Keukenhof Gardens and Windmills Tour from Amsterdam: Discover Tulip History and Dutch Traditions

Embark on a captivating tour from Amsterdam to Keukenhof Gardens and Windmills. Discover the fascinating history of tulips, explore the stunning flower gardens, and witness traditional Dutch practices like cheese-making and clog production.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tulip Experience Amsterdam - Learn everything about the tulips. At the museum, we take you on the tulip’s journey around the world. From its discovery in Kazakhstan around the year 1000 to its current status as an icon of the Netherlands. You will find out all about the tulip and learn in an interactive way about the cycle of bulb cultivation using state-of-the-art machinery and old objects (from before 1950). Follow the story of the tulip through the eyes of the bulb grower!
    After the museum, the Experience continues outside and you will step into a beautiful palette of colours. In the show garden, 1 million tulips are planted in 700 different varieties of tulips. All tulip varieties come from our own nursery. The show garden also has a number of special photo points for taking the perfect picture!
    At the end of the Tulp Experience you can pick your own tulips for free!
    A visit to the Tulip Experience is only available for new bookings made from 22 Feb. 2023!

  • Keukenhof - Enjoy a private trip to the most beautiful flowers of Holland at the Keukenhof. Over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. A unique, unforgettable experience! You have skip the line tickets so you can go directly inside the Keukenhof gardens.

  • Zaanse Schans - Discover the great Dutch Windmills and make some nice pictures of it. There are 7 windmills left at the Zaanse Schans and a few are open to visit. You can visit the paint windmill (that is where Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint), a saw mill, a spice mill and many more.
    Admission to the windmill park and parking costs are included in this tour.

  • Zaanse Schans - Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory as well.

  • Molen De Kat - See the special paint mill from inside. This is the last working windmill on earth who can produce paint. Rembrandt the great Dutch artist purchased his paint at this windmill.

  • Jacobs Hoeve Cheese Farm by Henri Willig - Learn more about the Dutch wooden shoe making and see a demonstration how they make the Dutch clogs now. There is a possibility to buy the wooden shoes, the clogs and other souvenirs in the wooden shoe factory.

What's Included
  • Taste 30 different types of cheese
  • Buy cheese and clogs
  • Entrance ticket for a windmill of your choice
  • Hotel pick up and drop off with private air-conditioned Mercedes sedan/minivan
  • Driver/guide
  • Skip the line entrance tickets to the Keukenhof
  • Entrance tickets for the Tulip Experience
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Pick your own bunch of tulips in our garden for free
What's Not Included
  • Professional guide
  • Tips (optional)
Additional Information

You will find out all about the tulip and learn in an interactive way about the cycle of bulb cultivation using state-of-the-art machinery and old objects (from before 1950). In the show garden, 1 million tulips are planted in 700 different varieties of tulips. All tulip varieties come from our own nursery. The show garden also has a number of special photo points for taking the perfect picture! After the Tulip Experience you will visit the amazing Keukenhof flower Gardens. Over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. The last stops are the Windmills and a local cheese and clogs factory where you will see a demonstration how clogs are made. There is a possibility to taste more than 30 different types of cheese for free! You can buy the nice cheese or you can let the cheese ship to your country if you don’t have room in your suitcase. They have an automatic milking robot and if you are lucky you can see how they milk their cows automatically.

  • We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 08:30 AM till 06:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
  • We reccomend to visit the Keukenhof in April because then you will see the most flowers.
  • Contact us when you are with more then 7 people so we can make customized tour for you.
Location
Tulip Experience Amsterdam
Delfweg 37
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kay_c
May 3, 2024
Tulips and Windmills - Fabulous day! Our guide was so good-personable, considerate, and very knowledgeable. We did so much today-Keukenhof Gardens were so beautiful and exceeded our expectations. The windmills and cheese tasting were excellent as well. Wonderful guide, excellent experience! Very happy
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Aditya_n
May 17, 2019
Good day overall - We had a great customized family experience with Gill who took great care of us..look forward to more travels with him in the future
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