PRIDE Amsterdam's Gay Queer LGBTQI+ Historical Tour.
Overview
Gay emancipation throughout times. How it was to be gay in the 17th Century. How did we get from being a sodomite in the 17th Century to LGBT now, the importance of language.
This 2 hour walk through Amsterdam is illustrated with stories about gay heroes, activist, writers, poetry and resistance fighters.
This is a circle story telling about the gay family, how we are all different but all belong to the gay community. This is the one and only LGBT Gay Tour in Amsterdam that will tell you that.
Straight people more then welcome
We start at the Homo monument and end at “het Mandje”, the oldest gay bar in the world on the Zeedijk.
Your guide Henk is a great historian and story teller according to earlier participants.
Inclusions
- Tour escort/host
- Entry/Admission - Dam Square
- Entry/Admission - Homomonument
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Homomonument, Westermarkt, Amsterdam The Netherlands
The start of the LGBT History Tour, for gay victims in past, present and future. Henk will tell how the Netherlands got to get the first monument in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Canal Ring (Grachtengordel), Canal Ring (Grachtengordel), Amsterdam, North Holland Province
We will walk along the canals towards Dam square, looking at 17th Century houses. Explaining how it is the first example of city planning in the world.
Stop At: Royal Palace Amsterdam, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, 1012 RJ Amsterdam The Netherlands
We will see and hear the origin of the Royal Palace on Dam square and what it has to do with gay life in the 17th Century. We don't have time to visit the Palace but it worth a visit.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Dam Square, Amsterdam The Netherlands
The central square in Amsterdam, Holland. Has a long history, what happens here? Also everything LGBT related.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Red Light District (De Wallen), Red Light District (De Wallen), Amsterdam, North Holland Province
Walking through the red light district and what is the leather street of Amsterdam. Ask Henk about details if interested about the red light district.
Pass By: Zeedijk, Oudezijds Kolk to Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam The Netherlands
China town, once the roughest street ever in Amsterdam. The oldest gay bar in Amsterdam. And why German soldiers in WOII were not allowed in this part of the city. We end at the bar of Bet van Beeren.
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- As its a walking tour for about 2 hours you should be able to keep up. Wheelchairs is possible as we have had them in the tour.
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- We follow Dutch national guidelines by RIVM.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Henk had very interesting stories to share. I can highly recommend this leasurely stroll through old Amsterdam, listening to stories that are never told but are important to know for anyone with an interest in Dutch LGBTQ history.
Henk had very interesting stories to share. I can highly recommend this leasurely stroll through old Amsterdam, listening to stories that are never told but are important to know for anyone with an interest in Dutch LGBTQ history.Amazing your. We expected a fun, party and maybe a bit superficial tour, but it turned out to be engaging, catching, informative and inspiring from the beginning to the end. Henk is just a person you want to be around with and his personal touch to the story makes every minute worth while.
Amazing your. We expected a fun, party and maybe a bit superficial tour, but it turned out to be engaging, catching, informative and inspiring from the beginning to the end. Henk is just a person you want to be around with and his personal touch to the story makes every minute worth while.Very interesting and fun tour where you learn a lot About the gay scène in general, the history of it and the position of Amsterdam in it.
Very interesting and fun tour where you learn a lot About the gay scène in general, the history of it and the position of Amsterdam in it.We did this tour with a group a friends. Henk is a very knowledgable and pleasant guide. It is very interesting and usefull to hear about the LGBT history of Amsterdam. And a unique and one-of-a-kind Amsterdam tour. I highly recommend this tour, which is also interesting for not LGBT 'members' (w...
We did this tour with a group a friends. Henk is a very knowledgable and pleasant guide. It is very interesting and usefull to hear about the LGBT history of Amsterdam. And a unique and one-of-a-kind Amsterdam tour. I highly recommend this tour, which is also interesting for not LGBT 'members' (which we are). Thanks Henk!Henk is super knowledgable about the queer history of Amsterdam and presents it in a fantastic way! If you're looking for a way to learn about the city, it's a must - especially through a queer lens. Can't recommend enough!
Henk is super knowledgable about the queer history of Amsterdam and presents it in a fantastic way! If you're looking for a way to learn about the city, it's a must - especially through a queer lens. Can't recommend enough!Our Diversity & Inclusion group at Lucid Software organised a Walking tour with Henk to help our team members getting to know more about LGBT+ history in Amsterdam. Both members and non-members of the LGBT+ community found the tour VERY interesting. Henk brings the light on times in History that ...
Our Diversity & Inclusion group at Lucid Software organised a Walking tour with Henk to help our team members getting to know more about LGBT+ history in Amsterdam. Both members and non-members of the LGBT+ community found the tour VERY interesting. Henk brings the light on times in History that are usually not spoken about, we all learnt so much and had great conversation about what it all means for us in present times. We already repeated the tour with a second group and we are definitely keeping in touch with Henk for more tours for new team members joining our company later. Thank you so much Henk!