Germany

June 2024

Hiking & Yoga in the Black Forest * Der Schwarzwald

$4,380.00

Freiburg Germany to Bodensee - The Southern Black Forest

June 1st– June 7th 2024
7 days, 6 nights
Boutique Hotels & Spas
5-10 miles daily hiking

Deep valleys flanked by rounded granite peaks, hill after hill of dark green forests in juxtaposition with open countryside dotted with half-timbered farmhouses - cuckoo clocks, thermal spas, Black Forest cake, cheese and a plethora of fresh brews - THIS is the Southern Black Forest!

We begin our trek in the bustling university town of Freiburg with its grand cathedral and lively cobbled streets filled with traditional German culture and foods. From here we hike to Frieburg’s home mountain - Schauinsland - settling into a quiet spa before continuing our trek eastwards traversing the Black Forest’s highest peak of the Feldberg to the recreational paradise town of Hinterzarten. We continue on to the small resort town of Schluchsee before ending our hike of the southern Black Forest in Konstanz on the beautiful Bodensee.

This trip will take on the gesture of this areas’ slower paced villages as we linger in morning meditations, meander hillside and forest trails during the days, and pause for yoga and spa activities in the late afternoons.

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A Typical Day in The Black Forest

The Black Forest is a landscape unlike any other. Step back in time to a quieter, simpler way of living where the emphasis is placed on enjoying one another’s company & resting in the beauty of nature over driving in traffic and buying more and more things. Enjoy the pleasures of the sound of cowbells in the morning, coffee and cake (kuchen) in the afternoon, and a sauna or steam in the evening are paramount to well being. The dark forest and soft farmed hillsides emit a serenity that makes one pause and admire this compelling beauty that soothes and settles.

Read what people are saying:

“What an amazing experience! Diana chose gorgeous landscapes to hike through and fabulous inns to welcome and pamper us at day’s end. Her afternoon yoga helped to keep the aches away. I would do it all over again tomorrow!” —Kathy