If your trip to Ratekau is all booked but your itinerary is a bit on the empty side, let us give you a helping hand.Trek out into the wider region and get closer to nature with a few activities like sailing. If you’d like more, go shore fishing as well.

Situated 3 miles from Ratekau is Timmendorfer Beach. This is an excellent place to visit while you’re in the area, so why not put it on your itinerary?

Fill up your tank, buckle up and get ready to feel the salty sea air on your skin. Ratekau boasts some fantastic stretches of coastline, such as:

• Timmendorfer Beach (3 miles away).
• Niendorf Beach (4 miles away).
• Travemuende Beach (6 miles away).

Whether you’re hitting the road by yourself or with a big group, we have your ideal ride in Ratekau. If you’d rather something smaller, why not pick up the keys to a mini? These nifty cars are easy to drive and cheap to run. Can’t wait to get out and explore the surrounding areas? An SUV might just be the ticket. If you’d prefer to pull out all the stops on this vacation, make an impression with one of our ritzy premium cars.

You’ll be pleased to hear that there’s a broad range of both economy and high-end rental vehicles on offer in Ratekau. What you go with is largely dependent on how much you want to spend and what you’re planning to do. Specialty vehicles often spare no expense when it comes to comfort and class. If you’re splurging, why not pick an SUV with all the bells and whistles, or perhaps an upmarket medium-sized vehicle? Alternatively, if you’re just after a car to zip around town in as efficiently as possible, go for a budget compact vehicle (or something else that won’t burn a hole in your pocket).

In Ratekau, you’ll have to stick to the right-hand side. When road-tripping someplace new, it’s always a wise idea to opt for a vehicle with automatic transmission. That way, you can focus on the road and save worrying about gear changes.

Subject to a few exceptions, seat belts must be fastened when the vehicle is in motion in Ostholstein.

As with many places, normal cell phone usage is not allowed while driving a car in Ratekau. However, an exception applies for hands-free or Bluetooth functions. Just be sure to stay focused on the road.

The legal BAC (blood alcohol content) limit while operating a vehicle in Ratekau is 0.05%. If you’re planning a big night out, leave the car behind and organize a different way of getting home instead.

It’s illegal to turn at a red light in Ratekau. When you come across one, enjoy a mindful moment or two until the signal goes back to green.