Amsterdam in April: Tulips Are the Experience
There are some travel experiences that live up to the photos, and then there are the ones that completely exceed them. Visiting Keukenhof Gardens during tulip season falls firmly into the second category. And it was such an experience that I would recommend planning your trip to the Netherlands in April, around the blooming of the tulips.
Amsterdam Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, Shop + the Best Spring Day Trips
Amsterdam is elegant without trying, historic without feeling stuck, and local in a way many European capitals aren’t. We visited in April, which is peak tulip season and based ourselves in the Canal Ring, walking everywhere.
The Netherlands Travel Guide: How We Spent 5 Perfect Spring Days Based in Amsterdam
Spring is when the Netherlands quietly becomes one of Europe’s best trips. Tulip fields are in full bloom, café terraces reopen, and the cities feel lively without tipping into chaos.