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Guided tour of the Meyer Werft

During the sightseeing tour that lasts about 1½ hours, you will see the largest covered dry dock in the world. You will be able to see the shipbuilders work inside the dock from your vantage point on a visitors' platform, underneath the roof of the 60-metre-high hall. From this platformis it is possible to look into the cross-section of a gigantic ship as it is being built.

Price for public guided tours: 10,00 Euro per person

Group price for guided tours:
for groups of up to 17 persons 154,00 Euro, each additional person costs 9,00 Euro.

Moore informations at the link: www.meyerwerft.com

 

Evening trip on a riverboat

Experience the popular riverboat evening trip with a cold and hot captain's dinner buffet and lively dance music from 7 pm to 11:30 pm. The dreamboat of the Ems, the "Warsteiner Admiral" will take you up the rivers Leda and Ems, reaching the Dollart on an idyllic, atmospheric evening trip. Everything will be prepared for your trip, especially a good old-fashioned buffet. After that, enjoy lively dance music played by the ship's musician in this exclusive riverboat atmosphere. At 11:30 pm, the "Warsteiner Admiral" will be dropping anchor at the restaurant "Historische Waage" in the heart of Leer´s Old Town.

Price: 39,00 Euro per person including dinner buffet and entertainment

 

The long Ems-Dollart-Route to Groningen (Netherlands)

Experience the long Ems-Dollart-Route to Groningen by ship and bus lasting approximately 3½ hours. You will see the fishing villages of Bingum, Jengum, Midlum, Ditzum and Pogum as well as the seaport of Emden and Delfzijl. Visiting Groningen´s antiques and victuals market for 2,5 hours is always worth the trip.

Price: € 25,00 for adults, € 19,00 per child up to 11 years of age

 

 

Day trip to Leer

Your day in Leer starts with a relaxing tea seminar with the traditional East Frisian tea, Krintstuut and Botter, which is a local style bread roll with raisins. Well starched you will now take part in an expert guided tour of the restored Old Town and the Civic Hall. After climbing up the tower of the Civic Hall you can an enjoy a panoramic view over the cities roofs. In front of the restaurant “Historische Waage” in the heart of Leer´s Old Town Captain Brinkmann and his crew are now waiting you for to take you on a trip by boat through the harbour of Leer. The crew will give you a lot of information about the harbour and the ships within.

Optional:
After and exciting and interesting stay in Leer the day will end with an East Frisian style dinner according to the season in the restaurant “Historische Waage”.

• East Frisian tea seminar taking place in the East Frisian Tea Room (1.30 pm to 2.30 pm)
• Guided city tour ( 2.30 pm to 4 pm)
• Boat trip on the “Koralle” canal boat (4 pm to 5 pm)

Price: € 15,00 per person (Minimum attendance: 15 persons)

Prices for the Frisian style dinner may differ and have to be asked for separately.

 

 

Catamaran trip to Borkum and back

Spend a leave day on the North Sea island of Borkum. The high-tech catamaran “Nordlicht” takes you to the popular island in 150 minutes. You can enjoy bathing in the sun or the sea, bulid sandcastles, enjoy the fresh sea air and go for a stroll in the city.

By the way the weather is usually better on the island than on the mainland. Trips are only possible during the summer months.

Prices on request.

 

 

Von-Velen-Museum

In this museum the city of Papenburg shows its original face. The show-piece of the open-air museum ist the “Papenbörger Hus” which was build in 1820. Expert guides lead the visiting groups through the museum and tell them about the everyday life of the first settlers in the hostile moorland. “The first the dead, the second in dread, the third the bread”. Life-size bronze figures such as “Jan Treck” or “Fisherman Hinnerk” give clearly impressions of the history of the settlers.

After the tour the guests can strengthen themselves with buckwheat cake, cranberries, tea and a “Papenburger Moorwoater”.

Group price for guided tours: for groups of up to 15 persons € 45,00, each additional person costs € 3,00.

Additional package offer for groups: “All you can eat” buckwheat cake, tea and a “Papenburger Moorwoater”.

Minimum number of participants 10 persons, prices: € 10,00 per person - 30 persons up, prices: € 9,00 per person.

 

 

Boßeln - Papenburg´s local-style sport

“Boßeln” is a great game for adults and children and is played only on side streets that have been selected by boßel experts. That means: miles long bowling alleys along the often in the morning foggy dykes of the Ems or in the romantic streets in and around Papenburg.

Including: welcome drink, lunch, “Boßeltour”, various drinks and boßel goblet

Minimum number of participants 10 persons, prices: € 44,00 per person

 

 

Museum of local history

In Papenburg´s oldest building, the “Altes Amtshaus”, the museum of local history presents a wide range of local and regional collection of exhibits. The development of the city is brought closer to you on a guided tour through the departments of moorland, shipbuilding and shipping. The old museum kitchen with its fireplace and the historical captain´s room gives you an impression of the former everyday life and ancient traditions. Complete your visit with an original East Frisian tea ceremony in the museum kitchen and learn interesting and amusing facts worth knowing about tea, the traditional drink of this region.

Group price for guided tours: for groups of up to 15 persons € 40,00, each additional person costs € 3,00.

 

 

Gut Altenkamp at Aschendorf

Exhibition centre with beautiful garden ideally suited for walks.

The rise of Papenburg, the moor colony founded by Dietrich von Velen in 1631, made it desirable for Hermann Anton von Velen to build a prestigious home close to the glory of Papenburg. Visit the exhibition center or enjoy an unforgettable walk in the Altenkamp estate garden. Even in earlier times the guests of the estate fell for the charm of the splendid garden with its lawn and tulip beds surrounded by lush hedges providing an ideal spot to relax.

 

 

Guided sightseeing tour (by bus)

Discover the city of Papenburg within about 1 ½ hours and see e.g. the „Seeschleuse“ and the “Von-Velen-Anlage”.

Group price for guided tours: for groups of up to 15 persons € 45,00, each additional person costs € 3,00.

Minimum number of participants 10 persons

Guided city walk

Enjoy an interesting walk through the city with an entertaining guide for about 1 ½ hours.

Group price for guided walks: for groups of up to 15 persons € 45,00, each additional person costs € 3,00.

 

 

Horse-cart ride to a destination of your choice

Stop on your way by coffee and cake, have drinks on the horse-cart and see a lot of Papenburg. Minimum duration 2 hours.

Prices: for groups of up to 26 persons € 52,00 per hour, for groups up to 38 persons € 64,00 per hour including drinks. Coffee and cake is optional.