Slow Trips in the Oder-Spree Lake District
– Experiences to participate in

keep calm & slow down

With our Slow Trips offers you have the opportunity to be creative yourself and to participate actively. With our niche products, from slightly unconventional to completely unusual, the locals give you an insight into their lives and let you take part in them. This way you really get to know the everyday culture of the region.

In our five categories you have a lot of unique experiences to choose from, from beer brewing courses to our glass bead course to fossil hunting.

Get started and experience your first slow trip in the Oder-Spree Lake District.

Slow trips? What are they?

Discover your Slow Trips experience in five different categories:

Enjoy regional products
Discover regional specialties – discover the art of brewing, wild herbs and traditional craftsmanship
Let your soul dangle
Time out from everyday life – forest bathing, donkey hikes and relaxation for body and mind
Exploring hidden corners
Off the beaten track – From photo workshops to lost-place kayak tours
Be creative yourself
Blacksmithing, painting, carving – your introduction to creative crafts and art
Me and my garden
Experience Slow Gardening – Permaculture, Fruit Tree Pruning and Vegetable Growing for Beginners

Slow trips mean that you…

A man balances on a bench in Bad Freienwalde

...get to know the locals.

... learn from each other.

...experiences authenticity.

...told stories.

...experienced sustainability.

... discovered hidden treasures.

Get to know locals:
Guests should be given the opportunity to interact with the residents.
Learning from each other:
By involving guests, they can become familiar with the local culture. Slow trips create connections between people who exchange and enrich each other.
Experience authenticity:
“We are who we are.”
Tell stories:
By telling stories, guests gain an insight into people's everyday lives and learn about myths and legends about the people of the Lakeland region.
Experience sustainability:
With our Slow Trips we embody the trinity of sustainability.
- We want to introduce our guests to the culture of the locals so that intercultural understanding and tolerance are encouraged.
- The trip will be designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, for example in terms of mobility, accommodation, food and activities.
- Through Slow Trips, our guests gain insight into the work and passions of the population and thus support the preservation and further development of these vocations.
Discover hidden treasures:
As a guest, you can see special places and activities that are not accessible to all visitors. You can explore hidden corners in a special way!