# One night in the Spreewald from Berlin: punts, canoeing and the canals at dusk An hour by train from Berlin: a punt to Lehde, lunch at a farm by the water, a night in Lübbenau or Lehde and, the next day, a canoe on the canals. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/brandenburg/spreewald/itineraries/one-night-in-the-spreewald-from-berlin · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Spreewald The Spreewald is an hour by train from Berlin and almost everyone does it in a day: a boat to Lehde and back. With a night it changes: in the late afternoon the excursion boats leave and the canals fall silent. And in the morning you can paddle yourself before anyone arrives. ## How do you get there? By regional train from Berlin to Lübbenau, about an hour; from BER airport, about 50 minutes. From the station to the boat harbour it is a 15 or 20 minute walk. By car, about 100 km on the A13, around an hour and twenty minutes; in Lübbenau the car stays parked. ## What do you pay for and what is free? WhatPriceTime Punt to Lehde, short route€17, children aged 4 to 11 €92 h with a stop Lehde open-air museumFree up to age 141 h 30 Canoe hireFrom 2 h, depending on the boat2–4 h Walk to LehdeFree1 h 30 ## Where to sleep Three ways to stay: at Lübbenau Palace, with rooms in the stables and the park; in Lehde, at the Hotelanlage Starick, spread over village houses; or at the Am Schlosspark campsite, between the two, with cabins and a canoe launch from the bank. ## El plan ### Saturday · 10:45 · Punt to Lehde From the Großer Spreewaldhafen in Lübbenau, the short route with a stop in Lehde, two hours. There is no booking: you climb aboard and it leaves when it fills up. ### Saturday · 13:30 · Lunch at Kaupen No. 6 Walk back to Lehde and eat at this old farm by the water, with a garden and its own mustard. Open Thursday to Sunday. ### Saturday · 15:00 · Lehde open-air museum The four 19th-century wooden farmsteads, with an oven, a boat workshop and games of the old days. ### Saturday · 19:00 · Dinner by the water If you sleep in Lehde, the Hotelanlage Starick has its two gasthäuser; if you sleep in Lübbenau, the LINARI restaurant in the palace. Afterwards, a stroll along the canals when no more boats pass. ### Sunday · 9:30 · Canoe on the canals Hire a canoe at Bootsverleih Richter, on Dammstraße, from two hours, and paddle towards Lehde and beyond with the map they give you. ### Sunday · 13:00 · Lunch and journey back Eat in Lehde or Lübbenau and take the train to Berlin in the afternoon. ## Un consejo más Bring something warm for the punt and the canoe: it gets cool on the water, even in summer. ## Cuándo no ir From November to March, this getaway: the Lehde museum closes and only 75-minute winter punts run. At Advent, though, there is a Christmas market in Lübbenau and Lehde. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Berlin to the Spreewald? About an hour by train to Lübbenau; by car, an hour and twenty minutes on the A13. ### Where is it better to sleep, in Lübbenau or in Lehde? In Lehde you are in the village of the canals; in Lübbenau, closer to the station and the harbour. ### Do I need experience for the canoe? Not for a short trip: the water is calm. ### Can I go with children? Yes: they love the punt, the museum and the campsite cabins. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Schloss Lübbenau**: Sleeping in Lübbenau Palace Schloss Lübbenau is the palace of the Counts of Lynar, who have cared for it since 1621, on the edge of the old town and a short walk from the punt harbour. The hotel spreads its rooms, suites and apartments across the old stables (the Marstall), a half-timbered baroque building with its own garden; the Kanzlei has four separate suites. What it has The LINARI restaurant, with Spreewald and international cooking, the ROCCO's Bar and the palace park with its orangery. Between October and Easter its spa area opens, which makes the palace a good base for a winter getaway with a punt trip. How to get there By train from Berlin to Lübbenau station and about 15 minutes' walk through the old town. By car, park at the palace and get around on foot: the punt harbour is next door. - **Hotelanlage Starick**: Sleeping in Lehde The Hotelanlage Starick is a four-star hotel spread across several houses in the village of Lehde, the one of wooden houses beside the canals: Haus Spreewaldhof, Haus Hirschwinkel, Haus Lokusche, Haus Fischkasten, Haus Hubertus and the Hexenhaus. Sleeping here means having Lehde to yourself when the afternoon punts leave. What it has Single and double rooms and suites, buffet breakfast, two gasthäuser of its own, the Hirschwinkel and the Quappenschänke, and a small Spreewald gherkin museum. It organises boat trips and hires out rowing boats, canoes and bicycles. How to get there Lehde is on the outskirts of Lübbenau, a walk along the canal path or a trip by punt. If you come by car from Berlin, ask when booking where to leave it, because the village is covered on foot. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Schloss Lübbenau**: Sleeping in Lübbenau Palace Schloss Lübbenau is the palace of the Counts of Lynar, who have cared for it since 1621, on the edge of the old town and a short walk from the punt harbour. The hotel spreads its rooms, suites and apartments across the old stables (the Marstall), a half-timbered baroque building with its own garden; the Kanzlei has four separate suites. What it has The LINARI restaurant, with Spreewald and international cooking, the ROCCO's Bar and the palace park with its orangery. Between October and Easter its spa area opens, which makes the palace a good base for a winter getaway with a punt trip. How to get there By train from Berlin to Lübbenau station and about 15 minutes' walk through the old town. By car, park at the palace and get around on foot: the punt harbour is next door. - **Hotelanlage Starick**: Sleeping in Lehde The Hotelanlage Starick is a four-star hotel spread across several houses in the village of Lehde, the one of wooden houses beside the canals: Haus Spreewaldhof, Haus Hirschwinkel, Haus Lokusche, Haus Fischkasten, Haus Hubertus and the Hexenhaus. Sleeping here means having Lehde to yourself when the afternoon punts leave. What it has Single and double rooms and suites, buffet breakfast, two gasthäuser of its own, the Hirschwinkel and the Quappenschänke, and a small Spreewald gherkin museum. It organises boat trips and hires out rowing boats, canoes and bicycles. How to get there Lehde is on the outskirts of Lübbenau, a walk along the canal path or a trip by punt. If you come by car from Berlin, ask when booking where to leave it, because the village is covered on foot. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Schloss Lübbenau**: Sleeping in Lübbenau Palace Schloss Lübbenau is the palace of the Counts of Lynar, who have cared for it since 1621, on the edge of the old town and a short walk from the punt harbour. The hotel spreads its rooms, suites and apartments across the old stables (the Marstall), a half-timbered baroque building with its own garden; the Kanzlei has four separate suites. What it has The LINARI restaurant, with Spreewald and international cooking, the ROCCO's Bar and the palace park with its orangery. Between October and Easter its spa area opens, which makes the palace a good base for a winter getaway with a punt trip. How to get there By train from Berlin to Lübbenau station and about 15 minutes' walk through the old town. By car, park at the palace and get around on foot: the punt harbour is next door. - **Hotelanlage Starick**: Sleeping in Lehde The Hotelanlage Starick is a four-star hotel spread across several houses in the village of Lehde, the one of wooden houses beside the canals: Haus Spreewaldhof, Haus Hirschwinkel, Haus Lokusche, Haus Fischkasten, Haus Hubertus and the Hexenhaus. Sleeping here means having Lehde to yourself when the afternoon punts leave. What it has Single and double rooms and suites, buffet breakfast, two gasthäuser of its own, the Hirschwinkel and the Quappenschänke, and a small Spreewald gherkin museum. It organises boat trips and hires out rowing boats, canoes and bicycles. How to get there Lehde is on the outskirts of Lübbenau, a walk along the canal path or a trip by punt. If you come by car from Berlin, ask when booking where to leave it, because the village is covered on foot. - **Spreewald-Natur-Camping Am Schlosspark**: A campsite on the water The Am Schlosspark campsite is on a peninsula between Lübbenau's old town and the village of Lehde, next to the palace park. From your pitch you set off by bike, canoe, paddleboard or punt along the canals. It is open all year, including for winter camping. What it has Pitches for tents, motorhomes and caravans, and accommodation for those who do not bring a home: a lodge and a tiny camper for two, small houses for two and for four, and a canoeists' hostel for groups of up to 19. Sanitary facilities, shop and bakery, filling and emptying point, wifi and a playground. Reception is open every day from 9:00 to 18:00. When to go All year. Book a pitch in advance, especially in summer and, according to the campsite, in winter too.