Friends & Family Tours
For Group of Friends & Family (4 -15 Travelers) Interested in visiting Europe but our pre-set travel dates don’t work for you? Do you have a group of friends or family interested in visiting Europe? Let us organize the perfect itinerary for your group with your own private guide and on-the-go concierge ensuring the perfect European vacation. Small group tours may be booked with a variety of transportation and accommodation combinations.
Daily Excursions
Jake or Pete will be happy to accompany your group on all excursions ensuring everything goes just as planned. Cultural insights and intriguing histories will be explained along the way providing a greater appreciation destinations visited. For certain trips, we may even book an expert local guide to provide an even more informative visit. Packages include all entrance fees listed in the tour itinerary.
Below we’ve included a list of some of our favorite sights surrounding Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Of course, we’re happy to suggest excursions for trips beyond Bavaria as well as we’ve guided previous tours across Europe.
Accommodations
Small groups have a variety of options when it comes to accommodations. While each category has its own pros and cons, you really can’t go wrong. We only work with the best partners ensuring a great place to rest and relax following the day’s activities. Guest may learn more about the various accommodations listed below.
Hotels
For most groups, staying at a hotel is the most convenient and comfortable option. The majority of our groups stay in local 4-star accommodations. At times, a 3-star Superior hotel can also be a great option. For those looking for a more luxurious experience, we can also organize 4-star superior or 5-star accommodations.
Guesthouses & Pensions
Guesthouses and Pensions offer basic accommodations in a traditional setting. Usually family-owned and operated, the often modest accommodations provide a great way to experience the local flair. While they won’t have the amenities or services found at a hotel, they still offer a little more than your basic vacation apartment.
Vacation Apartments
Vacation apartments are great option for families traveling together. From simple apartments to luxury homes, vacation apartments truly provide guests with a home-away-from-home during their vacation. While meals are usually not included, they often have kitchens available making it possible for travelers to enjoy a home-cooked meal with local ingredients during their stay.
Transportation
Small groups have the most diverse options when it comes to organizing transportation on tours. Groups are still small enough where public transit is a viable and less expensive option, while being large enough to warrant a small private bus or van. On occasion, the most economical choice may be to book several standard taxi’s for short excursions.
19-Person Sprinter Bus
A great option for groups of 6 or more is the 19-person bus; especially on longer trips. Pricing isn’t much more than a basic 8-person van but provides a lot more room for guests to spread out and travel in comfort during daily excursions.
Trains, Taxis & Public Transit
Like many European countries, Germany has an exceptional public transit network offerings safe and convenient transportation for both leisure and business travelers alike.
8-Person Taxi Van
A great option for smaller groups is an 8-person van booked with in combination with our very own professional driver.
Dining Packages
Groups may choose from a variety of meal combinations. From basic guesthouse accommodations with no meals, to luxury all-inclusive packages and everything in between, we’ll make no one goes hungry on tour. Most groups choose to have daily breakfast included in their tour along with welcome and farewell dinner receptions.
Breakfast & Special Dinner Events
Our standard dining package include a daily breakfast and all-inclusive dinner events at the beginning and conclusion of your tour. We’re happy to organize lunch and dinner reservations during your stay or simply provide suggestion while allowing guests to pay individually after each meal.
Half-board
Our Half-board dining package includes a daily breakfast with one 3-course meal each day. Depending on the day’s itinerary, this could be either a late lunch or dinner served at the hotel restaurant or one of our favorite restaurants in town.
Full-board
The Full-board dining package includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day. We will usually enjoy lunch together during the day’s excursion with dinner served at the hotel restaurant or somewhere nearby.
Group Purse
This dining package is the most flexible option while still including a major trip expense in the package price. Prior to the tour, a set amount of money will be budgeted into the trip for daily meals. During the tour any group meals will be covered by these funds. All expenses will be tracked with any left over money being refunded in a single lump sum or divided evenly amongst the group.
Booking Your Small Group Tour
Step One: Submit Your Request
Fill out our reservation request form shown by clicking the button at the below. This brief survey is non-binding and simply intended to give us a basic understanding of the tour you are interested in organizing. Once we’ve received your request, we will respond to schedule a complimentary travel consultation via Skype or any other video chat platform. Good old fashioned phone calls can also be arranged when preferred.
Step Two: Your Personal Online Video Consultation
Our video consultations give us the opportunity to introduce ourselves to the group organizer or even the whole gang! During this informal session, we’ll work together to sort out all the details needed in order to plan your perfect trip itinerary.
Our goal is to provide your group with the trip of a lifetime at a fair and and competitive price. We offer a variety of pricing options depending on the group size and relation.
Step Three: Submit Your Deposit
Once the deposit has been received, we’ll get to work hammering out the details of your very own customized vacation!
Families may wish to make payments for the group as a whole and sort things out between themselves. Friends traveling together may prefer separate invoices for each reservation. Not sure about your final numbers? We’re happy to provide package pricing that decreases for all depending on the final number of attendees.
Step Four: Review Your Itinerary
Within 7 days of receiving your tour deposit, we will provide you with the first draft of your trip itinerary. Here you will find accommodations for each overnight destination along with proposed excursions for each day. Often times, we’ll ask for your feedback to see what you love and what we can improve to ensure the perfect tour for you and your group!
Step Five: Finalize Your Plans
Once the itinerary has been reviewed and given the okay, an additional 10% deposit will be requested to finalize the booking and square away any loose ends. After this time, we allow up to two major revisions at no additional fee. Of course, minor changes aren’t a problem and can be accommodated upon request. Payment in full can be made at anytime up to 90 days prior to the scheduled arrival date via our safe and secure online payment system.
Step Six: Enjoy Your Trip
As your arrival date approaches, Jake and Pete will contact you with everything you need to know leading up to your tour. Flying in from various destinations? Not a problem! We’ll set up the perfect meeting point and ensure that your trip gets off to a smooth start. Rest assured knowing everything has been planned to perfection as you enjoy the trip of a lifetime!
Small Group Tour Reservation & Payment Policy
Payment Policy
Tour requests are free of charge as is the initial travel consultation prior to creating your tour itinerary. After discussing the details of your trip we will request a non-refundable 250 euro deposit be made via our safe and secure online payment system. Once the deposit has been received we will get right to work putting our plans into action. Included in the booking are two itinerary revisions free of charge. Once we’ve perfected your itinerary we’ll request a second non-refundable payment. Depending on the payment policy chosen for your group, we will either (a) request a 10% non-refundable deposit for groups booking and paying together as a whole (b) request a 250 to 500 Euro per person deposit for each reservation based on the tour length. These funds will be used to organize the various aspects of your tour itinerary. Final payment for small group tours are due 90 days prior to your scheduled arrival date. Upon request, we can create a payment plan dividing the reaming balance into several smaller payments if desired. Below you will find an overview of the refund policy for self guided tours.
Payment Summary & Refund Policy
250 Euro initial deposit - non refundable
10% payment or 250 to 500 Euro per person finalizing reservation - non refundable
The payment in full is due 90 Days Prior to arrival. The total is the remaining balance after deducting all deposits made to date. The following refund and cancellation policy applies to the final payment amount.
Cancellation up to 91 days prior to arrival - all non-refundable deposits received to date withheld
Cancellation 90 to 60 days prior to arrival - 75% Refund of Final Payment amount
Cancellation 59 to 30 days prior to arrival - 50% Refund of the Final Payment
Cancellation 29 to 14 days prior to arrival - 25% Refund of the Final Payment
Cancellation 14 to 7 days prior to arrival - 10% Refund of the Final Payment
Cancellation within 7 days - no refund