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Special animal tours in the nature experience centers

Behind the scenes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Published: March 25, 2025

A polar bear stands on its two hind legs at the enclosure fence. A small cub is standing in front of him.

1. Rendezvous with your favorite animal and overnight stay in the tree house

Schwerin Zoo

We invite you to a rendezvous with your favorite animal. The exclusive experience includes a one-hour guided tour with lots of exciting information about the animal of your choice, followed by getting to know it personally and feeding it up close. Decide which animal in the rhinoceros savannah, tapir enclosure or Humboldt House, where the sloths live, for example, you would like to meet. Catta, aardvark, penguin, yellow-breasted capuchin, wolf, coati, giraffe or red dog are also looking forward to getting to know you.

An overnight stay in the „Alexander von Humboldt“tree house offers a special kind of zoo experience. From the balcony, you can spot peccaries, coatis and capuchins, among others.

To the tours at Schwerin Zoo

Overnight stay in the tree house at Schwerin Zoo

A wooden house on stilts in the middle of Schwerin Zoo.
An animal lies on its side and is being cuddled by a visitor.

2. Guided tour

OZEANEUM Stralsund

This guided tour is a little something special, as it provides a glimpse into otherwise inaccessible areas of the Ozeaneum. In 90 minutes, visitors experience a tour of the aquariums and take a look behind the scenes in the technical area of the Baltic Sea Aquarium. Aquarists talk about their day-to-day work and explain what is needed to keep the beautiful and near-natural aquariums running. The maximum number of participants per group is ten people.

To the Ozeaneum Nature Experience Center in Stralsund

Compass jellyfish in the Ozeaneum are illuminated for viewing. A small flashlight is used for this and the vessel is illuminated by an employee.
© Anke Neumeister

3. become a Bear volunteer

Müritz Bear Sanctuary

Bärenpfleger für einen Tag: Take a look behind the scenes of the Bärenwald Müritz and find out what makes up the work of the animal keeper team. This day offers many exciting insights into the world of the animals and behind the scenes of the daily work in the Müritz animal forest, such as preparing the animal snacks, helping to make the toys and much more. The Bär-Volontär days take place from May to October.

Become a Bär-Volontär now

People stand in front of an information board with their dogs in the Müritz Bear Sanctuary.
Daily feeding starts early and must be well planned.
It goes past all the enclosures for the daily feed ration // © Bärenwald Müritz

4. divers in the deep pool

Müritzeum

The moderated use of the diver in the deep pool is a regular visitor attraction at the Müritzeum. Every three weeks, visitors can watch an experienced diver cleaning the deep pool while being surrounded by hundreds of silvery shimmering mares. An aquarium expert comments on the work and tells interesting facts about the fish, the daily technical work in an aquarium and the challenges of keeping over 50 species of fish.

To the guided tours and events at the Müritzeum.

A diver from the Müritzeum dives in the large tank with a school of fish. Visitors watch him.

5. animal keeper for a day

Rostock Zoo

For many animal lovers, being an animal keeper is a dream job. At the zookeeper days, visitors can get a taste of zoo life in a special way and immerse themselves exclusively in the everyday life of a zookeeper. They can get very close to the zoo inhabitants and take a look behind the scenes off the beaten track. In various areas, the temporary colleagues report on their daily interaction with the zoo inhabitants.

Become a zookeeper for a day.

A polar bear stands on its two hind legs at the enclosure fence. A small cub is standing in front of him.
A large marine aquarium at Rostock Zoo with its colorful fish. Children stand in front of it and marvel.
The aquarium world at Rostock Zoo.

All events of the nature experience centers

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  • © Martina Fuhrmann

    From desert to wilderness

    • Date: 4/4/26
    • Granzin, 17237 Kratzeburg

    Special guided tour on the annual theme "NaturBelebt - Renaturation in the NNL MV"

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  • © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Bird song hike

    • Next date: 4/16/26
    • All dates: 4/16/26 to 5/28/26
    • Stubbenkammerstraße, 18551 Lohme

    Listen to the beautiful sounds of the songbirds of the Jasmund National Park on a walk together with nature and landscape guide Eckhard Berger.

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  • Naturstempelmotive auf Karten // © Birte Schadlowski/Müritzeum

    Nature stamp workshop

    • Date: 3/28/26
    • Zur Steinmole, 17192 Waren (Müritz)

    Family offer in the Müritzeum

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  • Classic Night 2025 Rostock Zoo // © Zoo Rostock/ Kloock

    27th Classical Night

    • Date: 6/5/26
    • Barnstorfer Ring, 18059 Rostock

    "On Broadway"

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  • Easter treasure hunt in the BÄRENWALD Müritz

    • Date: 4/5/26
    • Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer

    The Easter Bunny will also this year distribute his Easter eggs here and there in the BÄRENWALD Müritz. Come by and go on an Easter treasure hunt with your children on April 9 and 10, 2023. Will you find all the Easter eggs?

    Read more: "Easter treasure hunt in the BÄRENWALD Müritz"
  • © NZK-Lehmann

    Spring chalk coast - hike

    • Next date: 3/30/26
    • All dates: 3/30/26 to 4/10/26
    • Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz

    Join us to experience the awakening Jasmund National Park on our springtime chalk coast hike. Between chalk, forest and sea, there are many fascinating and inspiring views as well as facts to discover in the wild forest by the sea.

    Read more: "Spring chalk coast - hike"
  • © Zoo Schwerin

    Public spring cleaning

    • Date: 3/21/26
    • Waldschulweg, 19061 Schwerin

    Roll up your sleeves and get going! Together with you, we'll spruce up the zoo.

    Read more: "Public spring cleaning"
  • Photo exhibition: Jürgen Reich "Habitat.chalk"

    • Next date: Today
    • All dates: 1/1/26 to 1/31/27
    • Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz

    Special exhibition by the renowned and well-known nature photographer Jürgen Reich on the subject of the special chalk cliff habitat.

    Read more: "Photo exhibition: Jürgen Reich "Habitat.chalk""
  • Kuckuck // © Chris Romeiks, Wikipedia

    Special tour: What can humans learn from birds?

    • Date: 7/5/26
    • Damerower Straße, 17192 Federow

    Humorous journey into the love life of birds with EuroNatur prizewinner Ernst Paul Dörfler

    Read more: "Special tour: What can humans learn from birds?"
  • © NPA Müritz

    Off to the pecks of the forest - family tour

    • Next date: 6/29/26
    • All dates: 6/29/26 to 8/31/26
    • Dorfstraße, 17237 Kratzeburg

    Family tour for young and old. With games and lots of fun, we dive into the world of the little people of the forest. I wonder what they tell us about their lives?

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  • © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Spring hike "Nature awakening"

    • Next date: 3/21/26
    • All dates: 3/21/26 to 4/24/26
    • Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz

    Spring hike in the Jasmund National Park

    Read more: "Spring hike "Nature awakening""
  • © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Krax's diary - "New Neighbors" adventure rally

    • Next date: 3/20/26
    • All dates: 4/1/25 to 10/31/26
    • Waldhalle, 18546 Sassnitz

    Together with Krax the raven and Mimi the mouse, you set off in search of a little fox that has escaped from its mother. In the process, you will learn a lot about the local beech forests. Adventure rally for cool kids aged 7 and over Young and old are cordially invited! Adventure rally for cool kids aged 7 and over

    Read more: "Krax's diary - "New Neighbors" adventure rally"
  • © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Spring workshop

    • Next date: 3/30/26
    • All dates: 3/30/26 to 4/10/26
    • Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz

    Get creative together in our workshop.

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  • © BÄRENWALD Müritz | Manuela Klier

    Spring awakening in the BÄRENWALD

    • Date: 4/25/26
    • Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer

    Winter is over, spring is beginning, our bears have ended their hibernation! We want to celebrate this: with special guided tours through our park, but also with various hands-on activities in and around our visitor center.

    Read more: "Spring awakening in the BÄRENWALD"
  • © BÄRENWALD Müritz | Manuela Klier

    Sustainability market at the BÄRENWALD Müritz

    • Date: 9/20/26
    • Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer

    The sustainability market at the BÄRENWALD Müritz opens its doors on Sunday, September 17, 2023 from 10 a.m. onwards

    Read more: "Sustainability market at the BÄRENWALD Müritz"

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