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Germany: the Black Forest, Heidelberg, Baden-Baden and Freiburg

7 days from Frankfurt to Basel: a night in Heidelberg, two in Baden-Baden with the Black Forest High Road, a night in Gengenbach after Triberg, and two in Freiburg.

7 jours · Frankfurt à Basel · jusqu'à 12 voyageurs

Heidelberg's old town, the Old Bridge and the castle above the Neckar Photo: Schlurcher, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heidelberg_Altstadt_Schloss_Luftbild.JPG)

Les faits

En bref

Durée: 7 jours, 6 nuits
Départ et arrivée: Frankfurt à Basel
Taille du groupe: 7 à 12 voyageurs
Trajet le plus long: 3 h le jour 6Aucun trajet ne dépasse 4 heures.
Niveau d'activité: Modéré
About 2 to 4 hours on foot most days, on cobbles, castle ramps and forest paths. Day 1 has a steep 15-minute climb up the Schlangenweg to the Philosophers' Walk; day 3 a walk of about 3 km return to the Hornisgrinde boardwalk; day 4 steep steps beside the Triberg falls; day 6 a short level path to the Bismarck monument viewpoint on the Feldberg. Every hard section has a seated or shorter alternative: the Bergbahn, the lakeside path, the lower falls, the Feldbergbahn lift.
Repas compris: 6 petits-déjeuners, 3 repas du midi, 2 repas du soir
Saison: May to October; a December Christmas market version is a separate enquiry

Points forts

Pourquoi ce voyage

The Philosophers' Walk above the Neckar in the late light, with Heidelberg Castle across the river
Heidelberg Castle at opening, the Great Tun in its cellar and an English tour of the ruin, at a time subject to availability
The Friedrichsbad's Roman-Irish bathing circuit in Baden-Baden, or the Caracalla pools in a swimsuit
A day on the Black Forest High Road: Mummelsee early, the Hornisgrinde boardwalk and the Allerheiligen falls
A 400-year-old farmhouse at the Vogtsbauernhof, a clockmaker's bench and the Triberg falls
An evening walk inside Gengenbach's walls
Freiburg's Münster market in the morning and the Schlossberg view by funicular
The Feldberg by Feldbergbahn lift, then a tasting and a farewell dinner among the Kaiserstuhl vineyards

Ce qui distingue ce voyage

Des trajets courts, tous publiés
Chaque trajet est indiqué jour par jour, et aucun ne dépasse 4 heures.
Le temps libre fait partie du programme
Le temps libre et les choix sont indiqués les jours où ils ont lieu.

Jour par jour

Itinéraire

Le trajet le plus long dure 3 h, le jour 6.

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Arrive in Heidelberg

Frankfurt Airport to Heidelberg, then the Old Bridge and the Philosophers' Walk on foot

Repas du soir
Nuit : Heidelberg
Environ 1 h de route

Aerial view of Heidelberg's red-roofed old town along the Neckar, with the Old Bridge and the castle ruin on the wooded hill above — Photo: Schlurcher, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heidelberg_Altstadt_Schloss_Luftbild.JPG)

Fly into Frankfurt (FRA) and land by about noon; a driver meets you in arrivals for the hour's drive south to Heidelberg, where your hotel is in the old town near the Neckar. At about 4 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a briefing on the week, then we walk out together. We cross the Old Bridge, finished in 1788, under its twin-towered gate, and climb the Schlangenweg, a steep stepped lane between garden walls, to the Philosophers' Walk on the north bank. From here, as the sun drops, the red sandstone castle and the roofs of the town line up across the river, the view painters and poets made famous.

Soir

We come back down into the Altstadt past the Church of the Holy Spirit on the market square and the old university, founded in 1386 and the oldest in Germany, and sit down to a welcome dinner in a traditional restaurant in the old town.

Compris

Pick-up at Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Welcome briefing with your guide
Evening walk: the Old Bridge, the Schlangenweg and the Philosophers' Walk, the market square and the university quarter
Welcome dinner in Heidelberg's old town

Option plus facile : Skip the Schlangenweg climb: walk along the Neckar meadows on the north bank for the same view of the castle from the riverside, and meet the group at the Old Bridge.

Option plus active : Carry on along the Philosophers' Walk and up the Heiligenberg to the ruined monastery of St Michael, about 45 minutes more, before coming down for dinner.

Temps libre : Free until the 4 pm briefing

Activité : About 2 hours on foot, with a steep climb of about 15 minutes on uneven steps up the Schlangenweg.

Heidelberg Castle, then the spa town of Baden-Baden

Heidelberg Castle by the Bergbahn, then Heidelberg to Baden-Baden

Petit-déjeuner
Nuit : Baden-Baden
Environ 1.5 h de route

The courtyard of Heidelberg Castle with the clock tower of the gate house, red sandstone ruins and wooded hills behind, and visitors crossing the cobbles — Photo: Verena Schweizer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Landappbw_81608_1818_Heidelberger_Schloss,_Schlosshof_Heidelberg.jpg)

We ride the Bergbahn funicular up from the Kornmarkt to be at Heidelberg Castle at opening, planned for about 9 am, early in the day before it gets busy. The castle was the seat of the Electors Palatine, wrecked by French troops in the 1680s and 1690s and later struck by lightning, and it was left as a ruin; its Renaissance facades still stand around the courtyard. We start with the courtyard and the Great Tun, a wine barrel built in 1751 to hold about 220,000 litres. The German Pharmacy Museum opens later, currently at 10 am in our proposed season, and is covered by the palace ticket.

Matin

An English-language tour of the surviving interiors is planned later in the morning, not at 9 am: the published spring-to-autumn schedule starts at 11:15 on weekdays and 10:15 on weekends and public holidays. Its separate admission is a proposed inclusion, with the actual time and group availability checked for your dates.

Après-midi

We walk back down for a free lunch in the old town, and leave at about 1:30 pm (later if the tour time requires) for the drive south to Baden-Baden, about an hour and a quarter. After check-in we stroll the Lichtentaler Allee along the little Oos river to the Trinkhalle and the Kurhaus colonnades.

Soir

The evening is yours.

Compris

Heidelberg Castle at opening, with the Bergbahn from the Kornmarkt
English guided tour of the castle and the Great Tun (time subject to availability)
The German Pharmacy Museum in the castle
Afternoon walk in Baden-Baden: the Lichtentaler Allee, the Trinkhalle and the Kurhaus

Option plus facile : Ride the Bergbahn both ways and stay on the castle terrace, with its view over the old town and the Neckar, while the group visits the cellar.

Option plus active : Walk up to the castle on the old stepped lane from the Kornmarkt instead of the funicular, about 15 minutes of steady climbing.

Temps libre : Lunch free in Heidelberg; evening free in Baden-Baden

Activité : About 3 hours on foot, on castle ramps, cobbles and the level park paths of the Lichtentaler Allee.

The Black Forest High Road and the Friedrichsbad

Baden-Baden up the Black Forest High Road to Mummelsee, then Allerheiligen and Sasbachwalden, and back

Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
Nuit : Baden-Baden
Environ 2.5 h de route

Calm dark water of the Mummelsee, with a spruce-covered slope behind and a rocky red-brown shore with fallen branches in the foreground — Photo: GemmaGSB, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mummelsee_-_view_from_the_trail.jpg)

We leave at 8:45 and climb out of Baden-Baden on the Black Forest High Road, the B500, which runs along the ridge through fir forest with long views west over the Rhine plain to the Vosges in Alsace. We reach Mummelsee, a small dark lake at about 1,036 m tied to legends of water nymphs, by about 9:45, before the car park fills. From the lake we walk up to the Hornisgrinde, at about 1,164 m the highest point of the northern Black Forest, where a boardwalk crosses a high moor.

Après-midi

Lunch is a sit-down meal on the ridge. In the afternoon we drop down to Allerheiligen, the ruined 12th-century abbey in a wooded valley, and walk beside its waterfalls as they fall in steps through a gorge. On the way back we stop in Sasbachwalden, a wine village of half-timbered houses below the forest. By about 4:30 pm we are back in Baden-Baden for the Friedrichsbad, a bathhouse opened in 1877 with a Roman-Irish circuit of steam, hot air and pools.

Compris

The Black Forest High Road (B500) by minibus with your guide
Mummelsee and the walk to the Hornisgrinde boardwalk
Sit-down lunch on the ridge
The Allerheiligen abbey ruins and waterfalls
Sasbachwalden
Entry to the Friedrichsbad, or to the Caracalla Therme if you prefer a swimsuit

Activités en option

The Merkur funicular above Baden-Baden in the evening, for the view over the town (pay on the day)

Option plus facile : Stay by Mummelsee on the level lakeside path while the group climbs the Hornisgrinde, and see the Allerheiligen falls from the lower viewpoint without the steps.

Option plus active : Walk the whole Allerheiligen waterfall loop (about 3.6 km, 1.5 hours) rather than the lower viewpoint only, where the path is open. This replaces the lower-viewpoint option; it is not added to a longer Hornisgrinde walk.

Temps libre : Evening free in Baden-Baden

Activité : The Hornisgrinde walk is about 1.5 km each way with about 130 m of climb, and its boardwalk is generally open from April or May to October or November depending on snow; the Allerheiligen loop is about 3.6 km and 1.5 hours, and parts of the waterfall path can close, so the plan may change; the Allerheiligen path has steep, wet steps. The Friedrichsbad circuit takes about 3 hours and is textile-free except on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when swimwear is required; the Caracalla Therme is the swimsuit alternative. Children under 14 are not admitted to the Friedrichsbad.

A Black Forest farm, the Triberg falls and Gengenbach

Baden-Baden to the Vogtsbauernhof at Gutach, then Triberg, then Gengenbach

Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
Nuit : Gengenbach
Environ 2.5 h de route

Water spills over mossy dark rocks in one of the Triberg cascades, with a wooden bridge and railed path above and autumn trees behind — Photo: Hecmon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triberg_Wasserfalle.jpg)

We leave at 8:30 and drive south down the Rhine plain and into the Kinzig valley, about 95 km, to the Black Forest Open Air Museum at Gutach, arriving by about 10 am, after it opens. The museum is built around the Vogtsbauernhof, a farmhouse from 1612 under a vast hipped roof, with other farms, a mill and a sawmill moved here from across the region; the costumes with pompom hats, the Bollenhut, come from this valley.

Après-midi

A short drive on is Triberg, where lunch is a sit-down meal, Black Forest cake included. In the afternoon we walk up beside the Triberg falls, where the Gutach drops about 163 m through the forest in seven main cascades, then visit a clockmaker's workshop (proposed, subject to a supplier being confirmed) to see how a cuckoo clock's case, bellows and weights fit together.

Soir

We reach Gengenbach, a former free imperial city in the Kinzig valley, by about 5 pm, and the guide leads an evening walk through its gate towers and half-timbered lanes before a free dinner.

Compris

The Black Forest Open Air Museum (Vogtsbauernhof) at Gutach
Sit-down lunch in Triberg
The Triberg falls
A clockmaker's workshop visit
Evening walk in Gengenbach's old town with your guide

Option plus facile : See the lower falls from the main entrance path and wait at the café, rather than climbing to the upper cascades.

Option plus active : Climb the full falls trail to the top cascades and come down by the far side, about an hour on steep steps.

Temps libre : Dinner free in Gengenbach

Activité : About 3 hours on foot, mostly on the museum's gravel paths and the steep, often wet falls trail. The museum's 2026 hours were 9 am to 6 pm daily with last entry at 5 pm, and its 2027 season is listed as 21 March to 7 November; 2027 hours are to be confirmed. The Triberg falls are open daily, with the upper paths closed in winter.

Freiburg: the Münster market and the Schlossberg

Gengenbach to Freiburg, then the old town on foot

Petit-déjeuner
Nuit : Freiburg
Environ 1 h de route

Day 5 can only run on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday that is not a public holiday or 15 August. We leave Gengenbach at 8:30 and drive an hour south to Freiburg, where we stay two nights in the old town. We go straight to the Münsterplatz, where the farmers' market fills the square around the cathedral from Monday to Saturday (7:30 to 13:30 on weekdays, to 14:00 on Saturday; closed Sundays, public holidays and 15 August): Black Forest ham, cheese, asparagus in May, cherries in June, and the long red sausage in a roll that locals call a Lange Rote.

Après-midi

Lunch is yours from the stalls or a café. With a local guide we then walk the old town: the Gothic Münster, whose open-work spire of about 116 m was finished around 1330, and its tower if you want the climb (open 11 am to 4 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday, closed Wednesdays, and 1 to 5 pm on Sundays and holidays; 209 steps to the tower keeper's room and 56 more to the platform); the red Historical Merchants' Hall; the Martinstor and Schwabentor gates; and the Bächle, the narrow channels of water that run along the streets. The middle of the afternoon is free. In the late afternoon we ride the Schlossbergbahn up the Schlossberg for the view over the roofs to the Kaiserstuhl and the Vosges; it runs until 6 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and until 10 pm from Wednesday to Sunday, so the time moves with the weekday.

Compris

The Münsterplatz market with your guide
Guided walk of Freiburg's old town with a local guide: the Münster, the Historical Merchants' Hall, the Martinstor, the Schwabentor and the Bächle
The Münster tower climb
The Schlossbergbahn up the Schlossberg in the late afternoon

Activités en option

The Augustinermuseum in your free time (pay on the day)

Option plus facile : Skip the tower and take a seat on the Münsterplatz while the group climbs; ride the Schlossbergbahn both ways.

Option plus active : Walk down from the Schlossberg on the forest path to the Schwabentor instead of taking the funicular.

Temps libre : Lunch free at the market; mid-afternoon and evening free

Activité : Day 5 must fall on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday: the market is closed on Sundays, public holidays and 15 August, and the Münster tower is closed on Wednesdays. About 3 hours on foot; the Münster tower has a long spiral stair.

The Feldberg and the Kaiserstuhl vineyards

Freiburg through the Höllental to the Feldberg, then the Kaiserstuhl, and back to Freiburg

Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
Nuit : Freiburg
Environ 3 h de route

The round dark Feldsee lake seen from high above, surrounded by spruce forest, with a farm and meadow on the far side — Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blick_vom_Bismarckdenkmal_(1896)_zum_Feldsee_-_panoramio.jpg)

We leave at 8:45 and drive east up the Höllental, the steep valley the Freiburg road follows into the hills, to the Feldberg, at 1,493 m the highest mountain in the Black Forest. Mornings are often clearer, so we plan to go up first. The Feldbergbahn lift takes us to the Seebuck and the Bismarck monument, with the Feldsee, a round lake left by a glacier, in its hollow far below, and on clear days the Alps on the southern skyline.

Après-midi

Lunch is a sit-down meal on the mountain. In the afternoon we drive back down past Freiburg and west to the Kaiserstuhl, a cluster of old volcanic hills in the Rhine plain, warm and dry enough for terraced vineyards of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.

Soir

A family winery (not yet chosen) is proposed for a terrace walk and a tasting at about 4:30 pm, and the farewell dinner is in one of the wine villages before we drive back to Freiburg.

Compris

The Höllental drive and the Feldbergbahn lift to the Seebuck
Sit-down lunch on the Feldberg
A vineyard walk and tasting at a family winery on the Kaiserstuhl
Farewell dinner in a Kaiserstuhl wine village

Activités en option

Strasbourg on your own, instead of the day's included excursions, lunch, tasting and farewell dinner (the Feldbergbahn, mountain lunch and Kaiserstuhl visit), which would then not be part of your day; breakfast remains included and any price adjustment is set out in your quote. Take a regional train across the Rhine (journey time to be checked, ticket not included); we can help you plan it.

Option plus facile : Take the lift up and down and walk only the short level path to the Bismarck monument and the Feldsee viewpoint.

Activité : The Feldberg is often cold and windy even in summer; bring a warm layer. The lift's 2026 timetable was 9 am to 4:30 pm in May, June and September and to 5 pm in July and August, and it can stop in strong wind; 2027 times are to be confirmed. A non-alcoholic option is requested from the winery once it is chosen and confirmed in your quote.

Frankfurtdépart
Heidelberg1 nuit
Baden-Baden2 nuits
Gengenbach1 nuit
Freiburg2 nuits
Baselarrivée

Étape avec nuitée
Excursion d'une journée
En bateau ou en train

Imprimer l'itinéraire

Faune et météo : From May to October the valleys are warm and the heights cool; the Feldberg and the Hornisgrinde can be in cloud or wind on any day, so the guide may swap the order of a mountain morning and a town afternoon. September and October are the grape harvest on the Kaiserstuhl. A December Christmas market version would be a separate enquiry with its own plan; winter changes (the Vogtsbauernhof and long walks) are not yet verified.

Vous voulez recevoir ce programme par courriel?

Recevez l'itinéraire jour par jour par courriel, ou posez-nous vos questions sur ce voyage. Un conseiller en voyages vous répond le jour même ou le jour ouvrable suivant.

Avant de réserver

Ce voyage est-il pour vous?

Ce voyage vous convient si vous recherchez

Travellers who want to spend most of a week inside the Black Forest
A mix of old towns, forest walks, a historic bath and wine villages
Two nights each in Baden-Baden and Freiburg, with one night each in Heidelberg and Gengenbach
Walkers who like an active option and partners who prefer the lift

Ce voyage ne vous convient pas si vous recherchez

Step-free access: castle ramps, steep falls trails and cobbled old towns are part of most days
Travellers looking for big-city nightlife; the bases are small towns and a university city
Children under 14 for the Friedrichsbad (not admitted; the alternative is confirmed in your quote)
Anyone wanting Bavaria, Neuschwanstein or the Romantic Road, which are in the south-east, not on this route

Réservez vos vols une fois votre place confirmée.

6 nuits

Où vous logerez

Vos hôtels sont nommés dans la confirmation de votre voyage.

Heidelberg1 nuit
Baden-Baden2 nuits
Gengenbach1 nuit
Freiburg2 nuits

Un seul prix

Ce que le prix comprend

Compris

Hébergement

Proposed inclusions, confirmed in your written quote:
6 nights: 1 in Heidelberg, 2 in Baden-Baden, 1 in Gengenbach and 2 in Freiburg
Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms, proposed within about 10 minutes' walk of Heidelberg's Old Bridge, Baden-Baden's Kurhaus, Gengenbach's old town and Freiburg's Münster; hotels are named in your written quote once availability is checked
Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement

Transport

Pick-up at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on day 1
A private minibus and professional driver for the group from day 1 to day 7, carrying your luggage
The Heidelberg Bergbahn, the Schlossbergbahn in Freiburg and the Feldbergbahn lift
Drop-off at Basel EuroAirport (BSL) or Basel Badischer Bahnhof on day 7, or, as a proposed alternative, an ICE ticket and reserved seat from Freiburg to Frankfurt Airport, confirmed in your quote and subject to rail availability

Votre guide

A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, from the airport pick-up to the day 7 minibus drop-off; guide arrangements for the ICE alternative are set out in your quote
An English castle guide at Heidelberg Castle and a local guide for the Freiburg walk

Activités

Heidelberg: the Old Bridge and the Philosophers' Walk; Heidelberg Castle with an English tour, the Great Tun and the German Pharmacy Museum
Baden-Baden: the Lichtentaler Allee, the Trinkhalle and the Kurhaus; entry to the Friedrichsbad or the Caracalla Therme
The Black Forest High Road: Mummelsee, the Hornisgrinde, the Allerheiligen abbey ruins and waterfalls, and Sasbachwalden
Gutach: the Black Forest Open Air Museum (Vogtsbauernhof)
Triberg: the waterfalls and a clockmaker's workshop
Gengenbach: an evening walk in the old town
Freiburg: the Münsterplatz market, the guided old-town walk, the Münster tower and the Schlossberg
The Feldberg by Feldbergbahn lift
The Kaiserstuhl: a vineyard walk and tasting at a family winery

Repas

6 breakfasts
3 lunches, on days 3, 4 and 6
2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Heidelberg and a farewell dinner in a Kaiserstuhl wine village
A wine tasting on the Kaiserstuhl

Non compris

International flights to Frankfurt and from Basel or Frankfurt
The ETIAS travel authorisation fee, if it applies to your dates
Travel insurance
Local tourist or city taxes, unless your written quote says otherwise
Lunches on days 2, 5 and 7, and dinners not listed
Drinks, except the wines at the tasting
Entries in free time, such as the Merkur funicular, the Augustinermuseum or the Baden-Baden casino
Spa treatments and massages at the Friedrichsbad
A day trip to Strasbourg and its train ticket
Tips
Personal expenses, including cuckoo clocks and their shipping
Extra hotel nights before or after the trip

Frais sur place

Local tourist or city taxes are not included unless your written quote says otherwise.

Suppléments

Chambre individuelle: Prix sur demande

Quand partir

Dates et prix

Choisissez votre date de départ au moment de votre demande de réservation. Nous vérifions cette date et la confirmons dans votre devis.

Vous préférez voyager sans groupe ni guide? Demandez-nous d'organiser vos hôtels, vos transports et vos visites de ville pour voyager en autonomie.

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Conditions de réservation

Rien n'est facturé maintenant. Les conditions complètes et le barème d'annulation accompagnent votre devis, avant que vous acceptiez.

Adresses de l'entreprise

See Sight Tours Trips (USA): 3172 N Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108, United StatesSee Sight Tours Trips (Canada): 5305 50 Avenue, #1091, Red Deer, AB T4N 4B6, Canada+1-888-961-6584

Avis des voyageurs

Ce que disent nos voyageurs

Avis de voyageurs ayant participé à nos visites d'une journée.

Cornelius Amann

06 octobre 2026

5/5

Parminder did a great job guiding us around, giving us tips & teaching us the history of the falls. A great experience!

Jane

06 octobre 2026

5/5

Good views of the surrounding area of Halifax in a comfortable minivan

Susan

06 octobre 2026

5/5

June was brilliant- made good contact beforehand and really attentive and knowledgeable. Made me feel like I was special- something only experience can do. Thank you June.

Tom L

05 octobre 2026

5/5

Our host was very knowledgeable, friendly and even provided some humor.

MandL83

05 octobre 2026

5/5

Peter was a very good guide, giving us insight into the various parts of the Park, including parking lot congestion details, trail and viewing location suggestions.

Darren O

05 octobre 2026

5/5

Excellent morning spent with my guide Nancy. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Thoroughly enjoyed my trip

4.7/5 sur 38 601 avis de voyageurs

Bon à savoir

Questions

What does the price include?

Proposed: six nights in central hotels (named in your quote), 6 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners, a Kaiserstuhl wine tasting, your Frankfurt Airport pick-up, a private minibus and driver, the funiculars and the Feldbergbahn lift, the Basel drop-off or an ICE seat to Frankfurt, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, local guides, and the visits listed as included in the day plan (subject to supplier availability), such as Heidelberg Castle, the Friedrichsbad and the Triberg falls. Optional activities and free-time entries are not included.

How big is the group?

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. The plan uses one minibus for the High Road and the narrow Kaiserstuhl lanes, and a group of this size is intended to share one castle tour; vehicle and venues are confirmed with suppliers.

Who leads the trip?

A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the pick-up at Frankfurt Airport to the minibus drop-off in Basel; guide arrangements for the ICE alternative are set out in your quote; the guide is assigned once departures are confirmed. A castle guide leads the Heidelberg Castle tour, a local guide leads the Freiburg walk, and a winemaker hosts the Kaiserstuhl tasting.

How fit do I need to be?

Moderately. Most days have 2 to 4 hours on foot on cobbles, castle ramps and forest paths. The Philosophers' Walk, the Hornisgrinde, the Allerheiligen falls and the upper Triberg falls all have an easier alternative: a riverside path, the lakeside, a lower viewpoint or the lower falls. The Feldberg is reached by the Feldbergbahn lift.

I am travelling solo. What is the single supplement?

A room of your own is indicatively CAD 735 more; the written quote sets the final supplement for your dates. Tell us if you would rather share and we will say what is possible; roommate matching is not promised. Every base has free time, and the welcome dinner, three lunches and the farewell dinner are shared.

Do I have to go into the Friedrichsbad?

No. The Friedrichsbad is mixed, with men and women together, and at the time of writing it is textile-free on most days (swimwear is required on Wednesdays and Saturdays), which is not for everyone. The Caracalla Therme next door has warm indoor and outdoor pools with swimsuits, and either entry is part of the proposed price. Children under 14 are not admitted to the Friedrichsbad, and the alternative for them is confirmed in your quote. Or spend the late afternoon on the Lichtentaler Allee.

Will we see cuckoo clocks being made?

Day 4 proposes a visit to a clockmaker's workshop in the Triberg area to see how a cuckoo clock's case, bellows and weights fit together. The workshop is not yet chosen, so we cannot say whether clocks are made on site or what is demonstrated; that is confirmed in your quote. Nobody is expected to buy, and we do not promise purchase or shipping services.

Is there a Christmas market version?

We can look at one as a separate enquiry, not a scheduled departure. The idea is the same route in December, with the Christmas markets in Heidelberg, Baden-Baden and Freiburg and Gengenbach's town hall advent calendar. Market dates, opening hours, the Vogtsbauernhof, the Feldberg and any substitute activities have not been verified, so a December plan and price would come in a written quote.

Which airports do I fly into and out of?

Fly into Frankfurt (FRA) and land by about noon on day 1; a driver meets you. On day 7 we drop you at Basel EuroAirport (BSL) by about 10:30 am, so, once your written itinerary is confirmed, book a flight after about 1 pm, or we propose an ICE from Freiburg to Frankfurt Airport, about 2 hours 15 minutes, with the ticket and a reserved seat as a proposed inclusion in your quote, for a flight after about 3 pm, once your written itinerary is confirmed.

When is the best time to go?

May, June and September often give mild weather and long days, though mountain mornings can be cloudy or windy in any month. July and August are warm and busiest at Triberg and Mummelsee, so we plan early starts there. September and October are the grape harvest on the Kaiserstuhl. The proposed season is May to October; a December Christmas market version would be a separate enquiry.

Do I need a visa for Germany?

It depends on your nationality, status and travel dates, so check the official German or EU guidance for your passport before you book. For visa-exempt visitors a Schengen short stay is limited to 90 days in any 180 days, and the stay covers Germany and Switzerland. The EU Entry/Exit System registers travellers at the border, and ETIAS has no confirmed start date that we have seen. We will tell you in your quote if anything applies to your dates.

How does booking work?

Choose your preferred dates and style and send a request. It takes no payment. We check availability with our suppliers and send a written quote with the final price, the operator details and the terms; the quote sets out how and when a booking is confirmed, and nothing is booked by the request itself. Indicative prices are per person sharing a room, with tax treatment stated in the quote: the small group starts from CAD 4,325 and a private trip from CAD 7,785, and a room of your own adds CAD 735. This is a proposed trip, so departure dates and hotels are not yet confirmed. If you want your own dates, choose private, or ask us for an independent quote.

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