Top Colmar Shore Excursions

With traditional carols, twinkling fairy lights, and the scent of hot mulled wine on the air, the Christmas markets of Europe bring festive revellers from far and wide—but organizing independent travel to reach the best of them can be difficult. On this tour, browse for gift ideas among the pretty Christmas markets of Basel, Freiburg, and Neuf-Brisach, and cover France, Germany, and Switzerland in one day with ease.

Baden-Württemberg not only produces the finest Pinot Noir’s but also revels in other varietals such as Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, Muskateller, Gutedel and Chardonnay. On this remarkable wine tour you will taste the phenomenal difference’s between both Burgundian and the Baden-Württemberg Pinot Noir clones. Our first winery will be with the regions outstanding producer of Pinot Noir. His Spätburgunder wines regularly out-perform those of Burgundy, Oregon and others from around the world. We will taste several varietals including, Weissburgunder, Gutedel, Grauburgunder, Chardonnay, Merlot and Syrah. Located in the heart of the Achkarren dwells one of the most renowned family wineries. This winery will furnish us with an insight into both traditional and contempory wine-making practices. Finally we will head back down through the Kaiserstuhl vineyards which pepper the graceful terraces of this majestic dormant volcano and to our final winery of the day.

Many people don’t realize that a World War II-era concentration camp once stood on French soil—and without a guide to fill you in on crucial context, it can be hard to make sense of Natzweiler-Struthof Memorial's troubling history. On this private half-day tour, listen to explanations and understand Alsace’s unique position as it was annexed back and forth between France and Germany.