Celebrate the season on a small-group journey from Berlin to Vienna, exploring Christmas markets in Germany and Austria with a CEO-led orientation and plenty of free time.
  • Explore Berlin’s icons: Berlin Wall Memorial, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island.
  • Browse Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market stalls, warming up with Gluhwein.
  • Visit Nuremberg’s storied Christmas market and taste traditional Lebkuchen.
  • Take in Munich from Old St Peter’s Church tower.
  • Stroll Hellbrunner Christmas Market amid hundreds of decorated conifers.
  • Wander Salzburg’s Old Town and climb Festungsberg to Hohensalzburg Castle.
  • Savor Vienna’s coffeehouse culture with coffee and cake.
  • Explore Vienna’s Christmas markets and sip a warm mug of Gluhwein.
Stay in small, locally run, family-owned hotels, with larger city hotels at the start and finish. Standards and facilities vary; some properties may lack elevators, air-conditioning, or English-speaking staff. Expect clean, safe, simple rooms with traditional character in excellent central, convenient locations for exploring.