Do you offer custom/private itineraries for Christmas markets in Germany, Austria, and France starting in November?

We do not offer custom or private itineraries for parties of two. Our tours are operated as scheduled group departures with fixed itinerary. For a Christmas market experience, we recommend our Trafalgar's Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany & Switzerland, which operates during the Christmas market season, including departures starting in November. If there are specific destinations in France that you would like to visit, you may wish to arrange those independently before or after the tour, as France is not included in this itinerary.

is there tour after 20th Dec???? from 20th to 28th .....and what if we are having 2 adults and 1 young kid, are we allowed to share a room ?

The only available departures we have for December 2026 is as follows: December 11, 2026 December 13, 2026

Would like to receive more information on the itinerary, inclusions, and the type of accommodations used on this tour. Could you also please send a quote for 2 single rooms?

The tour price is CAD 4,725.00 per person for a single room, or CAD 9,450.00 for two guests in separate single rooms. Alternatively, if you prefer to share a twin room with your travel companion, the cost is CAD 3,625.00 per person, or CAD 7,250.00 in total for two guests (prices subject to change).

Is single room available?

Single Room allocations for the 13 December 2025 departure are no longer available. If you would like to consider the Twin Share Room option, where you would share with another solo traveller of the same sex, please let us know.

Looking at the German Christmas market tour for this year. Where do we fly in/out of and how do we connect with tour upon arrival?

For this 8-day itinerary, the tour starts in Frankfurt and ends in Berlin2. That means: Fly into: Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Fly out of: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). We typically provide detailed arrival instructions in your travel documents, including hotel address and where to meet the Travel Director. Complimentary airport transfers are available on the first day if your arrival falls within our designated transfer window.

Do you run your German Christmas markets trip in reverse from Berlin to Frankfurt?

Upon checking, this particular tour does not offer a reverse itinerary. Are you looking for a specific sequence of destinations or activities?

Do you have tours from Dec 19-26?

The latest departure we have is December 12-19 on this trip.

What time does this tour return?

For the time the trip ends on the Dec 19th, it would be anytime really. Our transfers drop off at the Berlin airport at 6am, 8am or 11am and we would recommend that your flights not departure for a minimum of 3 hours after your drop off.

Are they still able to book this tour?

On all guided holidays young travellers under 5 years of age are not eligible to travel. Young travellers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult, who will be responsible for their welfare and supervision.

With the covid policies changing, is there anyway we can do the tour in dec 2022 without being vaccinated? We can take a test to show proof of no covid.

All guests traveling with Trafalgar through December 31, 2022 are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which may include a booster shot. Children not eligible for vaccination must provide a verifiable and negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 72 hours prior to the start of the tour.

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Intro
Introduction
Day 1
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Meals
Dinner (Light dinner and drinks with fellow travellers)
Accommodation
Hotel (Sheraton Offenbach)
Included Activities
- Orientation tour of Frankfurt's financial centre and Römerplatz
Landmarks
Römerplatz
Day 2
Frankfurt to Nuremberg
Frankfurt to Nuremberg
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Seminaris Sunday Hotel Nürnberg)
Included Activities
- Orientation walk through Rothenburg past half-timbered houses and Old Town Hall
- Visit Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt
- Visit Nuremberg's St. Sebald's Church
- Visit Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Landmarks
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Old Town Hall, Rothenburg
St. Sebald's Church
Christkindlesmarkt
Day 3
Nuremberg to Weimar
Nuremberg to Weimar
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Leonardo)
Included Activities
- Visit Erfurt Christmas Market
- View St. Mary's Cathedral, Erfurt
- View St. Severus Church, Erfurt
- Ride market Ferris wheel in Erfurt
- Stroll across Merchants' Bridge
- Optional: Visit Eisenach Christmas Market at Wartburg Castle (Thursday/Friday tours only)
Optional Activities
- Visit Eisenach Christmas Market at Wartburg Castle (available on Thursdays and Fridays only)
Landmarks
Erfurt Christmas Market
St. Mary's Cathedral, Erfurt
St. Severus Church, Erfurt
Merchants' Bridge
Wartburg Castle
Day 4
Weimar to Dresden
Weimar to Dresden
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Bilderberg Bellevue Dresden)
Included Activities
- Visit Leipzig Christmas Market at Marktplatz
- Orientation tour of Leipzig
Optional Activities
- Prague By Night - evening tour with Local Specialist including Charles Bridge, drink at Old Town restaurant with musician, views of Prague (€39.00)
- The Buchenwald Memorial Site - visit memorial and museum of Buchenwald concentration camp outside Weimar (€28.00)
Landmarks
Marktplatz, Leipzig
Leipzig Christmas Market
Day 5
Dresden
Dresden
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Bilderberg Bellevue Dresden)
Included Activities
- Visit Dresden Striezelmarkt
Optional Activities
- Scenic Vltava Cruise with Lunch - relaxing cruise on River Vltava with local specialities lunch, minimum 20 guests required (€51.00)
Landmarks
Striezelmarkt
Day 6
Dresden to Berlin
Dresden to Berlin
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Catalonia Berlin Mitte)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing tour of Berlin landmarks including Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Reichstag and Tiergarten
- Explore Kurfürstendamm shopping and entertainment district
Optional Activities
- Berlin by Twilight with Dinner - evening with hearty German food, wine, beer and music followed by twilight drive through the city (€60.00)
Landmarks
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Reichstag
Tiergarten
Kurfürstendamm
Day 7
Berlin
Berlin
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Three-course seasonal German dinner with local hosts at villa in Kreuzberg)
Accommodation
Hotel (Catalonia Berlin Mitte)
Included Activities
- Be My Guest experience - three-course seasonal German dinner at old villa in Kreuzberg with local hosts
Optional Activities
- Berlin's Secret Past Revealed - guided tour with Local Specialist visiting Holocaust Memorial, Berlin Wall section, Checkpoint Charlie and learning about WWII and Cold War history (€32.00)
- Historic Potsdam - day trip with Local Specialist including Wannsee Villa (site of 1942 Final Solution Conference) and Glienicke Bridge (Cold War spy swaps site) (€44.00)
Landmarks
Holocaust Memorial
Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse
Checkpoint Charlie
Viktoriapark
Wannsee Villa
Glienicke Bridge
Day 8
Berlin to Home
Berlin to Home

Landmarks
Römerplatz

Landmarks
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Old Town Hall, Rothenburg
St. Sebald's Church
Christkindlesmarkt

Landmarks
Erfurt Christmas Market
St. Mary's Cathedral, Erfurt
St. Severus Church, Erfurt
Merchants' Bridge
Wartburg Castle

Landmarks
Marktplatz, Leipzig
Leipzig Christmas Market

Landmarks
Striezelmarkt

Landmarks
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Reichstag
Tiergarten
Kurfürstendamm

Landmarks
Holocaust Memorial
Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse
Checkpoint Charlie
Viktoriapark
Wannsee Villa
Glienicke Bridge

Accommodation
Guide
Meals
Additional Services
Transport

What's Not Included

Flights
Insurance
Optional
Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

Sheraton Offenbach
Hotel
day 1
Seminaris Sunday Hotel Nürnberg
Hotel
day 2
Leonardo
Hotel
day 3
Bilderberg Bellevue Dresden
Hotel
Days 4, 5
Catalonia Berlin Mitte
Hotel
Days 6, 7

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4.3

Overall rating based on 3 Reviews

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4.7
Transport
4.7
Guide
5.0
Accommodation
4.3
Food
4.3
Tour Operator
4.5

Deidri5.0•May 2023
Efficient, independent and thorough
Traveled in December 2022
Reply from: Trafalgar
Thank you for your review. We're delighted that our local team made such a positive impression, and we hope you'll join us for your next guided trip soon.
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Timothy3.0•December 2022
Tour guide and bus driver were excellent. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and well spoken. Christmas markets were...
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Traveled in October 2022
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Thank you for your review. We're delighted you had such a wonderful experience and look forward to travelling with you again in the future.
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Mary5.0•December 2019
Enjoyed the many Christmas markets. By the end if the week I was exhausted with the markets, all were about the same,...
Enjoyed the many Christmas markets. By the end if the week I was exhausted with the markets, all were about the same, we went to 13 markets. Loved the extra option trips.Show more
Traveled in December 2019
Reply from: Trafalgar
Thank you for sharing feedback about your time on the German Christmas Markets guided holiday, as this first-hand insight is very important to us here at Trafalgar. While we are pleased to read that you enjoyed your trip overall, it does, however, concern us to hear that you found the itinerary to be somewhat repetitive at times, and to that end, we have passed on your comments to our Product Development Team for their consideration going forward. Even so, we are without a doubt happy to have been given the opportunity to host you with Trafalgar and we hope to welcome you back to travel with us again soon.
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Michael
Asked on August 2nd, 2026
Do you offer custom/private itineraries for Christmas markets in Germany, Austria, and France starting in November?
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written August 2026
  We do not offer custom or private itineraries for parties of two. Our tours are operated as scheduled group departures with fixed itinerary. For a Christmas market experience, we recommend our Trafalgar's Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany & Switzerland, which operates during the Christmas market season, including departures starting in November. If there are specific destinations in France that you would like to visit, you may wish to arrange those independently before or after the tour, as France is not included in this itinerary.
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Jenny
Asked on January 16th, 2026
is there tour after 20th Dec???? from 20th to 28th .....and what if we are having 2 adults and 1 young kid, are we allowed to share a room ?
Accommodation
Group size
Price / Availability
- TrafalgarOperator•Written January 2026
  The only available departures we have for December 2026 is as follows:
  
  December 11, 2026
  December 13, 2026
L
Leslie
Asked on November 18th, 2025
Would like to receive more information on the itinerary, inclusions, and the type of accommodations used on this tour. Could you also please send a quote for 2 single rooms?
Accommodation
Price / Availability
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written November 2025
  The tour price is CAD 4,725.00 per person for a single room, or CAD 9,450.00 for two guests in separate single rooms. Alternatively, if you prefer to share a twin room with your travel companion, the cost is CAD 3,625.00 per person, or CAD 7,250.00 in total for two guests (prices subject to change).
- TrafalgarOperator•Written November 2025
  Inclusions: 7 nights' accommodation in cherry-picked hotels, 7 breakfasts and 4 dinners, services of an expert Travel Director and professional Driver, must-see sightseeing experiences, audio headsets for flexible sightseeing, luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries, optional Experiences and free time to explore at your own pace.
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Nadia
Asked on November 7th, 2025
Is single room available?
Accommodation
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written November 2025
  Single Room allocations for the 13 December 2025 departure are no longer available. If you would like to consider the Twin Share Room option, where you would share with another solo traveller of the same sex, please let us know.
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Kerry
Asked on August 27th, 2025
Looking at the German Christmas market tour for this year. Where do we fly in/out of and how do we connect with tour upon arrival?
Flights / Transfers
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written August 2025
  For this 8-day itinerary, the tour starts in Frankfurt and ends in Berlin2. That means: Fly into: Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Fly out of: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). We typically provide detailed arrival instructions in your travel documents, including hotel address and where to meet the Travel Director. Complimentary airport transfers are available on the first day if your arrival falls within our designated transfer window.
S
Suzanne
Asked on July 27th, 2025
Do you run your German Christmas markets trip in reverse from Berlin to Frankfurt?
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written July 2025
  Upon checking, this particular tour does not offer a reverse itinerary. Are you looking for a specific sequence of destinations or activities?
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Wendy
Asked on January 5th, 2023
Do you have tours from Dec 19-26?
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written January 2023
  The latest departure we have is December 12-19 on this trip.
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Nicole
Asked on December 16th, 2022
What time does this tour return?
Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written December 2022
  For the time the trip ends on the Dec 19th, it would be anytime really. Our transfers drop off at the Berlin airport at 6am, 8am or 11am and we would recommend that your flights not departure for a minimum of 3 hours after your drop off.
- TrafalgarOperator•Written December 2022
  If you should tell us to cancel that would not be refunded. However, if we withdraw the trip on our end because of operational reasons or lack of participation, then you would have the option for a full refund of whatever you have paid thus far.
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  Nicole
  Traveler•Written December 2022
  Hello, What is policy if clients booked and deposit on your German Christmas Dec 2023 want to cancel? Can you apply credit to a Tour Radar in Iceland instead?
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  Nicole
  Traveler•Written August 2023
  Hello, When is final payment due?
- TrafalgarOperator•Written August 2023
  The final payment for Janet Lyn Villareal and Helen would be on October 12, 2023.
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Michele
Asked on December 15th, 2022
Are they still able to book this tour?
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Tour Details
- TrafalgarOperator•Written December 2022
  On all guided holidays young travellers under 5 years of age are not eligible to travel. Young travellers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult, who will be responsible for their welfare and supervision.
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Bonnie
Asked on October 2nd, 2022
With the covid policies changing, is there anyway we can do the tour in dec 2022 without being vaccinated? We can take a test to show proof of no covid.
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Travel Support
- TrafalgarOperator•Written October 2022
  All guests traveling with Trafalgar through December 31, 2022 are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which may include a booster shot. Children not eligible for vaccination must provide a verifiable and negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 72 hours prior to the start of the tour.

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