• 4 Dinner (D)
• 7 Breakfast (B)

• Enjoy a Foodie Walking Tour or visit the Residenz and its Treasury in Munich.

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

• Munich: Visit the Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria.
• Munich: Stop to taste seasonal treats as you discover the lost and forgotten Advent traditions that play a significant role in regional cultural revitalisation.

• Munich: Revel in the celebratory atmosphere of the city’s famous markets as you enjoy a festive dinner with wine and good cheer.

Celebrate together over a festive dinner with wine in a welcoming local gasthof. Candlelit timber interiors and seasonal decorations set a warm scene as your group shares highlights from the road.

Savor Bavarian specialities—perhaps roast pork with crackling, spätzle or apple strudel—paired with regional wines or beer, and enjoy the convivial atmosphere that defines Munich’s winter evenings.

Begin your journey at a relaxed gathering to meet your Travel Director and fellow guests over a sociable welcome dinner with wine. It’s an easygoing introduction that sets a friendly tone for the days ahead.

Swap first impressions and raise a first toast to discovery while getting practical tips for exploring Berlin in winter—from festive squares to cozy cafés tucked along the grand boulevards.

Visit Thomaskirche to visit Thomaskirche, where J.S. Bach served as Thomaskantor and composed for the renowned boys’ choir. Pause by Bach’s resting place beneath the nave and take in the church’s resonant acoustics and sober Gothic lines.

Continue with an orientation through the Leipzig Christmas Market on the historic Marktplatz. With traditions dating to 1458, its timber stalls brim with crafts, bratwurst and mulled wine, carrying the aromas and music that have defined Advent in this musical city for centuries.

Explore Dresden’s Baroque heart with a Local Specialist, pausing by the reborn Frauenkirche, the porcelain-tiled Procession of the Dukes and the opulent ensemble of Zwinger Palace and Semperoper. Hear how the “Florence on the Elbe” rose anew, its squares once again vibrant with music and craft.

Amid twinkling lights, sample tradition at Germany’s oldest Christmas market as you taste Christstollen at the Striezelmarkt. The fruit-studded, sugar-dusted loaf carries centuries of Saxon baking heritage, pairing perfectly with spiced aromas and carols drifting across the Altmarkt.

Explore Nuremberg with your Travel Director on an orientation through the storied Christkindlesmarkt, where red-and-white canopied stalls cluster beneath medieval towers. The setting of ancient ramparts and watchtowers frames a scene of pine boughs, candlelight and carols.

Hear tales of the Nuremberg Plum People figurines and the city’s craft traditions as you sample Lebkuchen and Gluhwein. Warming spices, roasted nuts and sizzling sausages mingle in the air, creating a quintessential Franconian Advent atmosphere.

Walk into a storybook scene inside Rothenburg’s intact walls, tracing half-timbered lanes toward the iconic Plonlein viewpoint and ramparts that recall trade wealth and guild pride. Cobbles, gabled roofs and lantern-lit alleys set a wintry Franconian mood.

Embrace the 500-year tradition of the Reiterlesmarkt, where stalls spill across the Marktplatz and Rathaus arcades. Folklore of the mysterious rider blends with choirs, ornaments and steaming mugs as you circle the medieval walls with camera and curiosity in equal measure.

Experience the Bavarian capital’s heart at Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel, where armored knights tilt at noon beneath the soaring neo-Gothic Rathaus. Nearby, climb perspectives to St. Peter’s Church, Munich’s oldest parish, for classic views over spires and seasonal lights.

Continue past the Feldherrnhalle and on to the legendary Hofbräuhaus. A towering Christmas tree and an atmospheric market set the stage for brass bands, gingerbread scents and the city’s easygoing Gemutlichkeit.

Join a Local Specialist to discover the lost and forgotten Advent traditions that shape Munich’s seasonal soul. Wander market lanes as you sample seasonal Bavarian treats—think roasted almonds, gingerbread and warming punches—while hearing how customs were revived across the region.

Stories of wreaths, carols and winter folklore add meaning to the festive lights and choir music. In Munich this is an included “Insight Choice”: you select this experience instead of the Residenz visit, subject to availability.

Visit the Residenz Museum, the former city palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs, to stroll grand courtyards and the Renaissance Antiquarium, one of Europe’s most magnificent ceremonial halls. Gilded stuccowork and tapestries reveal the artistry of Bavaria’s royal seat.

Continue into the Treasury to view regalia, reliquaries and masterworks of goldsmithing that illuminate courtly ceremony and faith. In Munich this is an included “Insight Choice”: you select this experience instead of the Advent Food Walk, subject to availability.

Insight Vacations

Discover Berlin with a Local Specialist and join a guided panoramic tour taking in the storied Brandenburg Gate, the glass-crowned Reichstag Building, elegant Unter den Linden and UNESCO-listed Museum Island. Glimpse surviving remnants of the Berlin Wall as the city’s contrasts unfold from imperial facades to bold contemporary design.

Absorb the capital’s winter mood as festive lights glow across grand squares and boulevards. The city’s celebrated markets add seasonal charm, including the renowned WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt, framed by the neoclassical Konzerthaus and twin-domed cathedrals.