Motorboating to your heart's content

No matter whether you travel by houseboat, motor yacht or motorboat, the Potsdam and Brandenburg Havel Lakes are one of Germany's most attractive water-sport regions for tourism.

Navigability for motorboats

The entire water-sport region offers skippers of motorboats a fantastic choice of tours and many attractive roundtrip options, such as the Potsdam roundtrip tour that stretches over nearly 45 km.

Chartering motorboats

There are numerous charter companies that cater to all tastes and budgets. If you're looking for a raft, a motorboat, a houseboat or even a motor yacht, you're sure to find what you need.

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Charter Permit

In parts of the water-sport region you are allowed to hold a Charter Permit ('Charterschein') to operate motorboats that would usually require the official skipper's licence for pleasure craft ('Sportbootführerschein Binnen'). In order to obtain the permit you need to receive comprehensive instruction on navigating watercraft. » Click here for more information