Viewing Platform Kiel Canal

From the lock observation platform you can watch the big ships at close quarters

The lock viewing platform is located on the south side of the canal (Kiel-Wik) and can be visited from sunrise to sunset. From the platform you ll have a direct view of the Kiel Canal with the fascinating Holtenau locks and the Holtenau high bridge. Experience live how small sailing boats pass the lock next to large cargo and cruise ships as they enter and leave the canal. 

The viewing platform is located right above the lock gate, on top of a gate bunker from the Second World War. The bunker covers lock gate chamber No. 4, and from here you can see how ships are channelled and how the lock gate opens and closes.

Numerous information boards provide interesting background information about the history of the former Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal, which was opened in 1895, as well as about the function and events surrounding the world's busiest artificial waterway. The Kiel Canal is almost 100 km long and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.