Hanover Region: Gardens, Water and Nature Experiences
Accommodation in Hanover Region
When looking for a hotel in the Hanover Region, it helps to first choose the main focus of your stay. Hanover is known for its gardens and themed attractions; around Lake Steinhude, in Mardorf, Laatzen and Springe, other nature and leisure attractions come into play. Organize your search around the places and experiences that matter most to your plans. This turns the broad regional designation into a specific question about where to base your stay.
Gardens and themed attractions in Hanover
The Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover comprise the Great Garden, the Berggarten, the Georgengarten and the Welfengarten. Located in Herrenhausen, the Berggarten developed from a vegetable and nursery garden into a botanical garden. Interactive digital garden rallies and discovery tours explore various topics related to the gardens. This lets you shape your garden visit around a theme instead of limiting yourself to a single perspective.
The Hanover Adventure Zoo offers another themed attraction: its themed worlds let you experience animals from around the world up close. The gardens and the zoo thus offer different highlights for a stay in Hanover.
Lake Steinhude, the lakeside path and the moor
Lake Steinhude is in the Hanover Region and is the largest inland body of water in northwestern Germany. It is especially known for its excellent water sports and holiday opportunities. In Mardorf, a state-recognized health resort, a five-kilometer lakeside path invites you to take a walk. The stated distance gives you a concrete point of reference when planning a walk along the shore.
The nearby Dead Moor, close to Mardorf, offers a different perspective on nature. It is one of the important protected areas and provides a habitat for numerous animal and plant species. At Lake Steinhude, water sports and lakeside paths are therefore complemented by a protected natural area with its own distinct focus. When choosing what to do, you can consider whether you are most interested in the water, a walk, or the local flora and fauna.
Sensory experiences and outdoor activities
At the Park of the Senses in Laatzen, air, water, fire and earth are part of the concept. The park offers experiences engaging all five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. The Valley of Butterflies lies at its center. Its lush perennials, shrub roses and flowering shrubs provide a habitat for butterflies, bees, bumblebees and other insects. Sensory experiences and a habitat for insects are two connected aspects of the park.
At Wietzepark, you can go hiking, cycling, play beach volleyball, boules and football. Fishing may also be possible there under certain conditions. The range of activities differs both from the sensory-focused park in Laatzen and from a single walking trail: it includes several activities, with fishing expressly subject to conditions.
Springe Wisent Enclosure and getting there
At the Springe Wisent Enclosure, you can discover and observe more than 300 wild animals. The number of animals may change, so check the current figure before your visit. To get there, bus routes 382 and 385 serve the entrance to the Springe Wisent Enclosure or the Abzweig Wisentgehege stop. Check the timetable before you travel. This gives you a practical reference point for planning, as well as a nature experience.
The destinations described have different highlights, from gardens and themed attractions to a lakeside path, wildlife observation and outdoor activities. If you plan to visit several of these different attractions, take each destination into account separately when planning your stay.
Discover more destinations
Discover more destinations: Neustadt am RĂĽbenberge, Steinhude, Wennigsen, Sehnde, Seelze, Ronnenberg, Lehrte, Langenhagen, Laatzen, Isernhagen Kircher Bauerschaft, Hemmingen, Hanover, Garbsen, Dedenhausen, Burgwedel, Burgdorf, Barsinghausen, Wedemark, Wunstorf, Gehrden, AltwarmbĂĽchen, Mardorf, Uetze, Pattensen, Evensen, Isernhagen, Springe.
For the overarching travel overview: Lower Saxony.
