Harbour Excursion – Thursday, August 17, 2006

Harbour and Nature – that sounds first of all contradictory, but when examining the port’s landscape we will find in the centre of this technical environment an island of botanical beauty. Here we find a different kind of port that offers nesting sites to various birds. Here the main port of Hamburg appears surprisingly different.
This excursion takes 4 hours and connects topics of an universal port, by providing participants not only with background information about harbour industry, cranes, containers or the breeding birds in it, but also by demonstrating the relationship between these different parts, and showing the visitors topography and functional connections of a modern port. Visiting the wasteland, which should be protected, we try to give you an almost complete view of the structures of the port’s utilisation.
Furthermore, we take you past the terminals at the Waltershofer berth which is the busiest traffic junction of Northern Europe. Turning back to the city you shouldn’t miss the panoramic view of the port and all over the Elbe glacial valley from the Köhlbrandbridge.

For this tour a minimum number of 45 participants is required.

Day trip to Lübeck – Thursday, August 17, 2006

Lübeck’s pride: This means not only the famous Marzipan, but also a spectacular Old Town, which is up to the present day surrounded by its old defensive wall and the river Trave. The intact ensemble of churches, merchant’s houses, warehouses and small narrow alleys has been declared as a part of the world’s cultural heritage.
On our tour, which takes about 7 hours, you will enjoy the atmosphere of an old and wealthy northern city with its medieval churches, its idyllic places, its city-gates, its representative guild halls and a visit of the Niederegger Marzipan museum. Lunch is included.

For this excursion, a minimum number of 25 participants is required.

Day trip to Berlin – Thursday, August 17, 2006

East and West, Prussian splendor and the reduced forms of modern architecture, the grand boulevards and the cosy Barn District with its narrow streets – Berlin is the most fascinating melting pot of western Europe.
Our tour, which takes about 11 hours, will show you the Reichstag with its famous glass dome build by Sir Norman Forster, the Museum Island, the new Holocaust Memorial and the very modern Potsdamer Platz. We will pass the Brandenburger Tor with its boulevard 'Unter den Linden', we will get some impression of historical Berlin, and a glimpse on all the attractive ambassies flanking the monumental government buildings in the heart of Berlin will round off the multi-faceted picture of the city. Lunch is included.

For this excursion, a minimum number of 25 participants is required.

Hamburg Sight Seeing Tour – daily, 10 pm

The exciting history of one of the most famous cities of the Hanseatic League.
Sitting in our open-topped double decker, our tour takes about 1.5 hours and you will see the ancient villas of Hamburg in Pöseldorf at the Außenalster; the wonderful city centre at the Binnenalster, the city hall and the longest shopping street of Europe – the Mönckebergstreet. Furthermore, we will visit the Hamburg St. Michaelis Church as well as the most “unrighteos” street of the world: the Reeperbahn.

Harbour Boat Trip – daily,  9 am – 5 pm every half hour

You will see the most interesting sights of the past and of the present of Hamburg. We visit the famous Speicherstadt with its Coffee Trading, the harbour of Steinwerder, lock of Ellerholz, we pass the dockyards of Blohm & Voss and see some of the big container ships. This tour takes about 1 hour.

Channel Boat Trip on Lake Alster – daily, 9.45 am – 5.45 pm

You will see Hamburg from another point of view: well-kept villas with parks, modern residential buildings, allotment gardens and beautiful watersides.
We will present you the green idyll of Hamburg during 2 hours from the Lake Alster.

Boat Round Trip on Lake Alster – daily, 10 am – 6 pm every half hour

From the Lake Alster you will see the great panorama of Hamburg with its churches and towers, as well as the beautiful Alsterpark, the villas and a lot of sailing boats.
The skipper will tell you stories about the history of Hamburg and its inhabitants.
 

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