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Swiss Christmas Market Shopping Spree

Shop ‘til you drop with Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation at some of Switzerland’s best Christmas Markets!

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Dec 17 2022, 4 am - Dec 18 2022

Dec 17 2022, 4 am - Dec 18 2022

Your Swiss Christmas Market Shopping Spree will begin at the Nestle/Callier Chocolate Factory, the world headquarters of Switzerland’s most beloved export where you can stock up on delicious chocolate. Continuing to Montreux, Freddie Mercury’s adopted home, you will spend your afternoon in the Christmas Market on the shores of Lake Geneva and with a gorgeous view of the Swiss Alps. 160 stands, a giant Ferris wheel and culinary specialties will entertain you until Santa flies his sleigh over the market in the evening. After dinner you will check into a 4 star mountain hotel for an chance to recharge your batteries and prepare for even more shopping and sightseeing on Sunday.

After breakfast on Sunday, you will be whisked away to 2 more Christmas Markets, both of which have scored their places on European Best Destinations list of the top 20 Christmas Markets in Europe: Bern made the list in 2018 and Basel which was ranked the Second Best Christmas Market in Europe for 2022.  In Bern, the highest steeple in Switzerland and the 15th-17th century townhouses will provide a wonderful backdrop to the market and the White Swiss Gluhwein will keep you warm. You will wrap up your shopping spree in Basel, where 180 chalets make up one of the largest and most beautiful Christmas Markets in Switzerland.

If you go on the Swiss Christmas Market Shopping Spree, you will visit 3 highly rated Christmas Markets which are only available in this package. Spaces on the Swiss Christmas Market Shopping Spree sold out early in both 2018 and 2019 and this years Swiss Shopping Spree will not be available for long!  Reserve your spaces today with Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation!

Price:

  • Adults: $329 per person
  • Single Occupancy: $399
  • Child and infant rates available upon request based on required room configurations

Trip Includes:

  • Round trip tour bus transportation to Montreux, Basel and Bern Christmas markets
  • One overnight at Modern Times Hotel St Legier La Chiesaz**** with breakfast
  • Tour of Maison Callier Chocolate Factory
  • Free e-travelguides

What to Bring:

  • Comfortable, weather appropriate shoes and clothing
  • Credit/Debit Card or Swiss Francs
  • Military ID and Passport

Departure: 4 a.m.

Return: Sunday Evening

Registration Information

All reservations must be made through Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation. Reserve your space today by contacting:

Army Outdoor Recreation, Kaiserslautern Community
Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2905

Cancellation Terms: 

  • 10% cancellation fee for all cancellations made on or prior Tuesday, November 15
  • 35% cancellation fee for all cancellations made on or after Wednesday, November 16
  • 55% cancellation fee for all cancellations made on or after Thursday, November 24
  • 70% cancellation fee for all cancellations made on or after Friday, December 2
  • 100% cancellation fee for all cancellations made on or after Friday, December 9
  • All customers are responsible for their own awareness of and compliance with any COVID regulations at or along the route to their destination.
      
  • In the event that a customer cancellation results in a fee charged to Outdoor Recreation, regardless of the date of or reason for that cancellation, the total sum of those fees will be passed along to the customer.