DURATION
10 hours
DEPARTS
Munich, door-to-door
TRAVEL BY
Tesla Model Y
GROUP
Up to 4 guests
EFFORT
Easy
WHAT MAKES THIS DAY
• A whole day in Mittenwald — painted houses, violin workshops and the Karwendel behind them
• The violin museum and the church where Mittenwald's instrument making began in the seventeenth century
• Karwendelbahn to 2,244 m and the platform that hangs out over the valley, weather permitting
• Your choice on the way back: the quiet lakes above the village, or the Lainbach waterfall at Benediktbeuern
• Home along the Kesselberg road past Walchensee and Kochelsee — no motorway
PHOTOS YOU'LL WANT TO FRAME
All of them were taken on this day, by us, with our guests
Mittenwald Obermarkt · Karwendel · Lautersee · Ferchensee · Lainbach waterfall · Walchensee
THE DAY
WHAT THE DAY LOOKS LIKE
The village the violins come from
Mittenwald sits directly under the Karwendel wall, an hour and a half south of Munich, and it is one of the few alpine villages that still makes what made it famous. Violins have been built here since the seventeenth century. The fronts of the old houses are painted from the doorstep to the roof, and the workshops are still working.
The morning
We walk the Obermarkt and the old streets, look into the violin museum, and go into the parish church with Matthias Klotz standing in front of it. If the sky is clear we take the Karwendelbahn up to 2,244 m, where the viewing platform hangs out over the valley.
The afternoon, as you like it
Lautersee and Ferchensee lie a short drive and a shorter walk above the Obermarkt — quiet, green, and almost always empty compared with the famous ones. If you would rather have falling water than still water, the Lainbach waterfall at Benediktbeuern sits on the road home instead. Both are optional, and we decide on the day.
The road home
We do not take the motorway back. The Kesselberg road runs between Walchensee and Kochelsee, two lakes so wide and so blue that people mistake them for the sea, and we stop wherever the view earns it.
CHOOSE YOUR AFTERNOON
This is where a private day earns its price. Depending on how you feel by lunchtime, we pick one together.
THE ROUTE
HOW THE DAY RUNS
Munich → Mittenwald → the lakes or the waterfall → Walchensee & Kochelsee → Munich
• Pick-up at your hotel or apartment in Munich.
• The drive south — about an hour and a half through the Isar valley into the mountains.
• Mittenwald — the painted houses of the Obermarkt, the violin museum, the parish church, and time to wander.
• Karwendelbahn — the cable car to 2,244 m and the platform over the valley, if the weather is with us. Ticket extra.
• Optional: Lautersee and Ferchensee — the two small lakes above the village, a short walk from the car.
• Optional: the Lainbach waterfall at Benediktbeuern — a short walk into the gorge, on the way home.
• The Kesselberg road — Walchensee and Kochelsee, with stops where the view earns it.
• Back in Munich — door-to-door, in the evening.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
INCLUDED
• Private round-trip transfer from Munich in a Tesla Model Y
• A personal local guide with you the entire day — English, German or Russian
• All parking fees and road tolls
• Bottled water and light organic snacks
• Photo stops wherever the light is right
NOT INCLUDED
• Entry tickets to the cable car
• Lunch and dinner
BEFORE YOU COME
MEETING POINT
Door-to-door. We collect you from any hotel or apartment in the Munich city area and bring you back to the same address. The exact pick-up time we agree with you personally.
WHAT TO BRING
• Comfortable shoes with decent grip — no boots needed
• A warm layer even in summer: it is often ten degrees colder in mountains and at the summit
• Sunglasses
KNOW BEFORE YOU BOOK
Every car tour is also flexibly adapted to the weather conditions on the day of the tour. Whenever possible, we run our tours with both of us, ensuring you receive maximum attention and a truly personalized experience! The lakes in Mittenwald are not accessible by the car. We need to walk or take a bus.
NOT ALLOWED
• Pets
• Alcohol in the vehicle
CANCELLATION
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. Inside 24 hours a €150 fee applies.
WHAT GUESTS SAY
5.0 from Google, GetYourGuide and Airbnb reviews
Guests from the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, China
ONE PRICE FOR YOUR GROUP
€770 per group
One price for the whole group — it does not change whether there are two of you or four.
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