Germany · CHRISTMAS
17 reviewed
Season matters here more than people expect, and the good christmas experiences go early. Below are the 15 to look at, with current prices and what separates one from the next.
A small-group Munich Christmas market walk with guided history, time to shop, and included glühwein and festive snacks across five markets.
“Our guide was funny, informative, and and made our afternoon an absolute blast. A must do while in Munich!”
Private Münster rickshaw tour visiting six Christmas markets with glühwein, music, and rainproof comfort. Private, 1 hour.
“Very fun way to drive around town, see some highlights and hear about the history”
Taste Munich’s Christmas markets in 3 hours, with included snacks, alcoholic drinks, and local history stops from Marienplatz to Viktualienmarkt.
“It was fantastic! Kevin is amazing! Very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. He made the entire experience fun and interesting. It was one of the most enjoyable tours I have had.”
A 1-hour Freiburg Christmas city walk with drag queen Betty BBQ, big laughs, local stories, and plenty of pre-holiday charm.
“Betty BBQ was a great tour guide and kept us entertained throughout. She was both informative and very funny. The hour flew by, despite the miserable weather!”
Heated 2-hour Christmas boat tour on the Rhine from Rüdesheim, with festive stories and St. Nicholas on Sundays, plus Rüdesheim Market.
“Very nice with the narrator. Service also very good.”
Join a 2-hour English walk of Dresden’s baroque sights and Christmas markets, ending at Striezelmarkt with local wine and food tips.
“Doris was amazing! Extremely knowledgable and very humorous. Perfect English. Happy to answer questions. I had walked around looking at the building and googled information about them, but didnt appreciate much of it before this tour!”
Walk Nuremberg’s Christmas markets in 2 hours, tasting sausage, Lebkugel and hot wine, while learning the Christ Child tradition.
“The guide was very knowledgeable! It was a great tour!”
Prague to Dresden in a full holiday day, with a private guide, old town walk, and three Christmas markets plus a food tasting.
“We had the best trip. Roman collected us at our apartment and from the start everything went smoothly! Roman was our guide and he couldnt have done enough for us! He was beyond helpful, friendly and full of knowledge. We liked how it is a small group and started off with a little historical tour before the markets, we had lots of time at each market we visited. Cant recommend this tour enough thank you again!!”
1-hour Christmas Rhine cruise in Koblenz with festive music and a glass of mulled wine, passing Ehrenbreitstein and Stolzenfels.
“We celebrated my mother's birthday with a large group of people. Everything was excellent, the atmosphere was pleasant, there were no crowds, and you could sit outside or go inside to warm up. We give it a 10 out of 10. Thank you to the organizers.”
Berlin Christmas markets with a local English guide, landmark stories from Brandenburg Gate to Alexanderplatz, plus time to snack and shop.
“Interesting tour, but not overwhelmingly so. Guide was Alex? Portugues/American. Nice guy but the nature of the tour is to take patients to the markets and let them wander around for an hour. Not too demanding on him, even if he was entirely pleasant and more than competent. gwolfe”
Small-group Cologne Christmas markets with Kölsch beer, starting at a historic brewery and visiting cathedral-side stalls and Heumarkt.
“Great tour! Bernie was super nice and informative! Took us to great Christmas market along with some great facts!”
Berlin Christmas markets with guided food tastings, Glühwein and mulled drinks, plus street-food and Spätis stops in a small group.
“We came to Berlin for the Christmas holiday and had no idea where to start with visiting Christmas market. Our Your was wonderful. We rated many delicious things that we never would have tried on our own. Our tour guide was brilliant. Made the whole experience very fun and festive!”
Prague to Dresden by minivan for Striezelmarkt, guided city sights, Bastei Elbe canyon views, and Saxon Switzerland’s sandstone bridges.
“Ondrej was very knowledgeable, on-time, & respectable of all our time. He is truly an asset to the tour group company in which he represents!”
90-minute Dresden Christmas concert in the Zwinger Wallpavillon, featuring Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart and the Dresden Residenz Orchestra.
40-minute English little train loop in Nuremberg’s Christmas season, starting at Hallplatz, with cozy cars and city wall views.
“Nice overview of Nuremberg if you don’t feel like walking around. Reserve early and be there 15 min before your schedule, else your spot can be sold. We came at exactly our schedule, and missed the ride. Good thing there were extra seats available on the next tram. Thank you to the tour operators for accommodating us!”
