Don’t just take our word for it, this is how our previous travellers rate this tour.
About the tour: German Advent – Heidelberg, Speyer & Germany’s Wine Route
On this Christmas Markets coach holiday, we see the very best of Germany during this joyful season, from your base in the German town of Heppenheim. From festive market stalls to wonderful wine routes, celebrated castles and cathedrals and picture postcard landscapes, this coach holiday will certainly fill you with festive cheer. Explore the markets of Cologne, Heidelberg, Speyer and Neustadt, enjoy mulled wine and trips to both Heidelberg castle and a guided tour of the spa town Bad Dürkheim.
Tour Includes
- 5 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 3 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 385674 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Sorry, this tour is currently not available. If you are interested in similar tours please call on 01709 787 463.
Tour Itinerary
Certain excursions are included in the price of your holiday. If you choose not to go on an included excursion, for whatever reason, no refunds will be made.
Yes, you will receive one with your Travel Documents, which are sent 7-10 days before departure.
We believe that our holidays may not be suitable for children under 8 years old (except for Disneyland Paris bookings) however, we will
consider individual requests on application. Customers aged 18 and under at the time of travel must be accompanied by an adult, parent or
guardian aged over 18 years old.
You can check weather averages here.
Day 1
Local departure by coach, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2 - Rüdesheim
We head to Rüdesheim, with time to explore the Christmas market before continuing to Heppenheim and our hotel for three nights.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Rüdesheim
Included Highlights
- Rüdesheim
Day 3 - Speyer and Neustadt
Join our included excursion which takes us first to Speyer. We visit Speyer Christmas market, located close to the impressive cathedral, which lures you in with its festive spirit. Later, we continue to Neustadt, and enjoy a glass of delicious mulled wine at the Christmas market, and an evening meal at a traditional restaurant.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Speyer Christmas Markets
Included Highlights
- Neustadt
- Speyer
Day 4 - Bad Durkheim and Heidelberg
Join our included excursion, which takes us via the German Wine Route, to Bad Durkheim, where we enjoy a guided tour. We continue to Heidelberg, where our guided tour will take you through picture-postcard squares. No visit to Heidelberg would be complete without a visit to its fabulous castle, one of the country’s most famous ruins. We include a ride on the funicular railway to the castle and entrance into the dominating fortress. Afterwards, we have time to explore the inviting stalls of the three Christmas markets. We round off the day with an evening meal in a traditional restaurant.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Included Highlights
- Heidelberg Guided Tour
- Heidelberg Castle
- Heidelberg
- Bad Durkheim
Day 5 - Cologne
We leave our hotel and head to the cathedral city of Cologne, with the opportunity to visit some of the Christmas markets. We continue to Belgium for an overnight stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Cologne Christmas Markets
Included Highlights
- Cologne
Day 6
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Single Room Supplement from £145.00 (6 days).
Accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more
information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for three nights at the 3-star superior Michel Hotel Heppenheim. The hotel is located in the historic centre of this wine town.
Overnight stays in Belgium will be in city-style hotels.
Please Note: Due to demand, we may use other hotels of a similar standard. Your exact hotel details will be provided with your travel documents.
Find your nearest joining point
We have hundreds of coach joining points throughout England, Scotland and Wales. To find your nearest joining point, search using your postcode below.
*Please note joining points are subject to availability.
Travel Extras
Why not go the night before your tour for a relaxing start?
You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £41.50 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis, subject to availability. Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.) We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, select option 1, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than seven days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday
On most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines. Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
Customer Reviews
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 385674 or book online at www.leger.co.uk
