Industrial Heritage: from the ‘Island of Youth’ to the Osthafen
Berlin was once ‘built from a boat’ – nowhere is this felt more keenly than on the water. On this guided canoe tour, paddle from the Insel der Jugend to the Osthafen, once Berlin’s largest industrial harbour.
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Kanufahrt am Osthafen
You’ll glide past a concrete jetty almost 500 metres long, the last remaining relic of the water boundary between East and West. You’ll also canoe over a submerged underground tunnel – a piece of transport history deep beneath the water.
You’ll experience further curiosities up close, from the front row, with your paddle in hand.
- This tour is part of the Berlin Industrial Heritage Festival.
Additional information
The Berlin Industrial Heritage Festival offers you the chance to experience the city in a whole new way. From 12 September to 4 October, around 100 events will bring the visible and invisible heritage of industrialisation to life.
Dates
September 2026
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