GROUP TOUR
And the reason to consider a tour? There is a lot to see in and around Munich, and if you’re pressed for time, having someone do all the leg-work means you can fit more in to your itinerary. Plus, you get to skip the queues at attractions like Neuschwanstein Castle.
Join a special private tour to this fairytale schloss (the model for the castle in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty) and you’ll enjoy luxury transportation to the romantic medieval structure, peeping through mountaintops like a mirage thanks to the fantastical foresight of King Ludwig II.
Afterward, from the castle’s foot, board a horse-drawn carriage to clip-clop to Hohenschwangau village, which comes with its own postcard-worthy neogothic castle.
The day continues with a visit to the town of Oberammergau, where the original Passion Play began and is performed only once a decade, as well as dramatically baroque Ettal Abbey, set in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps and still home to Benedictine monks.
One of the other reasons to join a tour is to get a true taste of place.
Tours by Locals doesn’t skip a beat in pairing you with Munich food fanatics, who can create bespoke experiences to let you savour the flavours of Bavaria.
You might visit the 200-year-old food market, stop off for a beer at the legendary Hofbräuhaus tavern, munch on all manner of German breads, and sit down for a meal of leberkässemmel (a traditional sausage sandwich) with kartoffelsalat (potato salad), all while wandering past historic churches and cathedrals.