Itinerary

1. Kiel Sailing City (Kiel Maritime Heritage Tour)

   Under this brand, the Schleswig Holstein state capital is known among sailors worldwide. The Kiel Week, in particular, but also other top-class sailing regattas, made the Olympic city the world capital of sailing in 1936 and 1972. However, on the Kiel Fjord, it’s not just about points and trophies; sailing is a part of life in Kiel. There are over 2,200 water and 460 land berths for yachts and dinghies in the nine recreational boat harbors in the city area. Numerous places in the ports of the surrounding communities on the fjord are to be added. There is even a harbor area for traditional sailing ships and historic watercraft.

   • We will experience and visit some of them after about an hour and a half  boat ride from Kiel center to Laboe.
   • After getting off the boat, we will walk on the beach. We will visit the Naval monument and technology museum U 995.

2. Naval Memorial

   The silhouette of its tower, which is visible from far away and rises 85 meters above the Baltic Sea, shapes the face of the Kiel Outer Fjord. Two elevators or 341 steps lead to a viewing platform that shapes the face of the Kiel Outer Fjord lead to a viewing platform from which a unique panoramic view of land and sea opens up.

   Originally dedicated to the memory of the members of the Imperial Navy who died in the First World War, after it was taken over again by the Deutscher Marinebund on May 30, 1954, became a memorial for those of all those nations who remained at sea and at the same time a memorial for peaceful seafaring on free seas.

3. The boat U 995

   On March 13, 1972, U 995 was transferred to Laboe by two floating boats and placed on the beach in front of the naval memorial as a technical museum. The boat was put into service at Blohm & Voss in front of the naval memorial as a technical museum. The boat was put into service at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg on September 16, 1943. It belonged to Type VII C, of which a total of 693 units were completed by 1945. Until it was decommissioned on May 8, 1945, in Drontheim, Norway. U 995 was used primarily in the Norwegian Sea against convoys and departing security forces. 

   • At the end of the two–hours visit to the monument and technology museum U 995 visit to the monument and technology museum U 995, we will return by boat to the port of Kiel and then to the main train station. Book the Kiel Adventure Tour today!