Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Bavaria

Check out Bavaria's baroque Ettal Abbey, a 14th-century Benedictine monastery founded by Louis IV, then do a brewery tour with tastings of traditional monastic beers. Tour the opulent Linderhof Palace, King Ludwig II's only completed royal residence modeled after Versailles, with an expert guide.

Walk through Bavaria's contrasts on this self-guided trek from Königssee to Chiemsee, passing through Berchtesgaden National Park with views of lake Hintersee and the Reiter Alpe and Hochkalterer mountains. You'll ride the Hochplattenbahn cable car up to alpine meadows beneath Kampenwand's 12-meter iron cross.

You'll trek from Königssee through Berchtesgaden National Park to Chiemsee, passing charming Bavarian villages like Reit im Winkl and Unterwösseen. The high-altitude trail crosses Loferer Alm and Steinplatten massif, with stops at traditional alpine huts serving authentic Bavarian Brotzeit.

You'll ride through Bavaria's largest lake region with guided routes through Eggstätter Seenplatte nature reserve and historic Rosenheim's ornate downtown. The trip includes visits to Seeon Abbey's monastery complex, the German Car Museum in Amerang, and the Horse Museum in Arlaching while staying at lakeside Hotel Seeblick.

Ride through Bavaria's beautiful countryside from medieval Lindau on Lake Constance to the alpine town of Tegernsee, stopping at the UNESCO-listed Wieskirche and Benediktbeuern Monastery. Take the Tegelbergbahn cable car up to 1,880m for great views of Neuschwanstein Castle and check out the fairytale royal castles of Hohenschwangau on cycling routes through the Allgäu hills. Wander around Bad Tölz's historic spa district and market street, visit the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See with its Blue Rider artworks, and cruise across Tegernsee with Alpine views before staying at the luxury Althoff Seehotel Überfahrt.

This 200 km cycle route through Bavaria starts at the Ammer springs in Graswang Valley and reaches the baroque Benedictine Ettal Monastery after just 5 km. You'll visit Freising Cathedral in one of Bavaria's oldest cities and see the twin-towered St. Kastulus Basilica in Moosburg.