🌷 Tour of the Keukenhof Tulip Garden
🌿 What is Keukenhof?

Keukenhof is a flower garden in Lisse, the Netherlands.

The garden hosts a tulip festival that is only open for a few weeks each year.

The Keukenhof Gardens are home to over 7 million flowers and more than 800 varieties of tulips.

🌼 Garden and Features

The Keukenhof Tulip Garden is a parkland filled with hundreds of thousands of tulips and other flowers, as well as ponds, bridges, and paths.

The garden consists of seven separate gardens with different themes.

Some of these gardens include the Dutch Garden, the Japanese Garden, the English Garden, the Valley of the Lily, and the Orchid Garden.

Keukenhof offers visitors a wide variety of activities.

Visitors can stroll through the garden, rent bicycles, take boat trips on the lake, and enjoy various snacks.

The garden also hosts many exhibitions, shows, and events.

🚍 How to get to Keukenhof?

The Keukenhof Tulip Gardens are located near Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague.

The gardens are accessible by public transport, car, and bicycle.

Keukenhof is easily accessible from Amsterdam or Schiphol Airport by public transport.

There are also car rental companies near the gardens.

📜 History of the Keukenhof Tulip Gardens

Keukenhof was founded in the 15th century as a hunting garden.

The gardens were later opened to the public by Queen Juliana.

The Keukenhof Tulip Gardens, which first opened in 1949, have since welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors.

🎉 Keukenhof Tulip Festival

The Keukenhof Tulip Festival is an event held every spring that celebrates the cultural heritage of the Netherlands. The festival marks the reopening of the garden and includes numerous exhibitions, performances, and events about the history and culture of tulips in the Netherlands. During the festival, the garden also hosts many musical events.

🧾 What you need to know about the Keukenhof Tulip Garden Tour
⏱ Tour duration

The Keukenhof Tulip Garden Tour lasts approximately 4 hours.

🗂 ​​Tour contents

The tour is led by an Amsterdam guide and includes:

Round-trip transportation
Guided service

🗺 Tour starting point

The tour begins at Dam Square in Amsterdam. Here, visitors board the tour bus and travel to the Keukenhof Gardens.

🌸 What to do during the Keukenhof Tulip Garden Tour?

🔍 Exploring the Keukenhof Tulip Garden

After disembarking from the bus, visitors enter the Keukenhof Gardens and have free time to explore their beauty. Here, visitors can admire more than 800 varieties of tulips, various other flowers, and natural wonders.

🚲 Bike rental

The Keukenhof Gardens are part of the Dutch cycling culture. Tourists can rent bicycles to explore the gardens further. Bicycle rentals are not included in the tour.

🚁 Helicopter Flight

Tourists can also take helicopter flights to view the Keukenhof Gardens from the air. This activity is not included in the tour.

📆 What is the best season to visit the Keukenhof Tulip Gardens?

The Keukenhof Gardens are open from late March to mid-May. The most beautiful time to visit the gardens is mid-April. During this period, all the flowers are in bloom, and the scenery is breathtaking.

🎒 How to prepare for a visit to the Keukenhof Tulip Gardens?

When preparing for the tour, please keep the following in mind:

Wear comfortable shoes
Dress appropriately for the weather
Bring a camera, charger, and memory card