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Vineyards descending to the Rhine on the Rheinsteig Trail
Rhine River and Castles Walk
Bavarian countryside
Walking in Bavaria
8 DAY SELF GUIDED WALKING
Discover the dramatic scenery of the Berchtesgaden National Park and Lake Königssee in the Bavarian Alps on foot ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Join Berchtesgaden/
Schönau 2 | Walk through Berchtesgaden National Park to Seisenberg Gorge and Weißbach (5‐6hrs) 3 | Traverse alpine pastures and descend to village of Dienten or Hintermoos (5.5hrs) 4 | To mountain Hotel Mühlbach (5‐6hrs) 5 | Rest day 6 | Walk to Salzach Valley, visit fantastic fortress of ‘Hohenwerfen’, then by train to Golling (4.5hrs) 7 | Ascend alpine pastures to Obersalzberg, return bus to Berchtesgaden (6hrs) 8 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 7 breakfasts, 5 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 7 nights in 3 star mountain hotels on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities BACKUP & SUPPORT: information pack including route notes and maps per room, luggage transfer, emergency hotline TRANSPORT: transfers Schönau to Ramsau, Weißbach to Hintermoos and train Werfen to Golling & Muhlbach card (free cable cars, bus travel etc)
NOTES: There is a guided version of this itinerary.
8 DAY SELF GUIDED WALKING
Take a walk through history, past castles and pretty wine villages, along the popular Rheinsteig trail
ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Arrive in the winemaking town of Rüdesheim 2 | Walk through the Middle
HOTEL / GUESTHOUSE
MOUNTAIN HOTELS
GRADE 3
Germany Berchtesgaden
Rhine valley to Lorch (5.5hrs) 3 | Continue on foot to the small wine growers towns of Kaub or Dörscheid (4‐4.5hrs) 4 | Walk to the fortress town of St Goarshausen and ascend the dramatic Loreley rock (6hrs) 5 | Continue through vineyards and past fortresses to Kamp Bornhofen (6hrs) 6 | Walk to Braubach with its half timbered houses (5.5hrs) 7 | Walk to Koblenz where the Rhine meets the Moselle (5.5hrs) 8 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 7 breakfasts ACCOMMODATION: 7 nights in comfortable 2‐3 star hotels & guesthouses on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities BACKUP & SUPPORT: maps & route notes (one per room booked), daily luggage transfer & emergency hotline PLUS: wine tasting
NOTES: High season is from 24 Jun to 18 Aug and from 9 to 29 Sep. Mid season is from 20 May to 23 Jun and from 19 Aug to 8 Sep. A supplement applies for mid and high season departures. Option to shorten trip to 5 days ending in St. Goarshausen ‐ discount applies.
GRADE 3
Germany
Koblenz Rudesheim
France
DATES
Daily from 6 Apr to 13 Oct
Trans Tyrol ‐ Garmisch to Innsbruck
7 DAY SELF GUIDED WALKING MOUNTAIN HOTELS / MOUNTAIN HUT
An exhilarating hike from Bavaria through the Wetterstein
and Karwendel Mountain ranges to Innsbruck
ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Arrive Garmisch Partenkirchen 2 | Balcony path through the impressive Höllental Gorge (5hrs) 3 | Ascend trails on Wetterstein Massif to a mountain cabin, visiting Schachen Castle en route (4.5hrs) 4 | View sunrise over the mountains before descending to Scharnitz (7.5hrs) 5 | Transfer and walk in the Karwendel Valley (2.5hrs with transfer or 5hrs) 6 | Balcony path to the famous Nordkette of Innsbruck (6hrs) 7 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 4 nights in 3‐4 star mountain hotels with ensuite facilities & 2 nights in mountain huts with shared facilities (rooms with up to 12 people per room (usually less)) BACKUP & SUPPORT: information pack including route notes and maps per room, luggage transfer (except to mountain huts ‐ days 3 and 5), emergency hotline TRANSPORT: transfer to Karwendel Valley & cable car Garmisch Partenkirchen
St Goarshausen
GRADE 5
Germany Garmisch
Scharnitz Innsbruck
Weekly on Sunday & Monday from 16 Jun to 15 Sep
DATES
Austria
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Hintermoos
DATES
Golling Austria
Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 7 Jun to 21 Sep