Lake Konstance and the Alps in August?

[Huntsman]

In the first two weeks of August we are thinking of roaming our way from Calais to Lake Konstance, then to Neuwschwanstein, Interlaken, Annecy, kind of around and about a bit and back home!

Maybe nip into Austria, perhaps.

How busy will hotels, guest houses and campsites be? Will it be a mare getting into somewhere or will we get along just fine?

We usually go on holibobs in June/early July, hence not when the schools are off and tourism is in full swing.

Ta.

[Huntsman]

Nobody?

[Huntsman]

Nobody got an opinion on how busy it might be in Southern Germany and Switzerland for hotels and camping in August?

[Herman Toothrot]

Busy, when I went last summer I failed to find a camping pitch so had to book into an expensive hotel instead for a night - which was actually quite nice and in a way I'm glad it happened.

[Herman Toothrot]

P.s detour to Innsbruck was the highlight of my trip. But don't forget to buy your vignette (sp) road tax for Austria.

[Jasper3.0]

Hi,

I have done a similar trip, I would imagine that in August it woul be a tad busy.

We went in early September, far more civilised!

If I am honest, the Nechuwastien isn't worth what they charge for the tour. Far better on the outside.

We have just come back from Grindelwald, one word - wow. Germany and Austria have nothing on it!

[johnnyreggae]

Nice area - the lake gets very busy - lots of festivals too - all the other castles are better - there's a very small one (Linderhof) and a lovely white church and nearby a lake (Weissensee)where we stayed with a good village (Fussen) for when it rained - some good roads and other pretty lakes cutting through AUstria - Kempten was nice too

[DJRC]

Konstanz is OK, nice enough gingerbread town, but nothing too special. The lake is quite nice, but it can get windy.

Interlaken is fking freezing this summer. Snowing up there last week!