Detailed Trip Itinerary for Fasching & Munich Beer Tour 2024
Friday Feb 9
- Leave USA overnight flight to Munich (MUC)
Saturday Feb 10 (Munich)
- 9am: Arrive at MUC
- 10am - Noon: Clear Customs meet Trip after customs
- Noon: Check in to hotel
- Lunch: HofbrauHaus – Downtown Munich
- Afternoon: Explore Mairianplatz
- Evening: Augustiner Brewery Dinner
Sunday Feb 11 Fasching Sunday
- 11am: BMW Museum Tour (Optional)
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3pm: Fasching fun “Munich Narrisch” with live music, dancing and cheerfulness in the city. On Shrove Sunday, The Fool “takes over” the Munich Downtown pedestrian and shopping zone and turns it into an open air party zone with entertainment and gastronomy from Stachus to Viktualienmarkt areas. This starts 3 days of Fun, Fun, Fun!
- Evening: Augustiner Brewery Dinner
Monday Feb 12 Rosenmontag (Rose Monday)
- AM: Nymphenburg Palace Tour
- Afternoon: Fasching Events
- Dinner: Schneider Weisse Pub
Tuesday Feb 13 (Fat Tuesday)
- 11am -??: Carnival Tuesday all day event featuring the Dance of the Market Women at the Viktualienmarket, probably the most famous event of the Munich Fasching.
- All Day Street Party
Wednesday Feb 14 (Ash Wednesday)
- Morning: Dachau Tour (Optional)
- Country lunch
- 2PM: Spaten Brauerei Brewery Tour
Thursday Feb 15 (Return to USA)
- Morning: Checkout and back to MUC Airport to depart to USA
Stuff You Should Know for Fasching & Munich Beer Tour 2024
Take with you (all are a MUST)
- Current Passport
- If your current passport expires in 2024 it will NOT be valid for this trip. UPDATE IT NOW
- Driver License (US)
- No more than 2 Credit Cards
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European power converter (1 for each person)
- available @ Best Buy or AAA - Any Medicines/vitamins you take
- Sunglasses, extra reading glasses
- Business Cards
Make a list
(3 copies: 1 to stay @ home with access from trusted person, 1 to keep on your phone, 1 to keep in your suitcase but not on your person)
- Your Passport & Driver’s license #’s, COVID Vaccine record
- Credit Card(s) #’s
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Important people to contact @ home in case of emergency (their
phone and email addresses) -
Any medical conditions that you may have requiring special
attention, food allergies, etc.
Notify your credit card company that you will be traveling in Germany. The # is on the back of the credit card(s) you will be taking.
- If you are a premium member for your credit card, you will not have to pay Europe transaction fees.
- Double check your ATM card to be sure you qualify for no transaction fees
Consider bringing 100 Euro’s before you arrive in Munich. No need to bring more, we will stop at a bank ATM soon after arrival. These give the best rates for withdrawing cash.
- We discuss how to use your credit card in Europe when we get there.
Phone and iPad prep
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Call your phone service to have them walk you thru on how to TURN OFF the data function of your phone
- This is VERY IMPORTANT as it will save you lots of $$
- Ask your phone company for a SHORT-TERM International Call plan (Germany) from February 9 - February 15 -
If you have an iPad you may want to see if it is associated with a
Phone # and you may have to do same set up with phone company -
I am bringing my computer. Nothing needs to be done to prepare.
You will need a power converter that can plug in anywhere there is internet connection.
CLOTHES
- Bring casual comfortable warm clothes and closed toe shoes. We will be doing quite a bit of walking.
- The weather is like ours this time of the year, but evenings may be colder, so I suggest layers including a jacket, sweater, and long sleeve shirts as well as a light windbreaker that is also water resistant.
- You may want to consider bringing some traditional Bavarian clothes (lederhosen etc.) and look like a native. We will have some time for local shopping as well
EXTRA FUN STUFF!
- Bring your CAMERA during the daytime we will be enjoying lots of local Munich attractions including BMW world, Downtown Munich, and several brewery tours.
- Local Bavarian beer, food, and traditions.
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To avoid jet lag
- Try to sleep on plane over
- Drink plenty of water (there is lots of beer once you arrive)
- Wear loose shoes on the plane
Consider Travel Insurance (Ask me for a quote and what it covers)
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You are responsible for ANY expenses if you are hurt, detained or
unable to remain on the proscribed itinerary. -
You can purchase a policy yourself, or I can assist you in getting the
travel insurance coverage you desire.
We will all meet just outside customs at the Munich Airport.
- Clear Customs before noon Saturday February 10
- We will head directly into Munich and check into hotel
- Light Lunch
- Augustiner Brauerei Dinner and drinks