A TALE OF CHRISTMAS
MARKETS IN BAVARIA AND THE ALPS
Munich – Salzburg – Hallstatt – Nuremberg
3 Nights 4 Days
Departure Date: December 9
Munich City Tour Included
With Ajet Airlines
Sabiha Gökçen – Munich – Sabiha Gökçen
With Connection Opportunity from All Over Turkey and Cyprus
After meeting at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we complete our baggage and passport procedures and depart for Munich at 11:45 with AJet flight VF 41. After our arrival at Munich Airport, we head towards the center of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, with our private bus waiting for us. In our panoramic walking tour of Munich, one of Germany's most impressive cities with its historical buildings, magnificent squares, Bavarian culture, and elegant city texture, Karlsplatz, Frauenkirche, Viktualienmarkt, the old town hall, the new town hall, and Marienplatz are among the places to be seen. After our tour, we give free time for the world-famous Münchner Christkindlmarkt established in the heart of Munich. This traditional Christmas market, whose origins date back centuries, lives the Christmas spirit in the most beautiful way with its more than a hundred wooden stands, giant Christmas tree decorated with lights, Bavarian delicacies, and the unique atmosphere created by the historical Town Hall. After the free time we will give here, our guests who wish can participate in the Regensburg Thurn und Taxis Palace Christmas Markets Tour (60 Euro), which will be organized as an extra by our guide. You are invited to one of the most special and largest Christmas markets established in the Bavaria region. Regensburg, which has never been bombed in wars, has completely preserved its 800-year-old original texture, and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, offers its visitors a real Medieval atmosphere. In this tour, we will experience the world-famous "Romantic Christmas Market" established in the courtyard of the active palace where Thurn und Taxis, one of Germany's most deep-rooted noble families, still lives. After the free time to be given in this market, where only handicraft artisans, special palace cuisine delicacies, and a fascinating history are located, we meet at the place and time to be notified by our guide and return to Munich. After our arrival, transfer to our hotel and check-in to the rooms. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time for the whole day. Guests who wish can participate in the Salzburg Hallstatt Christmas Market tour (130 Euro), which will be organized as an extra by our guide. After breakfast, we set off towards Hallstatt accompanied by pleasant nature views. Hallstatt is also called the most romantic region of Austria with its unique nature and view of the Alps in the Salzkammergut region. Hallstatt, where the oldest salt mine in the world is located, is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. In Hallstatt, which is like a corner from heaven, you can take photos by the turquoise lake in the middle of the Alps, sip your coffee, and buy salt and souvenirs extracted from the region. After the free time to be given, we meet at the time to be notified by our guide, leave Hallstatt, and set off towards Salzburg, the city of Mozart. With its Baroque architecture, impressive location surrounded by the Alps, and privileged place in music history, Salzburg turns into one of the most fascinating cities in Europe, especially during the Christmas period. In our walking tour in the historical center on the UNESCO World Heritage list, Mirabell Gardens, Getreidegasse, Mozart's birthplace, Residenzplatz, Salzburg Cathedral, and Kapitelplatz are among the places to be seen. After our walking tour, we give free time for the Salzburger Christkindlmarkt to experience the city's most special Advent tradition. This market, which is established among the magnificent historical buildings of Domplatz and Residenzplatz and is promoted as one of the oldest and most beautiful Christmas markets in the world, offers an unforgettable Christmas experience with its traditional stands, handmade products, local delicacies, and atmosphere decorated with stars. After our tour, we meet at the place and time to be notified by our guide and return to our hotel in Munich. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time for the whole day. Guests who wish can participate in the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt and Outlet tour (95 Euro), which will be organized as an extra by our guide. First, we head towards Ingolstadt Village Outlet, one of Europe's most exclusive shopping centers. In this prestigious shopping center where you can find seasonal products of world-famous brands at attractive prices, you can shop during the free time we will give and take a pleasant break in its stylish restaurants and cafes. After the free time we will give for shopping, we head towards Nuremberg, one of the historical cities of Bavaria. With its walls, castle, squares, and characteristic red-roofed structures that have survived from the Middle Ages to the present, Nuremberg is one of Germany's most impressive historical cities. During our city tour, Nuremberg Castle, Albrecht Dürer House, St. Sebald Church, Hauptmarkt, Frauenkirche, and the Beautiful Fountain are some of the places to be seen. Then, for one of the most special experiences of our tour, we go to the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt, one of the largest Christmas markets in the world. In the market, which is called the "small city of wood and fabric", you can buy handmade Christmas ornaments and souvenirs from traditional red and white roofed stands and taste the famous Nuremberg Lebkuchen cookies and other traditional delicacies. After our tour, we meet at the place and time to be notified by our guide and return to our hotel in Munich. Overnight at our hotel.
After an early breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we leave the hotel with our luggage and head towards the airport. After baggage, passport, and customs procedures, we depart for Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 13:30 with AJet flight VF 42. With our arrival in Istanbul, we come to the end of our journey and say goodbye to you to meet again on another trip.
Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.
| Date | Double | Single | Triple | Child 2-6 | Infant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2026 | €399 | €549 | €399 | €399 | €99 | Sold out |
- It is sufficient to have Euros for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program during the tour. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the trip. It is useful to have a cardigan or similar clothing with you for the evening.
- In our weekly tours, a rotation (seat change) practice is applied for daily seat planning, and no guarantee of fixed seats or front seats is provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- There is a mandatory minimum stay of 1 day to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.) when entering Turkey from abroad.
- Free shop shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour program, guides may make changes to the program flow depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show all the places mentioned in the program.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before. If there are less than 30 days left to the tour date, a 30% penalty is applied, and if there are 20 days or less, a 100% penalty is applied. Hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc., obtained from authorities in Turkey and presented with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for the cancellation of hotels and services to be received outside of Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified by EMC Tur.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying the name in the tour program and/or there are options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by EMC Tur 2 days before the trip departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than those specified. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms can be provided depending on the availability of the hotels, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of beds called opening-closing and coach beds, tour participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the congestion in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults who fits the age group.
- Breakfasts taken at the hotel, which are among the services included in the tour program, are presented in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and usually consist of a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, which is called a continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, made panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, lasting at most 2-3 hours and not including museum or archaeological site entrances. EMC Tur is not responsible for the non-realization of the aforementioned tours if panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot be performed due to roads closed by local authorities on the day and time of the tour, or due to any event, or if it becomes impossible to perform the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot within the possibilities in areas where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not allowed.
- Waiting times at customs gates passed by road during the trip may exceed standards, and EMC Tur cannot be held responsible for any negativity caused by these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local EMC Tur from which we receive service, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the sufficient number cannot be reached, the trips cannot be made, or the extra trip prices, content, and vehicle to be used vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites in the places to be visited and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not want to participate in extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted to wait at a suitable rest facility on the way. These passengers are left at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures that must be performed for people participating in tours with flights are personal procedures and must be performed by the guest at the relevant airline counters at the airports before the flight or online on the websites of the airline companies.
- EMC Tur is not responsible for the inability of people who do not show up at the specified airport at the times notified by EMC Tur for tour participation, who do not perform check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who perform check-in and boarding procedures on time but do not board the plane, to carry out the flight. All expenses that will arise regarding the new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the region to be visited, which will be necessary for those who miss the flight to join the tour, belong to them.
- EMC Tur is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay in scheduled and private flights, or times may change before the existing trip and flight. EMC Tur is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of time changes. Children between 0-2 years old do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified according to the number of people as follows. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each of our tours.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 People) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 People) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 People) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have sold the tour by accepting the items mentioned above.