Mission & History

Erlebnis Akademie AG offers its customers a unique nature experience by fitting in their treetop walks in a near-natural way into the respective environment, by using predominantly sustainable materials as well as using the already existing infrastructure in popular excursion regions.

In cooperation with renowned partners such as the Bavarian Forest National Park, the Black Forest Nature Park Central/North, the German Federal Foundation for the Environment or the Czech State Forest, Erlebnis Akademie AG, together with its non-profit subsidiary DoNature gGmbH, offers its customers additional environmental education information and services, imparts topic-related expertise and raises visitors' awareness of ecological issues. In this way, Erlebnis Akademie AG contributes to the sustainable development of the biosphere.

Since the founding of the company in 2001, Erlebnis Akademie AG has developed into the leading provider of treetop walks in Germany.

2001-2009	Commencements of eak
2001	Formation of Erlebnis Akademie AG
	High rope park in Lam, at that time largest high ropes course in Europe
2004	Adventure course in the Silver Mine Bodenmais
2006	Eak’s first nature high rope park in Schönberg, 80 stations up to 25 meters high
2007	Nature high rope park Waldmünchen, highlight 200-meter-long Flying Fox course

2009-today	Leading provider of treetop walks in Germany
2009	Treetop Walk Bavarian Forest (Neuschönau) – as at that time the world's longest walkway
	“Tourism Award Bavarian Forest 2009“
2010	“Wood construction prize 2010“ for Treetop Walk Bavarian Forest
	“Founder Award Lower Bavaria“ for Treetop Walk Bavarian Forest
	Outdoor climbing centre Mitterfels
2011	Bavarian Architecture Award “artouro“ for Treetop Walk Bavarian Forest
	Climbing park Straubing
2012	Dragon course in Schönberg
2013	Treetop Walk and Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen (centre with UNESCO award)
2014	Treetop Walk Black Forest (Bad Wildbad)
2016	Treetop Walk Saarschleife
2021	Treetop Walk Usedom

2012-today	Europe
2012	Treetop Walk Lipno, first Czech treetop walk (joint venture)
2017	Treetop Walk Krkonoše, second Czech treetop walk (joint venture)
2017	Treetop Walk Bachledka, first Slovak treetop walk (joint venture)
2018	Treetop Walk Salzkammergut, eak's first treetop walk in Austria
2019	Treetop Walk Pohorje, first Slovenian treetop walk (joint venture)
2021	Treetop Walk Alsace, eak's first treetop walk in France
2022	Treetop Walk Avondale, first treetop walk in Ireland (joint venture)