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City of poets, philosophers and composers, a contemporary witness of history
and a reflection of modernity. All this is Leipzig - and anything but serious and
dusty. The exhibition, music and cultural capital is young, exciting and alive.
leipzig
Five reasons for a trip to Leipzig
• City of Books
• Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
• In the footsteps of Bach and Goethe
• Nicholas and St. Thomas Church
• Zoo with tropical world „Gondwanaland“
LEIPZIG
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PROGRAmmE PROPOsALs
HIsTORy & POLITICs sPORTs & FUN
sCIENCE & TECHNOLOGy
• What the city walls reveal - Leipzig in
the Middle Ages / Guided tour from
90€ per group
• Autumn ´89 in Leipzig - Tour with a
contemporary witness / Guided tour
from 90€ per group
• The Völkerschlachtdenkmal for
pupils / Guided tour from 90€ per
group
• “Runde Ecke“ memorial museum with
the exhibition “Stasi - Power and
Banality“/ guided tour from 40€ per
group
• stasi Bunker museum in machern /
Guided tour from 50€ per group, 2€
per pupil
• school museum Leipzig / free admission
ART & CULTURE
• Bach and Leipzig / Guided tour of
the brand new Bach Museum and,
of course, a lot of music! Guided
tour from 90€ per group (max. 25
people)
• Leipzig, City of music / Leipzig has
had a rich and famous musical
tradition for many centuries that
brings this guided tour alive. Topics
include the history of the Gewandhaus,
Bach, Mendelssohn, Wagner
and other musicians, as well as everything
worth knowing about the
800-year tradition of the St. Thomas
choir. Guided tour from 90€ per
group (max 25 people)
A&O Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
(August 2012, subject to change)
• Leipzig pub scene tour / By foot, we
show young people the bars and
theaters of Leipzig, where the scene
meets. Guided tour from 90€ per
group
• Boat trip on the Karl Heine Canal /
Leipzig has not as many bridges and
waterways as Hamburg, but Leipzig
has a real, over 60 years old, motor
vessel that takes school classes out
on the Karl-Heine Canal to show the
green side of the city / Price from
140€ per group
• Exploration of the city by bicycle /
With an experienced guide, on rental
bikes through the city. Starting
from the city centre, we explore, for
example, the North with Auenwald
(riverside forest), Gohlis Palace and
Auensee (Auen lake). Price from
120€ plus 8.50€ per bike
• Central stadium in Leipzig / guided
tour from 8€ p.p.
• BELANTIs Amusement Park / price
from 15.90€ p.p.
• Climbing Tower mokau / climbing experience
(including training, materials)
from 9€ p.p.
• Whitewater rafting at Kanupark
markkleeberg (canoe park) / day
programme including guided tour,
equipment, safety briefing, small
water rafting in the Quiet Zone,
skill training, various tasks such as
rescue exercises, swimming techniques
and whitewater rafting in the
competition canal from 25€ p.p.
• Leipzig Card / ticket for public transportation,
including discounts for
participating partners and museums,
day ticket from 8.90€ p.p.
• studio tour of the mDR / Take a look
behind the scenes of the MDR
Leipzig. Guided tour from 145€
per group (maximum 25 people per
group)
• Factory tours of the BmW plants /
Guided tours from 140€ per group
• Airport Leipzig - Halle / Guided tour
from 4.50€ p.p.
• Garage / Technology centre for young
people, Hands-on museum of a special
kind
• Panometer - the world‘s largest 360º
panoramic image can be admired
in an old gasometer. School classes
from 6€ p.p.
• Leipzig Zoo / One of the oldest and
species-richest zoos in the world
and with the tropical world of experience,
Gondwanaland! / Zoo admission
from 8€ p.p.
• sports Forum in Leipzig from 11€
p.p.
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