About 35 kilometres north of Newcastle on the Australian east coast, less than 3 kilometres from Pacific Beach, lies the privately run Oakvale Wildlife Park since 1979. Mainly indigenous animals are kept on an area of around 25ha. Especially for younger

Close to the Danube in Neu-Ulm, you will find the Donaubad, which offers fun and action with a wave pool, current channel, relaxation pool, 25-metre swimming pool, steam bath and toddler area.

With thermal water at around 36 degrees, there are also two

Canberra is the capital of Australia and also the largest city in the interior. About 15 kilometres north of the capital is the small suburb of Nicholls. The small indoor zoo Canberra Reptile Zoo is located there. Around 20 animal species are kept here

The Wissen Schützenfest is known for its large amusement park, which delights visitors to the festival year after year with both tried-and-tested and new attractions.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Wissen railway station (distance to

In the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg, or rather in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, around 16 kilometres south-west of Freudenstadt, you will find the Alternative Wolf and Bear Park Black Forest, which opened in 2010. As the second project of

The second largest folk festival, the Michelstadt Bee Market, starts every year in the week of Whitsun. The first "Pitschefescht", as it is colloquially known, took place in 1955 and has grown considerably since then. In addition to the many showmen,

SnowWorld Landgraaf is located on the German border near Aachen. There you can experience Europe's largest indoor ski village in an indoor ski hall. A total of 5 different slopes are available with different levels of difficulty. But you can also only

A large amusement park with all kinds of roller coasters, rides and play equipment for all ages. The highlights include the Intamin MegaLightCoaster "Piraten" and the Vekoma launching rollercoaster "Juvelen". The specialty of the latter roller coaster is

In Neuss in the Lower Rhine region, around 10 km south-west of the North Rhine-Westphalian capital Düsseldorf, you will find Alpenpark Neuss. What began in 2001 on the former site of the Neuss-Grefrath landfill site with Germany's first indoor ski hall

In Bensheim on the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, the Bergstrasse Wine Festival takes place every year in September and lasts nine days. It traditionally starts on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September with the coronation of the Bergstrasse