Passenger Shipping

A boat trip is definitely one of the best ways of enjoying the Niedersachsen realm of water. Relaxing on deck whilst enchanting landscapes and picturesque towns and villages glide past. You’ll find opportunities for relaxing boat trips in many locations, not just on the North Sea. You can also experience an unforgettable day on the water on Niedersachsen's inland waters.

Steinhuder Sea

The best way of getting to know Niedersachsen’s largest inland water is by means of a circular tour or a charter trip with the boats Willkommen and Schaumburg-Lippe. You can get to the north bank or the Wilhelmstein Island in the middle of the lake with the traditional “Auswanderer” boats, passenger boats with sails and a motor.

• http://www.steinhuder-meer.de/steinhuder-schifffahrt/ (German)

Zwischenahner Sea

The “white fleet” runs three ships, the MS Ammerland, MS Oldenburg and MS Niedersachsen, on the Zwischenahner Sea. You can explore Ammerland’s biggest lake on tours or group trips. Lovers can even tie the knot on the water, then be spoilt by culinary delicacies from the Zwischenahner Sea.

• http://www.weisse-flotte-zwischenahn.de/ (German)

The Maschsee

Experience Niedersachsen’s capital from its most beautiful side – enjoy the wonderful panorama towards the new Rathaus on a boat trip on the Maschsee. You can take a tour or charter a party ship with the Maschsee fleet. The fleet’s star attraction is a futuristic solar boat, which glides almost across the water in almost complete silence.

• http://www.uestra-reisen.de (German)

The Okersee

Dense hillside woods, bizarre rocky gullies, mysterious caves, waterfalls and in the middle of all this striking natural beauty, a boat. You can explore the Okersee in the Harz mountains with the “Oberharz mountain navy”. A trip on the MS Aquamann around the huge lake takes about one and a half hours.

• http://www.okersee.de (German)

The Weser

You can explore the various section of the rive Weser in comfort with the Weser fleet. The MS Stadt Verden operates in the Aller-Weser triangle area. The MS Nienburg sails through the moorland, heathland and “Geest” sandy moorland areas of the middle Weser. And there are four ships offering trips through the fabulous Weserberg region.

• http://www.flotte-weser.de/ (German)

The Elbe

You can find an overview of passenger boats on part of the Elbe on the Elbe tourism association overview map.

• http://www.tourismusband-elbe.de/Schifffahrt/schiff.asp (German)

The Ems

Germania Schifffahrt in Emden offer boat trips with added seamen’s yarns on the Ems, Leda and Jümme. Visitors can enjoy the friendly on-board atmosphere on trips to the Ems flood barrier, across the Dollart and up to the Dutch harbour town of Delfzijl.

• http://www.germania-schiffahrt.de/ (German)

The Leine and Ihme

You can enjoy friendly trips on the rivers Leine and Ihme with Hannoverschen Personenschifffahrt Betriebs GmbH. The boats can be booked for company and family outings, weddings and themed trips around the state capital, Hanover.

• www.wassertaxi-hannover.de (German)

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