We meet at the airport at 4.45am for our KM Malta Airlines flight to Munich departing at 7.15am. On arrival at 9.45am, our coach takes us to visit Munich’s Olympic Park. We have time to go around this world-renowned destination. Afterwards we will proceed to Rosenheim, on the way stopping for lunch (extra). After check-in at hotel in Rosenheim, we will join the tour leader for a familiarisation walk in the old city centre, including Max Josef Platz surrounded by arcades, cafes and centuries-old town houses. Free time to look around and do some shopping.

On our first full-day optional excursion we will cross to Austrian Tyrol driving towards Wattens visiting Swarovski Crystal World (extra). The local guide gives us an introductory welcome before enjoying a dazzling tour. After this impressive experience we proceed to Innsbruck, capital city of Tyrol. We go around the narrow streets of the old town before seeing the main sights, including the Golden Roof, Hofburg Palace, St Anne’s Column and Maria Theresien Strasse.

Today’s full-day optional excursion taking us to Bavaria’s capital city of Munich. We will attend the inauguration of the Oktoberfest, celebrated by the Grand Entry with beautifully adorned carriages, drawn by horses carrying beer wooden barrels, waiters and waitresses in their traditional costumes. Participating also music bands and various attractions involving 1,000 participants. More than 6 million people attend for this world’s largest folk festival. Afterwards we walk towards Munich’s centre up to the famous Marienplatz with its majestic Town Hall. We will stroll around the numerous pedestrian streets with an all year round activities going on, and plenty more sites to see.

A full-day optional excursion takes us again to Munich to watch the Costume and Riflemen’s Parade ending in the Oktoberfest Grounds in Theresienwiese. We greet the 5km long parade of the breweries with an endless number of participants, ladies dressed in Dirndl and men dressed in Lederhosen, marching bands, decorated horse-drawn carriages, mountain riflemen and farm animals. Time to go around and have lunch (extra) mainly Bavarian traditional dishes in, or beside the Beer Tents. Later proceed to visit the extensive Nymphenburg Palace (extra) and stroll around its Gardens. Built in 1664, once the summer residence for Bavarian kings, boasts a dramatic baroque facade, lavishly decorated interiors and an expanse of stunning gardens and lakes.

Today’s optional full-day excursion takes us to Lake Konigssee to enjoy the impressive scenery of the lake and its surroundings before taking a boat trip (extra) on Germany’s most beautiful Alpine lake. The boat navigates right past the mountains, where we disembark and go around the peninsula to see St Bartholomew’s Chapel. After some relaxing amongst peace and quiet of nature, we take the return boat trip to the main land. Our next stop will be Berchtesgaden. We roam around the town’s charming mountain-village ambience with the winding pedestrian streets lined with pastel building decorated with murals.

Today we go on two optional excursions. Firstly visit Kufstein in Austria, second largest city in Austrian Tyrol after Innsbruck. We stroll around this locality by the lush banks of River Inn, admire the colourful houses facades and the impressive Romerhofgasse. One can also visit Kufstein Fortress (extra), the landmark positioned in the centre of the town. We return to Rosenheim and late afternoon we go on another optional excursion where we drive once more to the Oktoberfest Grounds and enjoy ourselves in a different atmosphere. The brightly lit areas all lit up with dazzling colours, rides and other amusements will surely end our last experience of the Oktoberfest Festival with great satisfaction.

On our last full-day optional excursion takes us first to Salzburg, the heart in the heart of Europe. We will walk through this baroque city seeing Mirabel Gardens, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Birthplace, St Peter’s Abbey and the cemetery which made part of the setting of the film “The Sound of Music”. Time to go around the pedestrian streets, alleys and squares while admiring the impressive buildings and churches. One can also take the funicular up to the cliff top Hohensalzbutg Fortress (extra) and enjoy the amazing fortification and also the panoramic view from the top.

We check out of the hotel and drive towards Munich Airport for our KM Malta Airlines flight departing at 11.00am and arriving in Malta at 1.20pm.