myself and my boyfriend are going to travel southern germany in a campervan for two weeks and were not sure where to start or finish.were going this september hoping to fit in oktoberfest we would really really really appreciate some tips and advice a we have never done this before ,such as any campervan companies and whether it would be worthwhile flying into frankfurt.hoping to hear from u all........
Posted by
Dallas, TX, USA
147 posts
I don't know anything about campervans but if you can get it in Frankfurt, I'd go down the Romantic Road, spend 1 night in Rothenburg and then go on down to Bavaria. There are some great places all around Bavaria (all listed in Rick's books).
You might want to go on over to Salzburg, Hallstatt, and Vienna and then back to Munich for Octoberfest and fly back from there.
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
Are you going to drive to Germany? Will you be traveling thru Belgium or where would you enter the country?
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dublin, ireland
4 posts
hi htere i appreciate the reply,were gonna fly to germany and pick up a campervan in frankfurt hopefully but were not sure whether to book it now or wait until we arrive?
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
A campervan (not even fully sure what it is, I assume it's something like a VW Caravelle) is certainly not something you can just pick-up when you happen to fly in. Therefore do make a reservation as early as possible (also since September still is peak season). Are you talking about EI's Frankfurt or Ryanair's? Generally speaking Frankfurt is a good hub for travels thru Southern Germany and there are many camp sites down by the river outside of Frankfurt. Also I assume you'd have to start equipping yourselves with groceries, water etc. where you'd have plenty of choices and therefore low prices in the Frankfurt metro area.
Posted by
DeWitt, MI, USA
199 posts
Caroline, if you want a great Oktoberfest experience, you might try Salzburg, Austria, which holds theirs on the third weekend of September (or at least they did in 2003 when we were there). It was held in the center of the old city, within about 100 feet of the hotel where we stayed, and it was great fun.