Is the train travel included?

Transport between destinations is included, using a mix of train and minibus; the evidence does not specify which mode is used for each transfer.

Which Christmas markets are visited?

Berlin, Nuremberg, the Hellbrunner Christmas Market in Salzburg, and Vienna's Christmas market are named in the evidence; Munich is visited as an overnight stop.

What hotels are used?

Only Hotel Lasserhof is named; the package uses 3 nights in a 3-star hotel and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel, standard rooms with breakfast, without specifying which city gets which.

3 nights in a 3-star hotel and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel with breakfast, an English-speaking tour escort throughout, a welcome dinner in Berlin, orientation walks in Berlin and Vienna, visits to Christmas markets in Berlin, Nuremberg, Salzburg and Vienna, a coffee and pastry tasting in Vienna, a mug of Glühwein, transport between destinations, 24-hour public transport passes in Berlin and Vienna, travel documentation and 24/7 emergency phone service.

How much walking is involved?

The tour includes a guided walk in Berlin and orientation walks in Berlin and Vienna, along with walking through the Christmas markets in each city.

Authentic Europe · Guided

Christmas Market Tour in Central Europe

7-day guided Christmas market tour from Berlin to Vienna

Authentic Europe's Christmas Market Tour in Central Europe is a 7-day guided small group tour, capped at 18 travelers, with an English-speaking tour escort throughout. Starting in Berlin, day 2 includes a guided walk and a visit to the city's Christmas Market before day 3 continues to the Nuremberg Christmas market on the way to Munich. Day 4 travels on to Salzburg for the Hellbrunner Christmas Market, and day 5 moves to Vienna, where day 6 explores the city's own Christmas market alongside a coffee and pastry tasting. Transport between the five cities is a mix of train and minibus, and the trip includes three nights in a 3-star hotel and three nights in a 4-star hotel, both with breakfast. A welcome dinner in Berlin and a mug of Glühwein, mulled wine, are also included. This suits travelers who want a guided, fully escorted introduction to Germany and Austria's Christmas markets rather than independent travel.

What to know before you look closer

Only one hotel is named, Hotel Lasserhof; the tour uses a mix of 3-star and 4-star hotels, 3 nights each, without specifying which city gets which category.
Several travel days, to Munich, Salzburg and Vienna, do not specify whether the transfer is by train or minibus; the included list states both modes are used across the tour.
The 24-hour public transport pass is only provided in Berlin and Vienna, not in the other cities visited.
No current departure dates are listed in the evidence, though the tour is themed around Christmas markets, which typically run in the weeks before Christmas; confirm exact dates with Authentic Europe.

Day by day

Day 1overnight: Berlin
Willkommen in Berlin!
Day 2overnight: Berlin
Guided walk & Christmas Market in Berlin
Day 3overnight: Munich
Christmas market in Nuremberg on your way to Munich
Day 4overnight: Salzburg
Travel to Salzburg & Christmas market
Day 5overnight: Vienna
Explore Salzburg and travel to Vienna
Day 6overnight: Vienna
Explore Vienna and its Christmas market
Day 7
Departure from Vienna

The moments this trip is built around

Day 2A guided walk in Berlin includes a visit to the city's Christmas Market.
Day 3The tour visits the Christmas market in Nuremberg on the way to Munich.
Day 4The tour travels to Salzburg to visit the Hellbrunner Christmas Market.
Day 6The tour explores Vienna, including its Christmas market and a coffee and pastry tasting.

Included

3 nights accommodation (3-star hotel) in a standard room with private shower or bath/WC, including breakfast
3 nights accommodation (4-star hotel) in a standard room with private shower or bath/WC, including breakfast
Services of an English-speaking tour escort throughout the whole tour
Welcome dinner in Berlin
Orientation walk in Berlin
Orientation walk in Vienna
Christmas markets visit Berlin
Christmas market visit Nuremberg
Hellbrunner Christmas Market visit Salzburg
Christmas market visits with your tour escort
Coffee & pastry tasting in Vienna
Mug of Glühwein (mulled wine)
Transport between destinations and to/from included activities (train, mini-bus)
24 hour public transport pass in Berlin and Vienna
Electronic travel documentation, including a detailed travel itinerary and travel vouchers
24/7 Emergency phone service while travelling

Questions travellers ask

Is the train travel included?: Transport between destinations is included, using a mix of train and minibus; the evidence does not specify which mode is used for each transfer.
Is it escorted or independent?: It is a guided small group tour, capped at 18 travelers, with an English-speaking tour escort for the whole trip.
Which Christmas markets are visited?: Berlin, Nuremberg, the Hellbrunner Christmas Market in Salzburg, and Vienna's Christmas market are named in the evidence; Munich is visited as an overnight stop.
What hotels are used?: Only Hotel Lasserhof is named; the package uses 3 nights in a 3-star hotel and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel, standard rooms with breakfast, without specifying which city gets which.
What is included?: 3 nights in a 3-star hotel and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel with breakfast, an English-speaking tour escort throughout, a welcome dinner in Berlin, orientation walks in Berlin and Vienna, visits to Christmas markets in Berlin, Nuremberg, Salzburg and Vienna, a coffee and pastry tasting in Vienna, a mug of Glühwein, transport between destinations, 24-hour public transport passes in Berlin and Vienna, travel documentation and 24/7 emergency phone service.
How much walking is involved?: The tour includes a guided walk in Berlin and orientation walks in Berlin and Vienna, along with walking through the Christmas markets in each city.

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