Itinerary
- Day 1
Herne
Included Activities
- Visit German Mining Museum in Bochum
Landmarks German Mining Museum - Day 2
Dortmund
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cycle along Route of Industrial Heritage and Rhine-Herne Canal to LWL Industrial Museum Henrichsburg ship lift
- Cycle along Emscher cycle path through ecologically redesigned landscape
- Cycle past Hansa coking plant and Borussia Dortmund soccer stadium
- Guided tour Skywalk at Phoenix West steelworks (two-hour guided tour at heights)
Optional Activities
- Visit promenade at Phoenix Lake
Landmarks LWL Industrial Museum Henrichsburg Hansa Coking Plant Borussia Dortmund Stadium Phoenix West Steelworks Phoenix Lake - Day 3
Hattingen
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cycle along Rheinischer Esel cycle path (disused railroad line) through rural surroundings to Witten
- Guided tour underground LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall colliery with helmet and miner's lamp to coal seam
- Cycle along Ruhr Valley cycle path past Lake Kemnader to Hattingen
Landmarks Nachtigall Colliery Muttental Valley Lake Kemnader - Day 4
Kettwig
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour LWL Industrial Museum Henrichshütte Hattingen
- Cycle along Ruhr Valley cycle path through green countryside to Lake Baldeney
- Visit Villa Hügel with extensive English landscape park
Landmarks LWL Industrial Museum Henrichshütte Lake Baldeney Villa Hügel - Day 5
Duisburg
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit award-winning Aquarius Water Museum in Mühlheim
- Harbor tour through world's largest inland port in Duisburg
Optional Activities
- Stroll through inner harbor of Duisburg
Landmarks Aquarius Water Museum Duisburg Inner Harbour - Day 6
Essen
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cycle along Rhine Cycle Path and Route of Industrial Culture to Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park
- Guided tour by bike in landscape park Duisburg-Nord (180-hectare disused steelworks site)
- Cycle to Oberhausen via disused railway line
Optional Activities
- Visit famous gasometer in Oberhausen
- Visit Tetraeder Bottrop viewing platform with panoramic view
Landmarks Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park Gasometer Oberhausen Tetraeder Bottrop - Day 7
Herne
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein Colliery Coal Mine Industrial Complex
- Cycle along former colliery railroad line to Holgers Erzbahnbude cyclists' meeting point
- Visit Hoheward spoil tip with circular balcony promenade and viewing platforms
Optional Activities
- Try original red and white currywurst at Holgers Erzbahnbude
Landmarks Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex Hoheward Spoil Tip Hoppenbruch Spoil Tip Drachenbrücke Bridge - Day 8
Herne
- Meals
- Breakfast
