I took a virtual tour of the Keukenhof flower fields, and here are the most beautiful scenes I saw

Talia LakritzApr 16, 2020, 02:40 IST

Gardener Michael van der Voet giving a virtual tour of Keukenhof.Visit Keukenhof/YouTube

Keukenhof park in the Netherlands hosts a world-famous tulip festival every spring.
Since the park is closed due to social distancing, Keukenhof is offering virtual tours on its YouTube channel.
Park staff share their favorite spots and flowers, and it's almost as good as visiting for real.
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Every spring, Keukenhof park in the Netherlands blooms with millions of tulips, as well as hyacinths, daffodils, and other flowers. Their world-famous tulip festival usually attracts visitors from around the world, but the park is closed for the season as part of social distancing measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

That doesn't mean you have to miss the festival altogether. Keukenhof is offering virtual tours on its YouTube channel, where staff show off their favorite spots and talk about their favorite flowers.

I watched the video tours of the park, and found it's almost as good as the real thing.

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Keukenhof is releasing new video tours of the park each week, and I'm looking forward to continuing my virtual visit.

Daffodils grow all over the park, their petals turning to face the sun.

Daan then pointed out the daffodils, perennials, ferns, and oldtimers in Keukenhof's Mill Forest.

A gardener named Daan gave a quick tour of the Beach Garden.

Owen, a Keukenhof gardener, showed how staff pin the flower clusters up with sticks to prevent them from drooping.

Each hyacinth flower is comprised of 60 compact blossoms.

White hyacinths are called Carnegies, and pink ones are called Pink Pearls.

Though Holland is famous for its tulips, Keukenhof's hyacinths are also stunning additions to the landscape.

The garden features lakefront sculptures surrounded by tulips.

The Lake Garden is one of the oldest spots in Keukenhof.

Gardener Michael van der Voet showed off his favorite tulip, the "Spryng Break."

In another video, I got a sweeping view of 500 species of tulips in the Willem-Alexander Pavilion.

Siemerink shared his favorite place in Keukenhof — the flower hill covered in 60,000 bulbs.

My virtual tour of Keukenhof began with an introduction from the park's managing director, Bart Siemerink.

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