Keukenhof: Entrance only

An incredible flower extravaganza, for a limited time each year.

The gardens are incredible! I think the best time would be mid to late April. By early May some of the flowers are done. The buildings are full of more flowers and it's a feast for the senses. I would definitely return if I was in the area.

Mind-blowing Beauty

We visited the Keukenhof Gardens for the first time, what a delight. If you are ho-hum about flowers and gardens, you can’t help but be impressed with the spectacular color displays here. If you love gardening, this is pure nirvana. I could easily have spent hours here studying and photographing the beauty of these grounds. The care and effort that go into the design and plantings are abundantly evident. To catch the tulip peak, mid to late April is your best bet. Be forewarned, the crowds are substantial during this time frame. But the grounds are so massive, with or without crowds, you can easily spend hours. So much to see! Very clean, free bathrooms are available on site. If you don’t mind paying a little more, hire a driver to take you from Amsterdam to the garden entrance and back to the city.

Absolutely stunning - exceeded my already high expectations!

We timed our visit to Amsterdam to enable us to visit the gardens which are open mid-March to mid-May as it is somewhere we have always wanted to visit and we were not disappointed. There are regular busses from Amsterdam and Schiphol but as we had a car we decided to drive and visit the coast nearby too. It will depend on the weather each year but our late April visit enabled us to see a huge variety of bulbs as well as azaleas and cherry blossom. The park has huge numbers of visitors each day but as it's such a huge space we never felt overcrowded - do book your tickets ahead of your visit though as it does sell out on some days and particularly at weekends. The pavilion has lots of tulips as well as amaryllis and other displays. It also has a large cafeteria but we just got a nice slice of apple pie and a coffee at the stand just outside. You can also book boat rides on the canals through the fields. Clean, well-maintained and just stunning - if you love gardens then you must definitely visit.

Kukenhof Did Not Disappoint

We came to Amsterdam specifically to see the tulips in bloom. We were a group of 12; we purchased tickets in advance for the "combo", which included the express bus from RAI to Kukenhof and back, as well as admission tickets. We were there on May 1, which in 2023 turned out to be a perfect day. The tulips and other bulbs were really just incredible. We went up in the windmill, which was interesting and provided great views of the working tulip farms adjacent to Kukenhof. There were a lot of people there, but it was fine walking around and no trouble to get really spectacular photos. I devoted an entire Nixplay playlist to the flowers! Easy to get around. We stayed about 2 hours. Bucket list checked and my expectations were exceeded!

GARDEN OF EUROPE

Aka THE GARDEN OF EUROPE, open from Mid March to Mid May, 30 mins away from Schiphol and other originating points from AMS. I took the bus ride out of Schiphol, with buses leaving every 10 mins. Probably one of the most beautiful places I've been to, had to reserve couple months ahead (strongly recommended!) due to the enormous amount of daily visitors. Despite a cold rainy early spring day, visit was amazing, and would definitely come back again!

Wonderful!

Beautiful gardens

Good place to see the tulips

Would recommend a visit. The tulips were amazing

Very nice