What is the best way to view tulip fields? 🌷
The tulip fields in the Netherlands attract thousands of visitors every spring. But what is really the best way to see them?
The short answer:
👉 That depends on what you want to see as well as experience.
🌷 Viewing tulip fields from the ground
The most accessible way to discover the tulip fields is through the annual Tulip festival Noordoostpolder.
This festival is free to attend and organised by a non-profit organisation, made possible by sponsors and volunteers from the region.
During the festival, you can:
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- 🚗 Driving the car route past the tulip fields
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- 🚴♂️ Follow cycling routes through the countryside
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- 📍 Stopping at different locations and activities
So you experience the tulips up close and at your own pace.
🚗 The autoroute: ideal for a first encounter
The car route is the most popular way to see the tulip fields.
Advantages:
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- easily accessible
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- suitable for a day out
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- along the most beautiful fields of the moment
Along the way, you can stop to take photos and take a closer look at the flowers.
🚴♂️ The cycle route: tranquillity and experience
Want more peace and nature? Then the cycle route is a perfect choice.
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- you are closer to the fields
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- you experience the landscape more intensely
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- you can stop anywhere you like
Ideal for those who really want to enjoy the surroundings.
🧸 For families: Bollie the Bear
For children, the experience becomes even more fun with Bollie the Bear.
With the special route:
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- children follow a playful programme
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- they do assignments along the way
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- it will be an interactive day out
🚁 Viewing tulip fields from the air
Do you really want to see the tulip fields in their entirety?
Then a helicopter flight over the Northeast Polder is the most unique way.
From the air, you can see:
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- the complete colour pattern
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- the enormous scale of the fields
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- the clean lines of the polder landscape
From the ground, what are separate fields forms one large whole from the air.
Why a helicopter flight is the best experience
During a helicopter flight:
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- see the most beautiful tulip fields in a short time
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- the route will be adjusted according to the current bloom
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- get a complete overview of the area
In addition, pilot Pieter Veendrick talks about:
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- tulip cultivation
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- the history of the Northeast Polder
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- what you see along the way
This makes it not just a view, but an experience.
🌷 So what is the best choice?
The best way to see tulip fields is actually a combination:
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- from the ground via the Tulip Festival Noordoostpolder
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- and from the air with a helicopter flight
This is how you experience:
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- the details up close
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- as well as the overall picture from above
Complete your tulip day
Visit the tulip fields in the Northeast Polder, follow the trails and end your day with a helicopter flight.
👉 Book your helicopter flight and experience the tulip fields like you don't see them anywhere else 🚁🌷