These photos of Amsterdam's tulips will make you want to visit next spring
It's never too early to browse holiday ideas for the following year and if you're looking for the perfect trip to look forward to in 2025, a mini-cruise around Amsterdam in spring could be the escape for you.
Spring is arguably the best time to visit Amsterdam, when the tulips are in full bloom and you can discover the symbol of Holland on a delightful Amsterdam mini-cruise.
It's the season to visit world-famous garden Keukenhof, in nearby Lisse, where a sea of colourful tulips take over the garden for just a few weeks each year. More than seven million bulbs are planted here each year across 80 acres, including a stunning 800 varieties of tulip. It's a truly magnificent sight when they burst into kaleidoscopic bloom,
During an Amsterdam mini-cruise in spring, you can visit the city's flower market, housed on a series of boats and offering a floating floral paradise in the city. You can also pick up tulip bulbs, which you can plant in the autumn ready for a beautiful display in spring.
An Amsterdam mini-cruise offers an excellent opportunity to take in the colourful tulips and see Holland in all its glory, as you go beyond Amsterdam to other parts of the country by boat. Rotterdam and Kinderdijk are superb places to visit in the Netherlands and perfect for enjoying during an Amsterdam mini-cruise.
You can visit Rotterdam on another special Dutch cruise with Prima next year, where you'll be joined by TV gardener Charlie Dimmock, who'll give an exclusive talk and Q&A, and TV bartender Merlin Griffiths, who'll host a lively cocktail masterclass. This seven-night cruise also includes a visit to the fabulous Keukenhof Gardens.
To inspire you to choose an Amsterdam mini-cruise for your first holiday in 2025, we've rounded up the most gorgeous photos of the city's tulips in spring...
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Tulips on a bike along Amsterdam's canals
National Tulip Day in Dam Square, when everyone is invited to pick their own tulip for free from a specially constructed 'picking garden'
Tulips for sale at Amsterdam's floating Flower Market
Spring tulips in Vondelpark
A woman picking tulips during National Tulip Day
Red tulips at a market stall overlooking the canal
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Bunches of tulips displayed in rows for National Tulip Day
Tulips for sale in Amsterdam
Take in the pretty tulips on a stroll in the city
A river of flowers, including tulips, at Keukenhof in spring
A woman picking up tulips on the Dam Square in Amsterdam during the National Tulip Day
Red tulips in bloom in Amsterdam
Tulip displays in front of Rijksmuseum
People attend Dutch National Tulip Day in front of the Royal Palace
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Amsterdam's Tulip Festival in April
A woman holding a bouquet of tulips in Amsterdam
Tulips in front of the dancing houses
The rows of tulips in the garden prepared for the tulip day at Royal Palace of Amsterdam
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Visitors pick up tulips in Amsterdam during the National Tulip Day
Tulips in bloom at Keukenhof Gardens
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