©Klaus-Herbert Schröter ©Klaus-Herbert www.erlebniswelt-fotografie-zingst.de National Parks Nature Experience Centres BÄRENWALD Müritz In the three national parks, nature takes precedence over any usage rights. The motto here is “nature, let nature be” Discover the wilderness of bears in the biggest bear protection centre in Western Europe Müritz National Park | Federow National Park National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft | The BÄRENWALD Müritz nestles in a green idyll at the heart of the Mecklenburg Lakes. The forest has been consciously Information National Park House in Vitte on Hiddensee left in its natural state and is now home to brown bears rescued from improperly kept habitats. Get to a voyage of The barrier-free facility offers a wealth of information on Colourful, diverse, wild and idyllic - that’s nature on the discovery in the wilderness of the bears in the BÄRENWALD Müritz: the exhibition stations, various activities and games, the Müritz National Park, “Osprey Television” as well as a Island of Hiddensee. The National Park House gives visitors adventure forest playground along with the bear shop and certified organic bistro make the park one of the most beau- H. KarlPhoto: Steinhäuser U. Photo: petting zoo. the perfect introduction to every voyage of discovery. Photo: S. Colmsee Photo: tiful nature experiences and tourist destinations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Opening hours: March-Oct Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Opening hours: Jan-March daily 1 pm-4 pm, April-Oct Every change of season is a good time to visit the BÄRENWALD. A hiking path leads through the woods. The forest area July-Sept also Sat/Sun 10 am-4 pm daily 10 am-4 pm, Nov/Dec daily 10 am-3 pm covers 16 ha, which offers plenty of space for exploring, tarrying and relaxing on a 1/2-day tour. Should the bears be out Address: Damerower Straße 6, 17192 Federow, Address: Norderende 2, 18565 Vitte, of sight for a moment, there are information and game stations waiting to be explored. These not only provide plenty of Nature Parks Nature Experience phone: +49 3991 668849 phone: +49 38300 68041 interesting facts, they are also great fun. The wilderness of the bears is reached via the newly-built nature discovery trail round. year all images stunning for hunt the on www.mueritz-nationalpark.de www.nationalpark-vorpommersche- with maze and high-level path. Nature parks are protected, historically-evolved Fotoschule Zingst Fotoschule boddenlandschaft.de New from 2017: barrier-free visitor centre with observation deck, bear library, boulevard of the region, bear cultural landscapes with high recreational value of More National Park Information academy and indoor play facilities. workshops photo the Join - Schwarzenhof, small white-tailed eagle exhibition More National Park Information focus« in »Nature - Serrahn, “In the Realm of the Beech” exhibition - Wieck, Darßer Arche, National Park and Guest Centre Opening hours: daily, April-Oct 9 am-6 pm, Nov-March 10 am-4 pm Nature Park Centre Sternberger Seenland in Warin Opening hours: May-Sept Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Oct-April Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm - Kratzeburg, “Flatterhus” bat exhibition - Barhöft, National Park exhibition in the “Haus am Kliff” Address: BÄRENWALD Müritz, Am Bärenwald 1, 17209 Stuer, Address: Am Markt 1, 19417 Warin, phone: +49 38482 235270 - Boek, “The Fishers of Boek” exhibition - near Prerow, Natureum at Darßer Ort with lighthouse phone: +49 39924 79118, [email protected] www.naturpark-sternberger-seenland.de - National Park Information in Blankenförde - near Zingst, Sundische Wiese National Park Information www.baerenwald-mueritz.de - National Park Information in Neustrelitz Small Nature Park exhibition in the “Alter Schafstall” in Basedow KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Centre see The largest predators in Europe live in the ancient forest here - almost as if they were in the wild. Opening hours: from Easter-Oct daily 8 am-5 pm Photo: K.Photo: Bärwald OppermannThomas Müritz / BÄRENWALD Photo: Address: Wargentiner Str. 4, 17192 Basedow, phone: +49 39957 29970 www.naturpark-mecklenburgische-schweiz.de Karower Meiler Cultural and Information Centre Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KÖNIGSSTUHL Opening hours: May-Sept daily 10 am-5 pm, April daily 10 am-4 pm, Oct/Nov/ Schwerin Feb/March Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm Address: Ziegenhorn 1, 19395 Plau am See, OT Karow, phone: +49 3738 73900 www.naturpark-nossentiner-schwinzer-heide.de Discover and National Park Centre Johannes MariaPhoto: Schlorke Zoological Garden Nature Park Exhibition in the “Haus des Gastes” in Feldberg The visitor‘s centre in the Jasmund National Park and the UNESCO World Opening hours: Easter-Jun/Sept Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-12.30 pm, understand July-Aug Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-3 pm, Sun 10 am-12.30 pm In 29 extraordinary The zoological garden with indigenous and Oct-Easter Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat 10 am-12.30 pm Heritage site with majestic views experience centres exotic creatures from all over the world is located Address: Strelitzer Straße 42, 17258 Feldberg, phone: +49 39831 2700 From the lofty 118 metre height of the Königsstuhl observation platform, the view extends from the white chalk cliffs www.naturpark-feldberger-seenlandschaft.de across lush greenery to the endless blue of the Baltic Sea. The National Park Centre is just a three minute walk away. next to Lake Schwerin. Visitor Information Centre in Stolpe Photo: Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL / Alexander Rudolph KÖNIGSSTUHL Nationalpark-Zentrum Photo: Interactive exhibits, fascinating pictures and films as well as different audio guide stories covering a 2,000 m² area, take Opening hours: March-24 June, 12 Sept-Oct Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm, visitors through the time of the Cretaceous sea until today and bear witness to the beauty of the flora and fauna. It has the only rhino enclosure in northern Germany. Flamingos, pelicans 25 June-11 Sept Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm, Sat/Sun 10 am-4 pm The rare species of orchids and giant horsetail are impressive indeed. The slopes of the chalk cliffs are home to house and a flock of ducks and geese gather on the bird meadow. Discover Address: Peeneblick 1, 17391 Stolpe an der Peene, phone: +49 39721 569290 martins and even peregrine falcons and ospreys breed regularly in the Jasmund National Park. giraffes and tigers in their semi-natural enclosures while walking through www.naturpark-flusslandschaft-peenetal.de the ancient trees. The whole zoo is filled with the loud cries of the gibbons Visitor Information Centre in Eggesin Little ones can have fun on the adventure circuit in the 28,000 m² outdoor area and big ones can marvel at the UNESCO Giant whales and tiny crabs - they meet in the OZEANEUM and in the sea. as a group of lemurs jump here and there above the visitor paths. A cir- Opening hours: 20 May-19 Sept Mon-Fri 9.30 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm, World Heritage site “Ancient Beech Forests of Germany”. A 25 minute short guided tour answers all questions around the cular route takes you through playgrounds, the researchers camp, forest otherwise Mon-Fri 10 am-3 pm National Park. Two guided themed walks are available, stroll along following in the footsteps of Caspar David Friedrich school, an walk-through Lori aviary and farm with petting zoo. The high Address: Am Bahnhof 4-5, 17367 Eggesin, phone: +49 39779 296810 or discover the Wild Forest with all your senses. point of the day are the show feedings, the brown bears, for example. www.naturpark-am-stettiner-haff.de Opening hours: daily (except on 24.12), Easter-31 Oct 9 am-7 pm, 1 Nov-Easter 10 am-5 pm Squirrel monkeys scurry around with iguanas and turtles in the Humboldt OZEANEUM VisitorInformation Centre in the “Bahlsenhaus”, Stadt Usedom Address: Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL, Stubbenkammer 2, 18546 Sassnitz, House. For fish lovers, there are exciting things to discover in the aquar- Opening hours: May-Sept Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm, Oct-April Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm phone: +49 38392 661766, [email protected] iums before continuing to the terrarium of amphibians and reptiles. For At the centre, visitors experience an lovers of creepy-crawly, there are many different insects and tarantulas to Address: Bäderstraße 5, 17406 Usedom, phone: +49 38372 7630 www.koenigsstuhl.com interactive journey through time from the observe. Stralsund www.naturpark-insel-usedom.de off-to-mv.com/en/nature Cretaceous period until today. Photo: Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL Nationalpark-Zentrum Photo: The treehouse offers overnight accommodation directly above coatis, capuchin monkeys and wild boar. Fifty giant sea water aquariums spotlight the Opening hours: daily (except on 24.12, 31.12), 1 Feb-31 March 10 am-4 pm, underwater world of the Baltic Sea, North Sea 1 Apr-14 Oct 9 am-5 pm, weekends/public holidays 9 am-6 pm, 15 Oct- Rostock 31 Oct 9 am-4 pm, weekends/public holidays 9 am-5 pm, 1 Nov-31 Jan and the North Atlantic in breathtaking fashion. 10 am-3 pm The museum building is reminiscent of stones smoothed by the sea. Address: Zoologischer Garten Schwerin, An der Crivitzer Chaussee 1, Entrance to the Europe-wide unique exhibition is via a free-standing escala- 19061 Schwerin, phone: +49 385 9551-0, [email protected] Photo: Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen Zentrum Naturerbe Photo: Zoological Garden tor that is the same length as a blue whale. It provides lots of information on www.zoo-schwerin.de the North sea and its plants and animals. The “Open Atlantic” has a viewing area of 80 m² allowing visitors to observe mackerel, groupers, stingrays, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with DARWINEUM nurse sharks and a sand tiger shark below the water.