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Keukenhof Gardens

Lisse, North Holland, Netherlands

Last updated: 02 December, 2024

Each spring, more than 1.5 million tulip aficionados flock to Lisse, 25 miles outside Amsterdam, to see the iconic Dutch flower in its full glory. Across 79 acres of gardens – interspersed with paths, ponds, creeks, greenhouses, and even faux windmills – some seven million tulips (as well as other flowers) blossom in a vast array of colours and patterns.

This magnificent spectacle, which kicks off in March and lasts only eight weeks, is the most-visited attraction in the Netherlands.

Logistics

Price from: £15

Minimum age: 0

Age suitable: 18+

When: All year around

Getting there & doing it

The Keukenhof Express Bus (public transport) is the least expensive option, departing eight times an hour from Amsterdam RAI station and Schiphol Airport, with direct service to the gardens. Bus 397 leaves from several major points in the city centre and travels to Hoofddorp station, where you switch to the Keukenhof Express Bus. Most journeys take around 30 minutes.

As you’d expect, lines are long and booking an online, timed ticket well in advance is essential. For ease, you can purchase an online Combiticket that includes round-trip travel and admission to the gardens. Other options include private tour buses, most of which depart from Amsterdam Centraal Station.

Expect to spend about three hours exploring the gardens. There are multiple cafes inside the gardens for rest and refreshments.

When to do it

The opening date varies, depending on when the flowers start blooming, but it’s generally in early March and lasts for only eight weeks. The last two weeks of April are the best time to see everything in full bloom.

Weekends and public holidays are the busiest; Mondays and Tuesdays see fewer crowds as do mornings and late afternoons.

Who to go with: organised tours

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From Amsterdam: Keukenhof Gardens Ticket and Transfer

Amsterdam

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This 5,5-hour tour departs from Central Station Amsterdam to Holland’s colorful Keukenhof Park. Travel by air-conditioned bus through an area with endless tulip fields, one of the country’s most photographed and iconic landscapes. You can choose between an audio-guided bus tour, which includes a multilingual audio guide and a free LOVERS Canal Cruise, or a non-audio-guided tour. The non-audio-guided tour offers a saver option with an afternoon transfer only, or a non-saver option with transfers to and from Keukenhof. You can also combine Keukenhof with a Dutch countryside tour. At Keukenhof, simply skip the line and enter one of the largest flower parks in the world with over 7 million flower bulbs including tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils. Dozens of gardeners work for months to get the park in shape. The bulbs are arranged according to a different theme every year. Enjoy approximately 3 hours to explore the park on your own before the return trip to Amsterdam Centraal Station.

Price €35

Min age 4

Rating 4.30 / 5 [2720 ratings]

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Amsterdam: Windmills, Marken, Volendam and Guided Keukenhof Visit

Amsterdam

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Enjoy a Super Saver tour that combines the best of the Dutch countryside – windmills, fishing villages and flowering tulips – all in one day! With your guide, visit a clog maker in the windmill town of Zaanse Schans, and take a boat ride to the quaint fishing villages of Volendam and Marken to see cheese made the traditional way. To top it off you will enjoy a leisurely stroll through Keukenhof Gardens, where the beautiful seasonal displays of springtime bulbs will take your breath away. You will have the opportunity to explore this wonderful park at your own leisure. This 10-hour day trip takes you from Amsterdam's lively city centre to the beautiful countryside outside the city. The order of the tour may differ.

Price €99

Min age 4

Rating 4.18 / 5 [628 ratings]

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Keukenhof Gardens & Tulip Experience Tour from Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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Enjoy a comfortable and scenic ride from Amsterdam to the bulb flower area of Lisse where, depending on the season, you will witness a landscape with stunning, colorful bulb flower carpets. The Tulip Experience. This family-owned business is established by an actual tulip farmer and his daughter. At the Tulip Experience, you will learn everything there is to know about the wonderful tulips at their indoor museum before making your way into their absolute highlight: the show garden. Amaze at endless fields containing more than 1 million tulips. The best part? You get to explore the fields freely and take as many photos as you want! After the Tulip Experience, we will make our way to our next destination; the Keukenhof Gardens. Once a kitchen garden filled with vegetables and herbs, it now has the distinction of being the world’s most extensive flower garden. Stroll through the 15 kilometers of paths and 32 hectares of gardens, where millions of bulbs are planted each year!

Price €67

Min age 0

Rating 4.49 / 5 [257 ratings]

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Keukenhof Gardens and Delft Guided Tour from Amsterdam

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The 9-hour tour allows you sufficient time to adore Keukenhof ''Garden of Europe'', get close to colourful tulip fields (depends on weather condition). Visit home to traditional Delftware, little cute medieval town Delft to get away from bustling large cities. Accompanied by a personal guide throughout the day tour, you will get to know more about tulips, culture and lifestyle in the Netherlands. Enjoy personalised attention from your friendly guide. • Personal touring experience visiting top attraction Keukenhof tulips garden (ticket included). • Personal guide throughout the whole-day tour. • Visit tulips fields get close to the 'sea of flowers' fields (depends on season). • Escape from bustling city visiting medieval city Delft • Visit a registered Delft Blue pottery factory to get to know how the famous Delftware is made, personal demonstration to identify the 'genuine' and 'fake'.

Price €149

Min age 0

Rating 4.27 / 5 [100 ratings]

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Day Trip to Keukenhof Gardens from Amsterdam with Tour Guide

Amsterdam

Viator

Enjoy a group guided tour to the well-renown park of tulips and other flowers: the famous Keukenhof park. This park is located between the towns of Lisse and Hillegom, in the west of the Netherlands, and just 45 minutes drive from Amsterdam. The place covers more than 32 hectares, full of impressive landscapes, adorned with the most representative Dutch flower: the tulip. Admire the tulips and all the other varieties of flowers that the park offers. With your guide, you will have a 1 hour tour of the park and then you will enjoy over 2 hours of free time to visit, take beautiful photos, climb the Keukenhof windmill and much more!

Price €49

Min age 0

Rating 4.30 / 5 [72 ratings]

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