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Paddling from hotel to hotel

02/06/2019 02/06/2019

An active holiday in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, the famous lake area north of Berlin. You can paddle from one comfortable hotel to another with a canoe or a kayak.

An active holiday in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, the famous lake area north of Berlin. You can paddle from one comfortable hotel to another with a canoe or a kayak.

This is a quiet trip that does not have high sporting requirements. Can be booked from 1 person. When booking online, choose a canoe or a kayak. Highlights include so-called “tunnel valleys” from the ice age covered with water lilies, many idyllic water surfaces with natural shores, the “Hüttenkanal” that connects two lake areas, and the baroque town of Rheinsberg with a beautiful castle of Frederick the Great. With a bit of luck you can see kingfishers and osprey among other birds.

Prices 2019 From 565 euros per person
Included Luggage transport on certain days, the canoe or the kayak, 5 nights with breakfast in waterfront hotels, evening meals and packed lunches, GPS tracks, return transfer on the last day
Website Im Kanu und Kajak von See zu See
Access The starting point is approximately 140 km north of Berlin and 250 km east of Hamburg. You can also use public transport, see explanation on the website. You will be informed of the location of the first hotel when booking
View the location on the map 53.349399, 12.823707

NationalparkTours (DE) is an excursion company from Waren (Müritz), in the Mecklenburg Lake District. Website in German. Use translation software such as Google Translate if needed.

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Kayaking in the land of 1000 lakes

Hendrik

23/05/2019 23/05/2019

For a week your kayak glides over the tranquil Krutynia, in Masuria, “the land of 1000 lakes” in northeastern Poland

KAYAK – POLAND For a week you glide over the tranquil Krutynia and the lakes that it connects. You spend the night in simple hostels, where your luggage will be waiting.

This tour brings you into close contact with Masuria, “the land of 1000 lakes” in northeastern Poland that was once part of Prussia. In the primeval forests live wisents (European bison), moose, wolves and other large mammals. Around 350 bird species have been observed in this sparsely populated area.
The 100-kilometer-long Krutynia is considered one of the most beautiful rivers that you can explore in Europe with a kayak. The local company Kayaki offers multi-day trips, including a one-week trip in the months of June, July and August. You paddle about 15 kilometers a day. The first day you get a short training, and the rest of the week there is an instructor and guide nearby. Along the way you can visit interesting places. You stay in hostels on the waterfront. Sometimes these are rustic cottages with outdoor toilets. Sometimes you sleep with 4 in a room. You can also opt for a tent.

Kajaki.pl (PL) rents kayaks on most rivers and lakes in northern Poland. Mariusz Panek and Tomasz Plitnik started on a small scale 30 years ago. Today their organization owns more than 300 kayaks and they organize trips. Website in Polish, German and English.

Prices 2019: check website. The price in 2018 was 1060 zlotys per person. That corresponded to around 260 euros or 230 pounds sterling.
Included: luggage transport to the next accommodation, the use of a 2-person kayak, accommodation in hostels, all meals, advice and assistance by a guide, return by minibus to the start
When: June July, August
Website: Krutynia the lux 2018-8 days – Sorkwity – Nowy Most
Access
Sorkwity, the starting place, can be reached by bus and train. The town is located 220 kilometers north of Warsaw and 660 kilometers east of Berlin. You can leave your car in a secure parking.
Map [Sorkwity 53.840701, 21.143062]

Photo: JolEnka

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On horseback through the Belgian Ardennes

Hendrik

10/02/2019 10/02/2019

Experienced riders and their own horse can cross the most beautiful parts of the Belgian Ardennes in 5 days. Luggage will be waiting at the overnight stop. The tour follows…

Experienced riders and their own horse can cross the most beautiful parts of the Belgian Ardennes in 5 days. Luggage will be waiting at the overnight stop.

The tour follows a variant of the GTA hiking trail, in full Grande Traversée des Ardennes. This variant is not signposted.

The start is in the renowned tourist town of La Roche-en-Ardenne. From there it goes in daily stages of 25 to 45 kilometers over Saint-Hubert, Awenne, Daverdisse and Mon Idée to Bouillon. Transport, back to La Roche-en-Ardenne, is included in the price.

You stay on a half board basis in hotels and guest rooms. Your four-legged friend spends the nights in a riding school or in an other form of horse lodgings nearby.

695 euros per person (and her horse) if you share a room with 2. Check the organizer’s website for the most up-to-date price information.
The price includes the 4 nights with half board, the luggage transport and the transport from Bouillon back to La Roche.
From January to September. Then the hunting season begins.
La Transardennaise à cheval (summary information in English).

Europ’Aventure was founded years ago by two outdoor sportsmen from the charming Ardennes town of Sainte-Ode. They specialize in walking and cycling trips. They also offer Nordic walking and whitewater sport, among other things. Website in 4 languages.

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