Christmas & New Year Tours & Trips in Bavaria

This 4-day self-guided tour takes you through Munich during the festive season, when the Bavarian capital fills with Christmas markets and holiday decorations. You'll walk through Marienplatz to see the famous Glockenspiel at the New Town Hall and check out the traditional Viktualienmarkt, where you can try seasonal Bavarian treats.

Great for Christmas and New Year travel with year-round departures, this tour includes visits to Nuremberg's Main Market Square, home to Germany's most popular Christkindlesmarkt during winter. You'll see the fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle surrounded by snow-dusted Alpine scenery and check out Rothenburg ob der Tauber's medieval Christmas atmosphere. Stay in centrally located hotels like Hotel Jedermann Munich and Avenue Hotel Nuremberg, with private airport transfers and flexible schedules.

This 3-day budget trip centers around Munich's famous Allianz Arena, where FC Bayern calls home, and you'll get to walk through the players' tunnel, check out the dressing rooms, and see Germany's biggest club museum filled with trophies and team history. Stay 2 nights at Centro Hotel Mondial with breakfast included each morning, then take a guided bus tour around Munich's historic Bavarian streets with commentary in English and German. It's great for families and football fans looking to mix cultural sights with exclusive stadium access during the festive Christmas and New Year season.

Take a 2.5-hour guided walk through Munich's old town during Christmas market season, stopping at seasonal stalls to try traditional Lebkuchen gingerbread while checking out landmarks like Frauenkirche and the famous Glockenspiel in Marienplatz. The 4-day weekend includes a guided visit to Dachau concentration camp memorial—the first Nazi camp opened in 1933 that held over 200,000 prisoners—with round-trip transport from Munich taking around 5 hours total. You'll get 3 nights of central Munich accommodations and daily breakfasts, plus there's an option to add a trip to Neuschwanstein Castle in the southern Bavarian Alps. This budget-friendly package runs year-round for groups of 1-30 travelers and is especially popular in December when the Christmas markets are in full swing.

This 4-day Munich holiday includes a 2.5-hour walking tour through the Old Town during Christmas season, where you'll check out Marienplatz, Viktualien Market, and the Royal Residence. You'll also head to Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen in the Bavarian Alps—King Ludwig II's 19th-century Romanesque Revival masterpiece that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. Stay at the Maritim Hotel München with breakfast each morning, and enjoy private airport transfers for a relaxed trip that's great for families.

This Bavarian getaway includes private airport transfers from Munich Airport and stays at Hotel Jedermann, a centrally located spot with daily breakfast. You'll tour the fairy-tale Neuschwanstein Castle in Füssen with entry tickets included, then pick between two options: ascending Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak at 9,718 feet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, or cruising Königssee's emerald waters to see the 12th-century St. Bartholomä Chapel and Röthbachfall, Germany's tallest waterfall at 1,542 feet.