Germany road trip
Discussion
Mrs 2CV is a teacher of german and has been trying to convince me for a while that we should visit and do a little road trip in the Summer. It isn't my first choice, but apparently has lots of lovely countryside, and some fantastic cities like Hamburg and Berlin. So, what might a 7-10 day itinerary include? Also, should we get a camper or hire a car... or (horror of all horrors) use the train... apparently excellent and very reliable?!
For a driving holiday Germany is one of the best you can do. The roads and the scenery are excellent and as you already mentioned there are numerous interesting cities with a wealth of modern and historic attractions.
I've done numerous Germany trips in my motor(s) and although I also did the likes of Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France, I still say Germany for pure driving pleasure is at the top.
If you have up to 10 days available then this can easily take you to southern Germany and even 'dip' in to Austria, (Salzburg for example).
The northern areas of the Alps that run along southern Germany are always a pleaseure to drive.
Munich, Fussen and then up to the Black Forest would be my example if I had 10 days.
As for choice of transport, depends if you are comfortable driving for that sort of distance. Train if you're a lazy blighter, but sports car if you are really in to driving. There are plenty of B&B (Pension) or hotels in Germany, loads actually. Reasonably priced too.
Camper is the obvious choice if you want to remove the hassle of find accommodation en-route or even pre-booking.
My first euro-tour driving holiday I opted for finding hotel/B&B en-route depending on where we were at the time. I found it quite an inconvienence to be honest, it worked out ok but inconvienent having to go round making sure there was parking available and price range acceptable etc.
Since then all my driving holidays have been more carefully planned out knowing where we were likely to be at on a certain day, so I pre-booked all the B&B/hotels. Made for a much more relaxing time.
Camper van obvious to avoid all that, but making best use of the roads in a camper van would not be my style
I've done numerous Germany trips in my motor(s) and although I also did the likes of Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France, I still say Germany for pure driving pleasure is at the top.
If you have up to 10 days available then this can easily take you to southern Germany and even 'dip' in to Austria, (Salzburg for example).
The northern areas of the Alps that run along southern Germany are always a pleaseure to drive.
Munich, Fussen and then up to the Black Forest would be my example if I had 10 days.
As for choice of transport, depends if you are comfortable driving for that sort of distance. Train if you're a lazy blighter, but sports car if you are really in to driving. There are plenty of B&B (Pension) or hotels in Germany, loads actually. Reasonably priced too.
Camper is the obvious choice if you want to remove the hassle of find accommodation en-route or even pre-booking.
My first euro-tour driving holiday I opted for finding hotel/B&B en-route depending on where we were at the time. I found it quite an inconvienence to be honest, it worked out ok but inconvienent having to go round making sure there was parking available and price range acceptable etc.
Since then all my driving holidays have been more carefully planned out knowing where we were likely to be at on a certain day, so I pre-booked all the B&B/hotels. Made for a much more relaxing time.
Camper van obvious to avoid all that, but making best use of the roads in a camper van would not be my style
Edited by AJI on Wednesday 3rd April 13:28
Hi
We did a German road trip a couple of years ago...albeit not in a camper van.
Please see the links below...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
If you PM me I still have details of hotels etc if they are any use
We did a German road trip a couple of years ago...albeit not in a camper van.
Please see the links below...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
If you PM me I still have details of hotels etc if they are any use
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