Compare Combo Tour: Two-Day Full Berlin Highlights by Tourboks vs Christmas Markets of Germany - Small Group, Winter 2022 2023 Small Group by Insight Vacations
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| Duration | 2 days | 8 days |
| Price From | $ 37 | $ 2,525 |
| Price Per Day | $ 19 | $ 316 |
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| Trip Style | Group tour | Group tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Description | Join us on this Combo Tour: Two-Day Full Berlin Highlights and discover the diversity of Berlin. The Big-Tic allows you to combine the classic attractions featured on the City Circle Tour with the hot-spots included in the City Circle Purple Tour at an attractive price. Our combined tour allows you to experience the dramatic changes the city has undergone in the past 25 years and is the perfect way to enjoy Berlin’s unique flair in just 2 days. | Take a once in a lifetime trip across Germany, sipping beer in Munich, dining on German delicacies in Berlin and experiencing the Christmas pyramids in Dresden. This immersive Christmastime tour highlights the delights of the Nuremberg Market’s Christkindlmarkt stalls—with the chance to sample authentic German Rostbratwürste, and the musical surrounds of the Leipzig Market, where locals gather to sing and celebrate the festive season. On your Local Expert Tour of Dresden, see iconic city sights like the enormous Procession of the Dukes mosaic, Zwinger Palace and the Semper Opera House. Dresden is also home to Germany’s oldest Christmas market where you can taste Christstollen—a traditional Christmas cake recipe dating back to medieval times. |
With our Combo Tour: Two-Day Full Berlin Highlights you will discover the diversity of Berlin: The Big-Tic allows you to combine the classic attractions featured on the City Circle Tour with the hot-spots included in the City Circle Purple Tour at an attractive price.
Our combo tour allows you to experience the dramatic changes the city has undergone in the past 25 years and is the perfect way to enjoy Berlin’s unique flair in just 2 days. The City Circle Yellow tour allows you the opportunity to discover Berlin’s most famous landmarks and monuments. Let one of our yellow double-deckers take you on an exciting tour of the city that stretches from Alexanderplatz in the east to the stately Charlottenburg. The City Circle Purple Tour is a great way to get to know Berlin’s trendy districts Mitte, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Prenzlauer Berg.
Whether you wish to scout the fashionable boutiques around Hackescher Markt, enjoy a drink in one of the bars on the bustling Simon-Dach-Straße, or hunt for one-of-a-kind bargains at the Mauerpark flea market – you will experience the pulse of Berlin.
The tour also has a historical component, as it travels along the path of the former Berlin Wall, giving you a sense of how the city, up until 1989, was divided into East and West Berlin. A stop at the Jewish Museum, designed by star architect Daniel Libeskind, whose exhibitions cover two thousands years of German-Jewish history, is also included in this tour.
Day 1: Arrive in Berlin
Welcome to Germany. Airport transfers depart Berlin's Brandenburg Airport for your hotel at 10:30, 13:00 and 16:00. Join your Travel Director at 18:30 for a Welcome Dinner and the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other, over a delightful evening of good food and wine.
Day 2: The Spirit of Berlin Relaxed Start
Join your Local Expert to see the highlights of Berlin. Your exploration includes the Brandenburg Gate, State Opera House, remnants of the Berlin Wall, Unter den Linden and the restored Reichstag Building. Later on, feel free to soak up the Weihnachtszauber, or Christmas magic, at the Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin’s most magnificent square, framed by the Concert Hall and near identical French and German cathedrals.
Day 3: Leipzig and on to Dresden
Journey south to Leipzig to visit Bach’s Thomaskirche and the medieval market square behind it. Renowned for its musical and culinary delights, the Leipzig Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful in Germany, with around 250 stalls located on the city’s historic market square. Enjoy its great traditions, which date back to the 15th century, before continuing to Dresden.
Day 4: Dresden Sightseeing Relaxed Start
Your guided tour with a Local Expert will continue past the colossal 'Procession of the Dukes' mosaic, the cathedral, Semper Opera House and Zwinger Palace. Gaze in awe at the Frauenkirche, risen once again from wartime ashes. Join a local for a foodie exploration of Dresden Christmas markets, to taste the local christollen.
Day 5: Continue to Nuremberg
Journey on to Nuremberg, where the Christkindlmarkt stalls are donned in traditional red and white cloth. Surrounded by ancient ramparts and watchtowers, look out for the Nuremberg Plum People while you explore or shop for local treats such as Rostbratwürste, Lebkuchen or Glühwein.
Day 6: Rothenburg ob-der-Tauber
Venture through the heart of Germany to Rothenburg ob-der-Tauber, one of the best-preserved medieval towns in all of Europe. Why not stroll through the cobbled streets to the year-round Christmas Shop? Here it is Christmas 365 days of the year! Later, follow parts of the meandering Romantic Road to the Bavarian capital.
Day 7: Munich Sightseeing Relaxed Start
Enjoy an orientation tour which concludes in the Marienplatz beside the soaring Town Hall, famous for its Glockenspiel. Beneath the gigantic Christmas tree, Munich’s traditional Christmas Market is an entrancing festival of light and music. In the evening, join your friends for a festive Celebration Dinner with wine and good cheer at a local gasthof.
Day 8: Depart Munich
Auf Wiedersehen! After breakfast, your departure transfer arrives at Munich airport at 07:00 and 09:00.
