Pick up your bike at the Kulturbrauerei, an old industrial brewery complex in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg. Meet the staff who will provide you with your bike and adjust it to your requirements, ensuring a comfortable and safe ride. Receive a personal lock, a map, bike baskets, tension belts, helmets, trouser clips, sunblock, and rain ponchos so you can explore Berlin in all weather conditions. Then, explore Berlin at your own pace. Ride along the banks of the River Spree and explore both the former Western and Eastern sections of Berlin. Discover beautiful parks including Tempelhofer Park and Treptower Park which are perfect for cycling. If you need assistance simply contact the bike depot crew by phone who will be happy to help. You can return the bike after closing hours if you need some more time to explore.

Start the tour at the main entrance of the TV Tower in Alexanderplatz. From there, take the train to Potsdam. Once there, you will leisurely explore the various palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Sanssouci, covering about 10 miles (16km) in roughly 4.5 hours. Explore the Prussian palace complex of Sanssouci, home to the famous Orangerie, two palaces, as well as many beautiful gardens, parks, and buildings. Then make your way through Potsdam’s historic center, including the Dutch Quarter and Potsdam’s own Brandenburg Gate. In the New Gardens, see the fantastic Marble Palace, before going to Cecilienhof, where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill concluded the Potsdam Agreement. Finally, explore the area’s extensive Cold War history with a visit to the no-man’s land between West Berlin and East Germany and over the Glienicke Bridge where Cold War spy exchanges routinely took place.

Discover the varied landscape in the biosphere reserve of Schorfheide Chorin by bike. See forests, fields, meadows, hills, and farming villages up close, as well as many bird species. Stop to taste local products at 3 farm shops and breweries. Cycle into nature on this countryside bike tour. In addition to the scenic beauty of the landscape, discover organic farms and farm shops, and have the chance to taste their products such as honey, milk, cheese, sausage, beer, or marmalade. Stop at Brodowin eco-village first to tuck into a delicious, fresh, and organic lunch in the garden of the organic farm. This eco-village has several organic producers, such as a fishmonger who sells fish from the surrounding natural ponds. Then, continue to Pehlitz and climb the 80-meter high Kleiner Rummelsberg hill. Marvel at the panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and the lakes. At Schwalbennest farm, an organic farm with sheep, goat and cows, enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of cake in the leafy garden.

On our three-hour bike tour we follow the course of the river from the stony centre of Berlin to the green Karow on the outskirts of the city. When you think of rivers in Berlin, most people only think of the Spree and Havel. The third river, the Panke, which flows into the Spree not far from the Berliner Ensemble, is less well known. The course of the river in Berlin-Mitte has been built over and is only visible in a few places. We find the riverbed on the grounds of the Charité hospital, the Federal Ministry of Transport and behind the BND. In Wedding, the river, which used to be called Stinkepanke because of the many tanneries on its banks, meanders along former industrial buildings, tram and bus workshops. The buildings are currently used by artists as studios, rehearsal rooms and art houses/stages and special concert venues. They are now called Uferstudios, Uferhalle, Ex-Rotaprint and Pianosalon. As soon as we get to Pankow it gets even greener and quieter: allotments, villas etc. and reservoirs of the river lead to the Volkspark Pankow and the Schlossgarten. A detour leads to the Majakowskiring, where GDR politicians lived in the early days of the GDR.After a flying visit to Walter Ulbricht's official residence and temporary guest house of the GDR's state guests - Schönhausen Palace - we continue along the banks of the Panke towards the northeast. Attention: Own bike necessary Info: we cover approx. 18 kilometres Foto rights: Claudia Häuser-Mogge