Light District and see several of the well-known sights like the Old Church, China Town and the narrowest street of Amsterdam. Your knowledgeable local guide will provide you with an educational insight on Amsterdam's Red Light District and culture, where you will learn about the intricacies of Dutch law.
Admission Ticket Free
3

Oude Kerk

When exploring the Red Light District, you will visit several food places and have the opportunity to taste 3 local Dutch specialties. Your guide will tell you about the history of this Dutch food and share fun anecdotes and interesting facts as well. You can ask your guide all the questions you want about Amsterdam, he will know all the best restaurants, food places and information about the city. He will give you an overview of the the best food places of Amsterdam and spots only known by locals.
Admission Ticket Free
4

Dam Square

The tour will end at the Dam Square of Amsterdam.
Admission Ticket Free

Condomerie (Pass 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.

Het Kleinste Huis van Amsterdam (Pass 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.

Chinatown (Pass 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 (Pass 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.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

ParkBee Parking NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace, Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam Noord-Holland, Netherlands, NL, 1012 AD

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Meet the guide in front of the entrance of the 'Barbizon Palace Hotel NH collection', located at the Prins Hendrikkade 59, 1012 AD Amsterdam.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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May 06, 2025
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Our guide Andrea was awesome! She was able to answer all of our questions. We learned so much and had a great time. The food was amazing. I would highly recommend!

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May 05, 2025
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Interesting tour, gave insight into the working ladies, and other interesting facts about Amsterdam red light area. The food was also great

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May 05, 2025
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Wry informative! We learned so much about the history of Amsterdam and the RLD. The food was really great too.

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The foods were amazing...
April 18, 2025
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The foods were amazing and I learned so much about Amsterdam and its culture. The city was unlike any other I have ever visited!

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Enjoyable but still hungry
April 18, 2025
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Good information. But don’t expect much in terms of food. We shared 3 stroopwaffles between 7 people and two turnover things with 7 people and did not get the third item. Disappointing as the food ...read more

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