Hortus Botanicus is a botanical garden in the Plantage district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is one of the world's oldest botanical gardens. …
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Sep 3, 2024
A calm oasis when you want to escape the city centre. Huge range of plants. Don't miss the greenhouse and the butterfly house. Pleasant café. Full review by IanMcD76
Jul 23, 2024
Very com0act area, part under renovation. The butterfly house and the palms were nice, as well as the plant predators. My wife enjoyed but it was less than expected Full review by fabdog
Jul 18, 2024
We had very high expectations and so initially we had a bit of disappointment. It's made in a very small area and so sprawling gardens were missing there. But then it had amazing varieties of plants … Full review by Mamta S
What is it like to visit in Winter? We are planning to go Amsterdam in early January, would we be better off leaving this attraction for another, warmer visit?
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All year round, they have the palm trees and butterflies under cover but a significant part of the gardens are outside so if you are coming back in spring or summer then I'd wait until …
All year round, they have the palm trees and butterflies under cover but a significant part of the gardens are outside so if you are coming back in spring or summer then I'd wait until then. Especially as the entrance fee is the same all year round.
Perhaps a dozen or so late blooming tulip varieties were in planters (think buckets) along a short walkway, not the fields of plantings that are famously in the vicinity of Keukenhof. …
Perhaps a dozen or so late blooming tulip varieties were in planters (think buckets) along a short walkway, not the fields of plantings that are famously in the vicinity of Keukenhof. My visit to Hortus Botanicus was the last week of April. Early May tulips are possible, but any later would likely show fewer varieties is my guess.