Theme park holidays
Parks and the Rhine
Built around two of Europe's best theme parks: Phantasialand half an hour from Cologne, then south to Freiburg for Europa-Park and quiet evenings back in the old town.
- Taron and Klugheim at Phantasialand
- Two days at Europa-Park, thirty minutes from Freiburg
- Rhine promenade evenings in Cologne
- Duration
- 6 nights · 7 days
- Destinations
- 2 stops
- Travel style
- Park days with quiet evenings, one long drive in the middle
- Indicative budget
- £1,670–£2,250
- Ferry crossing
- Dover – Calais
Every detail is editable: change the dates, add a stop, swap a hotel or start again from the ferry.
The route
1,556 km · about 20 hours driving in total
P · ferry port1–2 · overnight stopDashed line · suggested route, illustrative
Night by night
The suggested shape of the trip, in driving order. Take it as it is, or treat it as a starting point and move a night, swap a hotel or drop a stop.
- Outbound · Dover – Calais1h 30m crossing
- Drive from Calais · 5h 35m · 436 kmillustrative estimate
- 1
CologneGermany
2 nights · nights 1–2
The Dom dominates everything, and rightly so. But Cologne is also a river city: promenade walks, Kölsch in small glasses, and a chocolate museum the children will remember.
Suggested stay
Rheinblick Hotel · hotel · from £164 a night
Suggested attractions
- Phantasialand · £58
- Chocolate Museum · £16
- Drive from Cologne · 5h 10m · 406 kmillustrative estimate
- 2
FreiburgGermany
4 nights · nights 3–6
A university town at the edge of the forest where the streets run with water channels and the wine comes from the hills behind. Good base for the southern Schwarzwald.
Suggested stay
Altstadt Rooms · hotel · from £148 a night
Suggested attractions
- Europa-Park · £62
- Schlossberg · free
- Drive from Freiburg · 9h 10m · 714 kmillustrative estimate
- Return · Dover – CalaisSailing home