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THE CRANE

• Brauereiweg, 17139 Basedow

DAS KRANICH - in an idyllic and quiet location with a view of Basedow Castle. A spacious terrace in a relaxed atmosphere invites you to linger.

Crane Safari

• Next date: 4/18/26
• All dates: 4/4/26 to 10/31/26
• Wittenburger Chaussee, 19246 Zarrentin

A guided tour in the Schaalsee region. Together we discover the diversity of nature, sights and stories of our homeland. The tour is conducted in an all-terrain minibus (max. 6 guests).

Crane Museum

• Next date: 5/23/26
• All dates: 5/23/26 to 5/25/26
• Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

Art:Open 2026 in Vorpommern

Call of the cranes

• Next date: 5/24/26
• All dates: 5/24/26 to 5/25/26
• Lübstorfer Straße, 19069 Alt Meteln

Invitation to ArtOpen, watercolor, pastel and acrylic painting, animals and landscapes

Crane trips from Stralsund

• Next date: 9/19/26
• All dates: 9/19/26 to 10/10/26
• Fährstraße, 18439 Stralsund

Boat trip to the "Birds of Happiness" from the port of Stralsund on the passenger ship "Altefähr".

Crane trips from Schaprode

• Next date: 9/15/26
• All dates: 9/15/26 to 10/13/26
• Hafenweg, 18569 Schaprode

Boat trip to the birds of happiness from the port of Schaprode in the Weiße Flotte GmbH shipping company network

Crane trips from Breege

• Next date: 9/17/26
• All dates: 9/17/26 to 10/15/26
• Hafen Breege, 18556 Breege

Boat trip with the "Wappen von Breege" to the birds of happiness

Small crane tour

• Next date: 9/15/26
• All dates: 9/15/26 to 10/22/26
• Hafenstraße, 18374 Zingst

Small crane tour from Zingst with the passenger ship "Swantevit" - duration approx. 2 hours

Crane tour Bisdorf

• Next date: 9/17/26
• All dates: 9/17/26 to 10/22/26
• 18375 Born

Crane tour Bisdorf - the crane migration in fall offers a unique experience

Tankow crane observation point

• 18569 Tankow/ Ummanz

Every year in spring and autumn, tens of thousands of cranes gather in the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, using the area as a roosting and resting place. The wooden lookout in Tankow on the Rügen island of Ummanz offers one of the most spectacular observation sites for this unique natural spectacle.

Karsten Peters - On the tracks of the crane

• Date: 10/13/26
• Am Kurpark, 18586 Ostseebad Baabe

Again and again, these large, gray birds cast a spell over us. Their powerful calls make us pause and raise our eyes to the sky. Look forward to a multimedia lecture in the Haus des Gastes in Baabe.

Crane watching: A natural spectacle

They line up in long strings of pearls in front of the glow of the setting sun. No place in Central Europe gathers more of the singing stars of the sky.

Crane Observation Station Bisdorf

• 18334 Bisdorf

Crane Observation Station Bisdorf

Country house at the crane field

• OT Schlicht, Lichtenberger Weg, 17258 Feldberger Seenlandschaft

Vacation home for 4 persons, 2 vacation apartments for 2 persons each. Welcome to the tranquil village of Schlicht in the Feldberg lake district. Enjoy the tranquility and unique nature experiences during a vacation in our lovingly furnished vacation accommodations.

CRANE HIKE AROUND GLOWE

• Next date: 9/7/26
• All dates: 9/7/26 to 10/20/26
• Boddenmarkt, 18551 Glowe

Observation of the flight of the "birds of happiness"

When the cranes head south

• Next date: 10/2/26
• All dates: 10/2/26 to 10/9/26
• 17166 Dahmen

Observation of cranes and wild geese on Lake Malchin and the huge flocks of starlings with a nature park ranger

When the cranes head south

• Next date: 10/3/26
• All dates: 10/3/26 to 10/10/26
• Mühlenstraße, 17166 Ziddorf

Observation of cranes and wild geese on Lake Malchin and the huge flocks of starlings with a nature park ranger

Great crane tour from Zingst harbor

• Next date: 9/16/26
• All dates: 9/16/26 to 10/23/26
• Hafenstraße, 18374 Zingst

Big crane tour from Zingst with the passenger ship "Sundevit" - duration approx. 4 hours

Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

• Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

The manor house in Hessenburg is all about the crane. Around Hessenburg, these ambassadors of happiness rest in large flocks in spring and autumn. The manor house itself houses the registry office for the rural area of the town of Barth, the crane museum and the crane hotel with charming apartments.

Sunday bike tour - Crane tour to Günz and Starkow parish garden

• Date: 9/6/26
• Am Markt, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten

Experience a fascinating bike tour

Spring Awakening

• Next date: 4/29/26
• All dates: 4/29/26 to 5/20/26
• Ribnitzer Landweg, 18311 Neuheide

With the crane on du and du

the hakabé photo series

• Next date: Today
• All dates: 2/25/26 to 6/15/26
• Marktplatz, 17033 Neubrandenburg

CRANE Dieter Damschen

Culinary journey through Europe

• Date: 10/31/26
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

Lecture "Crane trip" & dinner/buffet

We celebrate 20 years of the Gadebusch museum complex

• Date: 4/25/26
• Amtsstraße, 19205 Gadebusch

Family afternoon with the "blechlotsen" and their musical theater "Crane Kalypso"

Bird watching platform Tankow / Ummanz

• Freely accessible at any time
• 18569 Ummanz OT Tankow

A popular viewing platform to watch the "birds of happiness", the cranes.

Bird watching point Pramort

• 18374 Pramort

From September to November, you can witness an impressive spectacle from the Pramort crane roosting site, when the cranes form a wedge-shaped formation or line up in a long chain as they approach their roosts.

Chattering, circling, chicks - stork safari

• Date: 5/21/26
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

White stork tour incl. lecture, round trip with the crane bus, approx. 3 hours

KRANICH path in the Hessenburg estate park

• Freely accessible at any time
• Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

The six stations of the KRANICH path in the estate park trace the life of the crane. The station boards designed by artists provide orientation and installations encourage visitors to run, hide, attempt to fly or dance the crane dance. The trail is freely accessible in the park.

Pramort dike path for the mobility impaired

• Length: 16 km

The starting point of the tour is the parking lot Sundische Wiese. On the paved dike it goes 8 kilometers in the direction of Zingst and further to the wheelchair accessible viewing platform Pramort in the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft. In spring and autumn, an orchestra of thousands of cranes awaits nature lovers here. On guided tours, experienced rangers accompany guests with limited mobility and activity along the asphalt dike path to the resting places of the elegant birds and reveal a lot of interesting facts.

International NABU Experience Center KRANICHWELTEN

• Open today
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

Just 16 kilometers northwest of Stralsund, Europe's largest crane center provides fascinating insights into the lives and migration routes of the "birds of happiness". A multimedia exhibition, an award-winning 17-minute film and a variety of nature experience areas impressively convey the importance of crane conservation - rounded off by a bistro with a view of the greenery.

Uncraning - storing the boats

• Next date: 10/17/26
• All dates: 10/18/25 to 10/17/26
• 18230 Rerik

The sailing boats and yachts of the "Alt Gaarz" sailing club are lifted out of the water with a crane at the end of the sailing season.

Passenger boat landing stage at Barth harbor

• Osthafen, 18356 Barth

Scheduled trips between Barth and Zingst, excursions by boat to the island of Hiddensee from the port of Barth, crane trips in the fall

CRANORAMA at Lake Günz

• 18445 Günz

The KRANORAMA at Lake Günz is a modern and accessible observation station for cranes, which was opened in 2015. It is located near Groß Mohrdorf and allows undisturbed and natural observations, also of other resting birds and birds of prey.

City harbor Plau am See - water hiking rest area

• Dammstraße (Einfahrt Hotel Reke), 19395 Plau am See

The town marina is the port of departure and destination for many water hikers in the western part of the Mecklenburg Lake District and offers all the services necessary for a boating vacation.

Open Gardens in MV" campaign at the Hessenburg manor house

• Next date: 6/13/26
• All dates: 6/13/26 to 9/13/26
• Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

Garden by Dr. Bettina Klein

Pickran shipping company

• Kirchenstraße, 17213 Malchow

Shipping office

Birdwatching Point Pramort Hohe Düne

• 18374 Pramort

In front of Pramort is the most important migratory resting place of the Gray Crane. The presence of humans causes the large birds to become anxious. They become nervous, turn away, waste valuable energy, which they urgently need for the still long flight to the winter quarters. In the worst case, they may abandon their roost - permanently.

Woke up with the birds of happiness

• Next date: 9/11/26
• All dates: 9/11/26 to 10/2/26
• Damerower Straße, 17192 Federow

The morning fog lies heavy on the meadows at Lake Rederang. With the first light of day, hundreds of cranes rise from their roosts in the shallow waters of the lake and soar into the sky with their trumpeting call, heading toward the sun. An unforgettable spectacle.

Kirr bird sanctuary island

• 18374 Zingst

Kirr Island, a paradise for nature lovers and ornithologists, is one of the few remaining salt grass islands in Germany. Many species of wading birds and waterfowl need such a salt marsh as a breeding ground. As a resting place, the island is used every year in autumn by several thousand cranes. With its shallow water areas, the Kirr offers ideal conditions for the resting of the cranes.

SUP round trip-Garwitz

• Length: 11 km

Stages: 1 day This tour takes you through canal and river to the entrance gate of the bird paradise "Lewitz". This is the habitat of crane, kingfisher, heron and beaver.

Canoe round trip-Garwitz

• Length: 11 km
• Etappen: 1 Tag

Stages: 1 day The tour of contrasts: Canal and old river at the gateway to the bird paradise "Lewitz". Get up close and personal with cranes, kingfishers, herons and beavers.

MidsummerRemise in the manor Hessenburg

• Next date: 6/20/26
• All dates: 6/20/26 to 6/21/26
• Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

The night of the Nordic manors and manor houses

NATURCAMP Pruchten

• Am Campingplatz, 18356 Pruchten

The campsite is quietly located on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula, surrounded by a heath landscape and is, due to its central location in the region, an ideal starting point for cycling tours. Black locust and birch trees offer semi-shaded pitches. Experience the gathering of thousands of cranes in this region from September.

Fairytale hours

• Date: 12/13/26
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

A pre-Christmas afternoon with handicrafts and fairy tales. Food and drink will be provided.

Observation tower at the Great Serrahnsee

• 17237 Serrahn

The lookout tower offers a panoramic view over a moor landscape consisting of two silted-up lakes. With a little luck, you can spot sea eagles and ospreys as well as cranes in the reeds.

Restaurant ''AndersWie!

• Hauptstr., 18356 Bresewitz

Restaurant ''Anderswie'' stands for cuisine with the highest standards.

Passenger ship "Swantevit"

• Hafenstraße, 18374 Zingst

Passenger ship "Swantevit" Tickets for your boat trip with the Zingst shipping company are easily available online, on the ship or at one of our numerous advance booking offices on the Darß and Zingst peninsulas.

Moor Olympics - The wild decathlon

• Date: 5/31/26
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

Children's festival with a 10-a-side competition, fun games, interesting prizes await the winners

Vacation cottage Peters

• Dorfstraße, 18317 Saal

60 m² vacation home in Saal OT Hessenburg

Observation post Rederang Lake

• 17192 Kargow

Observation post Rederang Lake

Annett Gröschner: Floating loads

• Date: 7/4/26
• Promenade am Rosengarten, 17424 Heringsdorf

Annett Gröschner: Floating loads

Nature camp "To the two birches

• Kranichblick, 18442 Duvendiek

Sympathetic small vacation resort and campsite in the middle of greenery, in quiet and idyllic surroundings. The nature camp is located about 12 km from the gates of the Hanseatic City of Stralsund and 15 km from Barth.

Coastal marsh round trip

• Length: 9 km
• Etappen: 1

Separated from the beach only by dunes, the Great Ribnitz Moor offers mysterious excursion paths and scenic beach walks. The primeval alder quarries and pine moor forests are home to the moor frog, the otter and the crane.

Viewing platform NSG Galenbecker Lake

• Dorfstraße, 17379 Heinrichswalde

Viewing platform NSG Galenbecker Lake

Pentecost 2023 in abgelegen.de: ceramics, porcelain, wood and paper

• Next date: 5/23/26
• All dates: 5/23/26 to 5/25/26
• Crivitzer Chaussee, 19399 Techentin

Ute Dreist - vessels and wood fired tableware Wolfgang de Vries - Raku ceramics porcelain lamps Wiebke Steinmetz - paper cuts and figures

Silently through the night

• Date: 7/17/26
• 18445 Günz

DRACULA at the KRANORAMA, bat tour and barbecue evening with bat expert Dirk Seemann

Young giants - old legends

• Next date: 4/23/26
• All dates: 4/9/26 to 4/23/26
• Dorfstraße, 18569 Ummanz/OT Klein Kubitz

"Young giants" lead the way to magnificent views over the Bodden landscape of the national park and you will experience insights into the regional world of nature and legends.

"Who's that singing?"

• Date: 6/14/26
• Str. des Friedens, 18445 Altenpleen

Bird song hike at Günzer See with our nature and species conservation officer, Tim Markov

in jaich marina in the city harbor Waren (Müritz)

• Müritzstraße, 17192 Waren (Müritz)

In the middle of the Müritz National Park

Multivision show "The Big Five of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"

• Date: 4/27/26
• Waldstraße, 18375 Prerow

The multivision show shows photographs and tells stories of these native animal species of the German Baltic Sea coast.

Müritz National Park

• Freely accessible at any time
• 17192 Federow

The Müritz National Park is the largest contiguous protected area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and part of the Mecklenburg Lake District. It consists of two separate parts - one around the Müritz, Germany's largest lake, and one to the east near Serrahn. The landscape is characterized by forests, moors, lakes and vast meadows. Many endangered animal and plant species find a protected habitat here - including cranes, ospreys, white-tailed eagles, red deer and even rare insects and amphibians.

Cycle tour UNESCO World Heritage Site "Serrahn Beech Forests"

• Length: 0 km
• Duration: 2:50 h

An adventure tour into the old forest area "Serrahner Buchenwälder" with its lakes, moors and meadows. Cranes, sea eagles and ospreys breed in the water-rich landscape, while mushrooms and insects find plenty of dead wood and rare habitats in the natural forests.

Natural Harbor Krummin

• Freely accessible at any time
• Dorfstraße, 17440 Krummin

The natural harbor lies north of the island Usedom.

Garden house in the estate park Hessenburg

• Gutshof Hessenburg, 18317 Saal OT Hessenburg

Welcome to the garden house - in the estate park Hessenburg. Two small, tastefully and modernly furnished vacation apartments offer space for a total of 6 people.

Rasche shipping company

• Auf dem Ende, 18375 Born

Experience the scenic and historic routes through the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft on our modern passenger ships MS "HEIDI" and MS "OSTSEEBAD PREROW". With a bit of luck, you may spot herons, sea eagles, cranes and even two gray seals.

Zoos and Animal Parks

Whether bear forest, elephant farm, wildlife park Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, crane information center, Ozeaneum or a visit to the Rostock Zoo with Darwineum and Polarium - impressive nature experiences and animal encounters await families throughout the country. Bright children's eyes are guaranteed at these destinations.

Observation tower Dahmen

• 17166 Dahmen

The observation tower is made of wood, has sturdy wooden benches and a table for a snack. It can accommodate 4 - 8 people and is an ideal place for photos and animal observation.

Viewpoint Temple Mount Bobbin

• 18551 Bobbin

One of the most beautiful viewpoints over the Jasmund Bodden and to the Wittow peninsula.

Open Garden Door in MV: Rose Garden Schlemmin

• Next date: 9/12/26
• All dates: 9/12/26 to 9/13/26
• Eickhofer Straße, 18320 Schlemmin

Over 300 different roses bloom in the former forester's lodge with adjacent grove, including the barbed wire, bamboo and chestnut rose, historic & wild roses and an offshoot of the 1000-year-old Hildesheimer. All roses are signposted.

Wassersportzentrum Dänholm Nord e.V. (water sports centre)

• Liebitzweg, 18439 Stralsund

Stralsund’s water sports centre is in Dänholm, a small island in the Strelasund between Stralsund and Rügen Island, directly by the Ziegelgraben bridge. Here, boaters and non-boaters will find a large sailing and motorboat harbour with a small bistro and stunning views of Stralsund’s skyline.

Shipping Company Hiddensee

• Fährstraße, 18439 Stralsund

With the shipping company Hiddensee to the island Hiddensee - the Pearl of the Baltic Sea!

Pension House Berlin

• Grüne Straße, 18375 Ostseebad Prerow

Pension House Berlin

Thomsen farm

• Hofallee, 18442 Groß Kordshagen

Our family-friendly Reit- und Bauernerlebnishof Thomsen is located on an old estate. In addition to our main agricultural business, the main focus is horseback riding. The vacation is also ideal for nature lovers, anglers, cyclists, hikers and hunters. The annual crane rest offers a great spectacle of nature.

Hiking Agency HARIDO

• Kiefernstraße, 17358 Torgelow

Hiking, where cranes go on vacation! Organization and implementation of guided hiking and cycling vacations, guided hikes and bicycle tours from two hours to ten days for two to 20 people in and around the Nature Park on the Szczecin Lagoon. Organization of guided bus, minibus and car tours in the area of the district of Vorpommern Greifswald. City tours.

Gutshof Liepen - Hotel & Restaurant Am Peenetal

• Dorfstraße, 17391 Liepen

Relaxing in the Peenetal - Located in the middle of the homes of beavers, otters and cranes and co, the manor Complex warmly welcomes you. The pastorally situated hotel & restaurant “Am Peenetal” spoils you with a large Bathing and Wellness area, comfortable double rooms and single rooms and a lot of leisure activities and excursion tips.

Port Zingst

• Freely accessible at any time
• Am Hafen, 18374 Zingst

Whether harbor tour, boat rental, culture, nature or gastronomy - maritime diversity at the Bodden offers the Zingst harbor.

Port Baabe

• 18586 Baabe

Idyllically located small natural harbor away from the center of Baab with probably the smallest ferry in the world.

Viewpoint "Great Rosin

• 17159 Dargun

The view into Western Europe's largest lowland moorland takes your breath away.a true bird paradise!

Müritz National Park Service

• Neuer Markt, 17192 Waren (Müritz)

The National Park Information Federow is open as a starting point to your experience in the Müritz National Park, daily from April to October from 9:00 to 18:00.

Hotel House Linden

• Gemeindeplatz 3, 18375 Prerow

The Linden House was built taking into account biological aspects and was awarded as an environmentally friendly hospitality.

Water recreation Bremen

• Open today
• Am Kanal, 17139 Malchin

Rental of canoes bicycles and motor boats without a license. Sale of fishing equipment, bait, fishing permits and boat accessories. Canoe transfer is also offered.

Boat harbor Kühlungsborn

• Freely accessible at any time
• Fulgen, 18225 Kühlungsborn

The boat harbor in Kühlungsborn is a popular attraction. Along the harbor promenade you can enjoy the view over the harbor and the Baltic Sea.

Excursion trail "Ribnitzer Großes Moor

• 18311 Neuheide

The excursion trail winds through one of the most interesting coastal raised bogs in Germany.

Lookout tower on the Wanzeberg in Karenz

• Bergstraße, 19294 Karenz

The mountain of the same name is located in the middle of the "Wanzeberg" nature reserve. Its highest elevation is near Karenz on the Steinberg and is about 71 meters high. A steel lookout tower erected on it provides a unique view far across the approximately 40-square-kilometer mountain range.

Fischland-Darß-Zingst circular route

• Etappen: 4

The Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula is one of the most impressive landscapes in Europe. Its beaches and steep banks, bays and spits and the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft form a unique land of adventure.

Müritz circular route

• Length: 83 km
• Etappen: 2

From the northern shore of the Müritz, Germany's largest inland lake, the well-maintained cycle path leads out of the old town of Waren (Müritz), past the town harbor directly into the Müritz National Park. It is recommended to use the Müritz National Park ticket to experience all the attractions of the extensive protected area. A visit to the Müritzeum is also worthwhile.

Port Schaprode

• Freely accessible at any time
• Hafenweg, 18569 Schaprode

From here the ferries depart in the direction of Hiddensee

Ice cream parlor & Pension Schumann

• Am Anger, 18356 Bresewitz

Schumann Eis - a synonym for high-quality, handmade ice cream from our own production for over 20 years.

Camping ground Am Wiesengrund

• Am Kanal, 19294 Malliss

Quiet location on the Müritz-Elde waterway, canoe rental, family-friendly, campfire possible, signposted nature trail.

Spa restaurant

• Seestraße, 18374 Ostseeheilbad Zingst

The Kurhaus Restaurant spoils its guests with modernly interpreted, regional and international cuisine, prepared with seasonally changing, predominantly regional products as well as an adequate wine and beverage list. Unique is the view of the sea from almost every seat.

Shore leave & sea buckthorn witch Island of Rügen

• Dorfstraße, 18569 Ummanz/OT Klein Kubitz

Do you also dream of idyllic vacation days under a cane roof on the Island of Rügen? So you have discovered your "home" for this time with us!

Barther Yacht Service GmbH

• Hafenstraße, 18356 Barth

Complete service around sport boats and yachts. Located in Germany's most beautiful sailing and water sports area, Barther Yachtservice GmbH offers optimal conditions for vacation and hobby: water sports.

Krugsdorf Castle Golf Club

• Zerrenthiner Straße, 17309 Krugsdorf

On the mainland off the sunny island of Usedom lies the Schloss Krugsdorf golf course. Surrounded by the fascinating landscape of the Ueckermünder Heide, golfers of all skill levels can indulge their passion for the little white ball.

LDTT - Pension Möhr

• Bluthslusterstraße, 17389 Anklam

On the outskirts of Anklam is the farm LDTT with pension, which offers a variety of activities for the whole family.

Island Ruden

• 17440 Kröslin

The island of Ruden is a small nature reserve island off the northern coast of Usedom. Due to the naturally preserved flora and fauna, Ruden is a lasting experience especially for nature lovers.

Marina Hohe Düne

• Freely accessible at any time
• Am Yachthafen, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

The marina Hohe Düne is located in Rostock Warnemünde.

Peene Marina Demmin

• Loitzer Straße, 17109 Demmin

The Peene Marina in Demmin is a sports boat harbor in the immediate city center of the Hanseatic city of Demmin.

Bird paradise Große Rosin

• Date: 6/6/26
• 17159 Kützerhof

Ornithological hike with Roland Prillwitz, certified nature and landscape guide

NationalparkTours - Close to Nature Travel

• Lloydstraße, 17192 Waren (Müritz)

NationalparkTours - tour operator for active nature enjoyment from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Marina Wiek Ruegen

• Freely accessible at any time
• Am Hafen, 18556 Wiek

The harbor in Wiek was reopened in June 2003 after extensive renovation and is now home to the marina.