EDWARDS COACHES
Aachen, Monschau & Cologne Christmas Markets
Prices checked 26 October 2026 · Edwards Coaches · Supplier snapshot; confirmation required.
Choose your departure & see monthly prices →Our wonderful tour staying at a charming family run hotel in the Eifel region of Germany visits the Christmas markets in Aachen and Cologne, beneath the largest Christmas tree in the Rhineland as well as the smaller market in the pretty town of Monschau.
Note: All tours are guaranteed to visit at least one Christmas Market. Unfortunately not all opening dates are confirmed by the time we go to press.
Hotel Zum Alten Forsthaus, Hürtgenwald-Vossenack ****
The family run Hotel Zum Alten Forsthaus is perfectly placed for exploring the Eifel region including Monschau.
• Recently renovated en-suite bedrooms • Flat screen television • Free Wi-Fi • Hairdryer • Telephone • Restaurant • Cozy Bar • Indoor swimming pool • Sauna • Lift
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Plan this tour with Kat & Simon Morgan — Personal Travel Consultants at Hays Travel. Call 0800 0662 694 for help comparing dates, departure points and room options.
Tour highlights
- Executive coach travel
- Short sea ferry crossings
- 4 nights dinner, bed & buffet breakfast in Hürtgenwald-Vossenack
- Explore Aachen Christmas market, one of the most popular in Germany
- Discover the fantastic Christmas market in Cologne
- Visit the pretty town of Monschau and its small Christmas market
Further highlights
Your itinerary
In supplier order. Some entries may cover multiple days; optional experiences are described by the supplier.
Day 1
TO HÜRTGENWALD-VOSSENACK
Following the Channel crossing to Calais we make our way to Dusseldorf where we stay for the next three nights.
Day 2
AACHEN CHRISTMAS MARKET
Today we visit the city of Aachen, famed for its cathedral and cookies where you will find one of the most popular Christmas markets in the country. Don't forget to try the famous Aachener Printen cookies, a delicious gingerbread treat. (B)
Day 3
COLOGNE CHRISTMAS MARKET
Excursion to the city of Cologne which offers a total of seven Christmas Markets. Among them the Christmas market at near Cologne Cathedral is the most impressive one due to the huge backdrop of the imposing Cathedral. (B)
Day 4
MONSCHAU CHRISTMAS MARKET
Explore the small Christmas market in the pretty town of Monschau where you will find half-timbered houses alongside the banks of the River Rur. Monschau is billed not just as a Christmas market but as an entire Christmas village. (B)
Day 5
FROM HÜRTGENWALD-VOSSENACK
We travel to Calais for the return Channel crossing and complete the journey home. (B)
Your accommodation
Planned hotels or ships as published by Edwards Coaches. Alternatives of a similar standard may be used. Hotel options are grouped as supplied and are not necessarily all included in one departure.
Published hotel information
Our wonderful tour staying at a charming family run hotel in the Eifel region of Germany visits the Christmas markets in Aachen and Cologne, beneath the largest Christmas tree in the Rhineland as well as the smaller market in the pretty town of Monschau.
Note: All tours are guaranteed to visit at least one Christmas Market. Unfortunately not all opening dates are confirmed by the time we go to press.
Hotel Zum Alten Forsthaus, Hürtgenwald-Vossenack ****
The family run Hotel Zum Alten Forsthaus is perfectly placed for exploring the Eifel region including Monschau.
• Recently renovated en-suite bedrooms • Flat screen television • Free Wi-Fi • Hairdryer • Telephone • Restaurant • Cozy Bar • Indoor swimming pool • Sauna • Lift
zum-alten-forsthaus.de
What’s included
- Executive coach travel
- Short sea ferry crossings
- 4 nights dinner, bed & buffet breakfast in Hürtgenwald-Vossenack
- Explore Aachen Christmas market, one of the most popular in Germany
- Discover the fantastic Christmas market in Cologne
- Visit the pretty town of Monschau and its small Christmas market
Dates & prices
Indicative supplier snapshot. Confirm price, room basis and availability before booking. Monthly estimates deduct a £250 deposit per person for Europe or £395 elsewhere, then divide by whole monthly payments ending no later than 42 days before departure. Rounded to the nearest pound; final payment adjusted.
Possible coach joining points
Pickup points vary by departure. We will confirm your joining point, time and any supplement before booking.
- Bristol Aztec West — Approach Road Bus Stop, Bristol BS32 4AQ
- Cardiff Gate Services — Cardiff Gate Services CF23 8RA
- Cardiff West Services — Cardiff West Services Coach Park, CF72 8SA
- Clackett Lane Services — Clackett Lane Services, TN16 2ER (Anticlock)
- Dyffryn Depot Swansea — Edwards Travel Centre, Dyffryn Close, Llansamlet, SA6 8QG
- Edwards Depot LLANTRISANT — Edwards Depot, Llantrisant, CF72 8QZ
- Extra Services Cobham EB — Extra Services Cobham Eastbound, M25 Jct 10-9
- Leigh Delamare Eastbound — Leigh Delamare Services Eastbound Before J17
- Magor Services NP26 3YL — Magor Service Coach Park
- Maidstone Services — Maidstone Services, Junction 8 - M20
- Membury Services EB — Membury Services Eastbound (M4 J15/14) RG17 7TZ
- Neath - Railway — Neath - Outside Railway Station, SA11 1BY
- Newport RAILWAY STATION — Bus Stops outside the RAILWAY STATION,NEWPORT NP20 4AX
- Port Talbot Customs — Port Talbot Bus Stop OUTSIDE Customs House Just past the Plaza, SA13 1HW
- Pyle Cross — Pyle Cross, bus stop outside supermarket.Pyle Road CF33 6AG
- Reading Services — Reading Services, Junction 11-12, RG30 3UQ
- Sarn SERVICES — Sarn SERVICES - Coach Park, CF32 9SY
- Stop 24 Svcs (M20 J11) — Stop 24 (Westenhanger) Services (M20 J11)
Pickup points vary by departure. We will confirm your joining point, time and any supplement before booking.
2 published departure and room-basis records. Standard prices are per person sharing; solo fares are labelled separately. Sold-out records are shown for reference.
| Departure | Departure point | Duration | Room basis | Price per person | Status |
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| 2 December 2026 | Coach joining point — confirm with us Edwards Holidays is a South Wales based operator offering pickups all along the M4 Corridor and at the port of Dover. | 5 days | Two sharing | £654 | Snapshot — confirm availability |
| 3 December 2027 | Coach joining point — confirm with us Edwards Holidays is a South Wales based operator offering pickups all along the M4 Corridor and at the port of Dover. | 5 days | Two sharing | £679 | Snapshot — confirm availability |
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