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title: "Close-to-nature Travel in the Harz Mountains"
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description: "Close-to-nature Travel with the partners of the Harz National Park and the Karst Landscape South Harz Biosphere Reserve."
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Close-to-nature Travel
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with the partners of the Harz National Park and the Karst Landscape South Harz Biosphere Reserve

 

Do you want to discover enchanted places during your holiday in the Harz Mountains, enjoy nature to the fullest and protect the environment? Then you’ll find a suitable place to stay or the right activity with the partners of the Harz natural landscapes. Here you’ll get to know the Harz National Park and the Biosphere Reserve – right on your doorstep and with a view of what makes these areas so special.
Spend your stay with people who understand nature and take the opportunity to become part of it yourself.

**Overview:**

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Our partners come from a wide range of tourism sectors:

- Accommodation Businesses
- Campsites
- Mobility Providers
- Gastronomy
- Tour Operators
- Regional Crafts
- National Park Forest Guides
- Museums
- Hiking Guides
- Associations & Organisations
- Tourist Information Centres
- Tour Guides

Familie kommt beim Gastgeber an 

 

The Partner Network
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Sustainability Criteria
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Uniform standards among the partners

Frau macht ein Bett frisch

Partner initiatives represent the close, trustful cooperation between the management of a protected area and locally based businesses. The partner initiatives in the National Natural Landscapes have made it their mission to design their offers to be of high quality as well as nature- and environmentally friendly, to continuously improve them, and to offer you as a guest an appealing range of nature experiences.

Joint quality and environmental standards ensure a consistently high level nationwide for every participating partner business:

Due to regional differences and the various conservation goals of the natural landscapes (national parks, biosphere reserves or nature parks), these minimum requirements form the basis. They are individually specified by the respective protected areas and are often supplemented with even higher requirements. Businesses in the Harz region that wish to become National Park partners must go through an . Partners of the Karst Landscape South Harz Biosphere Reserve must also meet .

 

Top 10 tips 
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for sustainable holiday behaviour

 

- Choose nearby destinations and, if possible, an
- If possible, avoid using the car locally, for example by using
- Pay attention to sustainability labels such as the Partner Initiative
- Support local businesses
- Save resources like water and energy, and offset your CO2 consumption
- Separate your waste or avoid producing any at all – and never leave it in nature
- Experience nature while respecting the rules of the protected areas
- Avoid mass tourism and create authentic experiences
- Travel during the low season
- Share your good experiences

 

Contact
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- Cordula Dähne-Torkler
- Head of the National Park Partnership – Harz National Park Administration
- Lindenallee 35
    38855 Wernigerode
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- Tel. +49 3943 2628421
    Fax +49 3943 2628999

- Mario König
- Contact person for the partner programme in the Karst Landscape South Harz Biosphere Reserve
- Hallesche Straße 68a
    06536 Südharz OT Roßla
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- Tel. +49 34651 2988929
    Fax +49 34651 2988999

 

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