Autofahrt Germany 2024

Join Us on the 2024 Autofahrt Germany Tour

The 3 Series Register is delighted that following the successful Club tours to Munich in 2022 and Holland in 2023, another tour to Germany will run in September 2024. This tour is open to all Club members and all Club cars. The tour is once again managed by Scenic Car Tours. By booking and paying your deposit now you lock in the costs and protect yourself against inflation and exchange rate fluctuations.

Full Itinerary:

Saturday 7th September

For those taking an optional overnight ferry, the tour starts from Hull, Newcastle or Harwich, and arrives in Rotterdam, Amsterdam or Hook of Holland, respectively, the following morning. Overnight ferries incur extra costs and are arranged via Scenic Car Tours. Enquire during booking about meal options and cabin upgrades.

Relax, enjoy a drink and an evening meal and get a good night’s sleep in your cabin on the ferry.

Sunday 8th September

The tour starts on the 8th for those taking a ferry crossing from Dover to Calais. It is a Sunday so the Autobahns should be relatively clear for a speedy run to the hotel and tour meeting point. The BurgStadt Hotel situated on the edge of the picturesque town of Kastellaun is in the beautiful Hunsrück region of Germany, nestled between the Mosel and the Rhine. Kastellaun is approx. 250 miles/4 hours from the Dutch ferries, or 325 miles/5.5 hours from Calais.

There’s a Boeing 737 Simulator evening and Meet & Greet at 18:30 at the BurgStadt Hotel, our overnight stay. Dinner will be served at the BurgStadt Hotel, in the main restaurant. Camping options at the hotel’s adjacent camping site are available on request.

Monday 9th September – Rhine Valley 

Breakfast will be served at the BurgStadt Hotel. On this day we will tour the fabulous scenery of the Rhine Gorge. We will stop for a two course lunch at Hotel Schloss Rheinfels, St. Goar (included in tour cost). The suggested route is about 80 miles and takes about 3 hours of driving taking in the Fünfseenblick, Sankt Goar, Burg Rheinfels, Sankt Goarshausen, Lorch, the Niederwalddenkmal, the Hunsruck hills and valleys and a couple of ferries. Therefore take your time, stop frequently and take diversions if you want to! Dinner will be at your leisure in one of the many small towns and villages along the Rhine valley. At the end of the day, make your own way back for an overnight stay at the BurgStadt Hotel.

Tuesday 10th September 2024 – Nürburg 

Breakfast will again be served at the BurgStadt Hotel before we head up into the Eifel to explore the fabulous scenery around Nürburg (approximately 1 ¼ hours/50 miles via Pulgermuhle, Bruttig-Fankel, Ernst, Buchel). We recommend visiting the Nürburgring museum and climbing up to the top of the castle at the centre of the village. The whole area is a petrolhead’s heaven so there is plenty to see, including the compulsory picture of your car outside the BMW M Test Center. The Devil’s Diner is a great place to hang out to watch cars brave enough to head out onto the Nürburgring. Brünnchen and Adenau are both nearby and are ideal for watching any track action.

Subject to opening times, which will be published in early 2024, we hope there will be a chance in the evening for you to head out onto the Nürburgring – either in your car, in a hired track car, or a ‘Ring taxi. These are not included in the tour costs, and are undertaken at your own risk.

At the end of the day we will head back for dinner at the hotel and overnight stay at the BurgStadt Hotel.

Wednesday 11th September – Mosel Valley 

Just as before, breakfast will be served at the BurgStadt Hotel. On Wednesday, we will tour the wonderful scenery of the Mosel Valley. We will supply some suggested routes, however you are free to explore on your own. The suggest route is approx. 150 miles and 4 hours driving time and takes in Bernkastel, an optional visit to the Zylinderhaus Museum, Kloster Machern, the new high level bridge over the Mosel, Bullay, Beilstein and Metternich Castle. At lunchtime we have a guided tour of Brauhaus Kloster Machern, an optional visit to the museum (not included in tour costs) and lunch at the onsite restaurant. Today is a good opportunity to stock up with beer and wine to take home with you.

At the end of the day we head back to the hotel, then walk into town for dinner at Altes Stadttor, Kastellaun, followed by an overnight stay at the BurgStadt Hotel.

Thursday 12th September – Cologne 

After breakfast at the BurgStadt Hotel, we will drive up the A61 & A1 Autobahns to Cologne (2 hours/100 miles). After checking into the hotel we have a one hour guided tour of Motorworld at 14:00.

We will then head into the centre of Cologne to explore and find somewhere for dinner (not included). It is a ten minute walk to the U5 tram from the ‘Alter Flughafen Butzweilerhof’ stop to Central Station (25 minutes, every 10-15 minutes, ticket category 1b Eur 3.20). Alternatively take a taxi to the town centre which should take about 15 minutes.

Then it will be back to Motorworld for an overnight stay at the V8 Hotel, Cologne.

Friday 13th September – Terra Nova

We will have breakfast at the V8 Hotel, then take a short drive to Terra Nova to see some engineering marvels. At 10:30 there’s a visit to Aussichtspunkt – Terra Nova 1, with coffee and cake. The tour then splits up to head home:

  • Ferry crossing from Calais to Dover

or

  • Overnight ferry crossing to Harwich, Hull or Newcastle. These routes incur extra costs and are arranged via Scenic Car Tours. Enquire during booking about meal options and cabin upgrades.

From here it is approx. 170 miles/3 hours to the Dutch ferries, or 250 miles/4 hours to Calais.

Saturday 14th September

Breakfast will be served on the ferry (not included in tour cost).

The tour is limited to a maximum of 24 BMW Car Club GB Members.

For full pricing and bookings, please visit www.bmwcarclubgb.uk/autofahrt or scan the QR code.

Please contact e46register@bmwcarclubgb.co.uk if you have any questions.

Pricing

£1,099 per person sharing a car/bedroom throughout (£2,198 in total).
£1,298 per person in their own car and bedroom throughout – £900 reduction vs the total two person price.

For those wishing to travel on overnight ferries from Newcastle, Hull or Harwich, the following price supplements apply:

  • Travel with P&O Ferries Hull to Rotterdam will be £100 per car + cabin each way (starting from £109 per cabin)
  • Travel with Stena Line Harwich to Holland – Stena Line operate a fluid pricing policy, therefore prices and availability at the time of booking
  • Travel with DFDS Newcastle to Ijmuiden – DFDS operate a fluid pricing policy, therefore prices and availability at the time of booking
  • If booking overnight ferries, the option of cabin upgrades and pre-booked/paid meals will be offered at the time of booking

These prices include ALL of the below items:

  • Ferry crossing from Dover to Calais
  • Boeing 737 Simulator evening at the BurgStadt Hotel
  • 2 x Dinner served at the BurgStadt Hotel
  • 4 x Overnight stay at the BurgStadt Hotel (camping on request)
  • 4 x Breakfast served at the BurgStadt Hotel
  • Two course lunch at Hotel Schloss Rheinfels, St. Goar
  • Guided tour of Brauhaus Kloster Machern
  • Lunch at the Brauhaus Kloster Machern onsite restaurant
  • Dinner at Altes Stadttor, Kastellaun
  • One hour guided tour of Motorworld
  • Overnight stay at the V8 Hotel, Cologne
  • Breakfast served at the V8 Hotel
  • Visit to Aussichtspunkt – Terra Nova 1, with coffee and cake
  • Ferry crossing from Calais to Dover
  • 1 x tailored route guide, per car, which will feature details and maps on attractions and places of interest
  • 1 x tailored/bespoke rally plaque, per car
  • 24 hour out of hours Scenic Car Tours helpline whilst on the tour
  • Full financial protection via ABTOT – Scenic Car Tours are ABTOT registered number 5405 – see abtot.com

Book Today

You can now book on to the tour, on a first come first served basis, via the below methods:

  1. Online by clicking this unique BMWCC booking link: https://www.my-holiday-booking.co.uk/availability/check/index/i/13/t/GERM-BMW NB: If you require something different from the ‘standard package’, such as a different ferry crossing (for example), you will be unable to book online and will instead have to book via telephone to obtain a bespoke quotation.
  1. Via telephone on 01732 879153 with Katie, Eloise, James, Mike or Kieran. SCT are open Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm. Please ensure, if booking by phone, that you quote the unique BMWCC booking reference which is ‘GERM-BMW’. This will ensure we keep your group together during the event.

Important to note prior to making a booking:

  1. Please ensure you have read and are comfortable with our conditions of booking before paying your deposit. See https://www.sceniccartours.com/terms-and-conditions for these conditions
  2. Please ensure you are aware that to confirm a place, a 20% deposit required, with the final balance payable 10 weeks prior to the tour departure.Scenic Car Tours is a trading name of Albatross Motoring LTD.