Keukenhof - Lisse - TravBuddy

This is the most beautiful spring bulb flower garden I've ever seen, not to mention the biggest in the world. Millions of flowers that bloom at the same time. It is breathtaking...It's a very nice place to enjoy a picnic!

We stayed for almost the entire day soaking in the beautiful rainbow of colours. Taking around 300 photos between the 2 of us!

It's only open for 2 months a year from end march till may. so it's going to be crowded pretty much when ever you go. The only places you really notice it are in the inside greenhouses, but if you want to stop and enjoy the flowers and get fantastic close-up photos then you don't really mind the slow trickle towards the exits. When you're outside it so big it's pretty easy to stir clear of the crowds.

This is a easy day trip to make from anywhere in The Netherlands.
We took the train to Leiden, then got a combination ticket for the express bus and entrance fee for 17 euros. entrance is normally 12.50

Keukenhof

Keukenhof is a beautful garden. I visit Keukenhof many times. It is almost my back yard. Keukenhof is also fun for little kids. There is a playground and other stuff to do.

When you are staying in Amsterdam you can take a Combi-ticket to Keukenhof.

Combi-tickets from Amsterdam
For several years Connexxion has been successfully offering Combi-tickets on buses to Keukenhof. Combi-tickets are on sale at Connexxion points of sale at Leiden Central Station, The Hague Central Station and Schiphol and at VVV tourist information offices in Amsterdam, The Hague, Scheveningen, Haarlem and Schiphol. The combined bus and entrance ticket is valid on all direct Connexxion routes to Keukenhof and, this year, also on Interliner 370 between Amsterdam and Schiphol. Travellers with a Combi-ticket from Amsterdam can switch to the Keukenhof shuttle bus at Schiphol (no. 58).

Come to Keukenhof above all don’t forget to bring your camera!

In 2009 Keukenhof opens his doors from 19 march till 21 may.

For more information go to www.keukenhof.nl

Keukenhof:
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPRING GARDEN IN THE WORLD!

Keukenhof History:
Where Keukenhof is situated now, was a hunting area in the 15th century. Herbs for the kitchen of the castle of Jacoba van Beieren were also collected here; hence the name Keukenhof.

The current park was a section of the sizeable estate of Slot Teylingen, with beautiful untamed bushes and dunes. After the decease of Jacoba van Beieren Keukenhof fell into the hands of rich merchant families. Baron and baroness Van Pallandt invited landscape architects J.D. and L.F. Zocher, designers of the Amsterdam Vondelpark, to make a design for the garden around the castle. This design, in the English landscape style, has always been the basis of Keukenhof.

At the moment the estate belongs to a Corporation. On the initiative of the Lisse mayor of that time and a number of leading flower bulb growers and exporters, an open air flower exhibition was organised here for the first time in 1949. This expanded to an annually recurring event that has always drawn great numbers of visitors from all over the world. This is how Keukenhof became the park that we now know.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPRING GARDEN IN THE WORLD!

Obviously you can make a stroll through our park on your own. If, however, you intend to visit Keukenhof in a group, you can also select an organised guided tour. You will then get an explanation on the history, background information on the planting and you will hear all kinds of interesting information that you would normally miss.

TIP:
If you come in April to Lisse there is throughout the area Flowerparade! This is really great and a must to see!