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Culinary & cultural tours
German Culinary Vacations
Exclusive small-group culinary journeys through Germany's beer halls, restaurants,breweries,vineyards, and Christmas markets — led by two award winning chefs and cookbook authors based in southern Bavaria.
Explore the toursBavaria to the Black Forest, one bite at a time.
These tours are built around the food, beer, and wine we've discovered through our own personal travels throughout Germany. They are journeys built around what make every town, village, and cultural region special,focusing on small producers and expert artisans. Every itinerary is designed to showcase the best the region has to offer.
Itineraries created by award winning chefs and cookbook authors.
Jeremy Nolen and Jessica Vogel have built their careers around German food — years behind the line in professional kitchens, learning the regional dishes properly and cooking them for a living. What kept the food authentic was the travel: trip after trip across Germany, from alpine villages to Pfalz cellars, tasting and taking notes and recreating those dishes in their own kitchens in the United States.
That work became a book — New German Cooking: Recipes for Classics Revisited — and the tours grew from the exact same habit of chasing down how a place really eats and bringing guests along for it.
Now based in Bavaria, Jess and Jeremy plan each itinerary themselves, through recommendations from friends, their own experiences traveling throughout and now living in Germany, and collaborating closely with local hosts. Every itinerary is built around the best food and drink in a region, with hosts who know how to make a meal into a memory. The tours are small, intimate, and designed to let you taste a region as it really eats.
We keep every group small on purpose — no more than 18 guests at a table — because the best moments happen when there's room for everyone.
So, where should you start?
Maybe it's a liter and a brass band in an Oktoberfest tent, or tasting Riesling in the Rhine River Valley. Maybe it's a hike through the beautiful Black Forest or glühwein under the lights of a Christmas market. Whatever pulls at you, there's a table with your name on it. Private groups of six or more can also have a tour built from scratch. We work with you to design a trip that fits your schedule, budget, and appetite.
Contact us for more information.
Why Savor Germany?
Thoughtfully Crafted, Experience-First Trips
We design each trip around local food, culture, and experiences that make a destination memorable.
Learn to Cook & Bake with Local Experts
Cook and bake alongside local experts, learning traditional techniques and regional recipes behind some of Germany's most beloved dishes.
Tasting with Master Brewers & Winemakers
Meet the brewers and winemakers and taste their beers and wines straight from the source.
“Some of the best meals I've had in Germany were from market stalls, butcher shops, or ordered in a kitchen and eaten while standing.”
Jeremy Nolen
Co-founder & Chef
“We build every tour around food and drink. Everything we do is about the people who make it, the places they make it, and the stories behind it.”
Jessica Vogel
Co-founder
Upcoming tours
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Coming soonFarmhouse cheeses, smoky Black Forest ham, vineyard wines, fruit schnaps, and meals inspired by the forest itself. A hands-on culinary journey through one of Germany’s most flavorful regions.
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Coming soonFarmhouse cheeses, smoky Black Forest ham, vineyard wines, fruit schnaps, and meals inspired by the forest itself. A hands-on culinary journey through one of Germany’s most flavorful regions.
- Visit a traditional smokehouse to taste authentic Black Forest ham
- Tour a family-run cheese farm and artisan schnaps distillery
- Cook with regional ingredients in a hands-on Black Forest cooking class
- Explore Freiburg’s market and the vineyards of the Kaiserstuhl
- Forage for mushrooms and wild ingredients before a farm-to-table meal
- Learn to make traditional Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
Coming soonOur flagship trip returns. Book early — this itinerary sells out a year in advance for good reason.
- Reserved table service inside 2 historic Oktoberfest tents
- Private tour and tasting at the oldest privately owned brewery in Germany
- Guided walk through the Viktualienmarkt with a local
- Traditional Bavarian feast: roast pork, pretzels, and Weisswurst
- Pilgrammage to Andechs Abbey for a brewery tour, monastery lunch and beer tasting
- Welcome dinner and farewell brunch with the founders
Coming soonHarvest season in the Pfalz, with historic wine estates, lively village markets, hands-on cooking, and Riesling at the source.
- Private cellar tastings at some of the Pfalz’s most historic wine estates
- Harvest-season vineyard experience with local winemakers
- Browse a traditional market before a hands-on Palatinate cooking class
- Explore Deidesheim, Neustadt, and villages along the German Wine Route
- Taste regional Pfälzer specialties paired with Riesling and Spätburgunder
- Celebrate the season at the Deutsches Weinlesefest in Neustadt
Bavarian Christmas Market Tour 2026
Munich, Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg & Passau
December 6–13, 2026 · 8 days
Coming soonFive cities. Seven festive nights. One unforgettable journey through Bavaria’s most atmospheric Christmas markets, from Munich’s grand boulevards to Passau’s baroque cathedral square.
- Five distinctive Bavarian Christmas-market destinations
- Seven nights in centrally located hotels with breakfast
- Private coach transportation between each city
- Guided walking tours in every destination
- Traditional meals, regional tastings, and festive market experiences
- Small group limited to 20 paying guests
Planning ahead? Explore our Oktoberfest vacation packages and Christmas market vacation packages for upcoming annual departures.
Straight from the table
The kind of trip you keep talking about long after you're home.
Great food is only the beginning. Here's what our guests had to say after sharing a few unforgettable days around Germany with us.
Oktoberfest 2026
A five-star adventure
DSDianne S · Oct 05, 2026
We had a fantastic time! Everything exceeded our expectations from our accommodations, and our meals to our great group and our wonderful tour guides! Every day was new and exciting! I would recommend this trip to all my friends! Thank you for a really special experience!
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Oktoberfest 2026
A five-star adventure
EHEric H · Oct 05, 2026
What an awesome experience. We had 2 tables reserved in different tents on different days. So we got to experience a day-time tent experience and then a night-time tent experience. The food choices were great....a total German menu. I truly enjoyed Garmish/Partenkuchen in the German Alps. The scenery was amazing. The whole trip really showed the amount of effort that Jeremy and Jess put into organizing and running this trip. I would highly recommend this trip to others.
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Oktoberfest 2026
A five-star adventure
JGJamie G · Oct 05, 2026
Absolute time of our life! It started off with Jessica and Jeremy meeting us at the train station and taking us directly to the hotel. No stress about navigating around Munich. We loved all the “secret” spots that Jeremy and Jessica knew about to eat and get drinks. I loved the free time that was incorporated into the trip to go out and explore on our own. I continuously was asking Jessica and Jeremy about the train system. They took the time to help me learn and navigate using the apps for the German trains. All the restaurants that we ate at were fantastic! My favorite part of the trip was actually going down to the Alps. Our hotel was amazing with an absolute postcard view! I would highly recommend this trip to anyone looking for a stress-free trip to Germany. Jeremy and Jessica will take care of everything as far as planning the meals, transportation and Octoberfest tent reservations. My wife and I look forward to joining them again on a future trip!
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The founders
Jeremy and Jessica launched Savor Germany Tours to share the food, people, and stories they love. After years of traveling and eating throughout Germany, they decided to create tours that would let others experience the same joy they found in the country's culinary and cultural traditions.
Their philosophy is simple: small groups, authentic experiences, and a focus on the people behind the food. Every itinerary is designed to let guests taste a region as it really eats, with hosts who know how to make a meal into a memory. They take great joy in showing others the hidden gems of Germany, from alpine villages to Pfalz cellars, and sharing the stories of the people who make it all possible.
Jeremy and Jessica plan each itinerary themselves, through recommendations from friends, their own experiences traveling throughout and now living in Germany, and collaborating closely with local hosts. They now call Bavaria home and continue to explore the diverse culinary landscape of Germany from the Alps to the Rhine.
