Holidays 2025
Departs: Sunday 29th June 2025 | 8 Days
The Black Forest
Tour Price: £1019.00 per person
Your Holiday Centre
As the setting of countless Grimm Brothers' fairy tales, the Black Forest happily plays up to its image as a land of cuckoo clocks, cherry gateaux, outlandish traditional garb, hefty half-timbered farmhouses and hill upon hill of dark evergreen forests.
But even brief exploration soon reveals more of the character of a region that's part of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg but was shaped as much by its history as a long-disputed borderland between Germany, France and Switzerland - and where something of each is in evidence.
The Schwarzwald (Black Forest) comprises a swathe of deep-green woodland draped across the granite and Sandstone Mountains of Baden-Wurttemberg in south-west Germany. The forested slopes and shady valleys once gave rise to legends about mysterious beasts, wicked witches and enigmatic lake nymphs, and provided the setting for many of Grimm's fairy tales. Today, the woods and hills are celebrated for their unspoilt beauty.
Tour Inclusions
- All coach travel
- 7 nights half board
- All excursions & entrances
- Tourist tax
- Titisee boat trip
- Guided tour of BF Museum
- Black Forest Gateaux demo with tasting
- Tea/coffee & cake at museum
- Courier escorted
Special Notes
- The currency for this tour in the Euro.
- A valid passport.
- An E H R card (European Heath Insurance card) that has replaced the E111 form.
- Insurance.
- To ring back to England you dial: - 0044 then minus the 0 from your code, followed by your number.
- There is no tea or coffee making facilities in the hotel rooms. (Best bring your own)
- Please inform us of any special dietary needs (diabetic, gluten free, vegetarian, etc).
- Special requests are put forward to the hotel and they will do their utmost to accommodate your needs.
- Overnight bags.
- Itinerary could be subject to change.
- Exchange rate: The price is NOT guaranteed against any alterations as a result of currency fluctuations. We have done our best to calculate in advance.
Tour Price
- Price Per Person
- £1019.00
Single Room Supplement: £142.00 (Double/twin for sole use)
Your Accommodation
Waldeck Spa Resort
Waldstraße 18, 78073 Bad Durrheim, Germany.
Tel: +49 7726 63100.
The Waldeck Spa Resort is a modern, family run hotel, traditional in style and located just a short stroll from the town. The public areas are bright and spacious including a reception, bar, restaurant, roof terrace and garden.
The 139 bedrooms are light and spacious, most with their own balcony and facilities such as hairdryer and TV.
The hotel's leisure facilities include a large indoor swimming pool, saunas, gym and spa. After a long day of sightseeing you can also enjoy a yoga session to help you relax which is free for guests
There is an atmospheric wine cellar and adjoining raclette restaurant and bar area where wine tasting and raclette can be enjoyed.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Local Area
After boarding your luxury coach, we make our way to Dover for our morning DFDS ferry crossing to Calais. There is a meal voucher included. Travelling through France to the city of Reims and our Mercure hotel where we shall spend our first night with dinner, and breakfast.
Day 2: Arrive at Bad Durrheim
After breakfast we continue our journey to the German border, driving through the Black Forest to Bad Durrheim. We arrive at the Waldeck Spa Resort where we spend the next 5 nights. On arrival we will be welcomed with a glass of Sekt while our cases are taken to our rooms. After a long day travelling just relax before dinner.
Day 3: Triberg & Gutach
After breakfast we depart the hotel to take a short trip to the lovely town of Triberg which is located in the centre of the Black Forest. Triberg is famous for Germany's highest waterfalls, which have an overall drop of 163 metres over 7 cascades. You can visit the Black Forest Folk Museum, visit the many cuckoo clock shops, feed the red squirrels by the waterfall and much more. After lunch we then head for Hornberg to see the world's largest cuckoo clock house. Then onto Gutach to visit the Black Forest open air museum for a guided tour (45mins). This is then followed by a Black Forest gateau demonstration to include coffee and cake. We then return back to the hotel to relax before dinner.
Day 4: Day at Leisure
Today is a free day for you to do as you will. Take advantage of the facilities in the hotel or explore the town of Bad Durrheim.
Day 5: Titisee & Boat Cruise
Today we head for the beautiful town of Titisee. Lake Titisee was formed during the last Ice Age. Just 10,000 years ago, a glacier extended from the Feldberg to the present-day lake. The basins gouged out by the glacier and the terminal moraine now forms the basin of Lake Titisee. The lake is 850m above sea level, 2km long, just under 1km wide and approx. 40m deep. A pollution free lake where the boats are powered by electric motors. We will have a boat cruise on the lake. This wonderful town with its many shops, cafes and restaurants is a sight to behold. Full of charm and splendour. Why not try the real Black Forest Gateaux, you can't beat originality. Before we return back to the hotel, we make a short stop at the charming little village of Hollsteig, which has a clock museum, little shops, hotels and it's by the Stags Leap rock. It is a Bronze statue of a stag that was being hunted many years ago and took a mighty leap across the valley to freedom.
Day 6: City of Freiburg
Today we travel to the city of Freiburg, the capital of the Black Forest. Also known as a wine town, Freiburg is surrounded by fertile vineyards. Explore the culture of the city and visit the Freiburg's Munster; a gothic minster cathedral constructed of red sandstone, built between 1200 and 1530. Around the cathedral is the Munsterplatz or Cathedral Square, Freiburg's largest square. A farmers' market takes place here every day with locals selling their produce and goods. Feel free to wander round and buy anything that takes your fancy. Later this afternoon we return back to the hotel to relax before dinner.
Day 7: Depart for Reims
Today we say goodbye to our hosts at the Waldeck Spa Resort and start our journey back to Reims. We travel back into France with comfort stops on the way to arrive at the Mercure hotel for our last overnight stay with half board.
Day 8: Depart for Home
After breakfast we depart the hotel, and head to Calais for our ferry to Dover. We then travel north with comfort stops on route and arrive back in your local area early evening.