Tour Description

There is nothing quite like Christmas among the Alps with the festive Munich Christmas Market, Salzburg’s snowcapped spires and an indulgent cup of Glühwein. Your Local Expert brings Mozart’s history to life before before a visit to Salzburg's Christmas market. After tasting these festive treats, the culinary delights continue with a traditional dining experience at Swarovski Crystal Worlds. If that is not enough to summon your holiday spirit, a stroll through the medieval cobbled streets of Freiburg will certainly do the trick, not to mention the fairytale surrounds of Strasbourg, where the sweet scent of cinnamon treats is carried on the breeze at the oldest Christmas market in France.

Priced From:

$ 5355pp ^*

From: 2025-11-23

To: 2025-12-10

Start Location: Munich, Germany

End Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Trip Type: Christmas Markets

Tour Advisors

Tiffany McCrea-Lennon

Managing Director

Chris McKinnel

Travel Specialist

Gaylyn Murdoch

Administration Manager

Russell Mein

Travel Specialist

Holly Skene

Travel Co-ordinator

Kim Thomas

Broker

Itinerary

Arrive in Munich

Day 1

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Munich Marriott

Welcome to Germany. Meet your Travel Director this afternoon for an orientation of the city that will show you some of the city’s major sights, culminating in the Marienplatz, with its soaring Town Hall and Glockenspiel. Here, the Christkindlmarkt will be in full swing, an entrancing festival of light and music. In the evening, join your Travel Director and fellow guests for a Welcome Dinner with wine.

Free Time in the Bavarian Capital Relaxed Start

Day 2

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Munich Marriott

Explore Munich with Insight Choice. Choose to join a Local Expert for a foodie walking tour in the city centre. Alternatively, visit the famous Residenz, and see its museum and Treasury. This afternoon, consider joining an optional experience to explore the romantic royal palaces of the Bavarian Alps.

Lake Chiemsee, Salzburg and Innsbruck

Day 3

Duration: 1

Accommodation: AC, Innsbruck

Travel alongside the tranquil waters of Lake Chiemsee on your way to Salzburg in Austria, where the spires and domes of the Old Town are often draped in snow in December. Visit Mozart's birthplace to learn more about his life, and sit down to a musical demonstration on his original pianoforte. Enjoy a visit to Swarovski in the afternoon followed by a highlight dinner. Head through the mountains to your Innsbruck hotel.

Innsbruck at Leisure Relaxed Start

Day 4

Duration: 1

Accommodation: AC, Innsbruck, Hotel Grauer Bär, Innsbruck

Enjoy a horse & carriage ride in the morning. Immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere of the Old Town and Christmas Markets, set in front of the Golden Roof, graced by beautifully preserved medieval facades.

The Black Forest via Lindau

Day 5

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach.

Travel through the Alberg tunnel, Austria’s longest road tunnel, as you return to Germany and pause in the tiny island-town of Lindau. Walk through the maze of ancient streets down to the harbour. Across the lake, often shrouded in mist, look for the rising silhouette of snow-capped peaks. After time to explore, continue along the shores of the Bodensee to your hotel in the Black Forest.

Freiburg Sightseeing

Day 6

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach.

Visit Freiburg in the morning, a lively university city with a charming Christmas atmosphere. Walk from the medieval Münster through the heart of the historic old quarter, past colourful stalls offering a range of festive goodies from the Black Forest.

Strasbourg and Alsace Experience Relaxed Start

Day 7

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach.

Cross the Rhine to the region of Alsace, wedged between the Black Forest and the Vosges Mountains. This area has changed nationality four times since 1870! Arrive in Strasbourg, the City at the Crossroads, where the Christmas Market is the oldest and one of the largest in France. Spend time in a cosy neighbourhood of timbered fairy-tale buildings, with Christmas shops and a gingerbread bakery, warm with fragrant promise. Return to Germany and venture to a local restaurant for a delightful dinner of local specialties, accompanied by wine.

The Swiss City of Zürich Relaxed Start

Day 8

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Airport.

Cross the Swiss border and head for Zurich where a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® visit takes you through the streets of Zurich. A highlight is Europe’s biggest indoor Christmas extravaganza held in the main railway station, with over 160 wooden chalets. Toast to the culmination of your Yuletide journey during a festive Celebration Dinner with wine at a local restaurant with its own microbrewery.

Depart Zürich Relaxed Start

Day 9

Duration: 1

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast before checking out. Transfers are available from your hotel to Zürich Airport.Transfers are available from your hotel to Zurich Airport every 20 minutes between 4:00am and noon and from 4:00pm to 11:30pm.

Dates & prices

Start Date: 2025-11-24

End Date: 2025-12-02

twin

Child Price: 5025

Adult Price: 5495

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 5495

triple

Child Price: 4885

Adult Price: 5355

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7085

Start Date: 2025-11-26

End Date: 2025-12-04

twin

Child Price: 5025

Adult Price: 5495

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 5495

triple

Child Price: 4885

Adult Price: 5355

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7025

Start Date: 2025-12-02

End Date: 2025-12-10

twin

Child Price: 5555

Adult Price: 6025

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 6025

triple

Child Price: 5415

Adult Price: 5885

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7555

Start Date: 2025-12-03

End Date: 2025-12-11

twin

Child Price: 5425

Adult Price: 5895

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 5895

triple

Child Price: 5285

Adult Price: 5755

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7425

Start Date: 2025-12-07

End Date: 2025-12-15

twin

Child Price: 5180

Adult Price: 5650

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 5650

triple

Child Price: 5040

Adult Price: 5510

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7180

Start Date: 2025-12-10

End Date: 2025-12-18

twin

Child Price: 5180

Adult Price: 5650

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 5650

triple

Child Price: 5040

Adult Price: 5510

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 7180

Alpine Christmas Markets – Classic Group

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