Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Best
Tours
Best Walking Tours
Prostitution Information Centre Red Light District Tour
(
www.pic-amsterdam.com
; Enge
Kerksteeg 3; tours €15; 5pm Sat)
The nonprofit centre offers fascinating one-hour tours of the
Red Light District, where guides explain the nitty-gritty of how the business works and
take you into a Red Light room. Proceeds go to the centre.
Randy Roy's Redlight Tours
( 06 4185 3288;
www.randyroysredlighttours.com
; tours €12.50; 8pm
Sun-Thu, 8pm & 10pm Fri & Sat, closed Dec-Feb)
In-the-know anecdotes about the city's sex life and
celebrity secrets feature on Randy Roy's lively 1½-hour tour. Meet in front of the Victoria
Hotel (Damrak 1-5), opposite Centraal Station, rain or shine.
Sandeman's New Amsterdam Tours
(
www.newamsterdamtours.com
; tours free, donations encouraged;
11.15am & 1.15pm)
Slick young guides lead an entertaining three-hour jaunt to the sights of
the City Centre and Red Light District. Meet at the Nationaal Monument on the Dam, rain
or shine.
shops, a 'user room' (the tour doesn't go inside) and a look at fake drugs being sold on the
street. Tours depart by the Oude Kerk. Reserve in advance. Private tours also can be ar-
ranged (€40 per four people) in multiple languages.
priced walkabouts are led by senior-citizen volunteers who often have personal recollec-
tions to add. The tours can be a bit hit or miss, depending on the guide, but are well worth
the value. They depart from the cafe in the Amsterdam Museum.
Urban Home & Garden Tours
( 688 12 43;
www.uhgt.nl
; tours incl drink €32; 10.30am Fri,
11.30am Sat, 12.30pm Sun mid-Apr-mid-Oct)
These well-regarded tours visit 18th-century, 19th-cen-
tury and contemporary Amsterdam dwellings.Tours take 2½ to three hours. Reserve ahead
- the meeting point for tours (near Rembrandtplein) will be revealed after you do. Call for
last-minute bookings ( 06 2168 1918).
