Jugendherberge Schillighörn (North Sea)

The Schillighörn youth hostel is ideally situated for exploring the Wadden Sea and beach holidays .

Jugendherberge Norderney (East Frisian Island)

Situated on the eastern edge of the seaside resort, Norderney Youth Hostel is the perfect place to spend days by the sea.

Jugendherberge Juist (East Frisian Islands)

The youth hostel Juist in the Loog district of the car-free island enchants with its pretty Frisian houses just 100 metres from the beach.

Jugendherberge Mardorf (Holiday Region of Hanover)

The Mardorf youth hostel is located on Niedersachsen's largest lake. The Steinhuder Meer offers plenty of opportunities here for surfing, sailing or relaxing on the lake beach.

Jugendherberge Esens-Bensersiel (East Frisia)

Esens-Bensersiel Youth Hostel offers you a cultural programme combined with East Frisian flair. The North Sea coast is only a few kilometres away.

Jugendherberge Langeoog

Langeoog Youth Hostel promises unspoilt nature and adventure. In the immediate vicinity of the Wadden Sea you will find 14 kilometres of dream beaches - a North Sea holiday at its best.

Jugendherberge Torfhaus (Harz Mountains)

The location in the wildly romantic, densely wooded "Harz National Park", directly on the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, also makes Torfhaus Youth Hostel an ideal location for family holidays as well as conferences and seminars.

The Tradition of Kale Tours

The earliest reports of kale excursions (now known as kale tours) date back to the 19th century. In his memoirs titled ‘Reminiscences of an old Oldenburger’ published in 1874, the master saddler H.A. Spieske (born in 1785) looks back on his youth and the first kale excursions in Oldenburg:

Lüneburg

St. Johannis and St. Jacobi