Munich Cultural and Lake District Tour

Make the most of your day: experience the cultural riches of the city of MUNICH as well as the breathtaking LAKE DISTRICT.
Immerse yourself in history: visit historical sites in Munich and/or the DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP.

Let your guide take care of all the details to make the tour smooth and easy for you.

This EXCLUSiVE Tour offers you all the mentioned PLUS:
+ Perfect balance of culture, history & nature – no need to choose, you can have it all in one day!
+ Possibility to customize details & length of each stop
+ Professional all-round-care, always at your fingertips but never intrusive
+ Option to go off the beaten track, get insider tips on local highlights

WHY WITH US?

• Know that your day tour is planned & conducted by a friendly and experienced expert tour guide.
• See numerous sights and learn their fascinating history
• Enjoy the perfect symbiosis of travelling in relaxed comfort and fully leveraging your precious vacation time
• Max. COVID-19 protection

What's included:

• Duration: 9.5 hours
• Guided tours at all mentioned places (at Dachau Concentration Camp: Audio guide)
• No hidden costs!
• Drive in luxurious/comfortable new Mercedes- or Volkswagen Minivan (a/c)
• Private full day tour (only your group is participating)
• Botteled water
• Licensed, friendly and passionate guide

Not included:

• Entrance fees, if desired. (Dachau Concentration Camp: Free admission!)
• Food
• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes

Munich Marienplatz

Munich, 80331, Bavaria

As soon as you have been picked up at your hotel on time it means for you:
• Look forward to a journey exclusively for your group in our comfortable new Volkswagen Minivan.

• But above all, look forward to your well trained guide Stefan with more than 20 years of professional experience. He will provide everything worth knowing information about all the sights, the country and will find an answer to almost all your questions.

Depending on your wishes or the weather we can start the day with our...

COMREHENSIVE GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF THE OLD CITY DISTRICT - Since 1972, almost the whole of Munich's Old Town has been a pedestrian zone. Many of the following attractions are best explored on foot:

See and learn about the history of the medieval city center, the Residence and Opera, the churches Frauenkirche, Asamkirche (and St. Michaelchurch), see typical medieval town houses, the Hofbräuhaus, Viktualienmarket and of course the famous Glockenspiel at Marienplatz.

With pleasure we can take you to all places mentioned in the text, shown on our images and/or depending on your own wishes.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Konigsplatz

Konigsplatz 1, Munich, 80333, Bavaria

Now you can look forward to our...
GUIDED COMPRIHENSIVE CITY TOUR in VW-Comfort-Minivan.
Again, we will not confront you with boring dates. But we will bring the history of the visited sights in a fascinating way closer to you!

All the following attractions are the most appropriate to be explored by car:

You are shown and explained magnificent boulevards and plazas, the classicistic 'Kings Square', buildings and places from the 3rd Reich era, Hitlers private appartements, the Pinakotheken-Galleries, the "Deutsches Museum". the English Garden with its many surprises, ALLIANZ ARENA - home of the 'Bayern Muenchen' soccer team, Olympic Center and BMW-Headquarters/-Museum and the/-Showroom ('BMW World').

We will also pass the place, where King Ludwig II.'s Grandfather, the later King Ludwig I., celebrated his wedding more than 200 years ago, which we know today as the Oktoberfest!

And last but not least you should not miss Nymphenburg castle, the huge summer residence of the Wittelsbach Dynasty and birth place of King Ludwig II.
If you want to get an idea of finest baroque decoration, we recommend a guided tour of interior (€ 6.00 p.P., children until 18 years free of charge).

What about a traditional unexpencive lunch in the largest beer garden in the world? With pleasure we will take you there!
(outdoors and indoors possible)

OPTIONAL: Visit of the Olympic Tower - the highest attainable place in Munich offers overwhelming views and a revolving restaurant. (€ 9.00 p.P./approx. 40 minutes)

OPTIONAL: Guided tour of the interiors of the Munich Residence (€ 7.00 p.P./approx. 75 minutes)

3 hours

Starnberger See

Starnberg, 82319, Bavaria

After an only 20-minutes drive we reach Lake Starnberg, also known as the “Dukes lake”. You are taken to the summer residences of Sissi, the pretty but unfortunate Empress of Austria. We will tell you about the strange relationship between her and King Ludwig II, known as the 'Fairy Tale King' who built the Royal castle of Neuschwanstein.
After a short stroll to the beach we can see the only island of the lake (where Ludwig had rendezvous with Sissi) and - on the opposite shore - the place where he died under mysterious circumstances.
Time for a break? Enjoy relaxing moments at the beach or in a beergarden right on the beach!

OPTIONAL: Take a cruise!
(from mid-April to early October):

Roundtrips from €10.60 p.P. / 1 hour ...or...

One way (your guide will pick you up at the agreed destination)
from € 7.60 p.P. / 30 minutes

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10 minutes

Andechs Monastery

Bergstrasse 2, Andechs, 82346, Bavaria

OPTIONAL: If you want to be further fascinated by the nature and the culture of the Lake District you should accompany your guide on a tour to (some of) the remaining four lakes.
The world-famous landmark high above the nearby lake Ammersee is the Andechs monastery. Its brewery is the largest monastery brewery in the world and it produces delicious varieties like the "Dunkel Doppelbock". Enjoy the perhaps best roasted pork knuckles in the world, as well as the incredibly richly decorated church of the XVIII century.

After that, the beautiful Ammersee beach promenade could invite you to a digestive walk.

30 minutes

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

Pater-Roth-Str. 2A, Dachau, 85221, Bavaria

During the visit of the Dachau Concentration Camp you experience the darkest chapter of German history. In the 12 years of its existence over 200.000 persons were imprisoned here. 41.500 were murdered.
Before you start the tour of the Memorial Site we will show you the luxurious villas of the former SS-grounds.

PLEASE NOTE: You'll visit the camp by an audioguide tour (there are no extra costs for you for the Audio-guide rental). Here you will be not accompanied by your guide.

The duration of the complete tour is two and a half hours - for a minimum stay we would recommend one hour.
The journey from Munich is 30 minutes (one way), from lake Starnberg to Dachau it takes approx 40 minutes.

2 hours