PRIVATE TOURS
PRIVATE TOURS
Private Tulip Tours From Amsterdam
Spring 2024
Late March - Mid May
Back in 2015, we embarked on a humble journey as a one-person show, and our initial venture was all about crafting exclusive private tulip tours. That’s where our reputation began to bloom (pun intended). Private tours are still our forte, and we take immense pleasure in creating personalized experiences that will stick with you for a long, long time (and not in a bad way!).
On a private tour we can be much more flexible. This very much includes finding out-of-the-way flower fields at the very start and end of the season. For this reason, we operate our private tours for a wider window of time than our small-group tours.
Two Curated Routes
You can choose between our off-the-beaten-track tour, which is our pride and joy. We go north of Amsterdam, to the Beemster, and our route includes the private tulips farm we brought Barack Obama to. There’s a whole lot more to it too. Or you can choose to visit Keukenhof – a very well-trodden path – and depend on us to show you the best nearby flower fields and the best place to sample local Dutch cuisine.
Read all about both itineraries below. And we can also tailor either one to your specific desires.
Booking A Private Tour
We take bookings via email. Simply, read about both itineraries and decide which one you prefer. If you book early enough with us, we can also customise these itineraries for you.
Private Tulip Tours
From AmsterdamSpring 2024
Late March - Mid May
Back in 2015, we embarked on a humble journey as a one-person show, and our initial venture was all about crafting exclusive private tulip tours. That’s where our reputation began to bloom (pun intended). Private tours are still our forte, and we take immense pleasure in creating personalized experiences that will stick with you for a long, long time (and not in a bad way!).
On a private tour we can be much more flexible. This very much includes finding out-of-the-way flower fields at the very start and end of the season. For this reason, we operate our private tours for a wider window of time than our small-group tours.
Two Curated Routes
You can choose between our off-the-beaten-track tour, which is our pride and joy. We go north of Amsterdam, to the Beemster, and our route includes the private tulips farm we brought Barack Obama to. There’s a whole lot more to it too. Or you can choose to visit Keukenhof – a very well-trodden path – and depend on us to show you the best nearby flower fields and the best place to sample local Dutch cuisine.
Read all about both itineraries below. And we can also tailor either one to your specific desires.
Booking A Private Tour
We take bookings via email. Simply, read about both itineraries and decide which one you prefer. If you book early enough with us, we can also customise these itineraries for you.
Off-The-Beaten-Track Private Tulips Tour
Duration: 6 - 7 hours
Cost: €650 - €750 (depending on vehicle size)
Admisssions and food not included
This itinerary is our pride and joy! It’s an authentically Dutch day-out, full of dikes and polders and scenic backroads. It also delivers two million tulips on a private farm – the same tulips farm we brought Barack Obama to.
You’ll meet very few (if any!) other tourists on this trip
- Backroads Tour
- Golden Age Town
- Windmill Visit
- Private Tulips Farm
- Food: Option for a lovely picnic lunch or to stop at a sit-down restaurant.
- Possibility to talk with tulip farmers (small extra fee)
We start out exploring the countryside to the north of Amsterdam known as Waterland. These are tiny country roads, and we’ll skirt the edge of the largest lake in Western Europe. We’ll stop at an unspoiled Golden Age town, with architecture largely from the 1500s and 1600s.
After that we’ll head to the Beemster region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a tulips growing region. We’ll visit a private tulips farm, where we’ll be the only visitors. We finish off with a trip to an original working windmill from the 1630s. You’ll see inside it and learn about it. At the windmill we’ll also have a picnic lunch of a Dutch cheese sandwich, Dutch apple pie, and a beer!
In the beginning part of the season we visit a hyacinths farm instead of a tulips fields. We detail that more on the booking calendar page. Please read in detail.
On most tours we can also arrange a meet-and-greet with one of the tulip farmers. Just ask us about it if it appeals.
AVAILABILITY: Early April to mid May. For early April, we don’t know exactly when the first hyacinth fields will be in bloom on this route. You’re usually safe by the end of the first week of April. For the very end of the season, in past years we’ve always found a last remaining tulips field in bloom on May 13, but we can’t guarantee it.
Off-The-Beaten-Track Private Tulips Tour
Duration: 6 - 7 hours
Cost: €650 - 750, depending on vehicle.
This tour is our pride and joy and by taking it private you give yourself a bit more flexibility and we allow it to last a little bit longer. We can also tweak the itinerary to fit your needs (for example, if you’ve already visited or will visit a windmill we can swap this out for another stop).
- Backroads Tour
- Golden Age Town
- Windmill Visit
- Private Tulips Farm
- Food: Option for a lovely picnic lunch or to stop at a sit-down restaurant.
- Possibility to talk with tulip farmers (small extra fee)
We start out exploring the countryside to the north of Amsterdam known as Waterland. These are tiny country roads, and we’ll skirt the edge of the largest lake in Western Europe. We’ll stop at an unspoiled Golden Age town, with architecture largely from the 1500s and 1600s.
After that we’ll head to the Beemster region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a tulips growing region. We’ll visit a private tulips farm, where we’ll be the only visitors. We finish off with a trip to an original working windmill from the 1630s. You’ll see inside it and learn about it. At the windmill we’ll also have a picnic lunch of a Dutch cheese sandwich, Dutch apple pie, and a beer!
In the beginning part of the season we visit a hyacinths farm instead of a tulips fields. We detail that more on the booking calendar page. Please read in detail.
On most tours we can also arrange a meet-and-greet with one of the tulip farmers. Just ask us about it if it appeals.
AVAILABILITY: We actually offer this exact same itinerary all year-round, but minus tulips, via our sister site, www.amsterdamwindmilltours.com. It’s a very scenic and iconic route. If you visit late March or or mid May, there is less certainty about finding a field of flowers in bloom. However, if there is one we’ll find it.
If you visit in early April, it’ll likely be a field of hyacinths we visit. And in previous years, we’ve been able to find a tulips field in bloom as late as May 13, (though we can’t guarantee it).
Keukenhof & More Private Tulips Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Cost: €650 - €750 depending on vehicle size
Food and Keukenhof admission not included
For those of you who want to visit Keukenhof on a private tour, we offer this very flexible option. You choose how long you’d like to spend at Keukenhof and we plan your backroads tour and eating options around that.
On the drive down we take a backroads route along the lovely banks of the Amstel river. This is very picturesque route which passes a windmill and travels over lovely polders. We’ll then zip briefly onto the freeway to finish our journey to Keukenhof.
You can decide how long you want to spend at Keukenhof. We’ll fit the eating options around how long you decide, but we will visit some tulip or hyacinth fields in the surrounding area.
- Partial Backroads Tour
- Keukenhof Gardens
- Visit to a tulips field near Keukenhof for photo ops
- Choice of picnic, pancake restaurant, or fancy organic restaurant
You’ll visit Keukenhof first and decide how long you want to spend there. After that, we’ll take you on a backroads tour of some of the private flower fields surrounding Keukenhof. And depending on how long you spend at Keukenhof, you’ll have a variety of eating options from a lovely picnic, to a pancake house, or a fancy organic restaurant that overlooks tulip fields.
Availability: March 23 – May 14, 2023.
Keukenhof & More Private Tulips Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Cost: €650 - €750 depending on vehicle size
For those of you who want to visit Keukenhof on a private tour, we offer this very flexible option. You choose how long you’d like to spend at Keukenhof and we plan your backroads tour and eating options around that.
- Partial Backroads Tour
- Keukenhof Gardens
- Visit to a tulips field near Keukenhof for photo ops
- Choice of picnic, pancake restaurant, or fancy organic restaurant
You’ll visit Keukenhof first and decide how long you want to spend there. After that, we’ll take you on a backroads tour of some of the private flower fields surrounding Keukenhof. And depending on how long you spend at Keukenhof, you’ll have a variety of eating options from a lovely picnic, to a pancake house, or a fancy organic restaurant that overlooks tulip fields.
Availability: March 23 – May 14, 2023.
Vehicle Sizes
- Compact Car €650
- Saloon €680
- Minivan €750
For groups of five or more we will have a minivan. For groups smaller than that, you can choose your vehicle size. A compact car is usually fine for a couple or even a group of three, but you’ll know yourself where your preferences lie.
Contact Us About A Private Tour
rory at amsterdamtulipstour dot com
rory @ amsterdamtulipstour
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