Self-Guided Amsterdam Light Festival Walking Tour with Audio Guide

Discover Amsterdam Light Festival on foot with the Light Festival Walking Tour – the perfect way to experience the artworks up close and at your own pace. While the popular Light Festival canal cruises offer a relaxing and panoramic view from the water (see our cruises here), the Winter Walk adds an entirely new dimension: you can stop whenever you like, take photos from the best viewing points, explore the installations from multiple angles, and dive deeper into each story with detailed audio commentary. Whether you walk alone, with friends or family, the walking tour turns Amsterdam’s illuminated winter streets into your personal open-air gallery.

Light Festival Walking Tour

About the Light Festival Walking Tour

Explore Amsterdam in a whole new light – literally! With the Light Festival Walking Tour you’ll stroll past spectacular light artworks and illuminated installations in the heart of the city. The route is approximately 4.5 km, and you’re free to move at your own pace. Ideal for families, couples or solo adventurers looking for a memorable winter-evening outing.

The Light Festival Walking Tour Experience

The Light Festival Walking Tour gives you access to an app with the walking route of the Light Festival’s light artworks. At each light artwork, you will receive detailed information in text and via the audio guide. In addition to the artworks, you will also receive information about nice restaurants along the route.

With the Walking Tour you’ll receive everything you need to bring the walk to life:

An interactive route map guiding you from one artwork to the next
Audio commentary (English & Dutch) that reveals the creative minds, storylines and techniques behind each piece
Push-notifications and live updates about special highlights and activities
Bonus offers from local cafés and restaurants along the route Simply book your Walking Tour, follow the route and let the artworks become your guide.

Price & tickets

The Light Festival Walking Tour costs €6.99 and can be easily booked online. Check availability and current prices below and easily reserve your Light Festival Walking Tour.

Prefer a live guide? Join the guided Light Festival walking tour with a hot drink and stroopwafel, from €29 per person.

Starting Point & Access

You can start the Light Festival Walk at any location you wish. If you would like to follow the order of the artworks, start at Amsterdam Central Station.

Audio guide

An audio guide is available in Dutch and English. This allows you to experience the walk even more.

Guided Light Festival walking tour with drink and stroopwafel

Guide pointing out glowing light sculptures above an Amsterdam canal to a walking tour group during the Light Festival

Rather walk with a local guide than with an app? On this 2-hour guided walking tour you stroll along the illuminated canals past a selection of the light artworks. At each stop your guide tells you who made the artwork, how it was created and what it means, with stories about Amsterdam’s history, canals and traditions along the way.

The tour starts with a hot drink (mulled wine or hot chocolate) at the Flagship shop on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 101, close to Central Station. It ends at the Flagship Waffle Experience, where you hear the story of the stroopwafel, see how it is made and taste a warm, freshly baked one. A sweet end to an evening full of light.

Price	From €29 per person
Duration	2 hours
Guide	Live guide in English
Meeting point	Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 101, near Central Station
End point	Flagship Waffle Experience
Included	Guide, hot drink at the start, stroopwafel experience and tasting
Cancellation	Free up to 24 hours before; reserve now, pay later
Children	All ages; children under 12 with an adult

Warm stroopwafel held up in front of a festively lit waffle shop in Amsterdam

Good to know

The tour covers a selection of the artworks, not the full festival route.
Arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.
Wear comfortable shoes and warm clothes, and bring a charged phone or camera.

From €29 per person. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour.

View the tour on GetYourGuide

Self-guided or guided? With the app you walk the full route at your own pace for €6.99. The guided tour costs more, but includes a guide, a hot drink and a stroopwafel tasting. Prefer to see more in less time? Try the Light Festival bike tour or a private boat for your own group.