• 5 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)

• Experience a musical demonstration at Mozart’s birthplace in Salzburg.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Munich: Join your Travel Director for a warm and friendly dinner, an opportunity to get to know each other over a meal with wine.
• Salzburg: Taste traditional Gluhwein, a spiced wine recipe dating to the 15th century, in Salzburg’s Christmas market. With your Travel Director, learn how warming blends of cinnamon, clove and citrus have become a hallmark of Austria’s festive season, as you explore one of Europe’s oldest Advent markets.
• Innsbruck: Savour a special dinner at Swarovski Crystal World.
• Black Forest: Indulge in a delightful dinner of local German specialities, accompanied by wine.
• Zurich: You’ll enjoy good food, wine and a well-laden table with a touch of Grossmunster charm during your cosy dinner.

• Munich: Embark on a culinary walking tour in the heart of the city.
• Munich: Visit the Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria.

• Salzburg: Visit the house where Mozart was born in 1756. Enjoy a pianoforte demonstration and examine letters, memorabilia, and musical instruments of the great composer, plus a fascinating collection of portraits.

Explore Salzburg’s Baroque lanes to Getreidegasse and Mozart’s Birthplace, where a fortepiano demonstration evokes the composer’s world. Glimpse the hilltop Hohensalzburg Fortress and pause by the Residenz Fountain amid pastel-fronted mansions and arcaded courtyards.

Wander the 15th-century Christmas market beside the cathedral to sample traditional Gluhwein and browse gingerbread, wooden toys and hand-blown glass. Choirs, candlelight and Alpine craftsmanship preserve a five-century Advent tradition.

Step through The Giant into Swarovski Kristallwelten near Innsbruck to explore the Chambers of Wonder, where artists transform crystal into immersive light, color and sound. Wander mirror-bright installations and parkland that celebrate Tyrolean design ingenuity.

Continue to a special dinner at Swarovski Crystal Worlds, savoring regional dishes as artful illuminations sparkle around you. This atmospheric evening pairs contemporary creativity with warm Austrian hospitality.

Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through Innsbruck’s Old Town as hoofbeats echo between Gothic arcades and Baroque facades. Glide along Maria-Theresien-Straße with views to the snow-dusted Nordkette peaks framing the city.

Spot the famed Golden Roof, commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I, its gilded copper tiles glinting above the medieval square. Stories of Tyrol’s capital unfold at a relaxed, wintry pace.

Explore the intimate Christmas Market clustered beneath the Golden Roof, where arcaded lanes and pastel townhouses hold Tyrolean warmth. Browse hand-woven scarves, carved ornaments and spiced biscuits while brass carols mingle with mountain air.

Taste regional specialties—hot kiachl pastries, mountain cheese and honey—and admire facades shaped by centuries of Habsburg influence. The setting invites you to linger and pause for photos and reflection.

Walk the island town of Lindau to the harbour to see the stone Bavarian Lion and lighthouse guarding Lake Constance. Follow cobbled lanes past gabled merchants’ houses and the storybook Mangturm tower by the water.

Admire the frescoed Old City Hall before browsing Maximilianstraße’s boutiques. On clear days the Alps appear across the lake, lending a crisp, lakeside backdrop to this medieval trading port.

Explore Lorrach in the German corner of the tri-border region with France and Switzerland. Stroll café-lined streets and markets, feeling the easy rhythm of a town shaped by cross-border life and Rhine trade.

Take in views of the hilltop Rotteln Castle ruins, once a Margrave stronghold commanding the Wiese valley. Weathered towers and curtain walls recall centuries of frontier history at Europe’s crossroads.

Enjoy a romantic walk through Freiburg’s medieval lanes, where the Bächle water channels trace the cobbles toward the Gothic Munster. Timbered facades and lantern-lit stalls create a welcoming Advent glow.

Browse the Christmas Markets for Black Forest treats, glass baubles and woodcarving as the university-city energy blends with time-honored Swabian traditions at the edge of the Schwarzwald.

Discover the France’s oldest Christmas market set before the rose-hued Strasbourg Cathedral, where choir music drifts beneath intricate stone filigree. Stalls glow with bredele biscuits, candles and steaming mulled wine.

Continue through the canals and timber-framed houses of La Petite France, a storybook quarter reflecting Strasbourg’s Franco-German heritage since the 1570 Christkindelsmärik.

Savor a regional dinner in the Black Forest, pairing Baden wines with seasonal dishes—buttery spätzle, forest mushrooms or game—served in a cozy, wood-paneled setting.

Hosts share local foodways shaped by farmsteads and orchards on the Rhine plain. The meal showcases Black Forest flavors rooted in slow-grown ingredients and winter comfort.

Join Diana and her team for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience through Zurich’s Old Town, exploring social initiatives while threading Niederdorf lanes and guildhalls along the Limmat. Pause by the twin towers of Grossmunster and riverfront promenades.

Along the way, browse Old Town Christmas markets scented with raclette and spiced wine. Your participation supports community projects aligned with UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

Gather for a farewell dinner at a Zurich microbrewery restaurant, where artisan craft brews pair with Swiss comfort dishes—crispy rosti, alpine cheeses and seasonal plates—in a warm wood-and-copper setting.

Share favorite moments of your Alpine journey over clinking glasses as the city’s creative culinary scene provides a relaxed, celebratory close.

Embark on a culinary walking tour through Munich’s historic center, tasting oven-fresh pretzels, sausages with sweet mustard and artisan cheeses at the bustling Viktualienmarkt. Learn how seasonal baking and beer-hall traditions flavor everyday life.

Led by a Local Specialist, this appetizing exploration highlights regional classics and festive specialties. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit the Residenz, the expansive palace of the Wittelsbachs, to admire the barrel-vaulted Antiquarium and gilded chambers hung with tapestries and portraits. Trace centuries of Bavarian statecraft and courtly ritual.

Continue into the Wittelsbach Treasury to view regalia, reliquaries and jewel-bright enamels up close. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the royal palaces of the Bavarian Alps, traveling into snow-framed valleys to visit masterpieces linked to King Ludwig II—including the fairy-tale Neuschwanstein and ornate Linderhof. Scenic drives reveal lakes, forests and mountain hamlets.

Hear stories of romantic vision and craftsmanship as you wander lavish halls and winter gardens. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Insight Vacations

Discover Munich with your Travel Director on an orientation walk taking in the arcaded Feldherrnhalle in the Odeonsplatz, the Residenz facades, the storied Hofbräuhaus and St. Peter’s spire. Arrive at Marienplatz and its Glockenspiel, where animated figures chime over the square.

Step into the centuries-old Christkindlmarkt, warmed by spiced gluhwein as aromas of gingerbread, roasted nuts and cinnamon drift through the air. Hand-carved nativity figures and Bavarian ornaments reflect a city shaped by craft guilds and festive tradition.