In Bamberg, the tasting starts with a glass of Glühwein and a sausage, standing in the cold, and ends with a Rauchbier, the smoked beer the town has been brewing for centuries. Nobody walks away from that one indifferent. It is one of the moments where this tour stops being sightseeing and becomes something you taste.
The route runs from Munich down to Basel in eight days and takes in eight Christmas markets. The Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz opens the trip under a tree nearly 30 metres tall. Nuremberg follows with its hilltop castle and its gingerbread, Rothenburg with its ramparts and its Reiterlesmarkt, Strasbourg with 300 stalls and a tradition dating back to 1570. Colmar, Freiburg and Basel close the loop between Alsace, the Black Forest and Switzerland.
Six guided visits are included, led by local guides, and three tastings punctuate the road: gingerbread in Nuremberg, mulled wine and sausages in Bamberg, smoked beer in the same town. No optional excursions are offered, because everything is already in the programme.
An exclusive Tours Chanteclerc tour at a moderate pace, limited to 30 people, with a French-speaking guide from arrival in Munich to departure from Zurich and individual headsets for the whole trip.
Highlights:
-Guided visits of Munich, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Rothenburg, Strasbourg and Freiburg
-Eight Christmas markets
-Mulled wine and sausage tasting in Bamberg
-Gingerbread tasting in Nuremberg
-Smoked beer tasting in Bamberg
Accommodation categories:
Munich: Holiday Inn Munich Leuchtenbergring SUP. or similar
Nuremberg: Hotel Park Inn by Radisson PRE. or similar
Rothenburg: Hotel Altes Brauhaus SUP. or similar
Strasbourg: Mercure Centre Petite France PRE. or similar
Basel: Hotel Radisson Blu Basel SUP. or similar
The itinerary is subject to change without notice. The final itinerary will be available from your travel advisor!
The displayed rate is for two adults in double occupancy. Other dates, room categories and occupancy types (single, triple or quadruple) may be available. Price available upon request*.
Air transportation Montreal / Munich - Zurich / Montreal, in economy class with Air Canada and Swiss International Air Lines
Travel insurance (cancellation, interruption, emergency medical care and baggage)Synergia network group departures
Advisors in the Voyages Synergia network build their own escorted group departures every year, with limited places. These are trips born of a passion rather than a catalogue: fishing in Guatemala, safari in East Africa, guided expeditions. The list above changes with the seasons.
What sets these departures apart
- A Quebec tour leader who knows the destination and travels with the group
- A restricted number of places, often a few dozen, sometimes fewer than ten
- A clear theme, built around one activity rather than a destination alone
- Fixed dates: you join the departure, you do not build it
How to book
Each departure has its own responsible advisor. Choose the trip that interests you in the list, then reach us through the contact page for remaining places and terms. These departures often fill months ahead.
Other ways to travel as a group
If no date suits you, two other routes exist: organized trips, already built and sold by tour operators, and a custom group, built around your own participants. Voyages AquaTerra holds Quebec permit 702703.
