The Ostfriesische Inseln region (Niedersachsen) is one of Germany’s most popular holiday destinations. Seven car-free islands in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage. Find hotels, guesthouses, holiday apartments and holiday homes here – booked directly with the host, with no agency fees.
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Ostfriesische Inseln: Sieben Sandbänke im Weltnaturerbe
Seven inhabited islands lie like a chain off the East Frisian coast: Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog and Wangerooge – each with its own character, all surrounded by the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea. On Juist and Baltrum horse-drawn carts handle the transport, Langeoog and Spiekeroog are entirely car-free, and everywhere the tides and the ferry timetable set the daily rhythm – the best deceleration Germany has to offer.
The lodgings mirror the island characters: on Norderney the range runs from the design house Seesteg to the holiday home Bei Emmi, Langeoog offers Frisian classicism with the Hotel tom Brok, on Juist you stay in guesthouses like the Schwips, on Baltrum in the Inselhus, and on Spiekeroog in holiday flats with names like Bullerbü – smaller, more personal, quieter.
Wadden walks to the mainland, seal banks, migratory bird days in autumn: the islands are nature's stage all year round. On GastNest enquiries go directly to the host – no agency fee, but with the knowledge of which ferry really runs at low tide.