About Tulip Flyway - Local Passion for Flying

My name is Pieter Veendrick, born and raised in Creil, amid the tulip fields.

As a child, I stood by the roadside with my brothers selling tulips to tourists who drove the famous tulip route of the Tulip Festival Noordoostpolder. We picked the tulips ourselves from the land, made bunches of them and sold them along the road. That was my first introduction to the magic of the tulip fields.

My grandfather was one of the first farmers in the Northeast Polder and started growing tulip bulbs here in the 1960s. Since then, with 2,000 hectares, it has grown into one of the largest tulip areas in the world.

During my helicopter pilot training, I regularly flew over the Northeast Polder. In spring, I watched the landscape transform into a colourful display of tulip fields, something you never experience in the same way from the ground.

That's when I knew: more people need to see this.

Thus the Tulip Flyway was born.
No longer selling tulips at the roadside, but letting people experience how special this area is, from the air.

What started as an idea has grown into a true family business.

During flight days, a close-knit team is on hand:

• My partner handles check-in and receives guests
• Helping my brother and cousin as ground crew
• My father makes sure the fuel is always ready
• And at home, grandparents take care of the children and lunch

Together, we make sure everything runs smoothly and you have an extraordinary experience.

You feel that personal commitment in everything; this is not a big organisation, but a family working together with pride.

The tulip fields are a product of nature. Every day the landscape looks different. New fields come into bloom, others are cut or harvested.

From the air, the Northeast Polder on a painting, with clean lines and bright colours - a living work of art that is constantly changing.

That's why every flight has a different route. I always fly to the places where the tulips are blooming most beautifully at that time.

In addition to experience, safety is always at the centre.

• Over 20 years of flying experience

• More than 4700 flying hours

• In possession of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL-H)

• Active as captain on offshore helicopter flights

• Flying with a Airbus Helicopter EC120

• Maintenance by certified European maintenance partners

Before each flight, the helicopter is checked and we ensure its safe and professional performance.

• Take off amidst the tulip fields at the Tulip Experience Field in Creil

• Live in-flight audio tour not a recording, but a personal narrative

• Local pilot with background in tulip cultivation

• Flexible route: always tailored to current blooms

• A unique combination of nature, history and experience

This is not a standard sightseeing flight, but a personal experience.

Tulip Flyway's helicopter flights take place during the annual Tulip festival Noordoostpolder - THE time when the region is at its most beautiful.

During this period, the Northeast Polder of everything to experience, both in the air and on the ground.

So you can:

• follow the well-known car and cycle routes along the colourful tulip fields

• enjoying the landscape and flowering fields up close

• discover the region via a special tulip route app (free to download)

For families, there is extra experience with Bollie the Bear, the festival's children's mascot. With the special Bollie the Bear route, children will experience the tulip fields in a playful way, including tasks, presents and a do-booklet for along the way.

For more information, visit; tulipfestival.co.uk