This magnificient garden offers a breathtakingly display of flowers such as hyacinths, daffodils, narcissi, amaryllis, azaleas and the famous Dutch tulips. Starting from late March, this 70 acres park is covered with a coloured carpet of about seven million flowers. Besides, large pavilions show a wide range of flowers protected from the rain and wind. Some shows change the flowers weekly amongst the display of nicely flower arrangements and a variety of over 600 tulips, daffodils and other spring plants.
The park is very popular and receives approximately 900,000 visitors a week during the open season each year. Since 1999 the Zomerhof is organised annually from mid-August till mid-September. It covers a colourful display of about 17 acres and includes bulbs such as begonias, lilies and roses.
The park includes three model gardens, sculpture exhibitions, a self-service restaurant, flower shops and a working windmill open for the visitors.
The best way to reach the Keukenhof form Amsterdam is to go by train to Leiden or Schiphol. During the opening season there's a direct bus (no. 54) from Leiden Central Station and bus no.58 from Schipol.The direct bus from Schipol takes 45mins.