Sporty: Tours by bike and ski

Capital of Culture by bicycle

Experience the culture capital by bike Your tour begins at one of the most important event halls of the metropolis Ruhr, at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum. Here, you collect your bike and follow the well-developed Emscher Park cycle path to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein in Essen. Once there, you attend a tour of the once most beautiful and powerful coal mine in the world for around two hours. Thereafter you complete the remainder of the day’s leg comfortably by bike to your hotel in Bottrop. The evening in Bottrop is free to spend as you please. MORE

RuhrtalRadweg – Discovering the Ruhr…

Are you planning a cycling tour on the RuhrtalRadweg? We are happy to assist you in the planning of your tours and recommend our tested packages. You can choose between daily stages of 40 - 60 kilometres or 50 - 70 kilometres. The RuhrtalRadweg with a total length of 230 kilometres runs mostly away from roads and rarely leaves the surprisingly green valley of the Ruhr. All tours end in Duisburg, the “destination” of the RuhrtalRadweg where the Ruhr joins the Rhine. MORE

Winter Sports and Shopping Fun

You can’t ski in the metropolis Ruhr? Oh yes you can. In the world’s longest indoor skiing hall, in the alpincenter Bottrop. On a length of 640 m the slope offers an ideal terrain not only for beginners but also for ambitious winter athletes in order to prepare for the upcoming winter holidays. MORE