Mike Lawrence
Google
We had a wonderful day on our tulip tour. We chose it for a few reasons, the fields are not too far from Amsterdam, we were able to visit the windmill museum, the tour includes lunch, and the total tour time is 6 hours, rather than a much longer day.
The tour starts just north of Amsterdam across the IJ, and is easily accessible by the free ferry. After boarding the bus, we drove maybe 15 minutes to a tulip field with a windmill where we were educated about the tulip bulb farmers processes, and we were able to pick our own bouquet to take back to our hotel.
Next, we drove about 20 minutes to the windmill museum where we learned about the Netherlands windmill use and toured the working windmill. It was very interesting and a bonus to be able to see a working windmill.
We then traveled 15 minutes or so to another tulip field to marvel at the seemingly endless field of various variety and age of tulips. We took tons of photos and spent a decent amount of time in the field.
We next stopped for a wonderful lunch with a dutch-style soup, lunch meats, and dutch cheeses. They provided plenty of food for the group; nobody left hungry.
Our last stop was a 3rd and larger tulip field. Overall, it was really interesting to see the tulips and learn about the history and growing methods of the tulip bulbs. We were back at our starting point exactly 6 hours after we departed. The tour guides were very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful during the entire tour. Will definitely recommend to anyone wanting to visit the tulip fields in a smaller group tour.