Christmas Markets Trips to Cologne

Who's it for?

  • Secondary School, Sixth Form & FE College

Key Highlights

  • The perfect festive reward trip for language students or year group
  • Iconic traditional Christmas Market
  • The best way to build confidence when speaking the language
  • Memorable food and drink tasting opportunities
  • Free Christmas quiz
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Guaranteed availability in Cologne from £380pp*

SELECTED DATES in Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 | Christmas 2024

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About this trip

German Christmas Markets date back hundreds of years and the Cologne Christmas markets are iconic! Its not just the hundreds of stalls, but the carousels, skating rink, mini train, ferris wheel and much more that will take your students into a festival wonderland for a few days. 

You'll find the markets are a great opportunity for students to explore and learn in surroundings that interest and engage them whilst providing fun and learning. Wondering around the stalls ordering food, gifts and Christmas baubles, your students can build their confidence interacting with German speakers in a much more relaxed environment than the classroom. 

Shopping, food, Christmas and travel - the perfect reward for all their hard work in the classroom!

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Sample Itinerary

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Sample itinerary for a 3 day trip

Day 1
Morning

Early departure to arrive in Cologne early afternoon

Afternoon

Check in at your accommodation followed by free time around Cologne Cathedral Christmas Market

Evening

Free time in the evening for local orientation

Day 2
Morning

Free time around the Alter Markt and Neumarkt markets

Afternoon

Take a ride on the Christmas Express to the Chocolate Museum where you can have a guided tour followed by a chance to buy some gifts and maybe Kaffee und Kuchen

Evening

Evening meal at your hotel and work on the WST Cologne Christmas quiz

Day 3
Morning

Free time for last minute shopping at the Christmas Markets and to finish the WST Cologne Christmas quiz.

Afternoon

Depart Cologne for your journey home

Evening

Late return back to school

Sample Itinerary for 3 day trip

Day 1
Morning

Early departure to arrive in Aachen early afternoon

Afternoon

Check in at your accommodation followed by free time around Aachen Christmas Market

Evening

Free time for local orientation on foot

Day 2
Morning

Full day free time around Aachen Christmas Market

Afternoon

Free time at the Aachen Christmas market

Evening

Free time

Day 3
Morning

Depart Aachen after breakfast for journey back to school

Trip Details

Cultural Visits In Amsterdam

More Christmas visits

  • Medieval Christmas Market & Cologne Harbour Market
  • Floating Christmas Market

    Located on board a KD Cruise boat, experiencing the magic of Christmas on water

  • Stadtgarten Christmas Market

    Located on the edge of Cologne’s oldest park, showing Cologne and its history

  • WST Cologne Christmas Quiz

    Take our free fun Christmas quiz along with you. This will give your students a focus whilst they are there, encourage them to look around the markets and the area and give them opportunities to try out some language skills. It's also a useful thing for them to finish off on the coach journey home.

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