Experience the beautiful Black Forest from the popular resort of lakeside Titisee, set amidst lush green meadows and pine-clad hills. A boat cruise and steam train journey through scented woodlands make for a wonderful holiday.
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We depart St Pancras International by Eurostar to Paris, and enjoy a light meal and drinks on board. In Paris we change trains and continue to Strasbourg in First Class. Here we transfer by coach to Lake Titisee, and the Maritim Hotel, where we spend six nights.
Today we take a scenic coach tour into the heart of the Black Forest. As the Black Forest is at the heart of the clock-making industry, we pay a visit to a cuckoo clock maker, to learn how these intricate clocks are made. At Triberg we enjoy the natural spectacle of one of Germany's highest waterfalls, as the thundering River Gutach makes a plunge of 535 feet (163 metres) over a series of frothing cascades. We have some time for lunch in Triberg before we board a train for a trip on the Schwarzwaldbahn Railway taking us past some truly breathtaking scenery as we travel to Donaueschingen. Here we join the Höllentalbahn Railway, and enjoy stunning views on our way back to Titisee.
We travel by Standard Class rail to Schluchsee, a pretty town set on the lake of the same name. Here we enjoy a cruise around the unspoilt shoreline, before free time to explore the authentic lakeside town. On Day 4 we take a coach to the town of Blumberg. Here we visit the small railway museum, before we join the Sauschwänzlebahn Steam Railway, for a journey through spectacular scenery to Weizen, near the Swiss border. We continue through the forest by coach to St Blasien, a small village famous for its church, featuring the third largest dome north of the Alps and whose Abbey dates back to the 11th century.
We take a train (Standard Class) to Freiburg on Day 5, a pretty city at the edge of the Black Forest. Here you are free to explore Freiburg's main sights including the Minster of Our Lady, a wonderful red sandstone Gothic cathedral. Day 6 is at leisure to explore.
We transfer to Strasbourg, where we take a train to Paris. Here we join the Eurostar back to London.
Please note that whilst every departure of Black Forest Discovery will feature the same excursions, the order of the itinerary may differ from that given above.
