Hiking The Black Forest Germany 2024

If you are looking for up-to-date information about Hiking The Black Forest Germany in 2024, there is a lot of change to take note of. Many hotels, restaurants and other amenities in The Black Forest have closed over the last 4 years. German trains and busses were know for their punctuality and predictability – that has changed. Train and bus…
Spirit Hopping Tour

Spirit Hopping Tour

Ever heard of a Schnapsfountain? This is a very unique German Experience and we are now making it available to you! Our Spirit Hopping package is a 2 day/3 night adventure including stays in the Baden Wine area as well as Baden-Baden. This is a tour for active people as you are required to walk around 4 miles (7 km).…
The Art of Hiking Originated in The Black Forest

The Art of Hiking Originated in The Black Forest

As far as anyone knows, The Celts are the first known inhabitants of what is now known as The Black Forest. There are only a few archaeological remnants of this time. Because there are no documents, we know little about them. Its likely that they simply became what we now know to be The Alamanni, or later called Germans. The…
New hiking tour from Baden-Baden launching in 2024

New hiking tour from Baden-Baden launching in 2024

In the past years our hiking tours focussed on the Central Black Forest (Offenburg area) and the Southern Black Forest (Freiburg area). We have gotten several requests from visitors if we can introduce a hiking tour ending in Baden-Baden. And yes -we can! We are super excited to introduce our newest tour to you today: The Baden-Baden Hike. This 3…
Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks

Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks

Perhaps one of the greatest contributions to the fame of The Black Forest is the cuckoo clock. While it is easy to appreciate their charismatic beauty and charm, few realize how deeply rooted these clocks are in history. It has been a long journey that has involved several hundred years and thousands of people in small towns located in one…
German Wine?

German Wine?

When it comes to wine everyone has heard of Napa Valley. And of course France, Italy, Australia and Chile. But visiting Germany on a wine tour? Interestingly enough we have more and more visitors from overseas acknowledging the excellence of German wines and wanting to discover them on a wine tour. There are 13 wine regions in Germany altogether. With…

German Attitudes & Culture

Please contact us in advance* to find out if a tour can be organized on the day of your visit. (*We are usually not able to offer same-day tours as our tours are often booked-out in advance.) German Culture and Traditions can often seem strange. But understanding Germans and fitting in can be very easy – if you know the…