Hire: Raft canoes for 2 to 4 people

Tour 1: Start in Königstein - 11:00 a.m. Our approx. 13 km long standard tour starts at the foot of Königstein Fortress, leads to Rathen past the Bastei and to Wehlen. The last stage is the Elbe valley to Niedervogelgesang. Tour 2: Start in Bad Schandau - 10:00 a.m. This approx. 19 km tour towards Königstein begins with a wonderful view of the Schrammsteine. After the view of the Lilienstein, the Königstein fortress with its imposing walls rises above the Elbe. Next you reach Rathen with its famous Bastei Bridge. Here, at the foot of the Bastei, you paddle leisurely to Wehlen and then through the Elbe valley to Niedervogelgesang. Tour 3: Start in Schmilka - 9:00 am Our 26-kilometre day trip takes in the whole of Saxon Switzerland along the Elbe to Niedervogelgesang (Pirna). It starts on the right bank of the Elbe in Schmilka and leads past the picturesque sandstone formations of the Schrammsteine to Bad Schandau. Passing the Lilienstein, you pass the town of Königstein with its imposing fortress in the direction of Rathen. Here, at the foot of the Bastei, you paddle leisurely to Wehlen and then through the Elbe valley to Niedervogelgesang.