Keukenhof Tour: A Day at Tulip Farm with Windmill Cruise in Amsterdam
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Experience the beauty of Holland's tulips on a full-day tour to an authentic tulip farm, the world-famous Keukenhof, and a windmill cruise. Explore colorful fields, indulge in homemade apple pie, and marvel at picturesque Dutch villages.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Amsterdam - Our Hop on Hop off Holland tour to the Keukenhof, the tulip farm and the windmill cruise departs from This is Holland, Overhoeksplein in Amsterdam.

To get to This is Holland, take the free ferry from platform F3 behind Central Station. The ferry shows direction “Buiksloterweg”. It is only a 3-minute ferry ride to the opposite side. When you get off the ferry, turn left. Look up and you will see a round building with the red, white and blue flag of Holland. This building is “This is Holland”. From the ferry, it’s a 3-minute walk.

This is Holland is an iconic buiding with a 5D flight experience. By visiting this attraction you can learn the history of Holland while enjoying 4 entertaining shows and experiencing a flight simulation over the country’s must-see locations. At This is Holland we’ve great facilities to welcome you. Free toilets, an inspiring waiting room and….. great coffee.

  • De Tulperij - Meet and greet with the bulb farm family, get all the ins and outs on how tulips are grown. And take a selfie in between the bulb-fields (the only spot in the flower region where this is allowed).

Our full day tour starts with a visit of the tulip farm of Mr Daan and Mrs Anja. Third generation tulip farmers.

The family has been active in flower bulbs since 1927. Grandpa Adriaan Jansze started growing tulips when he inherited a piece of land from his father and Daan’s father took over the company, expanding into daffodils and hyacinths. Tulip farmer Daan will guide you through the fields. Learn all about how these flowers are grown and take some pictures in the colorful fields. You’ll end up in the show garden and you’ll have time to buy a great apple-pie, made by the farmer’s wife Anja.

  • Lisse - Travel by air-conditioned bus through an area with endless tulip fields, one of the world’s most colourful and photographed landscapes.
  • Keukenhof - Be inspired by the sights and smells of more than seven million bulbs in bloom at Keukenhof! Benefit from flexible and direct travel by bus to Keukenhof from Amsterdam.
  • Kagerplassen - Prior to your leisurely visit to Keukenhof Gardens, enjoy a relaxing and comfortable boat tour with spectacular views of the passing scenery, including colorful bulb fields, traditional windmills and authentic villages.
What's Included
  • Keukenhof entrance included
  • Exclusive tulip farm access
  • Comfortable air-conditioned travel
  • On-board restroom facilities
  • Scenic 60-minute windmill cruise
  • Luxurious coach transportation
Additional Information

Experience the beauty of the renowned Dutch tulips on a day-long excursion from Amsterdam, featuring a visit to a genuine tulip farm, the globally renowned Keukenhof, and a journey on a windmill cruise.

Our Hop on Hop off Holland tour kicks off with a stop at the tulip farm operated by Daan and Anja, a third-generation farming couple.

Tracing their roots in the flower bulb industry back to 1927, the family will welcome you to their colorful fields. The tour will be led by Daan himself, offering ample photo opportunities. It concludes at the show garden where you can enjoy Anja’s delicious homemade apple pie.

A luxurious coach ride across the flower-coated fields takes you to the Keukenhof, offering ample time for you to explore the spring garden.

Lastly, embark on an enchanting windmill cruise through traditional Dutch hamlets. As you glide past the original windmills, remember that you are situated 5 meters below sea level, kept safe by the windmills and the dikes.

Location
This is Holland
Overhoeksplein
Buses to Keukenhof depart from "This is Holland" (opposite Amsterdam Central Station) on the IJ. To get there, take the free ferry from Central Station in the direction of "Buikslotermeer." It is only a 3-minute ferry ride to the opposite side, from where it's a 2-minute walk to "This is Holland."
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Cindy_r
May 28, 2024
Incredible Keukenhof Experience - We visited Keukenhof on April 23. It was absolutely spectacular! After planning our overseas visit for a year around Keukenhof, we felt we hit a homerun for visiting during peak tulip blooming g season. The gardens were all so different and the grounds were immaculate. We purchased a tour package that included a trip to a local tulip farm, the Keukenhof experience, and a canal ride. While other reviewers had rated the tulip farm visit very highly, it was really rather disappointing. There wasn't much to see there and it was very commercialized-- they really wanted our business in the snack/gift shop. The cruise was very peaceful and have us a nice glimpse of the countryside. Obviously, the main attraction was Keukenhof Gardens and we could not have been more satisfied and thrilled to visit this beautiful treasure. ❤️
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Gayle_t
May 14, 2024
Keukenhof. And Tulip Farm. And Windmills. Perfect! - An easy, fun way to see Keukenhof and the tulip fields. It's crowded and busy when you show up at this location, but they are efficient and well-organized. We visited a tulip farm first - what an eye opener!! (We loved it!) Then, on to Keukenhof, where we had time to wander through the gardens, eat snacks (including FRESH strawerries and cream, yum@), and pick up a few mementos. Then we opted into the offered tour of the windmill area, which was very calm and scenic. We enjoyed the whole day.
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Cartraveler1
May 11, 2024
A worthwhile and varied experience - We enjoyed this tour very much! The drive isn’t too far from the city to the tulip farm, Kreukenhof Garden, and the boat ride. We caught the very end of the tulip season so there weren’t as many flowers left as we hoped, but otherwise it was a smooth and pleasant experience. The tulip farm was especially nice, as we had a chance to meet the owner and hear how tulips are grown and bulbs produced. Keukenhof Garden was very crowded and maybe not worth spending 3 hours there, but it was still quite beautiful. And the boat ride was great and relaxing. Overall a great day with some nice variety from the tour.
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Richard_m
May 10, 2024
Great tour, beautiful tulips! - We enjoyed the visit to the tulip farm learning many things about growing tulips. We found cute souvenirs and tasted delicious apple pie after the tour. The trip to Keukenhof Gardens was amazing with so many beautiful varieties of tulips. The canal ride after the gardens was underwhelming and could have been left off the tour. The tour was conducted well with a timely schedule.
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Priyam_b
May 9, 2024
Good trip - It was a good day, well planned trip, the driver cum guide was very good. The last part cruise was also very good. Ideal time to do this trip would be April 1st week.
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Bettychapa
May 9, 2024
Nice to do it in mid-April - May 2, 2024. The Tulperij farm still had a tulip plantation (although much had already been cut down) there I would have liked them to give us more time (it said 1.5 hrs but it was only one). In Keukenhof there were almost no tulips and too many people, we toured everything and had an hour left over. The cruise through the mills was nice.
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Thewiseguy
May 15, 2024
Great trip to the Tulip Farm and the countryside - We went in the first week of May which happens to be the end of the Tulip season. Although most of the Tulips were already harvested (there only about a quarter of the field left with Tulips), still our visit to the farm was nice. The owner gave us a great tour of the place and we learned lot about Tulips. We would love to go back to the farm earlier in the season to enjoy its beauty in its entire glory. Keukenhof was very crowded and bit over-hyped in my opinion. The cruise trip through the beautiful countryside was highlight of the tour. Weather was perfect and we could sit on the open decks on the top of the boat and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
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Barrysu9981ba
May 10, 2024
Garden of dreams - Went may 7 this year was enjoyable shame I didn't go fortnight before as display would have been spectacular but what was there was still enjoyed could have done with loger
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Sherry_t
May 7, 2024
Tulip, Keukenhof & Windmills - It was a great tour, the only thing I didn’t realize was that I should have researched the peak season for the tulips. We were at the very end of the season, but it was still beautiful.
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Z3168klbonniek
May 9, 2024
Waste of money and time - Shame on trip advisor! First of all , they should not be booking these tours at this time of year, really no tulips to see. So why still booking tours to see them. After the farm the take you to the Keukenhof, there is no tour here. They dump you here for 4 hours! Really?, I could have walked the grounds in an hour. No reason that this tour should have been 9 hours. We had to go back to the bus and sit there for 2 1/2 hours to be taken back to Amsterdam
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