East Friesland Deluxe

The information meeting and bike handover (if booked) take place in the late afternoon. The seaport town is home to several museum ships. If you like fish, you should try matjes or crabs here. One overnight stay in Emden.

Your journey takes two hours across the sea before you reach Borkum, the largest East Frisian island. Once a refuge for pirates, later shaped by whaling, today travellers are conquering the island. Explore the landscapes of Borkum on the 130 km (81 mi) network of cycle paths.

Cycle to the romantic fishing village of Greetsiel, the largest shrimp cutter harbour in the Weser-Ems region. Treat yourself to some prawns before continuing northwards, past the Leybucht bay, where you may be lucky enough to spot seals.

The oldest seaside resort on the East Frisian Islands welcomes you today. Cycle past the lighthouse in the centre of the island, past mills and tideways or take a walk along the beach. Norderney's sandy beach is 14 kilometres (7 mi) long in total.

Chieftain's castles and the most beautiful moated castle in East Frisia in Dornum line your route today before you cross over to Langeoog to spend two nights on the car-free island.

Traffic jams, exhaust fumes, honking horn concerts - there's none of that on the car-free island of Langeoog, once home to singer Lale Andersen (Lili Marleen). Instead, there are sand dunes over 20 metres (66 ft) high, good sea air and, of course, plenty of opportunities for cycling or sunbathing.

Back on the mainland, cycle from Bensersiel to Aurich. Follow the meanders of the Ems-Jade Canal. Your route takes you to Emden almost without a car.

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.