Walking holidays, tours and vacations in Germany, Rhine-Moselle

Woodland walking between the Rhine and the Moselle

Our walk explores the wooded valleys of the Hunsrück, the land between the two rivers, finding lost castles, overgrown with ivy, as well as more stately edifices, towering majestically over the valleys as they did in the days of Balduin, Archbishop of Trier, nemesis of the knights of the Eltz Vendetta.

Starting in the little town of Kastellaun, the route first strikes towards the Moselle, reaching its precipitous vineyard slopes at the village of Alken, watched over by its own castle. Then up the Ehrbachtal with its mill-pubs, and a trip down the picturesque Hunsrückbahn railway to Roman Boppard (“Bodobrica”) on the Rhine. On the other side, a footpath high above the spectacular Rhine gorge, takes you to the Marksburg, the best of all the Rhine castles, and two nights’ stay in a charming old inn. You can spend your last day taking a boat trip up the Rhine, walk to Koblenz, or just relax.

To make your woodland walking even greener - travel by train (just 6 hours London to Koblenz!). 

Total 7 nights in shared room, all breakfasts, luggage transfers, 5 picnics and 4 evening meals

Savings and supplements

Single Room Supplement £70

Lone Traveller Additional Supplement £45
3rd person and over £90 off per person

3+ bedded rooms - call us for savings

Shorter breaks

6 nights (miss night 4) £555; SRS £56; LTAS £35; 3rd person+ £77 off pp

5 nights (miss nights 4 & 7) £520; SRS £47; LTAS £29; 3rd person+ £65 off pp

Fly to Frankfurt Hahn (F) and Cologne-Bonn (C)

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

From:

Birmingham Ryanair (F);

Dublin Ryanair (F);

East Midlands FlyBMI (C);

Edinburgh Ryanair (F);

Gatwick Easyjet (C);

Glasgow Ryanair (F);

Heathrow Lufthansa (C);

Kerry Ryanair (F);

Manchester Ryanair (F), TUIfly (C);

Stansted Ryanair (F)

Typical rail journey:

London: 10:00 Eurostar to Brussels (13:02), for 13:22 Thalys train to Cologne (15:45) & the 15:53 Intercity to Koblenz, arrive 16:46.  ~6 hrs.

Koblenz: 11:12 express to Cologne (12:05), for 12:14 Thalys train to Brussels & 16:05 Eurostar to London, arrive 17:01. ~7 hrs.

The first hotel is in Kastellaun and the last in Braubach. Best airports are Frankfurt Hahn and Cologne-Bonn.

Frankfurt Hahn airport: 

Land by: 19:00  (no time limit if using taxi)

Outward: by bus 30 mins (c. €15)

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Frankfurt Hahn airport to first hotel 20 mins 

Return: by train/bus 2 hrs (c. €30)

or by local taxi direct from hotel 1 hr (c. €40 pp)

Return flight earliest: 11:00 (no time limit if using taxi)

Cologne-Bonn airport:

Land by: 17:30 hrs (no time limit if using taxi)

Outward: by train/bus 2 hrs (c. €30) or by local taxi direct to hotel (c. €60 pp)

Return: by train 2 hrs (c. €30) or by local taxi (1 hr) direct to airport (c. €50 pp)

Return flight earliest: 10:00 (no time limit if using taxi)

For pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

Nearest railway station: 

Start: Koblenz (bus/taxi to Kastellaun)

Finish: Braubach (10 mins walk from hotel)

IMPORTANT: Do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.