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Trips and Tours 2024 and 2025

Bad Duerkheim Wine Fest -- Visit Germany's largest wine festival, featuring rides, amusements, food, wine and more on Sept. 14, 2024, with Outdoor Recreation. Cost is $79 for adults, $59 for children ages 15 and under. CLICK HERE for details.

Oktoberfest Express -- Visit the world's most famous annual beer festival, the Munich Oktoberfest, Sept. 28-29, 2024. Cost is $159 per adult; $139 for children ages 15 and under. CLICK HERE for more information.

Budapest and Vienna Trip -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation travels to two of Europe's most picturesque capitals -- Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria -- on Sept. 19-22. Both are chockful of architectural wonders, history and culture. Cost is $739 per person ages 12 and above; $699 per person for ages 3-11 and $539 for children up to age 3. If requesting a single room, there is a $199 supplement. Price includes round-trip transportation, two overnights in a 3- or 4-star hotel, two breakfasts and a city tour or Vienna. CLICK HERE for more information.

Auschwitz, Krakow and Polish Pottery Shopping -- Head to Poland Oct. 11-14 to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and State Museum, the UNESCO-listed Old Town of Krakow, the Royal Wawel Castle complex, the Jewish Quarter Kazimierz and Boleslawiece, famous for its unique and colorful Polish pottery. CLICK HERE for more information.

Valkenburg Christmas Market -- Outdoor Recreation offers a trip to underground Christmas Market in Valkenburg, the Netherlands, on Nov. 16. Spend a day at this unique, underground market, do some holiday shopping and sample the local cuisine. CLICK HERE for more information.

Brussels Christmas Market -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation offers a round-trip bus trip to Brussels, Belgium, to visit the Belgian capital's famed Christmas Market on Nov. 23. CLICK HERE for details.

Colmar Christmas Market -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation offers a trip to Colmar, France, on Nov. 30 to visit its picturesque Christmas Market. CLICK HERE for more information.

Strasbourg Christmas Market -- Head to the famed Alsace town of Strasbourg on Dec. 7 to visit this noted French Christmas Market. CLICK HERE for details.

Rothenburg Christmas Market -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation features a trip to the walled city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber on Dec. 14. Explore this medieval town and its famous Christmas Market. CLICK HERE for more information.

Nuernberg Christmas Market -- Outdoor Recreation travels to Bavaria on Dec. 15 to visit the Nuernberg Christmas Market -- Germany's best-known market. CLICK HERE for more information.

Cologne Christmas Market -- Outdoor Recreation heads north to visit the 2,000-year-old city of Cologne on the Rhein River on Dec. 16. Spend the day shopping at the Cologne Christmas Market and visit the sights. CLICK HERE for details.

Metz Christmas Market -- Visit this unique Christmas Market in Metz, France, on Dec. 21. CLICK HERE for more information.

Luxembourg Christmas Market -- Travel to another country to explore Luxembourg City and its scenic Christmas Market on Dec. 22. CLICK HERE for details.

Dortmund Hunting, Hound and Fishing Exhibition -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation's Hunting, Fishing and Sports Shooting Program hosts a trip to the Dortmund Hunting, Hound and Fishing Exhibition on Jan. 30, 2025. This three-in-one exhibition space is one of Germany's largest of its kind. CLICK HERE for more information.

Kaprun Ski Trip -- Travel to Kaprun, Austria, Jan. 17-20, 2025, for several exciting days of skiing and/or snowboarding. Kaprun is known for its wealth of groomed slopes at the foot of the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier. CLICK HERE for details.

Engelberg Ski and Snowboard Express -- Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation hosts a trip to Engelberg, Switzerland, on Feb. 14-17, 2025. This world-renowned winter sports area in Switzerland -- Titlis/Engelberg -- is famed for its miles and miles of groomed ski and snowboard trails offering a full range of challenges for every level of skier/snowboarder. CLICK HERE for more information.

*** PLEASE NOTE: This schedule will be updated as additional trips are finalized and added to the schedule throughout the year.

*** Hunting, Fishing and Sports Shooting Opportunities – Outdoor Recreation offers a host of classes and more throughout the year. Call civ (0611) 143-548-9801 or stop by the center on Clay North for details.

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Trips and Tours 2024 and 2025

Explore Europe with Wiesbaden Outdoor Recrea

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Bad Duerkheim Wine Fest

Visit the world's biggest wine festival

Sep 14 10 am - 10 pm
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Budapest and Vienna Trip - Cancelled

Visit two spectacular European capitals

Sep 19 2024 - Sep 22 2024
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Oktoberfest Express

Party at the Munich Oktoberfest -- and leave the driving to Outdoor Recreation

Sep 28
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Recreational Shooting

Hone your marksmanship skills during a day at the range

Sep 28 10 am - 3 pm
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Auschwitz, Krakow and Polish Pottery Shopping

Go pottery shopping, visit Polish landmarks and a Holocaust remembrance site

Oct 11 2024 - Oct 14 2024
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Schuetzenmeister Course

Earn a Certificate of Completion

Oct 25

Valkenburg Christmas Market

Go shopping in this unique, underground market in the Netherlands

Nov 16 7 am - 9 pm
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Valkenburg Christmas Market

Go shopping in this unique, underground market in the Netherlands

Nov 16 7 am - 9 pm
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Brussels Christmas Market Trip

Head to Belgium for some holiday sights, sounds and scents

Nov 23 5 am - 10 pm
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Brussels Christmas Market Trip

Head to Belgium for some holiday sights, sounds and scents

Nov 23 5 am - 10 pm
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Colmar Christmas Market

Join Outdoor Recreation for a trip to this scenic French town

Nov 30 7 am - 9 pm
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Strasbourg Christmas Market

Here's a day trip to visit the Alsatian town of Strasbourg

Dec 7 7 am - 9 pm
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Nuernberg Christmas Market

Visit Germany's most famous holiday market

Dec 15 7 am - 9 pm
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Cologne Christmas Market

Time for another holiday outing

Dec 16 8 am - 8 pm
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Metz Christmas Market

Outdoor Recreation travels to France for this holiday gem

Dec 21 7 am - 9 pm
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Luxembourg Christmas Market

Travel to another country this holiday with Outdoor Recreation

Dec 22 7 am - 9 pm