when is the best time to see the tulips in the netherlands
Updated March 08, 2015. You think of two things when you think of Holland: wooden shoes and tulips. Today, tulips win out, and thousands of tourists come to the Netherlands to see them. Here are some quick tips for seeing fields of the colorful flowers. Tulips usually bloom between late April and the middle of May. The actual time is quite dependent upon weather. It might be helpful to follow sites like Veldheers, which grows tulips and hosts visitors and tulip festivals. The most popular place in Holland to see tulips bloom is Keukenhof Gardens (Official Website). You can also visit the tulip fields of Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Sassenheim, just north of Leiden. See: Guide to Seeing the Tulips near Amsterdam.