Location: Munich
Top Things to do in Munich
10 Tours in Munich That You Shouldn't Miss
Munich exudes Bavarian charm. Beer fanatics should head immediately to the Hofbräuhaus, a hops heaven that’s been churning out the good stuff since 1589. The drinking is downright legendary during Oktoberfest, a celebration of local beers and German specialty foods. Emulate world-class athletes at the Olympiapark, where skating on the Olympic ice rink will make you feel like a champion. The promenade of Marienplatz is perfect for people watching and gawking at the Glockenspiele of City Hall.
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1. Small Group Munich Christmas Market Tour with Wine Tasting
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
This is the perfect Christmas tour for holiday enthusiasts and mulled wine lovers. You will experience Munich's best Christmas markets the way the locals do it - drinking a hot cup of wine and browsing through festive merchant stalls. Discover the history and traditions of an alpine Christmas and visit some of the city's must-see attractions along the way.
Inclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Professional Guide
Exclusions: Subway fare, Tips/Gratuities for your guide
Reviewed By peter_77709
We loved this tour! Katrina, our guide, really brought the beer culture and history to life! You will learn a lot of unusual local drinking customs that tourists never see. You will definitely go home in a good mood! ;)
2. Private Dachau Concentration Camp Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Curt's tours of Dachau have been called, "riveting" and "sobering". Dachau survivors themselves have honored him by taking his tours and he communicates the history of the camp and its horrors with comprehensive research and intimate detail. Your tour to Dachau is given with sensitivity and scholarship. Curt will lead you through original structures including the bunker, crematorium and gas chamber and help you experience Dachau through the eyes of the SS, the prisoners, the town people and the American liberators. Curt Milburn has completed course work offered by the Dachau Memorial Site and is a fully licensed and certified Dachau Guide. He is also a native of the US and has been touring in Munich for over ten years.
Inclusions: Tour Guide
Exclusions: An XXL Partner Ticket (€15,90). This includes a short train ride to Dachau and a 10-minute bus ride.
Reviewed By leobrookesnietzsche
After taking Curts great city tour, I deceided to take his third reich tour as well. He was really able to communicate the depths of the third reich in a way that I had never expierenced before. The tour was augmented by the use of images and videos of the destruction of the second world war and the Hitler and other majior Nazis standing right where we stood. This tour was really able to give me an understanding of how the holocaust came about, something I had never really been able to wrap my head around. Curt took extra time giving us a custom made tour by leading us to different areas based on our specific interests. In addition, he shared stories from holocaust survivors he personally knows. I can only suggest Curts tour as it not only showed me the sights of this dark time, but also taught me a great deal!.
3. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site And Third Reich Day Tour From Munich
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 60 reviews
Join this full-day, small-group tour that combines a visit to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site and a Third Reich walking tour of Munich. First, visit Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp in Germany. Tour it with a licensed professional guide, and listen to the stories of how it served for a model of all the other camps that came after it. Then, return to Munich to learn about its association with the Nazi party, and get insight into this dark chapter of Germany's past. PLEASE NOTE CHILDREN UNDER 14 ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE TOURS
Inclusions: Professional guide, Transportation costs
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By Michael_Jimmy
Alun is an awesome tour guide!...very friendly and knowledgeable. His perspective/insight of Dachau from its conception to its liberation was very informative...plenty of time to explore the museum and grounds,to reflect/process the tragedy of what happened there. Round trip transportation from Marienplatz was smooth!
4. Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castle Private Tour from Munich
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 47 reviews
Enjoy the Bavarian heartland, with Skip the Line service. You don't have to worry about ticket reservations or queues or taking the wrong turn. Just relax and enjoy an unforgettable day full of history and fun. Our tour includes a visit to the Fairytale Castle "Neuschwanstein Castle" and "Linderhof Palace" with the picturesque village of Oberammergau with a passionate professional local guide. Come as a tourist and leave as a friend
Inclusions: Local taxes, Professional Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan/private vehicle, Shuttle bus to Mary´s Bridge (as long as the bus is operating and the bridge is open), Tickets for Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castles
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities
Reviewed By VeteranTrvlr
Wonderful tour by a knowledgeable guide before the castle tour! He had obviously done his research and was able to add more, and more historically accurate, details. Lots of "fun" facts, too (I had no idea what BMW stood for or why the logo looks looks like it does. I do now!). He knows all the best spots for pictures and the best times to get them in before the next tour groups arrive. Skipping the line for the castle tour tickets was a real plus. Highly recommend!
5. Guided Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tour with Train from Munich
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 248 reviews
Take a 5-hour tour to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, a place of reflection and education dedicated to the estimated 42,000 prisoners that lost their lives there. Take the train from Munich towards Dachau, which is located 10 miles outside of Munich and only a short journey away. PLEASE NOTE CHILDREN UNDER 14 ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE TOURS.
Inclusions: Memorial Licensed Guide, Transportation costs for duration of tour
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By 792zack
Alun was very knowledgable and friendly, due to COVID I was the only person on the tour, to my benefit I could ask any number of questions and Alun would have the answers to hand. If you are thinking a taking any tours around Munich and surrounding areas, get in touch with Alun.
6. Dachau Small-Group Half-Day Tour from Munich By Train
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 133 reviews
Dachau is one of the most well preserved camps in all of Europe and a visit to a camp should be on every travelers itinerary. Dachau was the first camp set up in NAZI Germany, was the model for all other camps and was the only camp running for the entire 12 years of the Third Reich. This authorized full tour of the Dachau Memorial is a half day tour traveling via train from Munich at 9:30 and arriving back approximately 14:30. Your guide will not only explain in detail the horrors of the camp system but the plight of the various victims that suffered under this brutal system of murder and oppression, the rise of the NAZI party and many other events that took place throughout the 3rd Reich and World War 2. As we are a small independent company we go above and beyond to give our guests a memorable experience. Due to Covid-19 I have limited the group size to 6 guests as this is the maximum I'm aloud to guide through the museum.
Inclusions: Fully licensed professional guide, Public transport costs to and from the memorial site
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities
Reviewed By galaxycvr
This place still have those vibes what people went thorugh in those challanging years and era. Do not miss the video show to get lasting impact in your minds to learn the lession, " WHAT NOT TO DO".
7. Munich Bike Tour with optional Königsplatz and Olympia Park
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 63 reviews
See Munich’s grand buildings, squares and monuments on a 4-hour guided morning or afternoon bike tour. Discover the city's architectural highlights as you cruise past the famous Marienplatz, the lush English Garden (Englischer Garten), Hofgarten and more. Discover Munich’s rich history from your guide and stop for a break in a beer garden. Ask your guide to instruct you if you wish to continue this tour on your own to visit the neoclassical Königsplatz (King's Square), the vast Olympiapark, BMW Welt and Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) into your tour.
Inclusions: Professional guide, Use of a bike and helmet
Exclusions: Gratuities, Food and drinks, unless specified, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By Worldtraveller_DK
Our guide, Kevin, was excellent. He knew a lot about Munich and history in general, and he had a lot of good humor. When he started the tour, explaining about how Munich was founded, we told that we had been on a tour with Sandeman and Aileen the day before, and she had told a lot about the same. Well, then I will not bore you with the same sights and stories, he said and improvised a tour along the Isar river. That was both fun and interesting. In general I highly recommend Kevin and Mike's Biketours.
8. Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castle Day Trip from Munich
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 47 reviews
Drive with an airconditioned, comfortable coach from Munich and visit the famous and fabulous castles built by the fairytale King Ludwig II. These unique buildings in the midst of the Bavarian alpine landscape will definitely fascinate you. The first stop of our tour will take you to Schloss Linderhof, the smallest castle of the Bavarian king. It’s up to you to decide whether you choose to have a guided tour through the castle, have a walk around the beautifully landscaped grounds or simply enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and get excited by the marvellous scenery. We will then continue our tour to Hohenschwangau. Our stay there will offer you ample time to both try out the famous Bavarian cuisine in a restaurant and visit the castle of Neuschwanstein as well. You can decide in the morning on departure in the coach whether you want to see one or both castles from the inside with a guided tour and accordingly buy the tickets from our tour guide in cash.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Parking Fees, Live-Guide englisch on the coach, organisation of the tickets for the castles (skip the line)
Exclusions: No food and beverage at the coach and restaurants., entrance fees for both castles (25 Euro/adult, 5 Euro/children until 18 years)), No hotel pickup
Reviewed By ndandelion
The drive was super smooth and the whole tour of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof was amazing and so beautiful. Despite how freezing cold it was, it was def worth freezing my fingers and toes lol. When we went, there was snow and it really felt like you stepped into the world of Narnia and felt like we were in a complete different realm. Our tour guide was super fun and experienced and her knowledge behind the history of the castles and Bavaria was super intersting and you just want to listen to everything she says. Loved it til the very end.
9. Munich's Highlights 3-hour Segway Tour
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 20 reviews
Enjoy a 3-hour tour in Munich and comfortably discover the Bavarian state capital on a Segway. There is a lot to see in Munich from surfing on the Eisbach to the magnificent shopping street Maximilianstraße. Before your tour begins, you will have an introduction to riding the Segway.
Inclusions: Segway Tour, Tourguide, Helmet, Wet Poncho in the case of Segway, Segway instructions
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Tourist765269
We had our team builder here and had so much fun!! Not everyone got comfortable with the Segway's and Paula was so patient and helpful. A few had been to Munich before and had never seen some of the sights we saw that day. Really appreciate such a great experience!! Would definitely go again.
10. Small-Group Munich City and Oktoberfest Tour Including Reserved Oktoberfest Tent Table
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 61 reviews
Join this 7-hour tour and learn about the history of Munich and the Oktoberfest before enjoying a wonderful afternoon with a guaranteed seat in one of the major beer tents at the Munich Oktoberfest.
Inclusions: 90-minute city tour of Munich, Tour of Oktoberfest grounds, Afternoon seat in major beer tent (4 hrs), 2 liters of beer and 1/2 chicken
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities (small tips recommended to Oktoberfest servers), Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By Joan A
From other reviews I've read about this company, the clients consisted of small groups or families and all were very satisfied. If you happen to be a group of 8, think twice about using this tour company. We were crammed into a 9 seater Ford van with a make-shift sound system consisting of a speaker tied to the back of a headrest. Between the one speaker and the road noise from the van, any narrative given could barely be heard by anyone except for the 2 passengers in the front seat. The actual castle tours of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof were great (tours were conducted by castle staff), but we were all very disappointed in the transportation provided and the inability to hear any narrative. I gave a 3 star rating because the castles were worth the trip. It was the getting to and from them that was the issue.
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