Day Trip

Every year, the Britzer Garten in Neukölln ushers in the Easter holidays with one of Berlin's most beautiful Easter bonfires. At Rodelberg, fire acrobatics, live music, and a family atmosphere combine to create an atmospheric start to the season in the green.

Berlin Boat Rental is the central booking platform for renting boats in Berlin, making motorboats, party boats, rafts, and houseboats comparable across the city on the Spree and Havel. Those who want to charter a boat in the capital will find the largest selection bundled here, advised by native Berliners with 16 years of experience on the water.

Free entry in the Philharmonie foyer: The lunch concert lasts about 40 to 50 minutes, there are no tickets, instead a chip at the entrance. No reservations can be made, and if the foyer is full, the door remains closed - those who want to be sure to get in should queue up forty-five minutes beforehand. In addition, affordable, mostly vegetarian dishes are available in the house.

Right on the Great Wannsee and at the edge of the Grunewald forest: The Wannseeterrassen in Zehlendorf is one of Berlin's most famous excursion restaurants, with lake views, a spacious terrace, and cuisine blending German and French traditions.

At 120.1 meters, Teufelsberg in Grunewald is Berlin's highest elevation and consists of approximately 26 million cubic meters of war debris, about a third of Berlin's rubble. Beneath the debris lies the demolished shell of a Nazi-era university, above stand the domes of the old listening station, and tobogganing takes place on its slopes.

One hundred kilometers on asphalt, starting from Velten (Mark) station, across the Havelland region to the western outskirts of Berlin and back to Oberhavel. The road bike loop passes Schloss Wansdorf, Alt-Brieselang on the Havelkanal, Falkensee, and Seeburg to Hahneberg, where Fort Hahneberg is located on the Berlin Wall Trail. RE 6 and RB 55 stop directly at the start.

The Film Park is located on Großbeerenstraße in Potsdam, right next to the world's oldest large studio, where films have been shot since 1912. It features around twenty attractions and four shows with stunt performers, pyrotechnicians, and animal trainers. In the TV studio, guests can step in front of the camera themselves, and an adult ticket costs 25 Euros online.

In the historic bathhouse of Beelitz-Heilstätten, one of Germany's most famous Lost Places has been transformed into an exhibition venue for modern media art. Ten light and sound installations animate the restored rooms, making digital art spatially tangible.

Northwest of Potsdam, directly adjacent to the Döberitzer Heide, Schlosshotel Kartzow clearly demonstrates that Brandenburg castle romance and contemporary wellness comfort are not contradictions. Built in 1911, the manor house combines historic ambiance with a spa, regional castle cuisine, and an eight-hectare landscaped park - approximately 30 kilometers from Berlin.

The Berlin Müggelturm stands on the Kleiner Müggelberg in Köpenick. 126 steps lead to the platform at a height of approximately 30 meters. From there, the view extends over Lake Müggelsee and the Dahme, reaching up to 60 kilometers on a clear day. For an autumn excursion in Berlin, this means the colorful forests of the Müggelberge lie directly at your feet.

The Central and State Library Berlin on Breite Straße can be entered without an ID or a single cent, and the annual pass costs 10 Euros for all of Berlin. This includes sixty borrowed media per district, film and music streaming, databases, the reading room of the Berlin Collections, and free admission to events.

The Oderbruchkippe in Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg is a double hill of around 15 million cubic metres of rubble, much of it from the destroyed Alexanderplatz, rising almost forty metres above the surrounding streets. Its highest point, the Pappelplateau, reaches 90.9 metres, the sledding slope runs out gently, and Riesling has grown up there since 2009.

Forty-one kilometers starting from Wildau S-Bahn station, mostly paved and partly through forest, with Königs Wusterhausen and its castle garden as the center. The route touches Lake Zeesen, Lake Todnitz, Lake Ton, and Lake Dolgen and crosses a bridge specifically built for cyclists and pedestrians over the Dahme river.

At Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin-Mitte, the French Cathedral combines cultural history with family fun for Easter 2026: Between the Huguenot Museum, panoramic views, and a festive Easter menu, one of the capital's most atmospheric Easter activities awaits visitors young and old.

Right next to the Oberbaumbrücke in Kreuzberg, this small, charming houseboat adventure on the Spree begins. Wasserkutsche stands for handcrafted wooden boats with electric motors, personal service, and the most authentic way to discover Berlin from the water.

Berlin from the Water: A boat trip on the Spree is one of the most beautiful ways to discover the capital together. From the Government District to Museum Island and the East Side Gallery, you glide relaxed through Berlin-Mitte and see the city from a perspective simply impossible from the riverbank.

Right on Lake Senftenberg in the Lusatian Lake District, the Wellnesshotel Seeschlößchen combines castle romance with an extensive private SPA, an Ayurveda concept, and sophisticated cuisine. The family-run four-star superior hotel in Senftenberg is Brandenburg's most charming answer to the need for true deceleration.

The Kienbergpark, named after the Kienberg hill in Berlin-Hellersdorf, is a 60 hectare park with a 1.5 km long cable car.

At Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde in Lichtenberg, you can adopt almost any animal species. The money goes directly to the care of the animals, and the recipients receive a personal adoption certificate.

The bicycle tour to Wannsee is the official cycling route RR1 and covers 28 kilometers from Schloßplatz in Mitte to Glienicker Bridge. Along the way are Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie, and Domäne Dahlem, with Wannsee Beach, boasting 1275 meters of sandy beach, at the destination. As a one-way tour, it can be easily combined with a return trip by S-Bahn.

A Chinese pagoda from 1770 in Sanssouci Park, plus baroque costumes and dinner with Frederick the Great: The Drachenhaus restaurant and café combines Prussian history with cuisine that takes the location seriously.

Guests brunch at Trofeo in the middle of the Classic Remise Berlin, a tram depot from 1901 where classic cars now stand in 88 glazed boxes. The buffet costs 49.60 euros per person including a welcome drink, children up to ten pay 3.70 euros for each year of their age, and a jazz band plays live among the rows of boxes.

The toboggan hill in Lübars Leisure Park is officially called Lübarser Höhe, measures 85.3 meters, and is a covered landfill that locals in Reinickendorf still colloquially call Müllberg (Garbage Mountain). The ski and toboggan slope is 300 meters long and equipped with floodlights – making it one of the few illuminated slopes in the city.

Moored on the Spree in the middle of Tiergarten, on the Helgoländer Ufer, the PATIO restaurant ship combines sophisticated fine dining with the unique sensation of gently swaying on the water during dinner. Three decks, a crackling fireplace in winter, an open terrace in summer: This is high-level Berlin water-restaurant culture.

Eighty-nine kilometers from Oranienburg north to Mirow Castle, via Sommerfeld, Beetz, the Beetzer Heide, Lindow, and Rheinsberg. A day trip for the sportingly ambitious, featuring Rheinsberg Castle on the lakeside, Lake Stechlin, and three castles along the route. Lindow and Rheinsberg serve as exit train stations.