Christmas in the Austrian Tyrol

Holiday Highlights

One of the many reasons you'll love Christmas in the Austrian Tyrol is that there are so many special touches everywhere you turn. The market squares and surrounding streets are filled with festive aromas, and Christmas decorations and lights create a magical yuletide atmosphere at this wonderful time of year.

Duration

8 days

Price

from £2189

Enjoy a truly traditional Christmas right in the heart of the Austrian Tyrol, with majestic snow-covered mountains all around. The Christmas-card villages and small, picturesque village resorts with their wooden gabled houses and onion domed churches are a haven of peace and tranquility where you can relax and unwind from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. All this and more is waiting to captivate you with its charm as you spend an unforgettable festive holiday in these idyllic surroundings.

Dates and Prices

Included in price

7 nights accommodation in the Hotel Krone in Oberperfuss
All bedrooms with en-suite bathroom
14 Meals
7 buffet continental breakfasts and 7 evening dinners
Traditional Austrian dinner on Christmas Eve
Roast Turkey dinner on Christmas Day
Excursion programme and experiences as shown in the Itinerary
Services of a Mistral representative in Austria
Return flights to Innsbruck
One piece of hold luggage and one piece of hand luggage per person
Return airport to hotel transfers
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Accommodation

3 star Hotel Krone, Oberperfuss

Oberperfuss overlooks the Inn Valley from its lofty setting on a mountain plateau. With its beautiful baroque church dating back to 1733, this quiet village at the start of the Sellraintal Valley is the ideal destination for our Christmas holiday. A cable car leads from Oberperfuss up onto the high slopes and the village is perfectly located for our programme of included sightseeing excursions and visits. The family-owned 3 star Hotel Krone is conveniently situated close to the village centre and the Bergbahn cable car station and features a bar, restaurant, sauna and steam bath. All of the bedrooms, which are Tyrolean style with wooden furniture, feature an ensuite bathroom, TV and a safe. Our stay includes buffet continental breakfasts and three course evening dinners. On Christmas Eve a traditional Austrian dinner will be served and on Christmas Day a roast turkey dinner.

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Dates and Prices

Excursions & Itinerary

: Hotel Krone - Excursion programme
Day 1 - Fly to Innsbruck: On arrival at Innsbruck airport you will be met and transferred to our hotel in Oberperfuss, where we stay for seven nights on a half board basis. On arrival you'll have time to settle in and perhaps have a walk in the village before dinner.
Days 2 to 7: During our festive holiday we have included excursions and experiences every day, with visits by coach to Kufstein, Seefeld, Innsbruck and Kitzbuhel, a horse drawn sleigh ride, a candlelight walk and a Tyrolean musical evening.
Kufstein: Kufstein lights up for Christmas and the decorations attract visitors from all over the Tyrol–when the old town with its Christmas market and the fortress are delightfully transformed. Take the panorama cable car (payable locally) up to the fortress, which dates back to the 13th century, and which now houses a museum of local history and the Heroes Organ.
Innsbruck: Not to be missed is our excursion to Innsbruck - the Tyrolean Capital. We’ll have a guided walking tour around the traffic-free ‘Old Town’, with its beautiful ornate buildings and the unique Golden Roof. Afterwards there will be time to explore the Christmas markets, browse in the shops along the Maria Theresian Strasse or relax in a friendly café.
Kitzbuhel: Kitzbuhel, which is surrounded by the Kitzbuhler Alps, is in the east of the Tyrol. Like Seefeld, Kitzbuhel is a famous winter ski resort, known for the legendary Hahnenkamm ski races, but the town has a lot more to offer. The centre is characterized by stylish, colourful facades and cobblestone streets. Take a stroll through the pedestrian zone, admire the buildings and perhaps enjoy a hot chocolate and apple strudel in one of the tea rooms.
Christmas Eve - Torchlight Walk: Today is at leisure - perhaps take a cable car up to the heights, or simply relax in the comfortable surroundings of the hotel. Later this afternoon experience the magic of the holiday season with a torchlight walk through the village, in the company of our hosts. This evening, enjoy an authentic Austrian Christmas dinner and later this evening, you may wish to join the local congregation for the church service.
Christmas Day - Seefeld: Happy Christmas! After a hearty breakfast there will be plenty of time to open your presents. A little later today we visit nearby Seefeld. Seefeld is bigger than other mountainside villages and has lots of character, with its pastel-coloured buildings. Spend time window-shopping at the designer boutiques and jewellers in this well known ski resort, which has twice hosted the winter Olympics, or perhaps pause for a hot chocolate and a spot of lunch at one of the many cafés here. This evening a Christmas turkey dinner will be served.
Boxing Day - Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride & Tyrolean Musical Evening: As the holiday comes to an end, on our last day in Austria wrap up warm for an exhilarating horse drawn sleigh ride through Götzens, Birgitz and Axams. These three Tyrolean villages are known as the “Pearls of the Low Mountains” because of their beauty and history. Back at the hotel, after dinner there will be a fun-filled Tyrolean Musical Evening.
Day 8 Fly Home: Today we leave our hotel at the appropriate time for the transfer to the airport and the return flight back to the UK.

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