Wading through miles of bloom full of blossoms is an unreal experience that overenthusiastically overpowers the senses with beauty, hue, and fragrance. Depending on whether you are an environmentalist, photographer, or someone who wishes to become one with nature’s beauty, flower field tours are an experience you’ll never forget. Below are eight flower field tours from around the world that you absolutely cannot afford to miss.
1. Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Nicknamed the “Garden of Europe,” the Netherlands’ popular Keukenhof Gardens is considered one of the globe’s most famous flower spots. Millions of tulips along with daffodils and hyacinths carpet 79 acres each spring in an incredible rainbow of colors. The gardens are beautifully designed with lovely paths to walk along, theme gardens, and great photo spots.
2. France’s Provence
Provence’s famous lavender fields attract tourists from all over the world. Between the middle of June to the beginning of August, the rolling purple lavender blooms make for beautiful scenery in the areas of Valensole, Luberon, and Sault. The scent of lavender is present in the atmosphere, making it the perfect place for a relaxing and visually stimulating holiday experience.
3. Fuji Shibazakura Festival, Japan
Every spring in Japan is greeted with the Fuji Shibazakura Festival’s spectacular view. Numerous pink moss phlox, known as shibazakura, bloom in excess of 800,000 along the base of the iconic mountain, resulting in an impenetrable sea of pink, purple, and white flowers. The striking contrast between the bright-hued blooms against the whitetopped peak of Mount Fuji is breathtaking.
4. USA’s Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Washington State’s Festival of Tulips in Skagit Valley is every flower lover’s dream destination. Every April, the festival is filled with enormous fields of tulips of all colors in the beautiful Skagit Valley. Visitors are able to drive through the fields, visit on-site farms, and experience an extensive range of events that take place in the festival.
5. Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan
Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan is renowned for its hills of flowers that cover the landscape throughout the year. Springtime sees millions of blue nemophila, or “baby blue eyes,” cover the hills, forming a sea of blue on the horizon. Tulips, sunflowers, and cosmos are some of the other flowers that bloom in the park during various times of the year, making it a year-round hotspot with flower lovers.
6. South Africa’s Namaqual
Namaqualand in South Africa is turned into a paradise of flowers every springtime as the semi-desert is abruptly colored with flowers of vibrant daisies, lilies, and other wildflowers during the months of August to October. The arid landscape offers a fascinating contrast to the flowers which cover the ground during these three months.
7. Carlsbad Flower Fields, USA
In Southern California, the Carlsbad Flower Fields are an extravaganza of ranunculus blooms that bloom from March to May. The 50-acre of fields are covered in row upon row of the bright multicolored blooms in an impromptu patchwork of colors. Wagon tours, specialty gardens, and views of the distant Pacific Ocean are included in the experience for the visitor.
8. Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, USA
The Antelope Valley of California is home to the state flower of California, the California poppy. The preserve is covered with orange poppies starting February through May. The peak bloom is when the field is covered with an orange sea of blooms creating an awe-inspiring nature spectacle.
