Rafting Tour through the Lusatian Lake District

Watch the area emerge: Over the next few years, 20 lakes will be created in the south of Brandenburg - where excavators tore up the earth in search of lignite and surface mines were formed years ago. Some of the areas have already been flooded. In a few years, ten lakes will be connected up by navigable canals in the heart of the Lusatian Lake District. Part of the future territory is already navigable. Amateur boaters can head off on boat tours between Lake Senftenberger See and Lake Geierswalder See. The two lakes are connected by the Koschener Canal. You will sail below a federal highway and even the “Schwarze Elster” river.Length/duration: 34 kilometres (one to two days), there and backStart/finish: Charter station in the Lake Senftenberger See Hafencamp marina camp, GroßkoschenHow to get there:Public transport: Take the RB24 (rapid transit train) from Berlin Ostkreuz to Senftenberg. From here, take bus line 625 to Großkoschen and walk for about one kilometre to the Lake Senftenberger See Hafencamp marina camp (about 2.5 hours).Car: From Berlin via the A13 and B96 to the Lake Senftenberger See Hafencamp marina camp (about two hours).Route: Lake Senftenberger See, Lake Geierswalder SeeNautical information: Pay attention to the section of both lakes still cordoned off under mining law (marked with yellow buoys). Landing on the island in Lake Senftenberger See and entering the area around the island is prohibited to all boats.Licence: not requiredMaps/Literature: “TourenAtlas Wasserwandern / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg mit Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + Nebengewässer, 1:75.000 & 1:25.000, Verlag: Jübermann, Auflage: 5 (5. Juli 2013), ISBN-13: 978-3929540666, Euro 25