Andechs Monastery Tours and Tickets

If you’ve got limited time in Munich and you'd like to see natural wonders, historical sights, and cultural attractions in a day, then this tour is a perfect choice. Benefit from the personalized attention of having a private guide to plan a comprehensive itinerary for you—both in and around Munich. Highlights include Munich’s Old Town, Königsplatz, and Starnberger See—a beautiful lake. The tour also has optional stops at Andechs Monastery, and Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.

Andechs is a favorite of locals for good reason. With views of the Alps, a fine Baroque church and a bustling beer hall serving up some of the finest Bavaria dishes anywhere, it's easy to see why. The monk's home-brewed beer is world renowned and there's no better place to drink it than onsite. Join Beer Hiking Bavaria author as he takes you along the Way of St. James en route to the hilltop Andechs monastery.

On this tour you will experience genuine Bavaria. In the country, tradition and customs are still cultivated. The Catholic Church left its mark all over Bavaria and built powerful monasteries. Visit two of the most beautiful and important monasteries on this tour. The tour book contains route recommendations as well as the description, addresses and opening times of sights of your chosen themed tour. During the exit, you decide to what extent you would like to follow our recommendation or prefer to customize the tour.

Our tour offers you a enjoyable day out in an unspoilt corner of the Bavarian countryside. Home to the Benedictine monks for over five hundred years this beautiful monastery clings to the old Monkish tradition of hospitality beer brewing which you can still enjoy to this day. On the pleasurable train journey from Munich your expert guide will inform you about the history and daily life in a Benedictine monastery as well the rise and fall of the Counts of Andechs the original owners of the land. Once there you hike up an medieval pilgrims route and enjoy the views of the alps as you get to the top. Alternatively you can take a bus. At the monastery itself you can explore the wonderful baroque church then relax in the bräustüberl/beer hall or the beautiful beer garden drinking the traditional beer and eating locally sourced food. On the way down there is also an opportunity to cool off with a refreshing paddle or swim in the nearby lake Ammersee before coming home.