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Top 20 Winter Season
Tours & River Cruises

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Our 20 Best Winter Season Europe Tours & River Cruises

Imagine strolling through the festive Christmas Markets of Europe, seeing Paris romantically transformed under a dusting of snow, or searching the skies for the Northern Lights from an incredible vantage point in Iceland. With fewer crowds, lower prices, and a magical moment here and there, it's easy to see why winter travel is popular with travelers worldwide. 

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Alpine Christmas Markets
9 Day Tour to Germany, Innsbruck & Munich
Insight Vacations
From $3,595
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Alpine Christmas Markets

9 Days
4 Countries
8 Cities
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Day 1

Arrive in Munich

Day 2

Free Time in the Bavarian Capital

Day 3

Lake Chiemsee, Salzburg and Innsbruck

Day 4

Innsbruck at Leisure

Day 5

The Black Forest via Lindau

Day 6

Freiburg Sightseeing

Day 7

Strasbourg and Alsace Experience

Day 8

The Swiss City of Zürich

Day 9

Depart Zürich
All-Inclusive Luxury Cruise
Save Up To $1,430
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Danube Holiday Markets
8 Day Cruise from Budapest to Passau
Uniworld River Cruises
From $5,499 $4,139
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Danube Holiday Markets

8 Days
4 Countries
6 Cities
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Day 1

Budapest (Embark)

Day 2

Budapest

Day 3

Cruising the Danube River, Bratislava

Day 4

Vienna

Day 5

Krems, Melk

Day 6

Linz (Salzburg)

Day 7

Passau

Day 8

Passau (Disembark)
Save Up To $461
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Winter Wonderland
9 Day Tour to Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Insight Vacations
From $3,075 $2,614
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Winter Wonderland

9 Days
4 Countries
12 Cities
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Day 1

Frankfurt and on to Mainz

Day 2

Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the Romantic Road to Munich

Day 3

The Bavarian Capital of Munich

Day 4

Lake Chiemsee to Salzburg

Day 5

Innsbruck

Day 6

Liechtenstein and Lucerne by the Lake

Day 7

Lovely Lucerne

Day 8

Heidelberg

Day 9

Depart Frankfurt Airport
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Christmas Markets of Austria and Bavaria
8 Day Tour to Salzburg, Munich & Vienna
Insight Vacations
From $2,825
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Christmas Markets of Austria and Bavaria

8 Days
2 Countries
5 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Vienna

Day 2

Vienna sightseeing

Day 3

To Enchanting Salzburg

Day 4

The City of Mozart

Day 5

A Scenic Drive to Innsbruck

Day 6

Neuschwanstein castle and Oberammergau

Day 7

Munich

Day 8

Auf Wiedersehen Munich!

Europe's Christmas Markets

Winter is a magical time across Europe as the Christmas Markets come alive

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France Paris Alexander Bridge In Winter (1)
Save Up To $425
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Swiss Delight
9 Day Switzerland Tour from Geneva to Zürich
Trafalgar
From $4,050 $3,645
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Swiss Delight

9 Days
1 Countries
11 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Geneva 

Day 2

Journey to Lausanne and Montreux

Day 3

Venture to Gruyères and Lavaux

Day 4

Golden Pass train and journey to Bern and Interlaken

Day 5

Explore the sights of Lake Brienz

Day 6

Cross the Brünig Pass to Lucerne

Day 7

Enjoy mountain views in Lucerne

Day 8

Discover cosmopolitan Zürich

Day 9

Farewell Switzerland
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Christmas Markets of Germany
8 Day Germany Tour to Berlin, Dresden & Munich
Insight Vacations
From $3,150
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Christmas Markets of Germany

8 Days
1 Countries
6 Cities
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Day 1

Arrive in Berlin

Day 2

The Spirit of Berlin

Day 3

Leipzig and on to Dresden

Day 4

Dresden Sightseeing

Day 5

Continue to Nuremberg

Day 6

Rothenburg ob-der-Tauber

Day 7

Munich Sightseeing

Day 8

Depart Munich
Save Up To $748
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Northern Lights of Scandinavia
10 Day Scandanavia Tour to Alta & Helsinki
Insight Vacations
From $5,650 $4,902
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Northern Lights of Scandinavia

10 Days
2 Countries
6 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Helsinki.

Day 2

The gateway to Lapland

Day 3

Ivalo to Honningsvåg

Day 4

Northern Lights in North Cape

Day 5

North Cape to Alta

Day 6

Alaskan Huskies in Alta

Day 7

Norway’s gateway to the Arctic

Day 8

Delve into Scandinavian history

Day 9

A merry finale in Oslo

Day 10

Farewell Oslo
Save Up To $763
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Natural Wonders of Iceland
9 Day Iceland Tour from Reykjavik to Borgarnes
Insight Vacations
From $7,250 $6,525
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Natural Wonders of Iceland

9 Days
1 Countries
15 Cities
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Day 1

The Smoky Bay of Reykjavík

Day 2

Hot Springs, Waterfalls and Vík

Day 3

By Glaciers and Icebergs to Höfn

Day 4

Eastern Fjords to Egilsstaðir

Day 5

By Desert, Lakes and Divine Waterfalls to Akureyri

Day 6

From the Capital of the North to Borgarnes

Day 7

Exploring Snæfellsjökull National Park

Day 8

Thingvellir and on to Reykjavík

Day 9

Farewell Reykjavík
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German Christmas Markets
8 Day German Tour from Frankfurt to Berlin
Trafalgar
From $2,695
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German Christmas Markets

8 Days
1 Countries
8 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Frankfurt

Day 2

Venture to Nuremberg

Day 3

Off to Weimar

Day 4

Admire Magical Leipzig and on to Dresden

Day 5

Discover the Festive Atmosphere at Dresden Christmas Markets

Day 6

Journey to Berlin

Day 7

Explore Berlin

Day 8

Farewell to Germany
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Save Up To $1,550
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European Holiday Markets
8 Day Cruise from Nuremberg to Vienna
Uniworld River Cruises
From $6,049 $4,499
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European Holiday Markets

8 Days
2 Countries
7 Cities
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Day 1

Nuremberg (Embark)

Day 2

Nuremberg, Roth

Day 3

Regensburg

Day 4

Deggendorf (Theresienthal), Passau

Day 5

Cruising the Danube River, Linz

Day 6

Cruising the Wachau Valley, Dürnstein, Vienna

Day 7

Vienna

Day 8

Vienna (Disembark)
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Save Up To $1,800
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Rhine Holiday Markets
8 Day Cruise from Basel to Cologne
Uniworld River Cruises
From $4,269 $3,509
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Rhine Holiday Markets

8 Days
3 Countries
6 Cities
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Day 1

Basel (Embark)

Day 2

Basel

Day 3

Strasbourg

Day 4

Mannheim (Baden-Baden)

Day 5

Mainz, Rüdesheim

Day 6

Cruising the romantic Rhine River, Koblenz

Day 7

Cologne

Day 8

Cologne (Disembark)
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Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland
8 Day Tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Trafalgar
From $3,125
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Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland

8 Days
4 Countries
8 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Vienna

Day 2

Discover Vienna's Christmas Charm

Day 3

Journey to Munich

Day 4

Enjoy Bavarian Munich's Magical Christmas Markets

Day 5

Off to Innsbruck

Day 6

Venture to Lucerne

Day 7

Explore Lucerne's Festive Glittering Lights

Day 8

Journey Home
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Christmas Markets of Poland, Prague and Germany
8 Day Tour to Prague, Krakow & Berlin
Insight Vacations
From $2,550
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Christmas Markets of Poland, Prague and Germany

8 Days
3 Countries
5 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Kraków

Day 2

Kraków

Day 3

Wrocław, the Venice of Poland

Day 4

Onwards to Prague

Day 5

Prague, City of a Hundred Spires

Day 6

Dresden and Berlin

Day 7

The Spirit of Berlin

Day 8

Auf Wiedersehen Berlin
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Iceland including the Blue Lagoon
6 Day Iceland Tour to Reykjavik
Trafalgar
From $3,775
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Iceland including the Blue Lagoon

6 Days
1 Countries
6 Cities
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Day 1

Welcome to Reykjavík

Day 2

Journey to Reykholt and on to Borgarnes

Day 3

A Day to Explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Day 4

Onwards through Thingvellir National Park to Gullfoss, Geysir and Selfoss

Day 5

Admire Reykjanes and Icelandic Lagoon and Return to Reykjavík

Day 6

Farewell Iceland
Save Up To $774
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Scenic Iceland and the Northern Lights
One Week Iceland Tour from Reykjavik to Husafell
Insight Vacations
From $5,160 $4,386
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Scenic Iceland and the Northern Lights

7 Days
1 Countries
14 Cities
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Day 1

The Viking City of Reykjavík

Day 2

South Shore Adventure to Vík

Day 3

The Golden Circle to Flúðir

Day 4

Thingvellir, Borgarnes and Húsafell

Day 5

Reykjavík sightseeing

Day 6

Reykjavik Your Way

Day 7

Farewell Reykjavík

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