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Tours and Destinations / September 24, 2019

Bike and boat through Holland's spring tulip season

Two people cycling along a path lined with vibrant yellow flowers in a scenic countryside setting, with a river and fields in the background.

Book your tulip tour now for Spring 2020!

Nothing says spring like the beautiful tulips in Holland. See them for yourself on an idyllic bike and boat tulip tour through the Dutch countryside.

These tours are extremely popular and fill up fast, so don’t delay or think that it’s too soon to start planning (and booking!) your trip for Spring 2020!

All seven tulip tours start and end in Amsterdam and feature leisurely cycling along dedicated bike paths and quiet back roads. They also include a visit to the famous Keukenhof Tulip Gardens!

Click tour names for full details about each tour, or click boat names to learn about your “floating hotel!” You can book tours directly from the tour pages.


We’re thrilled to offer a new 7-night tour, giving you the chance to spend plenty of time among the tulips. You’ll tour the historic cities of Amsterdam, Alkmaar, and Haarlem. You’ll explore beautiful medieval cities and small fishing villages, centuries-old windmills, and locks still in use, wide green polders, and wetlands.

Tulip Tour on the Allure/Sarah

A picturesque canal in a Dutch city, with a historic building and a church tower in the background, surrounded by trees and traditional architecture under a clear blue sky.

Boats: Sarah, Allure
Dates: Apr 4, 11; May 2, 2020
Length: 7 nights
Price starts at: $1163 (per person, double occupancy)


Old Favorites

Holland’s Southern Relax Tulip TourTwo people cycling along a path lined with vibrant yellow flowers in a scenic countryside setting, with a river and fields in the background.
Boats: Sailing Home, Wending, Liza Marleen
Dates: Mar 28; Apr 4, 11, 18, 2020
Length: 7 nights
Price starts at: $1304 (per person, double occupancy)


Holland’s Super Tulip Tour

A lush garden filled with rows of pastel-colored tulips in full bloom, set against a backdrop of trees and a tranquil pond.
Boats: Zwaan, Anna Antal
Dates: Saturdays: Mar 28; Apr 4, 11, 18; May 2, 2020
Length: 7 nights
Price starts at: $1023 (per person, double occupancy)


4-Night Getaway Tours

Tulip Tour on La Belle Fleur

A rural Dutch landscape featuring traditional windmills and green-painted houses, with cyclists traveling along a path through the grassy fields.
Boat: La Belle Fleur
Dates: Mar 31; Apr 6, 12, 18, 24, 30; May 6, 2020
Length: 4 nights
Price starts at: $620 (per person, double occupancy)


Tulip Tour on the MS Magnifique II/MS Magnifique III

A vibrant garden with bright red tulips in the foreground and people walking among various flowerbeds in the background, set in a park-like setting.
Boats: MS Magnifique II and the MS Magnifique III
Dates: Mar 25, 26, 2020
Length: 4 nights
Price starts at: $824 (per person, double occupancy)


Hotel-based tulip tour

This tour is perfect for those who still want to cycle through the stunning flower region, but prefer a hotel as their home base.

Best of Holland North: Dutch Villages, Landscapes, and the Keukenhof

A windmill stands in a field, surrounded by tall grasses and yellow flowers, under a cloudy blue sky, in a rural Dutch landscape.

Dates: Daily: Mar 23 – Oct 6, 2019 (2020 dates will be approximately the same!)
Length: 5 nights
Price starts at: $978 (per person, double occupancy)


Learn more about bike and boat tours here!

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