The Tour
TicketsGAY LGBTQI+ History Tour Amsterdam : 400 years of gay lgbtqi+ history
Amsterdam as front runner in GAY LGBTQI+ rights in the world?
When you visit Amsterdam and wonder what to do? Things to do?
Getting to know Amsterdam and a hidden side of it. Get to know Amsterdam as you have never known before.
Suitable for LGBTIQ+ and heterosexuals.
The Netherlands was the first country in the world with a monument for LGBT victims and the first country where same sex marriages were legal.
In the roaring 80’s and 90’s Amsterdam was the GAY capital of the world.
The tour takes you on a trip through historic Amsterdam and goes from the 17th Century until 2001 the year of GAY marriage. 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 passionate queer activist.
Check tickets for availability, standard every Saturday. But also on demand, starting at the Homo monument.
Are you looking for a gift for a loved one, contact Henk on info@specialamsterdamtours.nl for a gift certificate for the tour. Show you care. The certificate is valid for twelve calendar months.
Do you want a private tour, talk, laugh and ponder about the community and its history. Just write.
Duration: 2 hours
Henk has been happy to welcome thousends of Gay, LGBTIQ, Queer and even some straight people from around the world.
Starting at the Homo monument, the first in the world.
Along the canals to Dam square where the Palace is (background) and the War monument.
Ending at the bar ‘t Mandje” on the Zeedijk.
Henk
Henk has been living in Amsterdam since 1989 and has a very personal relationship with Amsterdam. As a true Amsterdammer he loves his city and can complain a lot about how it’s being run. Henk is the creator of the LGBT GAY HISTORY TOUR and also available for public speaking. He strongly believes that the LGBTI community should help each other, therefore he supports the Planet Romeo Foundation. They fund projects for LGBTI communities around the world. https://www.planetromeofoundation.org
Are you looking for undivided attention and a tour especially for you. Book a private tour (1-4 persons), starting from euro 350,–
LGBThistorytour Amsterdam also provides private and company tours. We can also organize special tailor-made tours for you as long as they have to do with Amsterdam and its history.
Would you be interested in a tour about 19th Century Dutch painters, such as Breitner? We can show you his girl in kimono and the story behind it. It hangs in the Rijksmuseum.
How about a tour in our national museum that King William III refused to open? Do you want us tell you why? And how his great grand daughther Queen Beatrix reopened it after renovations a 100 years later?
We have the Special Amsterdam Tour for you. Please feel free to contact us for possibilities and questions. info@specialamsterdamtours.nl
Ook tours in het Nederlands voor LHBTIQ organisaties en meer, gewoon even vragen.