Christmas Tours Europe

Create magical memories with one of our European Christmas Tours

Choose one of our Christmas Tours Europe and then extend, shorten or modify the tour to your heart's content. We have tours for families and romantics, non-skiers and skiers, tours where you visit many traditional Christmas markets and a tour for those who want to extend their Christmas holiday in Europe and waltz into the New Year in Vienna or party on the Champs Elysees in Paris.

White Christmas Tour for Families

Prague | Vienna | Salzburg | Bavarian Alps | Castle Neuschwanstein

Christmas is a special family time so why not make it all the more memorable by experiencing the magic of a traditional European Christmas. Stroll together among the stalls of the famous Christmas markets in Vienna and Salzburg, visit fairytale castles and snow covered fortresses, have fun in the snow or walk together to mid-night mass on Christmas Eve to a chapel in a Bavarian village. Families travelling with younger children might prefer to stay in family rooms or apartments in our selected hotels.  Click here for more details.

White Christmas Tour for Romantics

Prague | Vienna | Hallstatt | Salzburg | Austrian Alps | Munich | Castle Neuschwanstein

Start your White Christmas holiday in romantic Prague. Visit the baroque palace Schönbrunn in Vienna. Arrive by boat at your picturesque lake-side hotel in Hallstatt, a World Cultural Heritage site. Then spend your Christmas days in the Austrian mountain village of Bad Hofgastein which has lots of attractions on offer for skiers and non-skiers. From Munich visit mad King Ludwig's fariytale castle Neuschwanstein and the picturesque town of Oberammergau, famous for the Passion Play.   Click here for more details.

White Christmas and New Year Tour

Munich | Castle Neuschwanstein | Austrian Alps | Salzburg | Budapest | Vienna

In Munich your first visit to a Christmas market can be either the atmospheric and colorful market at the Marienplatz or the little known 'hidden gem' medieval market at the Odeonsplatz. Experience the magic of the Austrian Alps during a horse-drawn sleigh ride into a picturesque valley or a flame-torch hike to a rustic cabin. In Budapest visit the iconic Parliament building on the banks of the Danube and walk along the Fishermen's Bastion before waltzing into the New Year on the square in front of the cathedral in Vienna.   Click here for more details.

Christmas in a Castle

Paris | Stuttgart | Munich | Castle Neuschwanstein | Salzburg | Austrian Castle

Be enchanted by the sight of the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysee decorated in thousands of Christmas lights. From Stuttgart visit a baroque Christmas market, the Mercedes-Benz or Porschemuseum. No Christmas in a Castle holiday would be complete without a visit to the fairy-tale castle Neuschwanstein. Spend your Christmas days either in a medieval castle in the Austrian Alps, or in a romantic castle in the centre of Salzburg.   Click here for more details.

Christmas in Germany

Frankfurt | Heidelberg | Berlin | Dresden | Nürnberg | Bavarian Alps | Castle Neuschwanstein

Start you Christmas experience with a stroll in the historic heart of Frankfurt. Take a funicular ride up to the medieval castle in Heidelberg and enjoy several of Europe's atmospheric Christmas markets. Christmas days are spend in the Bavarian Alps, where the glacier on the Zugspitze Mountain guarantees you snow during your Christmas holiday. A sleigh ride, village Christmas market and Christmas Eve festivities will ensure that you experience a traditional German Christmas.  Enjoy tobogganing on the glacier, a hike a gorge and an excursion to the fairy-tale castle of nearby Neuschwanstein.    Click here for more details.

Christmas Markets Tour

Prague | Berlin | Dresden | Nürnberg | Munich | Salzburg | Vienna

Stroll among the stalls of the Prague Christmas market on the Old Town Square, enjoy the Christmas Lights in Berlin, visit picturesque lake-side village markets in the Austrian Lake district and medieval Christmas markets. Browse for traditional handicrafts, Bohemian lace and crystal, printed textiles and pottery, gingerbread, filigree lace, Advent stars or blown glass tree decorations. Visit the magnificent baroque Palace Schönbrunn in Vienna and listen to the choirs singing traditional Austrian Christmas carols in front of the huge Christmas tree at the Christmas market in front of the palace.  Click here for more details.

Christmas Tour for Skiers and Snowboarders

Zermatt | St. Moritz | Glacier Express |  Klosters-Davos

Ski in all three of Switzerland's famous ski resorts and experience a traditional European Christmas. Fullfill your dream of skiing on untouched powder snow at 4200m. Take the Glacier Express, a spectacular rail journey, from Zermatt to St. Moritz. The extreme altitude of these resorts guarantees you excellent skiing conditions even prior to Christmas. Some of the best skiing in the world together with festive Christmas activities, a horse-drawn sleigh ride through a white winter wonderland and Christmas Eve celebrations under the open sky will be a once in a lifetime holiday experience. Click here for more details.

Christmas Markets Tour and Danube River Cruise

 Land Tour:       Prague | Berlin | Dresden | Nürnberg | Munich                     River Cruise:  Passau | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

Tailor Made Travelling has teamed up with Viking River Cruises to create the ultimate Christmas holiday in Europe. Enjoy the magic of wintry Prague and the best of the German Christmas markets. Stay in the historic hearts of the cities, soak up the Advent ambience and stroll among the stalls of atmospheric Christmas markets and visit the historic sites. Then board your luxury ship and cruise down the fabled Danube, past Melk Abbey, the Wachau region and right into Vienna and Budapest.  Click here for more details.

Christmas in the Alps and New Year's Eve in Paris

Extend any of our Christmas tours and celbrate New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Click here for more details.

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