A changing landscape is exciting, mysterious, and arouses one’s curiosity. Until 2010 the IBA Tours explored the process of change between old and new: on foot, with jeeps, buses, bicycles or rafts; individually or as group tours.

The expert- and adventure tours began at the IBA Terraces on the shores of the future Lake Ilse. Knowledgeable guides made the invisible visible. They provided insight into the particular history of the Lausitz region, its present and future, and they facilitated meetings with people from the region. They took visitors to the new Lausitzer Lake Land and east to the German Polish border.

As of 2007 smaller tours, known as the “Journey to Mars,” replaced the more extensive explorations of the opencast mines. In addition, there were jeep safaris – with four-wheel drive to and around the active opencast mines – an impressive experience for tourists. The view into the opencast mine of Welzow-Süd was unforgettable: gigantic coal seams and mining tools alternating with flowers, shrubs and trees that persist in growing despite the hard conditions; sand storms, bizarre canyons and, somewhere in the middle, a snack at a table with white tablecloth.

The travel agent, iba tours, is ready to take visitors to the IBA project sites and the lake land. IBA can be tracked down in Lusatia even after its closing. Since 2011 the travel agent iba-tours will conduct the established guided tours at the IBA Terraces. Under the direction of Sören Hoika almost all previous IBA tours will continue. Information and registration at iba-tours.de

Tours into the Landscape of Opencast Mines

The Opencast Mine Explorations for the Senses were regularly conducted for five years and the public was very responsive. Often more than 100 visitors participated in a single hike, and this, in turn, had many effects on the IBA process. read more

Tours into the Lake Land

Under the slogan “From desert to water,” the emerging Lusatian Lake Land can be best explored by bicycle, raft or mini van. read more

Tours to Industrial Sites

“Touring the ENERGY Route” – production sites that once were off-limits for visitors are today regarded as tourist attractions. read more

Tours to the Border Landscapes

Bus tours to the German-Polish border landscapes took visitors “From Pückler’s Park to the Geo Park.” read more

Tours of Cultural Landscapes

“About old and new cultural sites” – a bus tour through cultural landscapes affected by mining. read more