Christmas Season Grand Alsace Tour ZRH-ZRH Ajet 26275
CHRISTMAS TIME
GRAND ALSACE TOUR
WITH AJET
GRAND ALSACE TOUR
WITH AJET
No Extra Tour! All Tours Included!
Zurich – Freiburg – Alsace - Obernai – H.Königsburg – Strasbourg - Riquewihr – Kayserberg – Colmar
Tour Departure Date
Tour Departure Date
December 2 / December 3 / December 5
Day 1: Istanbul – Zurich– Freiburg – Alsace
Meeting in front of the AJET Counter at the International Departures Terminal, Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Istanbul. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Zurich on Ajet Airlines' limited flights. Arrival in Zurich. After passport, baggage and customs procedures, we meet with our guide and transfer to our tour vehicle. We head to Freiburg. In our FREIBURG City Tour; along the roads, the canals and waterways covering the entire Old Town with a length of 15.5 km, the Cathedral (Freiburger Münster) visible everywhere in the city with its height of 116 Mt., the Covered Market (Markhalle), which is like a paradise welcoming dozens of varieties from world cuisines, the Grand Square Münsterplatz, the old and new City Hall Rathausplatz, Kaiser Joseph Street with many souvenir shops, chain stores, cafes and restaurants, and Gerberau where you can see the city's most enjoyable cafes, bars and beer gardens are visited. Then free time for shopping and dinner. After our tour, transfer to your hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 2: Alsace – Obernai – H.Königsburg – Strasbourg – Alsace
After having breakfast at our hotel, we will depart for our OBERNIA Tour, which we will visit panoramically. In our tour, we visit the fairy-tale-like city of Obernia with its colorful flower-decorated wooden houses and stone streets. After our city visit, we move to H.Königsburg Castle. Located in the heart of the Alsace Region, the pearl of Eastern France, H.Königsburg Castle is situated on a hill 750 meters high. The castle, which hosts half a million tourists annually, clearly displays unique views and Middle Ages vibes. Then we move to Strasbourg, one of the most popular cities in Eastern France. The city, which has become a brand in terms of Christmas Markets, hosts French & German shared cultural influences. Among the places we will see are architectures carrying traces of French & German shared culture, Petite France, Cathedral Square, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Kammerz House. After our tour, transfer to your hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 3: Alsace – Riquewihr – Kayserberg – Colmar – Alsace
After having breakfast at our hotel, we will depart for our RIQUEWIHR Tour, which we will visit panoramically. In this small, clean town with clean streets, cookie-shaped houses, and Middle Ages vibes, we will take Christmas market walks. Leaving this city that captivates us and leaves an important place in our minds, we move to KAYSERBERG. This city, full of Middle Ages vibes in Northeastern France, is one of France's wine towns with its period walls, semi-wooden fairy-tale houses, and churches. On this journey, we are heading to the city that excites us the most. Our next stop is again a brand related to Christmas Markets: COLMAR ! After arriving in Colmar, which we call the Land of Fairy Tales, you won't be able to get enough of strolling through its streets with its Christmas Markets, Old Customs House, Pfister House, and magnificent architecture around the Rhine River. We also don't forget to take photos in its most famous area, Petite Venice (Little Venice), with its colorful houses. In this unique environment surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will find many delicious foods according to your taste and opportunities to buy many souvenirs. After our tour, transfer to your hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 4: Alsace – Zurich – Istanbul
After breakfast, we move to Zurich. We carry out our Zurich City Tour. In our Zurich visit, among the places to see are Bahnhofstrasse, a 1.4 km long street filled with world-famous fashion and watch brand stores; Grossmünster (Great Monastery), one of the city's most impressive structures with its twin towers; Fraumünster, attracting tourists with its stained glass windows dating back to the 19th century; the shore of Lake Zurich, Switzerland's largest fifth lake and one of the most popular attractions in the city for both travelers and locals; the Limmat River flowing through the city and bridges connecting its two banks; and St. Peterskirche, the church with Europe's largest clock towards the riverbank. After the city tour and free time, our transfer to the airport takes place at the time specified by our tour leader. We complete check-in, baggage, and customs procedures. We carry out our flight to Istanbul on the aircraft belonging to Ajet Airlines. After our arrival, we conclude our tour with Christmas memories and good wishes. Hoping to have you with us again on another journey... Goodbye!
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02.12.2026
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12:00-13:10
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05.12.2026
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14:00-18:55
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- To be able to shop and spend in all countries included in the program during the tour, it is sufficient for us to have Euros. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred throughout the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, a rotation (seat change) system is applied daily in seat planning, so fixed seats and front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to bring goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including spirits with less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- In the tour program, guides may make changes to the program flow while ensuring that all places specified in the program are shown, depending on weather and road conditions.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the trip. If the cancellation is made less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if 20 days or less remain, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports obtained from Turkish authorities and workplace permission letters submitted with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation for the trip is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Bluemaxx Travel.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying names in the tour program and/or options exist for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by Bluemaxx Travel 2 days before the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances exceeding the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Bluemaxx Travel 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability; in these rooms, the bed assigned to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or convertible beds known as coachbeds, participants booking triple rooms for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding and bed types in the rooms. Child discounts apply only to one child accompanying two adults within the appropriate age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, generally as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for general introduction of cities, conducted from the vehicle with guide commentary, and do not include entry to museums or historical sites. If panoramic tours cannot be carried out because they coincide with days and times when local authorities do not allow visits or entry to other scheduled tours, or due to closed roads caused by any event, or if weather conditions make the tour impossible, Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for the inability to conduct said tours. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicles are not allowed due to closed roads.
- Waiting times at customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits; Bluemaxx Travel cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Bluemaxx Travel partner we use with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not met, excursions may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums and historical sites at the destinations are open or closed, and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from the same location after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for those participating in air tours are personal processes and must be completed by the guest at the airport counters of the relevant airline or online via the airline's website before the flight.
- Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for guests failing to board their flights due to not being present at the specified airport at the times announced by Bluemaxx Travel for tour participation, failing to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or completing them on time but not boarding the plane. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets required for missed passengers to join the tour, as well as all transfer costs in the destination area, are borne by the individuals themselves.
- Bluemaxx Travel acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Bluemaxx Travel is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchases the tour accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 years do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows based on the number of passengers. The vehicle types listed below are determined according to the number of people in each tour.
Buses: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the terms specified above.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred throughout the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, a rotation (seat change) system is applied daily in seat planning, so fixed seats and front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to bring goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including spirits with less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- In the tour program, guides may make changes to the program flow while ensuring that all places specified in the program are shown, depending on weather and road conditions.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the trip. If the cancellation is made less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if 20 days or less remain, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports obtained from Turkish authorities and workplace permission letters submitted with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation for the trip is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Bluemaxx Travel.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying names in the tour program and/or options exist for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by Bluemaxx Travel 2 days before the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances exceeding the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Bluemaxx Travel 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability; in these rooms, the bed assigned to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or convertible beds known as coachbeds, participants booking triple rooms for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding and bed types in the rooms. Child discounts apply only to one child accompanying two adults within the appropriate age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, generally as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for general introduction of cities, conducted from the vehicle with guide commentary, and do not include entry to museums or historical sites. If panoramic tours cannot be carried out because they coincide with days and times when local authorities do not allow visits or entry to other scheduled tours, or due to closed roads caused by any event, or if weather conditions make the tour impossible, Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for the inability to conduct said tours. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicles are not allowed due to closed roads.
- Waiting times at customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits; Bluemaxx Travel cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Bluemaxx Travel partner we use with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not met, excursions may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums and historical sites at the destinations are open or closed, and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from the same location after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for those participating in air tours are personal processes and must be completed by the guest at the airport counters of the relevant airline or online via the airline's website before the flight.
- Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for guests failing to board their flights due to not being present at the specified airport at the times announced by Bluemaxx Travel for tour participation, failing to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or completing them on time but not boarding the plane. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets required for missed passengers to join the tour, as well as all transfer costs in the destination area, are borne by the individuals themselves.
- Bluemaxx Travel acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Bluemaxx Travel is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchases the tour accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 years do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows based on the number of passengers. The vehicle types listed below are determined according to the number of people in each tour.
Buses: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the terms specified above.
What's Included
* Ajet Airlines Istanbul – Zurich– Istanbul Flight Tickets
* 3 Nights 3 or 4* Hotel Accommodation in Alsace Region and Surrounding Cities with Breakfast
* Airport – Hotel – Airport Transfers
* All City Transfers with Our Private Buses
* Panoramic Zurich Tour
* Freiburg Tour
* Panoramic Obernai Tour
* Strasbourg Tour
* Panoramic Riquewihr City Tour
* Kayserberg Tour
* Colmar Tour
* Colmar Tour
Not Included
* Museum and archaeological site entrance fees.
* City taxes (40 EUR per person, payable to the guide upon arrival)
* Tours organized by the guide
* All personal expenses
* Lunch and dinner meals
* All excursions and tours not specified in the program.
* Driver tips (5 EUR per person)
* Exit fee for traveling abroad
* International travel health insurance
* City taxes (40 EUR per person, payable to the guide upon arrival)
* Tours organized by the guide
* All personal expenses
* Lunch and dinner meals
* All excursions and tours not specified in the program.
* Driver tips (5 EUR per person)
* Exit fee for traveling abroad
* International travel health insurance