2025 Dutch Bulbfields & Keukenhof
- Duration: 5 days
- Board Basis: Half Board
- Tour Ref: D2TCRU8650
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
4 days
4 or 5 Day Tours
Calling all flower enthusiasts and green fingered gardeners! With a dazzling Dutch displays of tremendous tulips, divine daffodils and handsome hyacinths, you are sure to appreciate Springtime in Holland when you can expect rainbow carpets of flower fields blooming into a beautiful patchwork quilt of colour. You can tip toe (or skip or waltz!) through the tulips at the world famous Keukenhof Gardens, the breath-taking park which opens for just eight weeks a year to show off the millions of bulbs planted annually. Your tulip time holiday stays close to Keukenhof Gardens itself and is well situated for a visit to the heart of the bulb growing region. Your holiday includes a day out in Amsterdam and Volendam. NEW FOR 2025 - stay in 4* hotel in DelftPLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
Itinerary
DAY 1 - A morning departure to Dover for the short sea ferry crossing to Calais. Then travel through Belgium before entering Holland and on to your holiday hotel in Delft, arriving in the early evening. Buffet dinner in the hotel on the first and last night of your stay with breakfast daily.
Your hotel is within easy walking distance of the centre of Delft, the picturesque historic town known for its blue ceramics and delicious pancakes. The main market square and town hall are just a 10-minute walk from the hotel and you will find a wide variety of eateries and restaurants in the centre of Delft for the evening/s when you are at liberty to dine where you choose.
You may like to visit the world famous Royal Delft Museum - the factory museum for Delft Blue pottery (open daily until 17.00 - entrance approx €15 pp in 2024). Delft is also known for its connection to artist, Johannes Vermeer, (Vermeer Centre - entrance €12 pp in 2024). Thanks to the city’s rich history, there are many wonderful sights from the little alleys with their fantastic ambiance to the beautiful canal-side houses with their extraordinary facades.
DAYS 2 - 3 (or 4) At leisure in Holland with TWO INCLUDED excursions.
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
Bulbfields & Keukenhof Gardens
After breakfast tour around the glorious bulbfields of Holland where the continuously drained soil of the polders creates perfect growing conditions for the tulip bulbs which love well-drained but moist soil. Enjoy an included visit to Keukenhof Gardens, the Dutch Master Growers showpiece which rightly draws visitors from all around the world to marvel at this spectacular sight. Over 7 million flower bulbs are planted every year and the gardens and pavilions comprise a fantastic collection of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids, roses, carnations, irises, lilies and more - an overwhelming spectacle of colour and perfume. During the day there will be the opportunity for an optional guided cruise on the Kaag lake - details from your driver
Volendam & Amsterdam
Visit the quaint and picturesque old fishing village of Volendam and the former Zuider Zee where many of the local inhabitants still wear the traditional costumes. You will stop by a local clog maker and a cheese farm and then continue onto Amsterdam, with its compact centre packed with art museums full of masterpieces, historic scenic canals, atmospheric lanes, crooked merchant buildings, house boats, bikes and inviting cafes. You will have the opportunity of an optional guided city tour - details from your driver
OPTIONAL EXCURSION
Scheveningen - Half Day (5 day tour only)
Head to Holland's most famous seaside resort, Scheveningen. A much loved North Sea resort, you will find a superb beaches and dunes, a gigantic and very striking pier with its many attractions. Take a stroll along the boulevard and soak up the glorious seaside atmosphere. Return to the hotel with time to explore Delft in the afternoon
Return Day - After breakfast, depart for Calais and the ferry crossing to Dover, arriving home during the evening.
IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION
ETIAS
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ETIAS must be applied for at least 72 hours in advance of travel and will cost €7.00. Under 18’s and Over 70’s are free, but they still need to be registered. For more information, please visit https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
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Highlights
- Hotel for 3 or 4 nights with breakfast
- Buffet dinner in the hotel on 2 nights (all tours - first & last nights)
- 2 included excursions
- Entrance to Keukenhof Gardens
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Accommodation
Hampshire Hotel Delft Centre
This modern 4* hotel is located on the edge of Delft city centre, just 10 minutes' walk to the market square. Smart guestrooms offer flatscreen TV, desk, in-room safe, free WiFi and tea / coffee making facilities and each room has a nod to the theme of music. There is a cozy lounge bar with a spacious waterfront terrace and there is also a music themed restaurant.
Please note that all double occupancy rooms are based on twin bedded Comfort rooms and single rooms feature a queen bed. Double beds are available in upgraded Comfort Plus rooms which are on request only, subject to availability and incur a supplement.