Munich Trip Overview
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Mount Zugspitze – a mountain of superlatives: At 2,962 m, the highest mountain in Germany, whose unique 360 ° panorama allows breathtaking views of both the plains and the Alpine peaks of four countries.
On the Zugspitz Glacier, fun & action awaits you in the eternal ice, while you experience three world sensations on the ride on the new Zugspitz cable car: the highest cable car support + the greatest difference in altitude + the longest rope span!
The trip doesn’t have to end with the descent: Your personal, licensed and friendly tour guide will take you in a comfortable VW minivan to other top sights in and around Garmisch-Partenkirchen and explain their historical and current background.
Image # 3 with friendly Approval © Bayerische Zugspitzbahn / Maximilian Prechtel; # 4, 8 and 13 © Bayerische Zugspitzbahn / fendstudios.com
Additional Info
Duration: 9 to 630 minutes
Starts: Munich, Germany
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Munich, Bavaria, Germany
ALL MOUNTAIN LIFTS AND SIGHTS ARE OPEN!
Mount Zugspitze – a mountain of superlatives: At 2,962 m, the highest mountain in Germany, whose unique 360 ° panorama allows breathtaking views of both the plains and the Alpine peaks of four countries.
On the Zugspitz Glacier, fun & action awaits you in the eternal ice, while you experience three world sensations on the ride on the new Zugspitz cable car: the highest cable car support + the greatest difference in altitude + the longest rope span!
The trip doesn’t have to end with the descent: Your personal, licensed and friendly tour guide will take you in a comfortable VW minivan to other top sights in and around Garmisch-Partenkirchen and explain their historical and current background.
Image # 3 with friendly Approval © Bayerische Zugspitzbahn / Maximilian Prechtel; # 4, 8 and 13 © Bayerische Zugspitzbahn / fendstudios.com
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Oktoberfest, Theresienwiese 7, 80336 Munich, Bavaria Germany
All of the excursion destinations mentioned here are carefully selected recommendations. Since this is an exclusive tour, you can always bring your own suggestions; We are also happy to adapt to your wishes regarding the length of stay at the individual stops!
But now you can look forward to an eventful, informative, but above all an excursion in our new VW Comfort Van – by the side of our friendly and professional tour guide you are in the best hands from the start!
… after we drove past the Theresienwiese – the annual venue of the largest folk festival in the world: the Oktoberfest – we leave Munich and first drive south on the motorway …
Stop At: Zugspitze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria Germany
Enjoy an unforgettable day and an overwhelming 360 ° panorama on Germany’s highest mountain. Even the ride on the ultra-modern cable car is a unique experience!
Alternatively and / or for the return trip you can take the cog railway. You can use the glacier cable car between the mountain station of the rack railway and the summit as often as you like.
In the summer months you can – depending on the snow conditions – borrow toboggans (“Zipfelbobs”) in the restaurant ‘Sonnalpin’ (subject to availability).
There or in the highest beer garden in Germany or in one of the other numerous restaurants on the Zugspitze you can enjoy varied meals for every taste.
Prices 2021:
Adults: € 61.00 /
Youth (16-18 years): € 49.00 /
Children (6-15 years): € 32.00 –
Discount for families. Reduced prices (mid-November to the end of April)
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Eibsee, Seeweg 2, 82491 Grainau, Bavaria Germany
Located at the foot of the majestic Zugspitze, the Eibsee is one of the most beautiful alpine lakes. Take a boat trip (in summer), a short walk to the top photo spot Eibseebrücke or walk around with us in about 75 minutes and marvel at the overwhelming mountain panorama and the numerous islands and islets!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Skistadion – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Built during the Nazi dictatorship for the 1936 Winter Olympics and remodeled for the planned Winter Olympics in 1940, which failed due to World War II.
For this purpose, the two communities Garmisch and Partenkirchen were forcibly merged.
Learn from your tour guide Stefan more about the darkest years 1933 – 1945, but also about the current use of the stadium and the ski jumps.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Partnachklamm, Wildenau 0, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria Germany
OPTIONAL:
Please note that the Partnach Gorge can be temporarily closed for maintenance work. We would be happy to inform you!
The Partnach Gorge is a fascinating 700 meters (1/2 mile) long and up to 80 meters (260 feet) deep gorge through which the meltwater of the Zugspitze glacier rages.
It is accessible all year round on secured paths and is an ideal destination for any weather!
Admission prices (2021) adults: € 6.00
Children (6-17 years): € 3.00
It takes 25 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the entrance to the gorge or, during the season, a horse-drawn carriage (approx. € 20.00 for 4 people each way)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Ludwigstrasse, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria Germany
The historic Ludwigstraße in the district Partenkirchen with their colorful murals (“Lüftlmalerei”) must have seen! It invites you to stroll, marvel and enjoy.
Already 2,000 years ago here was a Roman trade route between Italy and Augsburg.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Schloss Linderhof, Linderhof 12, 82488 Ettal, Bavaria Germany
OPTIONAL:
In the middle of a remote alpine valley, the Bavarian ‘fairy tale king’ Ludwig II built his most magnificent and at the same time most intimate castle. On the 30-minute guided tour through the rooms furnished in the French Rococo style, it will take your breath away.
Further attractions can be visited in the castle park; the famous VENUSGROTTE is CLOSED due to restoration work until 2024, detailed information about the grotto is available in an exhibition room near the car park.)
Admission prices adults 2021 (skip-the-line ticket): € 10.00
Children up to 18 years: free entry
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Oberammergau, Oberammergau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria
Let yourself be fascinated by the most beautiful and famous alpine village in Germany.
On a 20-minute guided tour of the town, you can see the famous wall paintings (“Lüftlmalerei”), the wood carvers (which also offer wonderful Christmas cribs), and the Passion Play House, in which the world-famous Passion Play – Corona will not be performed until 2022.
Then feel free to explore the place on your own.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ettal Abbey, Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, 82488 Ettal, Bavaria Germany
Less than a 20-minute drive from Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the historically unique monastery church of the Benedictine Ettal monastery.
Learn more about the numerous details of this late Baroque jewel and about the spectacular foundation of the monastery.
If you want, you can also enjoy the delicious Ettaler Klosterbier from the in-house brewery.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Starnberger See, Possenhofener Str. 5, 82319, Starnberg, Bavaria Germany
At a stop at Bavaria’s second largest lake, we show you the place to which the incapacitated King Ludwig II was brought the day before his death; not far away, he mysteriously died on June 13, 1886 on the banks of the former castle park.
Also nearby is the villa that Ludwig rented for his admired composer Richard Wagner.
Duration: 20 minutes
