Orchid Farm & Giethoorn

This small public group tour of maximum seven travelers departs from Amsterdam Central Station, but you have the option to add hotel pick-up in Amsterdam to your booking. Enjoyment starts when you leave the city behind you and you watch the landscape of Netherlands’ newest province Flevoland pass by -built on reclaimed land- as your friendly and professional guide shares interesting information about the Netherlands.

Upon arrival at the Orchid Farm, your tour guide will set up a meeting point and time for later. This way you can explore the park for several hours in your own pace. Let yourself be enchanted by the exceptional flowers and plants, and surround yourself with more than 2,000 fuchsias, begonias, geraniums and busy Lizzies in the fairytale SkyFlora Garden. Inspired by the Japanese cherry blossom season, the flowers form an endless cloud above your head.

Meet with a wildlife guide and search for butterflies, caterpillars and chrysalises in Butterfly Valley. The guide’s lecture explains all about their life span, life cycle, feeding habits, camouflage and the most eye-catching butterflies. Then it’s time to meet with your tour guide for the transfer to Giethoorn, the village without roads.

Many houses in Giethoorn are built on small islands and can only be reached by bridge. The majority of the more than 176 bridges are privately owned and the only continuous connection through the old village by land is a bicycle and walking path that runs from North to South. Enjoy a canal cruise through the village canals to experience Giethoorn from the water. After all, it is the mode of transport in Giethoorn in this village with beautiful farm houses along the canals.

After the canal cruise you have some personal time for your own explorations. Wander around, visit the cheese shop, the gemstone museum or try some herring! Then, after a day full of enjoyment you meet with your guide again for the transfer back to Amsterdam.

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Including

• • Comfortable, air-conditioned transportation from Amsterdam Central Station
  

• • Professional, friendly guide for the day

• • Headsets to hear the guide clearly

• • Admission Orchid Farm

• • 20 min lecture by a wildlife guide on butterflies

• • 75 min canal cruise in Giethoorn

• • Personal time in Giethoorn

• • Water & apples

• • All taxes, commissions and handling charges

Pricing

• • Adult (age 12 - 64) € 139
  

• • Senior (age 65+) € 129
  

• • Child (age 8 - 11) € 129
  

• • Hotel pick-up & drop off in Amsterdam € 10 p.p. (children free)
  




• • Booking engine closing time: 10 hrs before start time. Too late? Contact us, perhaps we have availability

• • Price in the booking engine is the total price for all travelers

• • 24-hr free cancelation policy; for a full refund just drop us a line by email, iMessage / SMS, WhatsApp or messenger at least 24 hrs before the tour
  

• • Questions? Use the messenger on this page or contact us directly

Practical Information

• • Departure from Amsterdam Central Station, IJ-zijde, K+R West
  

• • Pick-up & drop-off in Amsterdam optional
  

• • Pick-up (if booked) is between 9:30 - 10:00 am -exact time is communicated by 6 pm, the day before the tour

• • Duration of complete tour: 8 hrs

• • Max. group size is 7 travelers

• • Available from May until March

• • Tour guide is also the driver

• • Minimum age for participation is 8 years. Traveling with children younger than 8? Check out our private tour to the Orchid Farm & Giethoorn or our other private tours