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Easter: Lots of time for lots of experiences in NRW. Here are extraordinary tips for active and leisurely, for young and old.
- The Easter holidays in NRW in 2023 are from April 3rd to 15th.
- A selection of excursion tips to special places in NRW.
The Easter holidays offer plenty of free time for exciting experiences. We have collected some extraordinary excursion tips for NRW: from pink flamingos in the forest to Easter egg hunts in animal parks to shining stars in the sky.
Excursion tips for parents with children: Easter egg hunts in the zoo and fairytale forest
Perfect for families: Im Monkey and bird park in Eckenhagen there is a great egg hunt. Every year, more than 12,000 eggs are hidden in the outdoor area, which visitors can look for diligently over the Easter holidays. Also in Racecourse park in Neuss there is an easter egg hunt.
Parents who are looking for a nice excursion destination independently of Easter should check out the Fairy Tale Zoo at the Blue Lake in Ratingen notice. There are figures in the forest that tell stories to the children and donkeys, monkeys and peacocks can be admired. The corn maze is also nice Ireland in Kevelaera huge amusement park for children with airplane slides and pedal cars.
» Read about this: Corn labyrinths in the region – from Kevelaer to the Edersee
Free excursion tips in NRW: from an art evening to pink flamingos in the great outdoors
Even those who want to save money have a lot to choose from in NRW. For example, various museums do not charge admission. In Dortmund, the permanent exhibitions of all municipal museums can be visited free of charge, like this Ostwall Museum in the Dortmunder U. The Kunstsammlung NRW invites you to a free art evening in Düsseldorf every first Wednesday of the month and part of the collection of the Folkwang Museum in Essen is also free.
There are also free animal parks and deer parks where animals can be petted and fed. In the Petting zoo in the Kaisergarten in Oberhausen live alpacas, horses and turtles. The Animal park in the city garden in Recklinghausen is known for its bird aviary. In the Muensterland can pink flamingos be observed in the wild: Im Zwillbrocker Venn nature reserve The northernmost flamingo breeding colony in the world has been living here for three decades.
Other parks in NRW at a glance
Excursion tips for active people: vantage points and puzzle fun in NRW
Otherwise, of course, there are also many walk-in heaps in the Ruhr area that offer a mixture of industrial culture and nature. This is what is known above all Tiger & Turtle in Duisburg and the Tetrahedron in Bottrop. A little insider tip: On the Rheinpreussen stockpile in Moers an oversized miner’s lamp is enthroned. When it starts to get dark, the red light shines over the heap hill. The lamp is also walkable. From above, visitors can look down on the Ruhr area from a height of 104 metres.
If you need more tension, you can Puzzle tour in Dusseldorf make. Participants will be sent the starting point via SMS. Then it’s a two-hour walk through the old town. In the best-case scenario, the team will have solved the puzzle at the end.
Comfortable excursion tips in NRW: look at the stars and let your soul dangle
In the Planetarium Bochum visitors can marvel at over 9000 stars on the dome. Video productions present distant galaxies, stars and the universe.
Anyone looking for a place to unwind is in hattingen correct. The small old town lures with romantic alleys, small half-timbered houses and medieval walls.
Other excursion tips in NRW: bike tours, climbing and hiking
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