Boat Tours

Boat Tours

Tours of central Berlin's Spree and Landwehr canals give you up-close and unusual views of sights such as Charlottenburg Palace, the Reichstag, and the Berliner Dom -- bring plenty of film. Tours usually depart twice a day from several bridges and piers in Berlin, such as Schlossbrücke in Charlottenburg; Hansabrücke and Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Tiergarten; Friedrichstrasse, Museum Island, and Nikolaiviertel in Mitte; and near the Jannowitzbrücke S-bahn and U-bahn station. Drinks, snacks, and wursts are available during the narrated trips. Reederei Riedel offers three inner-city trips that range from EUR 6 to EUR 14.

A tour of the Havel Lakes (which include Tegeler See and Wannsee) begins at the Greenwich Promenade in Tegel (U-bahn: Tegel). From Tegel, you can sail on either the whale-shape vessel Moby Dick or the Havel Queen, a Mississippi-style boat, and cruise 28 km (17 mi) through the lakes and past forests (Stern- und Kreisschiffahrt). Tours can last from one to seven hours and cost between EUR 8 and EUR 14. There are 20 operators.

Information

Reederei Bruno Winkler (030/349-9595). Reederei Riedel (030/693-4646). Stern- und Kreisschiffahrt (030/536-3600. www.sternundkreis.de).