House Boat on the Müritz
It used to be that you couldn't go on a river cruise with your own boot without hiring a local skipper, or at least nothing short of going through all of the red tape of getting an inland water way pilot's license. Finally some commercial boat charter companies convinced the German government that house boats weren't so complicated and dangerous, so that you could finally rent one after finishing a one day course on how to operate the boat, and the locks. Now they have package trips for tourists. You can go fishing and have a great vacation in Waren on the Müritz River, without having to get German boating and fishing licenses. Although it's only restricted to a section of the 2000 lake and river area, it is big enough to enjoy a week's vacation here. The house boats are equipped with everything you need, including kitchen utensils, blankets, sheets, pillows, a bathroom with hot & cold...




























