Aktivcamp Saale-Unstrut

There are no lessons on this programme. The Aktivcamp is an outdoor week for ten- to fifteen-year-olds run from a tent camp on the Saale, with the days given over to paddling, rafting, cycling and games, and the running of the camp shared between the campers and their counsellors.

The package covers the stay in the tent camp, full catering with all food supplied on site or delivered fresh daily and cooked together in teams, the supervised programme and the included outings: a dinghy trip on the Saale, a canoe tour on the Unstrut, a round tour on the Saale and Unstrut cycle paths, a day in Naumburg for the shops and the cathedral masons' lodge, and a treasure hunt or chaos game with a closing evening round the campfire. Coach travel from the departure points is offered, and travelling independently is also possible.

The camp is pitched at the Campingplatz Blütengrund, an unlandscaped campsite where the Unstrut meets the Saale. Campers sleep two to an igloo tent; a large group tent serves as the common room and a kitchen tent as the kitchen. Modern sanitary facilities are central to the site.

All meals are prepared on site. Campers cook in small teams in the large kitchen tent or over an open fire pit with a fire bowl and tripod, and everyone takes a turn. All the ingredients are already at the camp or delivered fresh each day.

The rivers set the programme: a dinghy trip down the Saale, a canoe tour on the Unstrut, and a round tour along the cycle paths that follow both valleys. Away from the water there are group and field games, a treasure hunt or chaos game, and a closing evening round the campfire. A day out goes to Naumburg for the shops and the cathedral masons' lodge. Extras not already included, such as archery attack, can be booked on site.

An unlandscaped campsite in the Blütengrund, directly on the Saale and next to the cycle and water routes of the Saale and Unstrut. The camp consists of igloo tents for sleeping, a group tent used as the common room and a large kitchen tent, with an open fire pit for cooking and central modern sanitary facilities. There is a small lake on the site to sit beside in the evening.

This is camping rather than a resort stay: tents, cooking duty in teams and a day shaped by the river and the weather. Trained counsellors are on hand around the clock at a ratio of one to ten, with a fixed key worker for each group, and campers take an active part in running the camp.