Tulip season in Holland: what to see? Excursion "Keukenhof Park" Find the name of the tulip closest to your heart.

Keukenhof is the Royal Flower Park in the Netherlands, world-famous for its tulips. More than a million people visit the Keukenhof every season. In 2020, the Keukenhof will be open from 21 March to 10 May. Time to start planning your trip!

Tickets to Keukenhof online:

Road to Keukenhof:

When is the best time to visit the Keukenhof flowers?

Each year, the Flower Park is only open for two months. In 2020, the Keukenhof will be open from 21 March to 10 May. Wondering when to visit Keukenhof in 2020? See our live broadcast and choose which time you prefer:

The flowering of tulips largely depends on how cold the winter and spring will be. This is, of course, unpredictable. But the biggest chances are to catch tulip fields in full bloom - from about the 20th of April to the second week of May.

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Opening hours of the Keukenhof park: from 8.00 to 19.30. Ticket offices are open until 18.00.

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How much are tickets to Keukenhof?

Park ticket prices are:

• For adults – € 18
• For children under 3 years old - free of charge
• For children from 4 to 11 years old - € 8
• For groups (from 20 to 200 people) – € 15.50

You can buy tickets online, which saves a lot of time at the entrance. Admission ticket And combi ticket can be used once per any day before the end of the park season.

Do you want something unusual? You can order helicopter tour over tulip fields. The cost of the tour is 159 euros per person. It includes:

– Helicopter tour over the fields and the Dutch coast
– bike rental for the whole day
- Entrance ticket to the Keukenhof park
- bus ticket to the park and back

Helicopter tours are held just three days for the entire season: April 13, April 20 and April 27, 2019. Limited number of seats. You can clarify the program and book a tour.

Advice. By the way, if you are planning a rich program in Holland, it is better to buy tickets online not only to the Keukenhof park, but also to museums. You can choose combo tickets, which will allow you to save a little.

What can you combine a visit to the park with?

Arriving in Holland at the end of March - May 2020, you can also witness Dutch holidays and events:

• , March 21 - May 10, 2020
• Flower parade, April 25 - 26, 2020
• , April 27, 2020
• Eurovision in Rotterdam, 12 - 16 May 2020
• Formula 1 race at Zandvoort, 3 May 2020

The theme of the Keukenhof park in 2019 is the power of flowers.

Where and when is the Flower Parade in Holland?

The main part of the 2020 Bloemencorso Bollenstreek Flower Parade will take place on April 25-26. However, active preparations for it will begin a few days before the event in the city. Sassenheim, where the participants of the flower parade will create competitive compositions. You can go to Sassenheim and watch this process (exact address: Rijksstraatweg 52, 2171 AM Sassenheim, ).

The journey of flower compositions in Holland will begin on April 25, 2020 at 9.15 am city ​​of Noordwijk. At about 3:40 p.m., the parade will take place near the Keukenhof, and finish at approximately 9:30 p.m. in Haarlem. The next day, April 26, 2020, flower arrangements will be in Haarlem until 17.00. Find out - and you might want to stay in this particular city in Holland.

The route and schedule of the Flower Parade can be

FAQ. Is it possible to leave the Keukenhof during the parade (the procession does not pass through the park, but near it), and then go back? Yes, you can. By the way, and not only on the day of the parade -.

Where to stay when traveling to Keukenhof?

Keukenhof is located in the small town of Lisse, between Amsterdam and The Hague. If visiting the Keukenhof is the main purpose of your trip to Holland, consider hotel options in one of the cities:

Lisse- a small town where the Keukenhof park is located. You can walk to the park. And, by renting a bike, you can travel around the flower fields. The closest hotel to the park is Hotel Restaurant & Casino De Nachtegaal.
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Other popular hotels in Lisse:

• Boutique Suites Lisse - Schiphol 800 meters from the park
• B&B De Oude Pastorie Lisse1.4 km from the park
• Hotel De Engel is a 10-minute drive from the Keukenhof.

Noordwijk and its coastal part of Noordwijk aan Zee (Noordwijk aan Zee) are located 12 km from the Keukenhof. A great place if you want to see not only flowers, but also the sea and the Dutch dunes. Keukenhof Park can be reached from here in 35 minutes by direct bus number 90.

There are several Fletcher hotels in Noordwijk that offer special accommodation option for Keukenhof visitors .

Leiden, the birthplace of Rembrandt and Armin van Buuren - a fairly large city 20 km from Keukenhof. Museums, shops, restaurants - there is everything you need for a rich holiday. With a direct train, you can easily reach Amsterdam, Haarlem and The Hague. During the operation of the Keukenhof, a special bus will run between Leiden and the park. Find a hotel in Leiden >>

Unusual hotels in Leiden and surroundings:

• Huys van Leyden Boutique Hotel
• Boutique hotel De Barones van Leyden in the historic center
• Villa Rameau in the historic center of Leiden
• Hotel Herberg Welgelegen in Katwijk.

haarlem- a great place to stay in Holland, especially if you come to the Flower Parade. On the evening of April 25, 2020, flower arrangements will arrive in Haarlem and will stand here on April 26. Bus number 50 runs to Keukenhof from Haarlem (here are combo tickets for travel + entrance to the park). Amsterdam is 15 minutes away by train. Book a hotel in Haarlem>>

If you are traveling by car, then a great place for 1-2 nights is the mini-hotel de Vogelenzangh between Haarlem and Keukenhof. This is a small B&B owned by the restaurant of the same name. Parking is free, the surroundings are picturesque, the restaurant is one of my most loved in Holland). There are only three rooms, so you need to book in advance.

Unusual hotels in Haarlem and surroundings:

• Boutique hotel ‘t Vosje with a garden and a terrace, in the natural part of the city
• Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg estate in Santpoort, in the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park (classic English-style rooms are located in the old part of the hotel; they are standard in the modern annex. ).

Budget hotels in Haarlem(note that if you book at the last moment, then they become completely out of budget):

• Amadeus Hotel on the central square
• hostel Stayokay Haarlem, away from the center, but with a direct bus from the station (the stop is 10 meters from the hostel).

On the picture:Hostel Stayokay Haarlem

And, of course, stop at Amsterdam- Always good idea. Here you can visit, ride through the canals, feel the atmosphere of freedom of expression. During park operation a special bus will run between Amsterdam and Keukenhof. Book a hotel in Amsterdam >>

I repeat that the Keukenhof park is open during the hot season in Holland. Rooms in good hotels are booked six months to a year in advance. And the price tag for hotels is constantly growing. Therefore, I advise you to book a hotel as soon as you start planning a trip.

How to rent a bike to ride through the fields near Keukenhof?

The easiest option is to rent a bike at the Keukenhof Parking Lot. The rental price is 15 euros per day. There are many people who wish, so it is better to book a bike in advance (). At the box office, you will be given a route map (in Russian), which includes several options for cycling - from 5 to 25 km.

FAQ about cycling

FAQ. Do cycle routes pass through the park itself? No, Keukenhof is a pedestrian park, it is forbidden to ride bicycles there.

FAQ. Is there bike parking near Keukenhof? Certainly! This is Holland.

FAQ. Is it worth going to Keukenhof and the fields on the same day? It depends on your plans and vacation time in Holland. In general, everything is quite possible to do in one day. Important! As a rule, the rental bike must be picked up before 12.00 (this will be written on your booking confirmation).

FAQ. Is it possible to pick tulips in the fields? No.

FAQ. Is it possible to enter the tulip fields? No. In 2019, the Enjoy the flowers campaign was launched. Respect our pride, which farmers ask to respect the results of their work. Namely: do not enter the fields and do photo from a distance or from the edge of the field.

Please note that there are prohibition signs on some fields. Some fields are surrounded by a moat with water.

However, you can always find options - some farms have special photo fields. You can ask permission and take pictures there (for professional photo shoots, this is often paid, so you need to agree in advance). Or choose a good angle from the side. I do not know a single person who would leave the flower fields without a photo.

How to get to the Keukenhof park from Amsterdam?

By public transport from anywhere in Holland to Keukenhof. Use the route planner 9292.nl. Enter the point of departure and destination (Keukenhof) - and the system will tell you which transport is more convenient to get to the park.

Attention! In 2019, the bus route from Amsterdam to Keukenhof has changed. Until 2019, regular buses from Amsterdam to the park can be reached with a transfer at Schiphol Airport (Keukenhof Express bus No. 858).

In 2019, you can get from Amsterdam to Keukenhof by buses No. 852 (departing from Amsterdam RAI) and No. 859 (with a change in Hoofddorp). Details are in the diagram below.

Keukenhof Express bus timetable:

By car. The exact address of the park to be entered into the navigator is Stationsweg 166A 2161 AM Lisse. The cost of parking near Keukenhof is 6 euros per day. You can pay for parking online. Book

How to get to Keukenhof Park from Schiphol Airport?

The easiest and most convenient way to get to Keukenhof from the airport is by direct bus number 858. The fare for one way is 5 euros. The cost of a combi ticket (entrance to the park + round trip) is 25 euros for adults and 13.50 euros for children. Buy

4. Find the biggest tulip

Oooh, this is a tricky puzzle :) As soon as it seems to you that here it is, found and photographed from all 10 angles, in two minutes the next one will be located. And then more and more! Anyway, try it :)

5. Find the name of the tulip closest to your heart

Last year, it sunk into my soul, and this year the Kiev tulip caught on. But Minsk, unfortunately, was not found!

6. Find Miffy's house, especially if you come with children

Miffy, aka Nyntje, is a bunny girl, the hero of books loved by Dutch children (the scale of this love is such that I would call this bunny a national hero), which the artist Dick Bruna composed for his son. Today, these books have been translated into 40 languages, including, of course, Russian. In general, there is a reason to look into the rabbit's house (there is a store with themed paraphernalia) and get to know the Dutch book characters better.

And near this house, in my opinion, are the most breathtaking flower beds with a mix of flowers.

7. Stop for a minute and feel the beauty of the moment

Feel it, not just see it! Find a bench in a quiet place, hide the camera, listen to the birds singing ...

In general, as the Americans say, stop and smell the roses - almost in the truest sense of the word. It sounds so easy, but not everyone succeeds.

Well, I personally could manage for about five minutes :) Just relax, promise yourself that I have everything, but then my hand instinctively reaches for the camera and asks to capture the moment!

A million, a million scarlet roses of tulips!

In some places it seems that this is not Holland, but Japan, right? :)

Despite the fact that Keukenhof is called a tulip park, all these years I have wanted to see this particular “river” of blue flowers. And so, having watched in a live broadcast that (thank you, “My Man in Amsterdam”), I finally made my dream come true.

I also discovered one amazing thing! I knew that flowers in Keukenhof are planted according to the principle of "lasagna" - bulbs of different colors are buried in several levels, at different depths. But I always thought that this was done only to ensure that during the work of the park something constantly bloomed - some flowers bloomed, others blossomed.

And it turns out that flowers can bloom not only in turn, but also together! And they are mixed in such a way that everything harmoniously combines both in shades, and in height, and in plot.

Simply amazing!

Tomorrow, April 23, we will have another colorful event - Flower Parade. I know that many of you are also going there, to the Keukenhof itself or to the final, in Haarlem. I plan to be in Haarlem in the evening too. Find out - come meet!

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Good afternoon dear friends!

Today I invite you to the unique and amazing Keukenhof tulip park, located near Amsterdam.

Just a few days ago I returned from this beautiful corner of the Netherlands, which is also called the Park of Europe. In 2016, this park opened on March 24 for the 67th time.

The park is located on the territory of 32 hectares, annually it is visited by more than a million people. It is open to the public only 8 weeks a year. The rest of the time, work is underway in the park so that visitors can admire this beauty again next year.

The entrance ticket to the park costs 16 euros. But many travel companies also charge for a transfer to the park. Our sightseeing tour of Holland included visiting the cities of Amsterdam, The Hague, several villages, and a trip to the park cost 25 euros, since this trip was declared optional on the tour, so the transfer to the park was included in the price.

So, go ahead, for new experiences!

The first visitors are greeted by a fountain and a hurdy-gurdy.

A large beautiful hurdy-gurdy plays cheerful music, immediately setting the visitors in a festive mood.

Keukenhof Park begins its work with the beginning of flowering - crocuses, iridodictums,. Then the baton is picked up, daffodils and, of course,.

As soon as you step onto the path of the park, it immediately deafens with dazzling colors. It is hard to believe that 30 gardeners create all this beauty. Over 7 million bulbs have been planted in the park!

In the midst of flowering, the flower parade takes place in the park. This year it took place on April 23rd. We were a little late with the order, there were no more places for the tour with a visit to the Flower Parade. But, as our guide said, this year it was very cold during the parade, everyone froze.

And we got into a good period when the bulk of tulips were in bloom. The weather was also beautiful, it was sunny and moderately warm, just what you need for travel. Is it possible not to take a picture in such beauty?

We spent the whole day in the park, which is very good. If you decide to visit Holland with a stop at a tulip park, choose a tour in which the whole day is allotted to the park. For 3-4 hours you will not bypass everything.

After all, you want to see the park, and visit the pavilions, and have a picnic or go to a cafe for a bite to eat. Or just sit on a bench and listen to the birds singing.

Amazing designs by the designers. Here you can see the muscari stream running between the hills and beautiful waterfalls.

Entire huge meadows are planted with bizarre patterns, you won’t even immediately understand that these are huge tulips planted from tulips. You understand this when you see the drawing from afar.

What struck me in the Keukenhof park.

I have a lot of my tulips. There are different types - and fringed, and lily-colored, and Darwin hybrids, and simple late ones, and Greig's tulips.

I was struck by the thoughtfulness and scrupulousness with which flowers were planted in the park. The whole park is arranged in such a way that some flowers continuously change others.

The Dutch invented their own special technology for planting bulbous flowers. They plant bulbs in several tiers. Crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils and tulips are planted in one place, like a layer cake.

The last ones land first. This is the first layer and it will be tulips, the next layer is daffodils, hyacinths are planted even higher, and the very last layer is crocuses.

And the result is a flower bed of continuous flowering. The photo has already faded, but daffodils, tulips and continue to bloom. And the foliage of crocuses makes a great backdrop for other flowers.

The theme of Keukenhof 2016 is the Golden Age.

Every year the theme of the park is different and every year it's a little secret. In 2016, the theme is the Golden Age. This is the 17th century, when Holland, thanks to success in navigation and trade, became the richest country.

This theme is also reflected in the park's pavilions, there are four of them. All of them are named after the royal family. Wiliam-Flexsander (flower exhibitions are held there), Oranje Nassau (flower arrangements, floristry workshops), Beatrix (orchids), Juliana/Tulpanjmania (the history of tulips).

There is also the Wilhelmina pavilion, which houses a medical aid station, a souvenir shop, and a cafe.

I will tell you more about the pavilions in another publication, but today I want to give a general idea of ​​the park.

Near the Oranje Nassau pavilion there is a huge picture of the Golden Age. The painting depicts Dutch houses and a trading ship. The flower mosaic area is 250 square meters. To create it, 100,000 bulbs of tulips, hyacinths and crocuses were used. Here it is in the photo in two parts, it did not fit entirely, although a special platform was made for its inspection. The right side of the panel is houses.

The left side of the panel depicts a sailing ship.

There is a mill at the edge of the park. It fits perfectly into the design and perfectly complements it. My sister Alla posed. The mill is difficult to photograph without people, because it has an observation deck.

Anyone can go up to the observation deck of the mill and look at the multi-colored fields of tulips that stretch around the park behind the canal.

You can ride a boat along this canal, the trip will cost 8 euros. But we did not go by boat, from the mill it was clear that part of the fields had already faded, their heads were cut off.

In the park, flower collectors sell collectible amaryllis and tulips. I cannot but show this beauty, the exhibition in the pavilion is also dedicated to amaryllis.

I could not resist, I bought a couple of amaryllis bulbs. As they bloom, I will share the beauty.

A set of 100 collectible tulip bulbs costs 47 euros and is sent to all countries except Russia and Belarus. This was told to us by our fellow travelers.

At the exit from the park, you can also buy planting material for flowers. There is also an onion market outside the park, but we did not get there. One of our fellow travelers ran there. He said that planting material is much cheaper there than in the park.

I did not set myself the goal of buying bulbs, there was no experience of buying tulip bulbs in the spring. After all . But the guide said that last year she brought the bulbs, kept them in a cool place, and planted them in the fall - and everything bloomed.

Therefore, I also bought some bulbs of terry tulips, I will store them until September. And next spring I'll tell you what came of it.

There is a corner in the park where wild tulips are presented, from which the selection of these flowers began. We must pay tribute to the savages - they are all so beautiful! No worse than selective.

But no matter how wonderful it is among the flower splendor, you have to leave the park. But I really want to come back here again.

Tips for those who want to visit the Keukenhof park.

• If you want to get to the Flower Parade, take care of the trip in advance. Also, study the schedule of exhibitions in the pavilions to get to the one that interests you.
• Choose a tour in which the whole day is allotted to the park, because half a day will not be enough for you. Take spare batteries or accumulators with you to the park, because your hands themselves reach out to take pictures of this beauty.
• You can take food for a picnic to the park, for this there is a specially designated place on the green lawn. And you can visit the cafe and have a leisurely bite to eat.
• And be sure to wear comfortable shoes, being on your feet all day is no joke!

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Beautiful bright flowers - tulips, for many are a symbol of blooming spring. Also, tulips in our minds are inextricably linked with Holland. Tourists planning to visit this wonderful European country will be interested to know when tulips bloom in Holland.

History of floriculture in the Netherlands

The cultivation of tulips in Holland has more than four centuries of history. In 1599, the Austrian botanist Carolus Clusius, who came to Holland at the invitation of the University of Leiden, brought with him a collection of Turkish tulips. Oddly enough, the southern flowers took root perfectly in the North European country, and the Dutch liked it so much that a real tulip fever broke out in the country. Rare bulbs were sold at auctions for a lot of money, and along the way, new varieties were cultivated. In the export of modern Netherlands, floriculture occupies a leading place, and in terms of the volume of flowers sold, the state occupies an honorable first place in the world.

Tulip season in Holland

The tulip season in Holland lasts from mid-April to mid-May. Numerous vast fields with tulips and other flowers are located throughout the state, especially in the coastal part of the North Sea, near the cities of The Hague and Leiden. Flower fields with tulips in the drained Beimster reservoir near Amsterdam are under the protection of UNESCO.

The Keukenhof park is distinguished by a special abundance of flowering and diversity in Holland. Planted in even rows and in figured flowerbeds of juicy color, flowers spread a wonderful aroma around. Every year at least 7 million flower bulbs are planted in Keukenhof, most of which are tulips. Tourists who come to Amsterdam take varietal bulbs with them for cultivation at home or on the land. The park is open every year from March 24 to May 20. Recently, guests can see the magical park from tourist planes.

When is the Tulip Festival in Holland?

For two days at the end of April, the Tulip Festival takes place. Many tourists are planning a trip to the Netherlands by this time. It's worth it - the sight is truly impressive! Competing in skill, landscape designers create original flower arrangements. A flower parade is held throughout the country. Cars and river rafts are decorated with thousands of colorful tulips, music and dance groups perform everywhere.