Helicopter flight over the tulip fields of the Northeast Polder

Weekends of 18, 19 & 25, 26, 27 April

Experience the tulips as you won't see them anywhere else, from the air. Available only two weekends a year.

For more than 13 years, we have allowed people to enjoy the beautiful tulip fields from the air.

Pieter Veendrick

Pilot, Tulpenvliegroute

5.0 ★★★★★
Based on 41 reviews

Which helicopter flight suits you?

Choose from three unique flights over the tulip fields of the North East Polder, from a brief introduction to the ultimate experience with live explanations from the pilot.

Short
20250427 StEP Tulip Festival Heli Web Sjors Evers 3
€55
About 6 minutes in the helicopter
Taking off among the tulip fields
Amazing views over the tulips
Most affordable roundtrip

Choose the shortest flight to experience a unique helicopter experience over the tulips

Most booked
Most beautiful
20250427 StEP Tulip Festival Heli Web Sjors Evers 22
€95
About 12 minutes in the helicopter
Communicating with each other via headphones
The pilot is your guide and tells you all sorts of things
Urk or Lemmer to be seen too!

See an extensive flowering section of the Northeast Polder and get extra info on cultivation. Tip; ask the ears off his head!

Ultimate
2023 Tulip festival StEP Web Sjors Evers 169
€150
About 20 minutes of flying
See all the tulips from the Northeast Polder
Optional: Schokland, Unesco World Heritage Site!
Most ultimate experience you don't want to miss

So you can see the whole polder, the pilot shows you a lot of tuppence cultivation and tells fun historical facts

Why choose Tulip Flyway?

  • Unique in the Netherlands: taking off amid the tulip fields in the Northeast Polder

  • Live audio tour of the pilot with stories about tulip growing and the history of the region

  • Local pilot, raised on a tulip farm in the Northeast Polder

  • Each helicopter flight is unique and customised based on the most beautiful flowering fields

  • Departure from the Tulip Experience Field in Creil with facilities and catering

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