Walking the Rhine Valley Wine Trail
What's Included
- Return Eurostar from London to Brussels
- Return rail from Brussels to Cologne and connecting rail journey to Remagen
- Five nights’ half board accommodation in Remagen
- Packed lunch on all four walking days
- Local rail & boat transfers for our excursions
- Services of an experienced local walking guide and Tour Manager
Your rail journeys:
- Journey on the historic Vulkan Express
- Enjoy a trip on the Kasbachtalbahn railway
Your guided walks:
- Visit Rüdesheim and walk the ‘Romantic Way’
- Walk the Trasshöhlen Way
- Indulge in some wine tasting along the ‘Red Wine Trail’ in the scenic Ahr Valley
- Follow the picturesque River Rhine trail
Itinerary
Day 1
We take the Eurostar service from London to Brussels where we join the high-speed rail service to Cologne. Our journey continues to Remagen where we’ll check in to our hotel for a five-night stay. Enjoy a welcome drink this evening before dinner.
Day 2
Today we take the local train to Brohl and board the Vulkan Express. Our journey, through one of the most scenic valleys on the Rhine, takes us past castles and across viaducts as we climb into the Eifel Mountains. We alight in Engeln and take a connecting train to Burgbrohl for the first of our walks. Along the picturesque Trasshöhlen we see the Tonnissteiner mineral springs before reaching Brohl where we take the train to Remagen and enjoy a leisurely dinner.
Moderate walk: Duration: approx. 3 hours, distance: approx. 6.2 miles. Terrain: Unpaved tracks and forest trails.
Hotel Pinger, Remagen
This 3-star hotel is owned by the Pinger family, who have been running hotels in the area since 1938. Conveniently located close to the railway station and town centre, the hotel’s comfortable en-suite rooms have a TV and telephone. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, coffee shop, bar and outside seating area. The hotel has a lift.