10 tips for visiting Keukenhof at Easter 2018
Easter weekend is one of the most busiest days of the Keukenhof season. Lots of tourist are visiting the Keukenhof and lot of Dutch people visit too! For all people who are visiting Keukenhof on Easter2018 we have created 10 tips for visiting the Keukenhof at Easter weekend.
1. Travel early
1. Travel earlyIf you don’t like traffic jams, where you can get stuck in for more than 30 minutes, please arrive before 10 AM at Keukenhof. There are no short cuts, all roads will get stuck by lots of cars, busses, taxi’s, etc. Local people prefer to travel by bike in the area on this day.
2. Buy skip the line tickets (with Public transportation) online
When you travel by Keukenhof express bus, make sure you are early and order your tickets online. Lots of people travel by bus to the Keukenhof and despite the extra busses, they get stuck in traffic too. At the most busiest hours during the day you have to stand in line before entering the bus. The bus will be filled to max capacity and than drive to Keukenhof (and there are no shortcuts for busses, they have to wait in the traffic jams too) Travel early to avoid all of this and enjoy the keukenhof in the early opening hours before the crowds enter. Buy your Skip the line ticket here.
3. Bring some drinks and snacks
And if you do travel during the day, please bring some food and snacks with you in case you get stuck in traffic.
4. Rent a bike
When you rent a bike, rent it in the morning. Most visitors see Keukenhof first and rent a bike in the afternoon. When you do it the other way around you won’t have to wait for a bicycle in the afternoon. Be aware that spring is slightly late and Easter early. Check online if the fields are in bloom before you rent.
5. Pick your breaks wisely
Pick your coffee breaks, lunch and diner time wisely. With the amount of people visiting you might want to have your breaks a bit earlier or later than normal so you won’t have to wait long at the counters.
6. Easter Weekend 2018 is also Dutch Heritage weekend
6. Easter Weekend 2018 is also Dutch Heritage weekendExperience 19th-century Holland with folkloric dances, music and costumes. At various locations in the park you will find old-Dutch bicycles, folkloric dance groups, traditional costume, crafts and living statues of historical Dutch figures. Taste freshly smoked herring! Mingle with real cheese bearers at the cheese market! To round things off, the Easter Bunny will visit Keukenhof on Easter Sunday and Monday!
7. Make sure you visit the indoor flower shows
As spring is arriving a bit later than previous years there is plenty of time to enjoy the different indoor flower shows. The Willem Alexander pavilion has tulips in bloom, the Beatrix pavilion has orchids and anthurium on display and the Oranje Nassau Pavilion has a lovely freesia show.
8. Charge your camera
Make sure that you photo camera has enough batteries and power to make lots of photos at Keukenhof. Don’t forget to visit the different inspiration gardens!
9. Leave your luggage at the airport lockers
There are some small lockers at Keukenhof at daypack size. There is a chance that the lockers are full and you don’t want to take all your luggage inside. There are plenty of lockers at the airport and there is a luggage depot there too. More information here.
10. Have fun enjoy Keukenhof
See all the new inspiration gardens, eat something Dutch, for children there is a scavenger hunt (see the information desk). Have a look here for the map of Keukenhof 2018.
Source: Tulips in Holland
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Hi Nienke,
Thank you for the useful tips. We plan to visit Keukenhof during the Easter weekend. From the updates provided here so far, it looks like Tulips are not in bloom outside. Could you tell me the current status of Tulips there (not the indoor ones)?
Some very small and early tulips are in bloom, but don’t expect a lot of them in bloom.
Hello!
Thanks for your tips, when is the best date to go? Next Sunday will be a good choice?
Thanks in advance
The best date to travel to see the flowers in bloom depends on what flowers you want to see and how far you have to travel. I visit as much as I can during the week. But we are not near peak blooming yet. Read along our newsletter and decide for yourself what a good time is to travel.
HI THERE….. has anyone seen the tulip and other flowers status? we are going next week
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We are going to Keukenhof on May 4th. I hope blooming won’t be over yet at that time
Hi Nhan, Keukenhof will stay beautiful until the end of opening. The farmers might start heading the flower fields around the first week of May. We have a late spring so we have to see closed to May how this will affect the blooming in the fields.
Will we still be able to see many flowers in the first week of May?
Hi Ronna, It is too far away to predict the blooming at the first week of May. Keukenhof stays beautiful till the closing date but the flower fields are headed by the first week of May. Please read along our flower updates to have all the information
I have arrived in Netherlands a month ago for work purposes. Really need to plan a weekend.. preferably cycle tour from Leiden (as I stay in hague Leiden is nearer) or from Haarlem as I want to explore Dutch countryside. Also want to take this opportunity to sharpen my photography :-).. I just love the colours and open countrysides. Any idea if the bike tours are good for a single person?
I have subscribed to newsletter so will be planning the trip looking at that. Thanks for the tips though.
Hi, just take out your bike and drive along the flower fields. You can take your bike into the train to Leiden or a bit closer to the train station of Sassenheim / Voorhout and drive in the direction of Keukenhof. Make sure that you don’t enter the field but use your camera to make lovely photos. Wishing you a lovely day biking around!