Day Trip

Anyone who wants to experience Berlin from the water should start directly in Spandau: Marina Lanke Houseboat Charter is located on the Scharfe Lanke, Berlin's largest yacht harbour, and sends its guests on Silent class houseboats into the aquatic world between the Havel, Müritz, and Brandenburg lake district.

Half an hour from Berlin, Biosphäre Potsdam offers summer temperatures 365 days a year. 20,000 tropical plants, a waterfall, and hourly thunderstorms leave the grey everyday outside the hall.

A floating fine-dining restaurant directly on the Spree in Moabit: PATIO serves upscale, seasonal-regional cuisine by chef Christopher Kümper on three elegant decks by the water.

In Wedding's Nordhafenpark, where the shipping canal borders green banks, charter ships depart. From here, trips go on the Spree and Havel rivers up to Hennigsdorf, for a few hours exchanged for waves and panoramic views.

Between Havelberg and Wittenberge lies, directly on the Elbe cycle path, the village with the most storks in Germany: Rühstädt.

Biergarten Jockel on Ratiborstraße features long tables under trees with space for running, and a sandbox is an integral part. The kitchen offers burgers, tarte flambée, and changing daily specials, along with draught beer and lemonades.

Berlin's oldest children's farm is located in Kreuzberg, on a former rubble plot by the Berlin Wall. Since 1981, the children's farm at Mauerplatz has offered ponies, goats, donkeys, and geese, along with a vegetable garden, nature trail, and a community house made of clay. And all of it is free of charge.

Located in the historic village center of Alt-Marzahn, right next to the post mill, you'll find Berlin's most authentic children's farm. Tierhof Marzahn is a over 300-year-old, listed three-sided farm where agriculture is still practiced as it was at the beginning of the 20th century.

Huckleberry's Tour is considered the classic among raft rentals and starts directly in Köpenick on the Spree, among other locations. The boat rental offers rustic log cabin rafts for day and multi-day tours on the Havel, Spree, and countless Brandenburg lakes.

Since 2007, the Foxys have been considered long-form specialists in Berlin's improv theatre scene. In Friedrichshain's Theatrepool, dramas, comedies, and chamber plays are created spontaneously night after night, knowing no script or rehearsal. Spontaneity at the highest level.

Right at Alexanderplatz in Mitte, time briefly stands still: The historic subway ride on the U5 lets travelers dive into the city's underground in vintage trains from the 1920s and 1930s.

In Charlottenburg's Klausenerplatz quarter, where one would typically expect Wilhelminian-era buildings and coffee houses, a real children's farm is hidden on Danckelmannstraße. The Charlottenburg Goat Farm is the result of civic engagement: residents saved a derelict plot from new development and transformed it into a green community oasis with animals, learning gardens, and a playground.

Not only tourists will get to know a different kind of Berlin when going on a bike tour by Berlin on Bike. Berlin locals tell their stories on the routes "Crude East Facts", "Oases in the Metropolis" or "All along the Wall" and share their secret favourite spots in town.

On the northern shore of Schlachtensee in Zehlendorf lies one of Berlin's oldest excursion restaurants, founded in 1723, with a direct view of the water and a cuisine that combines Alpine classics, Berlin specialties, and fresh fish.

Raft rental with soul: In Woltersdorf on Lake Flakensee, directly on the city limits of Berlin, Flossleben rents out spacious, comfortably furnished rafts for day and multi-day tours through the Berlin-Brandenburg water network. Those who set off here exchange the big city noise for the Dahme, Spree and 1000 lakes.

In Charlottenburg, less than 200 meters from Witzlebenplatz, the Bootshaus Stella on Lietzensee is deliberately hidden in the park's greenery. The beer garden with a lake terrace is one of Berlin's most beautiful lakeside excursion restaurants.

The Scharmützelbob in Bad Saarow is Brandenburg's fastest family excursion destination right on Lake Scharmützel. Over a distance of almost one kilometer, young and old race through the Rauener Mountains, and those who haven't had enough after tobogganing will find further highlights for a fun family day with an indoor playground and gold panning facility.

In the heart of Charlottenburg, near Savignyplatz, a piece of the city transforms into a medieval adventure village. The "Sherwood Forest" playground on Knesebeckstraße focuses on fantasy over functionality, featuring Robin Hood, fairy tale figures, and an unparalleled climbing castle.

Located on Pichelssee in Spandau, Marina Base is Berlin's hub for raft and boat tours on the Havel, offering options for small groups as well as parties of up to 30 people. If you want to experience Berlin from the water, this is the place to be.

On the edge of Fritz-Schloß-Park in Moabit, the Moabiter Kinderhof is full of life: rabbits, a herb spiral, a wood workshop, and a newly opened playhouse built with sustainable timber make this adventure playground the greenest meeting point in the neighborhood.

In the heart of Pankow, on Florastraße, the "Zimmer 16" theatre is full of surprises: a cabaret stage where the improv theatre group "Im Freien Fall" performs completely freely and without a script every first Friday of the month. The audience decides what happens.

Geschlossen until July 2018 caused by reconstruction work. The work of the Fire Department Museum in Berlin ranges from fire protection of children to the history of the professional fire brigade in Berlin.

The Alte Pumpe (Old Pump) was once a pumping station; the restored piston pump now stands in the restaurant area and sparks questions at the breakfast table. On Sundays from 10 AM, there's a breakfast buffet, and the playground is right next door.