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And it really doesn’t matter whether you are planning just a short trip or an entire holiday – the choice of family travel options is so extensive that you’ll find everything from weekend breaks to full summer holidays, with exciting destinations, fascinating sights, enchanting landscapes and countless wonderful places to discover together. How about swapping a hotel stay for a night in a hayloft? Or sleeping in a pirate’s cabin? Visit native animals in their natural surroundings or embark on a time-travel adventure at one of the research and discovery centres. Here, the fun begins the moment you start planning together. 

 

 

At last – the holidays! For children, a holiday is always the highlight of the year: the daily routine falls away, replaced with long lie-ins, playtime, new discoveries and plenty of family time. And of course, everyone deserves some relaxation. But with the familiar routine out of the window, that’s not always so easy for parents. That’s exactly why Niedersachsen offers something really practical for families: the Kinderferienland quality seal for child-friendly companies.

 

A family-friendly welcome wherever you look! Thanks to their many child-centred attractions, seven towns in Niedersachsen have been awarded the Kinderferienland seal: Wolfenbüttel in the Braunschweiger Land; Butjadingen on the North Sea; Lingen, Meppen and Haren in the Emsland; Nienburg in the Mittelweser region; and the North Sea resort of Dangast. 

 

Eine beeindruckende Dinosauriernachbildung in voller Größe vor einem Gebäude mit bunten Malereien.
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Where mighty dinosaurs once roamed 140 million years ago, you’ll now find the Münchehagen Dinosaur Park, west of Hanover. Germany’s largest scientific adventure and theme park features over 230 life-sized reconstructions of dinosaurs alongside many other exhibits, making it a true highlight for young and old explorers alike. In addition to travelling back to the age of the dinosaurs, children and adults can unleash their creativity through a variety of hands-on activities. 

Family makes javelin throw

Anyone curious about how life in Niedersachsen looked long before our time can take an exciting journey back into the world of northern Germany’s very first inhabitants at open-air museums and reconstructed villages. The Schöningen Research Museum, located next to an excavation site where archaeologists are still digging today, is a wonderful place. In its interactive visitor lab, 
families can become researchers themselves. 

 

 

Several people jumping on trampolines arranged in parallel in a bright hall.
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Adventureland trampoline hall Lüneburg Heath
Trampoline park
Gaußscher Bogen 2, 29646 Bispingen
The picture shows a white flag with the inscription "www.abenteuer..." in the foreground. A large wooden labyrinth can be seen in the background, topped by a high observation tower.
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Abenteuerlabyrinth Lüneburger Heide
Other sport, leisure and activities
Gaußscher Bogen 4, 29646 Bispingen
Aha Experience Museum sign
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AHA-ERLEBNISmuseum for children and young people
Museum
Lindener Straße 15, 38300 Wolfenbüttel
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Archäologisches Zentrum Hitzacker
Museum
Elbuferstrasse 2-4, 29456 Hitzacker (Elbe)
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mountain experience wurmberg
Mountain railway/lift
Wurmbergbaude 1, 38700 Braunlage
Aeronauticum - German Airship and Naval Aviation Museum Nordholz
Technology museum
Peter-Strasser-Platz 3, 27639 Wurster Nordseeküste (Nordholz)
The expansive parkland of the Autostadt Wolfsburg, featuring bodies of water, modern pavilions, and chimneys.
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Tip Autostadt
Car museum
Stadtbrücke, 38440 Wolfsburg
Tourist family in front of the entrance to the Biosphärium Elbtalaue in Bleckeder Castle
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Biosphaerium Elbtalaue - Schloss Bleckede
Aquarium
Schlossstraße 10, 21354 Bleckede
Barfuß- und Naturparcours auf Schloss Ippenburg
Barefoot park
Schloßstraße 1, 49152 Bad Essen
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Botanischer Garten Oldenburg
Botanical garden
Philosophenweg 41, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
Interior of the visitor center with illuminated ship models and guests on a light-colored wooden floor
Tip Besucherzentrum MEYER WERFT
Dock
Industriegebiet Süd 1, 26871 Papenburg
Bronzezeithof Uelsen
Archery
Am Feriengebiet 7, 49843 Uelsen