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Canalboat Hire -
Locaboat - Germany
2007 Earlybird Special
Offers to Seize before the 31/12/06
5% reduction for ALL cruises of a minimum of one week.
10% instead of 5% for cruises taken between 6/7/07 - 16/7/07,
24/8/07 - 3/9/07, and 21/9/07 - 29/9/07
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Canals: Havel,
Havel-Oder, Rheinsberg, Neuruppin
Obere Havel, die kleine Seenplatte,
Muritz, Plauer See, Muritz Elde
Bases: Furstenberg
BRANDENBURG:
Head for Berlin with its
famous museum island; Berlin's 18th and 19th century buildings
owe their situation and the very means of their construction
to the waterways, which conveyed all the wood, stone and brick
that was needed for their erection. While the forests and lakes
that these canals cross are not short of natural charm, the
waterside towns retain many mementoes of this period of activity:
tile works and factories producing the great ceramic stoves
which were so typical, as at Velten. This industrial heritage
can be seen too in many museums, one of the finest and best
known in the whole country being the Berlin Technical Museum.
Equally fascinating is the Mildenberg Ecomuseum on the Havel.
But first of all do make the sidetrip to Lychen. The river
Woblitz meanders through the heart of the forest before opening
out into the Grosser Lychensee; it's one of the major highlights
of the area.
MECKLENBURG:
From Fürstenberg you may head out to the great lakes of
Mecklenburg. Your first visit
has to be the rococo schloss at Rheinsberg. Further west there’s Mirow
with its strange wooden boathouses, the charming town of Roblin and the great
Muritzsee. Heading eastward
there’s Weserberg with its
wooden harbour buildings,
as well as Neustrelitz. On these varied waterways and open lakes a little more
care is required than
on canals, but what better
reward than to anchor far out in a lake and take advantage of some of the purest
water in Europe:
for a swim in idyllic and
unspoilt surroundings. Pause too at one of the many fish smoke-houses to enjoy
an not to enjoy an not to missed local specialty.o be missed
local speciality.
ACCESS: Furstenberg
Airport - Berlin Tergel
Train - Furstenberg
Motorway - From Hamburg (C 2.5hrs), From Berlin (C 1.5hrs), From Hannover (C
4hrs).
| Cruises
- Brandenburg |
| From
Furstnberg |
One
and Back Cruises |
| Furstenberg.., Lychen,
Templin, Zehdenick,
Zabelsdorf. |
One week:
154km, 12 locks - 3H
30/day |
| Furstenberg..,
Strasen, Neutrelitz,
Buchholz, Rheinsberg,
Templin, Zehdenick |
Two weeks:
345km, 29 locks - 3H
45/day |
| Furstenberg.., Lychen,
Zehdenick, Oranienburg,
Berlin, Lindow. |
Two weeks:
357 km, 30 locks - 4H 15/day |
From Furstenberg |
Circle Cruise |
Furstenberg.., Oranienburg,
Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg,
Havelberg,
Wittenberge, Schwerin,
Lubz, Robel. |
Three weeks:
620km, 43 locks - 5H
/day |
Cruises - Mecklenburg |
From Furstenberg |
Out and Back Cruises |
| Furstenberg.., Strasen,
Neutrelitz, Mirow,
Buchholz, Rheinsberg. |
One week:
191km, 17 locks - 4H
30/day |
| Furstenberg.., Strasen,
Neutrelitz, Buchholz,
Rheinsberg, Templin. |
10-11 days:
282km, 25 locks - 4H
30/day |
Furstenberg.., Mirow,
Rechlin, Buchholz,
Rheinsberg, Wesenberg,
Neutrelitz, Lychen,
Templin, Dannenwalde. |
Two weeks:
261km, 28 locks - 3H
15/day |
| Furstenberg.., Lychen,
Neustrelitz, Rheinsberg,
Waren, Schwerin. |
Two weeks:
318 km, 16 locks -
3H 30/day |
The Muritz Elde Wasserstrasse
which connects the River
Elbe to Germany's largest lake, the Muritzsee, mostly follows
the course of the River Elde
through an essentially
rural setting. This river, canalised since the end of the 16th
century, has retained its original
meandering course, making
it unattractive for commercial traffic but ideal for pleasure
boating. Plau dominates the
lake it lends its name
to. From the top of its 14th century tower there are impressive
views over tiled roofs and medieval
fortifications. Heading
for Waren, you cross the large lakes which act as a foretaste
of the Muritzsee. They harbour many
birds: cormorants, storks
and even osprey. To the west, Parchim, built between two arms
of the Elde, is outstanding for its
ancient centre, its fortifications
and half-timbered houses. If many villaged and little medieval
towns such as Lubz,
Grabow, Neustadt-Glewe
or Plate, on the Storkanal, are exciting to explore along the
way, it is Schwerin and its famous Rococo
palace which make a worthy
objective for the cruise.
ACCESS: Matzlow
Airport - Berlin Tegel
Train - Parchim
Motorway - A24/E26, Exit 14
Neutsadt Glewe. A24-E26, Exit
16 Suckow
| Cruises
- Mecklenburg |
| From
Matzlow |
Out and Back Cruises |
| Matzlow.., Parchim, Lubz, Plau, Malchow, Waren. |
One week:
190km, 16 locks - 4H 15/day |
| Matzlow.., Schwerin, Neustadt, Grabow, Domitz. |
Ten/Eleven Days:
206km, 20 locks - 3H 15/day |
| Matzlow.., Scwerin, Neustadt, Domitz, Parchim, Lubz, Plau, Waren |
Two weeks:
396km, 36 locks - 4H 15/day |
| From Furstenberg |
One Way
Cruises |
| Matzlow.., Plau, Waren, Mirow, Rheinsberg, Furstenberg. |
One week:
201 km, 16locks - 5H 00/day |
| Matzlow.., Plau, Waren, Mirow, Strasen, Furstenberg. |
One week:
179km, 14 locks - 4H 15/day |
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