Munich Christmas Tour: Bavarian Holiday Secrets

Uncover the secrets of Christmas on a Munich Christmas Markets Tour. Explore Bavarian traditions, try local sweets, and learn about the origins of Santa Claus and Krampus.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Karlstor - Ice Skating. Gluhwein and sweets so much you like, with nice stories and histories from Bavaria
  • Marienplatz - We see the Christmas Tree, the wine market, and many many more
  • Residenz - Christmas Village.
  • Odeonsplatz - MIddle Age Market
What's Included
  • Tour will be spoken in English
  • 1 Welcome Gingerbread
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Tips and gratuities for your guide
Additional Information

Have you ever wondered how Christmas became so popular? Or who Santa Claus really was? Much of this fascinating information is included in our tour. The original Grinch was known as Krampus, and he was quite a sight.
Discover the secrets of Christmas on our tour.
Join us as we explore the various Munich Christmas Markets and savor the local flavors. We…

Location
Karlstor
Neuhauser Straße
Under the central Arch. Please come early. We start on time. If you don't see the group, please call +49 151 1240 6702
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gary_a
Dec 6, 2024
Good tour of Christmas markets - This was a great tour. Freya provided such wonderful information. Highly recommend this tour as an overview of the Christmas markets!
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Shirley_m
Dec 2, 2024
Munich Christmas Markets - Munich Christmas Markets A lot of fun, guide was good and entertaining. Medieval market was the best. Sister and I enjoyed our self!! Ratskeller for supper. Will be back tomorrow.
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Kimberly_r
Feb 15, 2024
DO THIS! - In a word…FUN! Our family went on the Christmas market tour 12/16. Our sons (18 & 22) weren’t thrill to be going on a tour our first day in Munich, until we met Paul. We learned and laughed our way through the beautiful markets of Munich. Paul is knowledgeable & entertaining!!! (Yes 3 exclamation points deserved) His love of his profession and Munich shine through. Unfortunately we were only there one day but look forward to returning and taking another tour with him. His tour is a MUST do! I’m sad for anyone who misses the opportunity to experience Munich with him. Thank you Paul! Your newest fans, the Russells.
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Scenic66245812129
Dec 24, 2023
Great tour - Great tour for seeing Markets for the first time. Our guide John was awesome and very accommodating when we arrive late due to our flight delay getting to Munich.
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Gabrielle
Dec 6, 2022
The perfect tour for the holidays!! - Two of my friends and I went on a trip to Germany and this tour was a highlight of the entire trip. Franka, our guide, is one of the sweetest people I have met and had a lot of love for and knowledge about Munich and the Christmas markets. The tour group only consisted of our group of 3, so she was also able to give us advice and history on the other towns we were exploring after Munich. Overall, this tour was a wonderful and magical experience that made our time in Munich 10 times better. Would definitely recommend if you are visiting the city during the holiday season!
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Gaylel978
Dec 5, 2024
Beware! I wish I had photos to share but your never happened! - We booked this tour under the impression of the title we would see Christmas Markets. Paul reached out to see if he could move us to the afternoon because he was busy. I said no because we had a plane to catch in the evening and didn’t want to push it. Paul nor his tour description disclose that the markets are not open in the morning! Unbeknownst to us, we were heading to meet him and the address given took us somewhere else. I reached out to him to explain and ask where we could meet him 10 minutes later to catch up with the group but he never responded. (Now after reading other reviews, I’m wondering if he even showed up or had a guide that did not show anything representing this tour) We ended up hitting the markets on our own and requested some sort of refund which Paul refused, blaming our driver that took us to the wrong address. When I pointed out that we wanted to meet up wherever they would be in 10 minutes, he ignored that but instead said that we shouldn’t have expected a group of 12 to wait. That was never requested!!! We asked to meet them where they would be. Also we had 4 people in our group so it would’ve been nice for him to reach out to see if we were coming when we didn’t show up but like I said before, he tried to switch our time and now I’m not certain he was even there. I kept giving him chances to offer any kind of refund saying if he made it right I would leave a positive review instead of a poor review. His response to that was that he already reached out to Viator and Trip Advisor to tell them of the situation also advising this was “against the law”. I’m pretty sure when you have a bad experience, you can leave a poor review! That’s what Judge Judy would say! In any case, I hope this helps to prevent someone else from having a poor experience with Paul. Good luck if you choose to ignore the warning!
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Gayle_l
Dec 4, 2024
Beware! - Tour operator tried to change our time to an afternoon to accommodate his “busy Christmas schedule”. Our Uber took us to meet up place but it was inaccurate. Tour guide later said he warns people about that (I never received that warning). I reached out to see where we could meet him 10 minutes later to catch up with group and he did not respond (while he was quick to respond every other correspondence). Given that, we requested a refund of some sort and he has refused. Also beware that the markets are not open for the morning tours which we were also not alerted of. I would highly consider choosing a different tour and definitely confirm market hours if you’re going for them. Good luck if you go with Paul!
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