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A smartphone displaying a map with a location marked 'Westfalenpark' and a body of water with boats. 1
A narrow stream flowing through a grassy area with trees and a wooden fence in the background. 2
A tall chimney with a water fountain at its base. 3
A stone building with arched windows and a steep roof. 4
A pond surrounded by trees and a house in the background. 5
By Red Thread
The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • 3h 4m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Forget everything you think you know about the industrial Ruhr area. Accompany Tom and Elena on a Red Thread tour that shatters the cliché of the 'grey city' and shows how Dortmund has transformed its scarred, coal-mining-marked earth into one of Europe's most spectacular botanical oases. From a landfill reborn as a vast park to a bombed-out castle swallowed by nature – discover the breathtaking paradox of how industrial destruction unintentionally created ecological havens.
    7.5 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 184 min.
    Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure & innovation and urbanism & innovation
    Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals
    Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Westfalenpark
    • An der Buschmuehle 3,
    • 44139, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Westfalenpark Eingang Ruhrallee
    • 44139, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Dortmund's green lungs in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 4 minutes3h 4m
    3h 4m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.69
AU$7.75 x 1 AdultAU$7.75
Total
The previous price was AU$9.69 and current price is AU$7.75
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Westfalenpark

  • 10m
The starting point of our green journey, which presents the BUGA from 1959, that transformed a landfill into a botanical rebirth of the post-war period.

Deutsches Rosarium Dortmund GRF

  • 10m
A highly sensual rose garden that houses over 3,000 rose varieties and shows meticulous botanical curation.

Parkplatz Bolmke

  • 10m
A wilder nature reserve, in which wetlands formed by mountain subsidence have been reclaimed by nature.

Torhaus Romberg

  • 10m
A 17th-century gatehouse that presents the aristocratic family of Romberg and their industrially financed botanical ambitions.

Rombergpark

  • 10m
The overgrown ruins of the Romberg Water Castle, which serve as a monument to the destruction in the Second World War and the ecological rebirth.

Moor

  • 10m
An artificial moor that demonstrates modern nature conservation efforts and climate resilience.

Location

Activity location

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    Westfalenpark
    • An der Buschmuehle 3,
    • 44139, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Westfalenpark Eingang Ruhrallee
    • 44139, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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