Private tour in Keukenhof and tulip fields
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Tulip Tour from Amsterdam

City of Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum's Tulipomania, Bulb fields, Keukenhof park and floral workshop

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Peter | about the guide

WARNING:

This tour is seasonal and is only available from March 24th to May 15th.
The tour starts at 9am

Spend a day in the flower world of Amsterdam, learning about the story of Tulipomania in the Golden Age of Holland and visiting Keukenhof garden, the largest flower show in the world. You will start your tour in the charming city of Haarlem, visiting its old town and its Frans Hals museum hosting the famous Tulipomania exhibition. Then, you will enjoy a scenic through the bulb fields, passing by some little towns such as Lisse, Hillegom and Sassenheim where you will enjoy several photo opportunities between flowering Daffodils, Hyacinths, and Tulips. After a lunch in a beautiful golf course restaurant surrounded by flowering bulb fields. Then, you will head to the Keukenhof park. With a hundred of exhibitors, 500 flower growers, 20 flower shows and 9 gardens, it highlights 7 million flowers such as tulips, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths and orchids arranged and planted by hand according to specific plans devised the months ahead; a spectacle orchestrated around a different theme each year. You will also discover the very special Orchid greenhouse in the Beatrix-pavilion and relax with some drinks and snacks in one of the several restaurants if you wish. During the day, you will also take part in a Floral workshop led by the florist-ladies of the Villa Blossom who will teach you how to compose a stunning bouquet of flowers.

  • Amsterdam & The Hague
    Netherlands
  • 8 hrs
    DURATION
  • 6
    MAX. No. ON TOUR

TOUR DETAILS

keywords :
Keukenhof Amsterdam, Haarlem, Tulipomania, Keukenhof gardens,tulips, Frans Hals museum
transport :
Luxury Mini bus
ACTIVITY LEVEL :
Light
ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED :
yes
Kid friendly :
Children are welcome
LANGUAGES:
Anglais/English (fluent), Néerlandais/Dutch (native)
MAX. No. OF PEOPLE :
6

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR

- Transport during the day - Tickets for the Frans Hals museum - Tickets for the Keukenhof gardens - Floral bouquet workshop

NOT INCLUDED

- Lunch

ITINERARY

Leaving your Amsterdam hotel aboard a comfortable mini bus with your guide, you will drive to the city of Haarlem where you will visit the Old city center and the famous Frans Hals museum with its Tulipomania exhibition. Then, you will head to the flowering bulb fields, in the South of Haarlem, passing by several towns like Hillegom, Lisse, and Sassenheim. Then you will enjoy lunch at a golf course restaurant. After lunch, you will drive 5 minutes to the Villa Blossom where you will learn how to make your own bouquet with fresh flowers. Then, you will drive 10 minutes to the beautiful Keukenhof park considered as the most beautiful spring flower park in the world. Afterwards, your expert guide will show you all the hotspots and take you into beautiful pavilions full of all kinds of flower shows. Existing since more than 60 years, the park covers 32 hectares (80 acres) full of flowering bulb varieties, and includes beautiful trees, shrubs, garden architecture, windmills, and a small animal-farm for children. At the end of the day, your chauffeur-guide will bring you back to your hotel.

WHERE AND WHEN?

MEET-UP LOCATION:
Your hotel at 9am
END OF TOUR LOCATION:
Your hotel

about
your guide

Peter

Amsterdam

languages :
Anglais/English, Néerlandais/Dutch

Born in Rotterdam, I lived in Amsterdam with my family between 2 and 12 years old, moving then to Aalsmeer, the flower-capital of Holland where the Floriculture is very developed. As an important part of my family was involved in the flower-industry, it was not a coincidence that I went to horticultural school and horticultural college. After college I left Holland to live in England for 6 months to work in floriculture. I also worked and lived in France for 2 months. When I came back to Holland, I started working at a breeding-company in Gerbera-cut flowers and, as a hobby, I started breeding cut flower-roses. After a few years, I started my own company specializing in Gerbera-cut flowers and developed many well-known new varieties. Many years later, I decided to change my career a little, driving tourists to floricultural destinations amongst other destinations, before I started my own business guiding visitors through Holland's booming floriculture in flower auctions and flower parks such as Keukenhof. I also organise tours to some small old towns like Marken, Volendam, and Edam, and to some cheese markets. I always try to give my guests a good and enjoyable time as most of them are in Holland just for a few days and want to have a memorable experience.

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