Berchtesgaden and Eagle's Nest Day Tour from Munich
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Berchtesgaden and Eagle's Nest Day Tour from Munich

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Berchtesgaden’s Eagle’s Nest—Adolf Hitler’s one-time mountain hideaway—lies southeast of Munich in Germany’s Bavarian Alps. With this tour, save the hassle of trains and cabs; and absorb the scenery as you travel by air-conditioned coach. Ride an elevator to the summit, and experience the lodge and its terrace views as a guide shares its story. Lastly, enjoy time for lunch and to visit the nearby Nazi-history Documentation Center museum.
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Duration: 10h
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Highlights
  • Visit Adolf Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest in Berchtesgaden on a day trip from Munich
  • Skip trains and cabs: go by coach to relax and focus on the Alpine scenery
  • See the lodge’s rooms and features; and soak in the views from the terrace
  • Opt to have lunch (own cost) and visit the Documentation Center museum

  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned, luxury coach
What's not included
  • Entrance fees (approx 33 Euros)
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Gratuities
  • Entry/Admission - Kehlsteinhaus
  • Entry/Admission - Berchtesgaden
  • Entry/Admission - Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg


Start:
  • Karlsplatz 21, 80335 München, Germany
    In front of Karlsplatz 21/ Sonnenst. corner Bayerst. Take exit "G" or "F" from the basement. GMaps+: 4HQ7+GQ München Please be at the departure point 20 minutes prior departure.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 285011

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • In case of snow and ice, the Eagle's Nest will be closed and world famous Salt Mines will be visited instead
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 285011

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    • GmarcM
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      Extraordinary experience
      Our Tour guide Jacqueline was amazing. Very knowledgeable and guided us well throughout the trip. Very please to have her abroad on both our tours,
      Written February 6, 2025
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Haina and Smiley great service.
      The tour was great Haina and Smiley were great on particular Haina who was very helpful. The only problem is that the tour ad does not give you approximate times of arrival to the castles being Linderhof and Neuschwanstein, I had previously purchased admission tickets to both castles and it was quiet an adventure to change times but thankfully it was resolve and all good at the end. It would help if the operator gives estimate times of arrival to the castles that way if you buy tickets in advance you don’t go through the same problem I did or buy the tickets on the bus.
      Written February 1, 2025
    • Jonahcardiff
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful dayout, another ticked off the list
      Excellent full day out, timing and arrangements worked like clockwork; Romantic Road scenic, Rothenburg amazing and castle tour interesting; probably could have done with a bit more dialogue en route, still had a great day
      Written January 31, 2025
    • JohnRWebb
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Day Trip by Coach to Castle and Rothenburg
      Early start to get on the coach for this trip and after arriving first when allowed to board coach others were asked by guide to board before us. The journey to castle was good and not too long. The guide taking us around the castle rushed us from area to area to keep in front of group 2 following us. Not given enough time to enjoy each area fully for price of 10 euros charged. Rothenburg arrived next and our coach guide took us all to show us things to do to see and where to have lunch at. We had lunch there and found our food to be both very tasty plentiful and not expensive for what we ordered. Rothenburg we found very pretty and we very much liked the Christmas museum and shop, along with our walk around the city walls taking many photos. Returning was a 3 hour journey back to Munich before we left the coach. Enjoyable day apart from castle rush which lost it one star we felt John & Sue Norfolk UK
      Written January 22, 2025
    • Tourist18764210376
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      Bavarian Excellence!
      Ursula and her team were excellent from the initial start of the day! Ursula was an excellent source of German and Bavarian history and took her time to explain in detail thoroughly and passionately.
      Written January 15, 2025
    • melaniesB7801QV
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      Loved it
      Super well organised the tour guides are super knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely a must do if you’re in Munich, I loved it.
      Written January 14, 2025
    • Ong K
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      Fantastic Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle Day Tour!
      This Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle Day Tour is simply amazing! Thanks to our friendly tour guide Ms Monica who enriched our minds with detailed explanation of the history behind these Castles before we entered them to explore and witness the beautiful Architectural Works. The scenic views of the country side along the way in this winter season are just so Instagramable. Highly recommended day tour!
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    • KarinnaCraig
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      Fabulous day trip exploring incredible historical places
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      Written January 11, 2025
    • Rosalind S
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      Fabulous trip
      Fabulous day out. Plenty of time at each stop. Great guide and bus driver. Both castles were breathtaking and the guides were fabulous.
      Written January 7, 2025
    • Jason D
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      Castle
      Castle was amazing. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Had ample time to eat and look around at castle. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
      Written January 5, 2025
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      Great place to Visit
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      Written January 2, 2025
    • PETE C
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      Well worth a visit
      Great experience, had an amazing few hours here, tour was brilliant, museum is a must, so much to see, club shop was excellent too, my son absolutely loved it.
      Written January 1, 2025
    • ddev54
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      Take this tour with Deyse!
      The premium tour to Neuschwannstein was better than we had hoped! We did this with our adult children and 6 year old grandson. Our tour guide, Deyse, was great! She gave us SO much information, prepared us well for our independent time and made this tour much better than if we had done it all on our own. The driver did a great job making sure we always had refreshments and, of course, got us to and from Neuschwannstein safely. We have done many tours and this was one of the nicest, most comfortable tour busses we have been on and having the refreshment bar was an added perk!
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      Written December 30, 2024
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    Family Fun
    15 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2024 • Family
    The tour we experienced was good. However, we were very disappointed in the tour operator. They were aware days in advance that Eagles Nest was going to be close due to snow from the prior week and they did not communicate this in advance to participants. Several of us were disappointed to learn the morning of the tour (too late to cancel for refund) when the weather was a clear blue sky and bright sunshine. Additionally, there were 61 participants which is more than the stated maximum 48 participants. The description should be updated! Or Operator provide promised services.
    Written September 27, 2024
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    Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour overall, but we sincerely apologize for the inconveniences you experienced. We understand your disappointment regarding the late notice about Eagle's Nest being closed. Our team should have communicated this change in advance, and we will certainly take your comments to ensure better transparency in the future. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we will work improve our services to meet the promised standards.
    Written October 1, 2024
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    Wendy R
    44 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2024 • Couples
    What an amazing tour this was!! Well worth the time and money! While the Eagles Nest isn’t large and doesn’t take a lot of time, it is quite the experience to be there and learn about more of the authentic history and to visually see it. We had very dismal weather which impacted views but really added to the feeling. We walked to the top of the mountain peak. It was surprising that we were all fogged in but just as we were about to board the bus, we looked up and the fog had lifted over the Eagles Nest and we got a great view!
    We were fortunate and had Elisabeth as our tour guide and Robert, as our bus driver. Elisabeth is a wealth of knowledge about the WW2 history and much more. Being a tour guide is so obviously not just her job. It is her passion and she exudes this from start to finish. Our day ended in an unfortunate manner as there was much sad flooding in the area and it was difficult to find a route that would allow us to get back to Munich. Robert did an absolutely amazing job of taking us down different backroads, some of which worked and some of which resulted in us having to back up. Both, he and Elisabeth were excellent at maneuvering this unexpected event. Again, highly recommend this tour and the very competent and engaging staff, Elisabeth and Robert.
    Written June 4, 2024
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    Written June 11, 2024
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    Chris
    London, UK9 contributions
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    This was a very informative tour, with an enthusiastic guide, who provides an abundance of interesting nuggets of information about the region, the history and notable accomplishments, throughout the journey. This is clearly what separates such a decision to book, from the chance to go it alone. All is taken care of by the tour company, which makes the very long day, go by with very few setbacks. There was enough time to enjoy and explore the site, because the interiors are rather limited in scope.

    The weather is the biggest gamble, which is where Alpine regions can make or break your photo album. We arrived to a prolonged downpour. Views of and from the summit were extremely limited for the entirety of the trip, which was extremely disappointing, especially when you look at the postcards. The documentation museum is well worth time dedicated to it and the audio guide therein, is simply fascinating. The guide and driver combine wonderfully to engage the tour participants for both stretches of the long journey from Munich, pointing out and slowing down (where possible) to allow scope and splendour to be fully absorbed. Highly recommended...if only the weather was as good!
    Written June 1, 2024
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    Thanks for sharing your great feedback with us. We are glad you had a wonderful experience.
    Written June 4, 2024
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    Anna D
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    Fantastic tour with Peter who was very knowledgeable and filled us in on all the details of how the hideaway came to be built on the road down. A very comfortable bus and the alpine scenery on route is stunning. At the arrival point there were buses arranged to take our coach up the mountain (short drive) to the Eagles Nest. The Eagles Nest itself didn't disappoint. Breathtaking views. Hard to imagine the terrible decisions that were taken among that beautiful scenery. A nice stop off on way back in Berchtesgaden to admire this pretty town as the Documents Centre was closed. Peter was clear on all the times to be at the different meeting points and we found everything ran smoothly. On the journey back he entertained us with interesting commentary on the areas we were passing through. We were home about an hour late due to traffic so recommend you don't book on a day you need to catch a flight.
    Written July 15, 2023
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    Thanks for sharing your great feedback with us. We are glad you had a wonderful experience.
    Written August 17, 2023
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    J F
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    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2022
    Directions were a little lacking in how to find where we were going. We were given a corner, but didn't know we were looking for the busses and not a building. Our guide was good if a bit hard to understand at times, but overall a good experience. Paid for the entry fee on the bus (credit card) as there is a possibility of not being able to get up to the Eagle's Nest if weather is poor.

    You take the bus (was no air conditioning, so it was pretty warm) to the base site then transfer to a shuttle bus that takes you up to the elevator to enter the Eagle's Nest. On our day the weather was very cloudy, so unfortunately we did not get a good view of anything.

    Then you stop in a quaint little town for a small bit to do a bit of souvenir shopping before the 2 hour drive back.
    Written October 9, 2022
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    Thanks for sharing your great feedback with us. We hope to have you on board soon.
    Written October 19, 2022
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    Vieveykins
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We really enjoyed the trip. Beatrix, the tour guide, was friendly and knowledgeable. The scenery was incredibly beautiful and there was ample time to see the Eagle's Nest, visit the museum and have lunch. Everything was well organised. The museum was very respectful and moving, with the audio guide included. The listing said that payment for the bus up to the Eagle's Nest would be cash only, but it was actually card payment.
    Written August 27, 2024
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    Thanks for sharing your great feedback with us. We are glad you had a wonderful experience.
    Written September 2, 2024
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    Curzilla
    schizoidwomn13 contributions
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    Aug 2024 • Couples
    This trip was the centrepiece of our holiday and we had a wonderful time. Lotti was a fantastic guide; friendly, super efficient and incredibly well organised. She added a lot of interesting information on the long drive to and from Obersalzberg and is a real credit to the company. Gary, our driver, was friendly and pleasant too. The only small issue was that the AC on the bus was a little iffy on the journey home, but there was nothing anyone could do about that in the middle of the autobahn and Lotti kept everyone informed and hydrated; she couldn’t have done more!
    Written August 23, 2024
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    Written August 26, 2024
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    Vanessa Shives
    Princeton, NJ38 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Elizabeth was an excellent guide with equally excellent English! We learned a lot on this tour from the minute we started our drive out of the city which was appreciated, understanding some of the historical context of the buildings, streets, and districts. The tour was informative, and her instructions were very clear regarding meeting points and times.

    One point - there were no wifi or charging capabilities on this bus compared to other tours I have taken in the past, so please plan accordingly since it makes for a very long day!
    Written July 1, 2023
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    Written July 20, 2023
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    Jerome H
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    Jun 2024 • Family
    The trip is a good way to sightsee, since it takes all day. The Autobahn from Munich to Salzburg is not very scenic, but the rest is interesting. Not clear from the description is that this is just the cost of the tour bus, and y you must pay extra for the bus to the top, about 24 euros per person. Also the bunker museum is additional. Overall it probably costs less than a rental car and gas. The views from the top are superb!
    Written June 25, 2024
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    Written June 26, 2024
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    Natalie M
    Southampton, UK10 contributions
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    Booked this tour for ourselves and our teenager (16yo) for a bit of history. Bit of an early start from the city centre followed by a couple of hours' drive into the German Alps. Very good English speaking guide.

    Entrance to Eagles Nest is not included - payment is card only. This is clear in the conditions but worth mentioning. The ticket also gives entrance to the museum.

    Eagles Nest is ...weirdly touristy for a place with a dark history. They do a decent Apfelkuchen. The views are stunning of the weather is clear.

    The museum (Dokumentationzentrum) is very thoughtfully done and worth the visit.

    There is a traditional beerhall type restaurant in the same complex, which does a top Schnitzel and a couple of souvenir shops (which seemed a bit tacky given the history, but such is tourism).

    This is worth the trip for the views and for history buffs.
    Written October 30, 2023
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    Written January 17, 2024
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