Cuxhaven: Wadden Sea, Coast and Culture

The UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea Visitor Centre Cuxhaven presents the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and the Cuxhaven coastal heathlands in an exhibition spread across three floors. This lets you encounter two distinct landscapes in one place. The centre’s nature tours give you the chance to experience mudflats, salt marshes, geest cliffs and coastal heathlands. So it’s not just about the exhibition, but also about the landscapes themselves.

Cuxwatt also offers guided mudflat walks from Cuxhaven-Duhnen year-round. Tours last between 1.5 and 4 hours and are suitable for participants of all ages. Since times may depend on the tides, weather and the provider’s schedule, check the timetable in advance. The different durations make it easier to fit a mudflat walk into your own day’s plans.

Landmarks on the Elbe and North Sea

The 29-metre-high wooden Kugelbake marks where the Elbe ends and the North Sea begins; the two-storey observation platform at Alte Liebe offers views of the Elbe. The two places offer different perspectives: Kugelbake marks the boundary between the two bodies of water, while Alte Liebe looks out over the river. This lets you experience Cuxhaven’s waterfront setting from two different viewpoints.

Emigration history and local highlights

The Hapag Halls are a historic emigration complex and now serve as an event venue. Guided tours and visits invite you to explore the historic complex. Past and present-day use come together here: the Hapag Halls are a historic emigration complex and now serve as an event venue.

At Alwin & Siegfried Kocken Krabbenhandels-GmbH in Spieka-Neufeld, visitors can see a unique shrimp-peeling machine. This specific example adds a glimpse of a remarkable shrimp-trading machine to the area’s sights and landscapes. Also in Spieka-Neufeld, a five-kilometre circular trail north of the cutter harbour passes through the salt marshes. The landscape is the focus of the route, while the shrimp-peeling machine offers a different perspective on the area.

Diving waters, moorland and trails

The Kreidesee in Hemmoor is up to 60 metres deep and a destination for divers. On a dive or an exploration tour in the “Eurosub” submarine, you can discover structures left behind by chalk mining and artefacts, including caravans, cars and an aircraft. The lake’s depth and these remnants of chalk mining make it a special destination for underwater exploration.

You can explore the Ahlenmoor by moorland railway, bicycle or on foot, independently or on a guided tour. This gives you different ways to explore: choose your preferred mode of transport and decide whether to go on your own or as part of a guided tour.

There is a well-marked network of cycling and walking trails around Bad Bederkesa. The Moor-Therme in Bad Bederkesa offers peat baths, peat packs and various therapies for spa and holiday guests. Bad Bederkesa thus offers options for different travel interests: exercise on cycling and walking trails, or treatments involving peat.

Discover more destinations: Midlum, Langen, Nordholz, Beverstedt, Osten, Wremen, Wingst, Wanna, Sahlenburg, Oberndorf, Cuxhaven, Hemmoor, Otterndorf, Wehdel, Neuhaus, Loxstedt, Nordleda, Odisheim, Mulsum, Bad Bederkesa, Am Dobrock, Land Wursten, Börde Lamstedt, Schiffdorf, Hagen Im Bremischen, Ringstedt, Mittelstenahe, Flögeln, Geestland, Osterbruch, Sandstedt, Steinau, Hechthausen, Wurster Nordseeküste.

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