Elongated fields cover the earth in a colourful patchwork blanket. The wind in your hair, sometimes a gentle stir, sometimes ferocious. The aroma of potatoes, of onions and, with a pinch of imagination, even the sea. And whatever corner of the polder you find yourself, there are always those remarkable dykes off in the distance, securing our ‘new land’.
There is just so much to see, do and experience in Noordoostpolder. You’re probably already familiar with names such as Waterloopbos, Schokland, De Orchideeënhoeve and Netl. But do you know we also have some great farm shops offering delicious regional products, beautiful exhibition gardens, impressive orchards, play parks and galleries?
A section of woods in Marknesse is full of the hidden remnants of remarkable scale test models of major hydraulic and water management projects.
A mysterious place. Marooned in the middle of the young polder landscape. You will get a true sense of the past here: the centuries’ old struggle against the water.
Visitors can drive past the tulip fields during the Tulip Festival, each year usually in April and/or May. The routes change annually, to align with the growers’ plots which also differ every year. Included in the route are a tulip picking field and a tulip experience field.
In De Orchideeënhoeve you will feel like you’ve suddenly landed in the tropics. Monkeys, fish, flamingos and butterflies guarantee some unforgettable encounters.
Skid down the mud slide, negotiate the rope bridge or swoosh down a zip-line. The adventurous nature of Netl will restore the 10 year old in you again.
