De Wallen, historical audio tour beyond the Red Light District
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Experience the historic heart of Amsterdam with a self-guided audio tour through the Red Light District, focused on its rich heritage, not its shopfronts. Designed by an accredited expert and based on an award-winning storytelling concept, this immersive tour reveals the fascinating past of the Netherlands’ most talked-about neighbourhood.Your journey begins at Dam Square, the birthplace of Amsterdam, where a humble dam on the Amstel River gave rise to a city that would shape Dutch history. From there, walk through centuries of glorious and bizarre stories guided by engaging audio narration right from your phone.Admire the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam’s oldest building, and discover “Belle,” the small statue honouring sex workers’ rights. While the district is globally known for its connection to the world’s oldest profession, this tour takes you beyond that to explore the neighbourhood’s deep layers of history.Follow the footsteps of sailors, merchants, residents, and travellers through narrow alleys and hidden corners. Highlights include the historic Café In’t Aepjen, the clandestine chapel of Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, and the evocatively named Bloedstraat. Your tour ends at Nieuwmarkt, home to the striking Waag building, once a city gate, later a guildhall, and now a symbol of Amsterdam’s evolving identity.This tour offers a unique, respectful, and insightful look into one of Amsterdam’s most iconic quarters, at your own pace.
Highlights
- Enjoy a digital audio tour of the Red Light District on your smartphone
- Gain valuable insights into the Oude Kerk the Waag building
- Follow in the footsteps of sailors and sex workers while listening to their stories
- Experience one of Europe's most talked-about neighborhoods
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Activity package
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Facilities
Free cancellation
mobile
Available in English, Italian, German
What's included
- Offline content (text, audio narration and maps)
- Audio-guided tour
- Audio guide
- Downloadable APP
- Multilingual audio commentary
Not included
- Entrance tickets
- Live guide
- Smartphone or headphones
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Headsets (to hear the guide)
- On-site assistance
Where you'll meet
The self-guided audio tour is designed to start at Dam square in front of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
Operated by
Clio Muse Tours
Important information
* Please notice that Tickets/entrance fees to sites and museums are not included
* This is a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone. No live guide will accompany you. No VR / AR is included
* Non refundable once activated
* You will receive an email from the local supplier with important audio instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well
* You need to book per device to be used, not per participant
* For the audio tour, you must have an Android or iOS smartphone and make sure you have enough storage space. The size for the app and the audio tour is 100-150 MB. Remember to bring your own headphones
* An Android (version 9.0 and later) or iOS (version 17.0 and later) smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone X or older, iPhone SE 1st generation, iPod Touch, iPad 5th generation or older, iPad Air 2nd generation or older, iPad Mini 4th generation or older, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
* Kindly note that this is a self-guided audio tour covering a walking route in the streets of Amsterdam's Red Light District. It does not cover any museums or historical sites
* Mobile signal migh be weak at the site, so kindly download the tour on your device prior to your visit to enjoy it offline
* The tour ends at Nieuwmarkt (1012 CR Amsterdam, Netherlands), which is located right next to the Nieuwmarkt metro station