Golf Vacations in Germany
Golf has rapidly grown in popularity in Germany, which prides itself on having some of the most beautiful courses in Europe. Combining challenging play with tours of majestic cathedrals, charming villages and cities rich in history, Kalos Golf vacations in Germany guide the adventurous golfer through an unforgettable travel experience. With the all-inclusive convenience of cruising aboard a chartered luxury vessel with Kalos Golf, you have the freedom to choose the right mix of golf and sightseeing to create your ideal German vacation.
Golf Courses in Germany
Three separate Kalos Golf cruises – the Danube River Golf Cruise, the Rhine River Golf Cruise, and the Baltic Sea Golf Cruise – visit superb golfing treasures of Germany, with their rosters of prestigious European courses including the following:
- Golf Club Am Habsberg in Nuremberg, Germany. Since opening in 2002, Golf Club am Habsberg has been recognized as one of the top courses in Europe, while at the same time remaining largely unknown and undiscovered. The Graham Marsh design features large greens surrounded by closely mown approach areas requiring players to contemplate their method of approach: chip, pitch or putt. A good sand game is a must in order to score well on this layout that has 87 bunkers.
- Brunnwies Golf Course in Passau, Germany. The peaceful hills and farmland of Bavaria provide an ideal setting for golf. Designed by Bernhard Langer, Brunnwies is one of six golf courses that comprise the Hartl Golf Resort. The setting exudes charm with a farm-style clubhouse serving a beer once brewed by monks from nearby Aldersbach Monastery.
- Golf Club St. Leon-Rot in Heidelberg, Germany. Golfers will take on the St. Leon course, featuring generous fairways along with well-protected and interesting green complexes. Good conditions add to the enjoyment of playing this well-designed golf course. St. Leon-Rot has served as the site for the European Tour's Deutsche Bank Open, where Tiger Woods won the tournament three times.
- Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof in Cologne, Germany. Germany's first and only course designed by Jack Nicklaus, Gut Lärchenhof has hosted numerous European PGA Tour events including the German Masters and the prestigious Mercedes Benz Championship. Fescue grass and an absence of trees give the course a links look. If the wind blows, Gut Lärchenhof can be a very stout test of golf.
- Berliner Golf & Country Club in Berlin, Germany. Native son Kurt Rossknecht crafted the Motzener See course, whose sporty layout has rolling fairways, well-shaped bunkers and well-placed water hazards where brains prevail over brawn.
- WINSTONlinks in Warnemünde, Germany. Recently named Germany's best new golf course, WINSTONlinks is designed to emulate the dunes landscapes of the Scottish coast. The 30-foot high dunes tower over the moraine landscape that is interspersed with broom, heather and natural sand pits.
Germany Cruises: Touring Highlights
Kalos has designed tours for our vacations in Germany that delight and enrich. Whether you are exploring World War II historic sites with our experienced guides, shopping on your own or sampling the local bratwurst and beers, you will savor each day. Highlights of the Kalos Danube River Golf Cruise include visits to Passau, once referred to as the "Venice of Bavaria," as well as the fountains, churches and picturesque alleys of Nuremberg's old town. The Kalos Rhine River Golf Cruise tours romantic Heidelberg in the Neckar Valley, home of Germany's longest pedestrian shopping avenue, and beautiful Cologne, known as the "City of Cathedrals." An optional Berlin extension tour reveals the intriguing capital city, where restored Baroque palaces of the past stand alongside modern, glass-walled buildings. The Kalos Baltic Sea Golf Cruise stops in Germany for a walking tour of Rostock and the consecrated gardens of the Holy Cross Convent.
