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Munich’s Christmas Market will draw you into the season before Salzburg carries that Christmas feeling into the Alps. Here, Glühwein warms your hands while the scent of roasted nuts, spice and sweet pastries draws you through the market beside snow-capped spires. Your Local Specialist connects the city’s music-filled streets with Mozart’s story before a traditional dining experience at Swarovski Crystal World, where sparkling installations play with light and colour. In Freiburg, medieval cobbles are underfoot as you pass steep-roofed houses and painted shutters. Further west in Strasbourg, France’s oldest Christmas market welcomes you with the sweet scent of cinnamon drifting along streets lined with half-timbered façades.
Departures & Pricing
- 24 Nov 2027 - 02 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 26 Nov 2027 - 04 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 28 Nov 2027 - 06 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 30 Nov 2027 - 08 Dec 2027
from $5,638 pp twin share * - 01 Dec 2027 - 09 Dec 2027
from $5,775 pp twin share * - 02 Dec 2027 - 10 Dec 2027
from $5,638 pp twin share * - 03 Dec 2027 - 11 Dec 2027
from $5,528 pp twin share * - 04 Dec 2027 - 12 Dec 2027
from $5,325 pp twin share * - 06 Dec 2027 - 14 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 07 Dec 2027 - 15 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 09 Dec 2027 - 17 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share * - 10 Dec 2027 - 18 Dec 2027
from $5,088 pp twin share *
* Prices and category availability are subject to change without notice.
Upgrades, transfers, accommodation and more can be quoted on enquiry — call 1300 414 198.
Itinerary
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Munich at Christmas: Marienplatz and Beyond
On your arrival in Germany you meet your Travel Director, who will introduce the streets and squares that shape Munich. The route leads you towards Marienplatz, where the Town Hall rises above the square, with the Glockenspiel set high in its facade. Around you, the Christkindlmarkt brings Christmas into full colour, with music in the air and warm lights glowing across the market. Later, you join your Travel Director and fellow guests for a dinner with wine.
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Discover Munich: The Bavarian Capital
You decide how the day unfolds. You might join a Local Specialist for a food walking tour through the city centre, following the scent of baked pretzels, roasted meats and sweet market treats. Or you can visit the Residenz, moving through its museum and Treasury where polished rooms, detailed craftsmanship and centuries of royal life lay in front of you. Later, you may choose today’s Optional Experience to explore the royal palaces of the Bavarian Alps, where ornate façades and palace towers stand against the mountain landscape.
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Chiemsee To Salzburg: Mozart And Markets
Your journey continues past Lake Chiemsee, often called the Bavarian Sea, on your way to Salzburg. Your Local Specialist guides you through the baroque Old Town to Getreidegasse and the house where Mozart was born. Inside, you can hear the bright, delicate notes of Mozart’s original pianoforte fill the room during a rare musical performance. Afterwards, you may choose to explore the city’s Christmas markets, browsing handcrafted decorations and festive treats before continuing to Swarovski Crystal World.
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Ride Through The Old Town of Innsbruck
The clip of hooves against Innsbruck's streets fills the morning as your horse-drawn carriage ride weaves through the Old Town. Later, the buzz of the Christmas Market gathers below the Golden Roof, framed by medieval façades. Here, the square draws everything close: the glow from the stalls, the sound of market voices and the gilded tiles catching the light above you.
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Lindau, Bodensee And The Black Forest
On your return to Germany, you pass through the Arlberg tunnel, Austria’s longest road tunnel, before arriving at Lindau. On this small island town, old streets carry you down to the harbour, where lake air, moored boats and stone quays give Lindau its easy waterside rhythm. Continuing along the shoreline, you may catch sight of snow-dusted peaks across the water, with mist sometimes softening the far shore.
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Follow Freiburg’s Cobbled Christmas Streets
In Freiburg, a lively university city, Christmas is woven through the old quarter’s streets. From the medieval Münster, cobbles lead you past timbered stalls, where warm lights and Black Forest treats bring the market to life.
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Alsace’s Borderlands: Rhine To Strasbourg
You travel through the Black Forest before crossing the Rhine into Alsace, with the blue-grey ridges of the Vosges Mountains stretching across the distance in one of France and Germany’s great borderlands. In Strasbourg, the City at the Crossroads, Alsace’s layered identity sits in the details: half-timbered façades, steep roofs and old streets shaped by both French and German traditions. At France’s oldest Christmas market, you can stroll past shopfronts and the warm fragrance of a gingerbread bakery'. Later, you return to Germany for dinner at a local restaurant, with regional specialities and wine.
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Toast Your Journey In Zurich
Your journey continues south to Zurich, where a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience brings you closer to the city and the people shaping it. At the Old Town Christmas Markets, you can walk between festive stalls as the aromas of raclette and spiced wine drift through the streets. Later, gather with your fellow travellers for dinner with wine at a restaurant with its own microbrewery, where conversation and clinking glasses bring your Yuletide journey to a fitting close.
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Depart Switzerland
Say farewell to Switzerland and the people you’ve shared the journey with. Your final hotel is located at the airport, just a short walk from the terminal.
Inclusions & exclusions
What’s included
- Air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom.
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver.
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing.
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes.
- We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
- From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with a local specialty representing the destination.
Accommodation
- AC, Innsbruck, Hotel Grauer Bär, Innsbruck
- Hotel Stadt Lörrach, Loerrach.
- Hyatt Regency Zürich Airport
- Munich Marriott
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Travel further when you're not travelling alone
Our Social Getaways are small-group holidays designed especially for over-60s Australians who want the freedom of a great trip without the work of planning every detail. A Travel at 60 host travels with the group, the operator handles the logistics, and you get to focus on the bit that matters — the people, the places, and the stories you'll bring home.
Open to solo travellers too. Many of our travellers book on their own and find their feet quickly in a friendly group of like-minded Australians. Reduced single-supplement options are available on most departures — ask one of our consultants and we'll talk you through what's offered on this trip.
- A friendly Travel at 60 host — an Australian face on the ground, looking out for the group from day one.
- Curated local guides & boutique suppliers — the same operators we'd book for our own families.
- Real itineraries, not whirlwind tours — comfortable transfers, breathing room, and the “off the beaten track” stops the big bus tours skip.
Want to talk it through? Call 1300 414 198 7 days a week, Queensland time, and one of our consultants will walk you through it.
— The team at Travel at 60
