Blautopf

Eibsee

Fraueninsel (Chiemsee)

Friedrichshafen Wrecks

Herreninsel (Chiemsee)

Herrsching Wall

Königssee

Möwenwrack

St. Jodok

Tegernsee

Teufelstisch

Tutzinger Wand

Überlingen Wall

Walchensee

Wreck of the Delphin

Wreck of the Diessen

Wreck of the Jura

Wreck of the St. Nikolaus

Bavaria and the Bodensee are hearty and regional: Weisswurst and pretzels for breakfast, Schweinshaxe pork knuckle, roast duck and the famous Bodensee whitefish (Felchen) from the lakes. Cheese, dumplings and apple strudel round it out, washed down with Helles beer and the region’s crisp wines. It is generous, mountain-and-lake comfort food.

Hotel Seehof Überlingen

Walchensee Hotel

Hotel Starnberg

Chiemsee Hotel

Hotel Eibsee

The alpine and pre-alpine lakes of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are Germany’s most spectacular freshwater dives, set beneath snow-capped peaks with visibility that can reach 40 m. Lake Constance (Bodensee) hides the paddle-steamer Jura at 30-45 m, the St. Jodok cargo wreck and the massive Teufelstisch rock pinnacle, while Lake Walchensee — the deepest alpine lake at 192 m — offers crystal water, submerged cars and buses and legendary altitude diving. Starnberger See, Ammersee, Tegernsee, Chiemsee and the high Eibsee and Königssee complete a roster of steep walls, sunken forests and big trout, char and pike. Cold, clear and profoundly beautiful, these lakes demand respect for altitude and depth, but reward divers with some of the finest inland diving in Europe.

Alpine & Pre-Alpine Lakes (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg)

Fly into Munich (MUC), Stuttgart (STR) or Zurich (ZRH) and drive the A8/A95 or the scenic alpine roads; trains reach Überlingen, Starnberg, Prien and Garmisch. The lakes are linked by the Deutsche Alpenstraße and regional buses, with dive centres at the main harbours.

Where to Stay in Alpine & Pre-Alpine Lakes (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg)

Accommodation Overview

Recommended Areas

Überlingen (Bodensee)