Peace Palace Garden Tour

A special tour of the Peace Palace gardens

Every Thursday at 2 p.m., you can join the gardener for a lovely walk through the historic gardens, which were designed especially for the Peace Palace. The walk takes you past the pond, the rose garden, the greenhouses and the winter garden at the back of the grounds. Meanwhile, the gardener tells stories about the special trees and plants, the history of the garden, the Zorgvliet estate and the ideas behind the garden design.

Useful information about the garden tour

This tour costs €12.50 per person. Children under the age of 8 are free, with a maximum of two children per adult. The tour lasts approximately 60 minutes and is only offered in Dutch. A group consists of a maximum of 20 people. Tickets for a tour of the Peace Palace garden can only be purchased via the Peace Palace website.

• Admission is only possible upon presentation of a valid passport or EU ID card/driving licence. This must be the original document; photographs are not accepted.
• All participants must pass through a metal detector gate. An exception can be made for pregnant women and people with pacemakers, and a hand-held metal detector is available.
• Bags, cameras and mobile phones are not allowed and can be stored in a locker in the Visitors Centre. Due to the limited space available in the lockers, we ask you to bring as few items as possible.
• Unfortunately, due to the many steps in the garden, this tour is not accessible to persons in wheelchairs or with walkers.
• Tickets for guided tours are non-refundable.

Please note: The Peace Palace is still in use. Guided tours may be cancelled in the event of important visits and meetings. The Peace Palace website calendar lists the days on which garden tours are held.

Visitors Centre Peace Palace

The visitors centre is located next to the entrance of the Peace Palace. If you would like to learn more about the history of the Peace Palace and the international organisations based in this building, we highly recommend the (free) audio tour of the exhibition.

Carnegie Foundation

The Peace Palace, the surrounding grounds and the Library belong to the Carnegie Foundation. The main task of the Carnegie Foundation is to manage the Peace Palace, a recognised national monument, as well as possible and to be a good host to the international institutions based in the palace. The foundation also promotes the organisation of seminars and other initiatives that promote the ideal of peace and is a member of the international philanthropic network of Carnegie institutions.