Floriade, Netherlands
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LEFT: 25 automated "CyberCab" PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) vehicles will carry visitors to the top of Big Spotters Hill.

Practical information

Dates: April 6 - October 20, 2002.

Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. (The park was open to 10:30 p.m. on May 9-10 and May 19-20.)

Tickets: One-day tickets cost 17 euros for adults and €8.50 for children from 4-12 years old. Tickets were available at the gate or in Amsterdam's Schipohl Airport.

Transportation: Free Zuidtangent buses for ticketholders ran from Schipohol Airport and two other locations near Amsterdam. Expect similar services for future Floriades.

Tours: Many companies offered Floriade tours and excursion packages. Check with your travel agent, the Netherlands Board of Tourism, or the companies on the Garden Tours page of my Europe Travel Planner when details of the 2012 Floriade are available.

Web links

Netherlands Board of Tourism
Click the URL above for the main NBT site; if you're in the U.S., head directly to goholland.com.

Related resources

Keukenhof Gardens europeforvisitors.com
The world's largest flower garden has more than 6,000,000 bulbs, including 1,000 varieties of tulips alone.

Netherlands Articles europeforvisitors.com
Plan your trip with a 24-page Amsterdam Web guide, an introduction to Schipohl Airport, and other usesful information. Also see the Netherlands section of my Europe Travel Planner.

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