Badass Tours

Experience the history of Amsterdam through the stories of the hidden badasses who lived it.

Public Group Walking Tour

LGBT+ History Storytelling Walk

When the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage, four couples were married by the Mayor of Amsterdam. But did you know that the city’s LGBT+ history stretches back to the medieval ages?

DURATION: 2 hours

COST: 30 euros/person

Self-Curated Walking Tour

Use your phone to explore Amsterdam’s Historical Center! This self-guided tour experience uses audio, images, maps, and text to introduce you to the women, BIPOC, LGBT+, and Jewish people who made Amsterdam what it is.

LOCATIONS: 12

COST: 10 euros

Public Group Walking Tour

Badass Women Storytelling Walk

Badass Tours takes you to special sites in historic Amsterdam to tell stories of individual women who fought, wrote, calculated, and led to chart their course through Amsterdam’s chaotic and complicated past.

DURATION: 1.75 hours

COST: 30 euros/person

Private Group Walking Tour

Customized Private Storytelling Walk

See Amsterdam through the stories of the hidden badasses who helped create it. Choose one or several of the themes: women, Jewish people, LGBT+ people or BIPOC. You can also ask for an interest area, such as artistic, academic, leaders or warriors. It can be up to three hours and customized by pick-up/drop-off location.

DURATION: 3 hours

COST: 300 euros/group

Public Group Walking Tour

Plantage Storytelling Walk

Forget canals and piles – Amsterdam is a city built on stories. Some of its most interesting, though, have been overlooked by history. We stroll through the spacious Plantage neighborhood and stop to hear the untold stories of Amsterdam’s layered history.

DURATION: 2 hours

COST: 30 euros/person

What people are saying about Badass Tours

"If there is one single thing you must do in Amsterdam, this is it."

"Elyzabeth had so much interesting information and incredible stories to tell. The best tour guide we have ever had! *****"

"Elyzabeth knows how to capture your attention, and she is a great storyteller."

The Amsterdamian

"Elyzabeth is so great in entertaining and educating a group of people. A must do when you’re around or just a local like me."

"Hands down probably one of the best tours I’ve ever taken."

The Academic Traveller

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Public Group Walking Tour

BIPOC History Storytelling Walk

The history of Amsterdam is entwined with colonialism and slavery. Within these horrors, however, were Black, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, Native Caribbean, and Persian people who created space for themselves. Learn about these complex heroes and how they shaped Amsterdam.

DURATION: 2 hours

COST: 25 euros/person

Public Group Walking Tour

Jewish History Storytelling Walk

From the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution, Jewish people in Europe fled pogroms and persecutions to find a safe haven in Amsterdam. Learn about the vibrant community that lived here for centuries before the Holocaust on this two-hour walking tour.

DURATION: 2 hours

COST: 25 euros/person

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