This is for the Neuschwanstein Castle tour, however it is not for the actual tour of the castle because your "tour guide" through Radius does not actually guide you at all. They are simply a chaperone to get you on and off the train, and show you where the trail starts to hike up to the castle. You absolutely feel rushed through everything, and this was a huge let down for something that was so looked forward to. The tour itself was terrible and I have rated that in a separate review. Do yourselves a favor and book the train tickets and castle tours on your own so that you can go at your own pace. And pay attention to the weather. It was negative temps (celcius) with 40 mph winds which isn't out of the ordinary in the winter. We we're soaked and chilled to the bone after the mile walk up and down from the castle. read more

Excellent experience, would absolutely use this tour service again! The guides are SO knowledgeable and the business is run well

Yikes. So i spend a lot of my life traveling and blogging/vlogging about travel. I love the city of munich! I highly recommend coming to the city! So very much to see! I just also, highly recommend, you avoid booking any tour with RADIUS TOURS. Yikes, this company is far from what it advertises. The tour organizers are far from organized, they hold that mildew like attitude of "hey, we don't need your business. We will sell tickets whether you book with us or not" the tour itself is less then basic. Its too long for what you pay, im bummed about this one, but highly recommend you look at other tour companies. Do come to Munich! Don't let this one tour group company stop you from taking tours in the city! (Just don't do it with these guys) they pride themselves on being recommended by "rick steves" which was back in the 90's. I bet if he went on it today, he would remove this recommendation. read more

We did the third reich Munich walking tour. It was fabulous. We loved our guide Josh. He was passionate, friendly, and informative. Highly highly recommend. read more

We just took the tour to Neuschwanstein Castle. It was wonderful. The weather was raining and misty but I thought that added to the magic. Charlie, our guide, talked just the right amount of time - giving us space to take in the scenery in peace but still giving us plenty of history of the castle and King Ludwig. Charlie's tip to try the Munich "Donuts" on the walk up was much appreciated. They were delicious. Also his tip to walk to the lake at the end of the village was perfect - a beautiful spot. He also helped us find a great Indian restaurant at the end of the tour. Amazing guide!! The tour inside the castle was too fast and the guide was not as interesting but there is nothing you can do about that - it is separately run by the state and not this tour company. Please be aware that there is a LOT of walking. A 20-25 minute walk up to the castle, a 10 minute walk to the bridge to see the view of the castle, all fairly steep. Then all that again heading downhill. Bring tennis shoes or hiking boots. read more

Editing my review to 5 stars due to the response from Radius Tours. Received a nice email from them including a refund. Top notch company. However I stand by my original tour review. On the train headed back to Munich following a tour of Dachau Concentration Camp. The tour was ruined by our guide Kai as he was more interested in telling us about his political views, how he has been a victim of discrimination and treating us like we were his students in his classroom (he informed the group he was a teacher). We learned more about him than the camp itself. As one who had family members killed in camps I was looking forward to really leaning about the camp and keeping the remembrance alive, but instead I learned about Kai. read more

Went on three day trips with Radius tours. Knowledgable tour guides, would recommend. Takes the stress out of finding your way around to the landmarks if you don't speak the language. Lots of walking at some of the locations, ask ahead if that will be a problem for you. read more

As a history teacher of 27 years, I really appreciate the wonderful job that Yolanda and Iain did in respectfully and tastefully brining to life the horrors of this facility. I learned so much and subsequently used my pictures, Facebook post of the day, and the information I gained from Iain and Yolanda as teaching tools in my classes. While this is not an EASY tour to take, I think that all should do it - especially history teachers. Thank you to my fabulous guides! SO SMART AND INFORMATIVE! read more

Awesome experience to Salzburg! Our tour guide Paul was very informative about the history.

Without exemption, on every trip I end up scheduling a tour for some sight that isn't convenient to get to. It's out of the way, or it's a little further away than I feel like organizing for myself. On my last trip, I wanted to see Schloss Neuschwanstein.... Ludwig II of Bavaria's castle in southern Germany that never reached completion. BTW, a must see. Two tickets for this tour cost just under 57 Euro. It would have been more, but my wife and I already had eurail passes, which knocked 7 Euro off per ticket. The cost of the tour DOES NOT include admission to the castle (an additional 9 Euro a piece). So basically for us, 57 E bought two 5-minute bus rides and maybe 15 minutes of a talk led by the guide. Our guide was very pleasant, and the 15 minutes or so of his presentation was interesting.... but I just don't see the value in it. Do yourself a favor. Look into getting there on your own via rail. Once there, I'm sure there are frequent buses from the bahnhof to the small village at the foot of the hill the castle is on. Buy the 6 Euro guide book available in the gift shop. Have just as much fun.... without being saddled with a tour group. Save your money for another experience. Recommend. It serves its purpose.... but isn't a good value. read more

We booked a walking tour online and were to arrive by 10:15 for our 10:30 tour. We decided to walk from The Westin Grand so we could see the city by foot. Not knowing our way around, we arrived at exactly 10:30 and our tour had already departed. The tour staff was so accommodating. There was a Third Reich tour leaving in an hour. The staff told us about a wonderful restaurant nearby for breakfast. It was delicious as promised and quick so we did not miss our "make-up" tour. Our guide was so knowledgeable. He spoke wonderful English and debunked so many stories that are told about Hitler. There was so much propaganda at the time. Much information shared sadden me for how so many people were treated. I would like to return in warm weather for one of their bike tours. read more

This company is the best tour company in Munich! Their tour guides are so informative, friendly, and helpful! We took the Dachau tour and my mom, who had just had a knee replacement and was using a walker, the tour guide called ahead and arranged for her to have a motorized scooter so she wouldn't have any problems! I had an issue and missed the train with the rest of the group, so the tour company helped me get to Dachau on my own and also helped me catch up with the rest of the group! Thank you Radius Tours!!! read more

We just did a last min train tour to Neuschwanstein castle. I did not expect much but Aden who was our guide was fantastic!!! He was funny friendly and very knowledgable plus he made it interesting for the kids as well. We had a fantastic time! read more

We took the Dachau tour and it was great. Our guide was extremely respectful and full of insights that we couldn't have gotten without him. Do allow yourself some extra time to find the Check-in location as it is around the corner across from track 34. read more

We used Radius Tours (booked thru Viator) for a train trip tour of Ludwig's famous castle that was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland. (Starts with an N, can't spell it) Our tour guide was Suzanna and she was great. We were in a group of about 20, and she made sure we were all together for the train and bus changes on our one day journey to the castle and back. She was friendly, knowledgeable about the history of Germany, and provided good commentary along the way. Everything was done on schedule, but we did have a bit of free time to explore as well. Thanks Suzanna! read more

Visiting Dachau was a very somber experience. You can't helped but be moved when visiting. A great learning experience that I will never forget. read more

Charlie and Thomas were incredible. They conveyed the misfortune and drama of the Ludwig story. Loved the day. Super organized. Good all round!! read more

Did the Schloss Neuschwanstein tour from Munich. A great experience. Ignore bad reviews by spoiled tourists, especially Americans. It's Radius fault the castle is far from Munich and takes 2 hours to get there by train? Anyway, I can't remember the name of our guide. Older guy originally from Stuttgart, now retired. Great English. very helpful to me, as he saw I was disabled and went over the waking vs carriage vs minibus options for me to make sue i was OK. He gave some good information, recommended some places and once we got to the village, told us where to meet up and left us on our own, which I preferred. Great guy, very friendly. Yes, the castle tour is from 9:30 in the morning and you get back at 7:00 at night. it's all of a full day, 2+ hours each way on trains. Rent a car if that doesn't suit you...the countryside is beautiful. The tour was pretty inexpensive, they arranged everything except lunch and I was completely satisfied. Next time in Munich I fully plan to take their beer tour. be sure to tip your guide. read more

Highly recommend this company. My family took the morning tour to Dachau concentration camp and although it's a sad environment the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative. Definitely worth the money. We also did the beer tour in the afternoon and had a great time. The tour guide made it fun and informative. A great day! read more

What an incredible tour. Eric made this a very memorable experience. His knowledge and passion for the tough subject matter was amazing and inspiring. Thank you Eric! read more

If you've never been to Munich (or even if you have) I highly recommend the Beer and food tour with Kevin! He made, not only the tour, but my entire vacation to Munich momentous! If you are new to the city, start here because it will help you with a variety of ideas for the rest of your trip! Actually, my review of this tour is less of a review and more of a thank you to our tour guide Kevin who inadvertently laid out a floor plan for the following days of activities and the must do's for my trip in Munich. The tour starts with beer and ends with beer! You go to a beer tasting at the museum, then a tour of the museum, then more beer, you get a meal and more beer at another venue, then to a bar hop area ..and you finish the tour at the infamous hof house.. We all had sooo much fun we ended up hanging out with Kevin after the tour! Lol It was so helpful getting a locals perspective who also happened to be American as well! The best places for after hours drinks at good prices, best food in the area... We were even introduced to different types of beers AFTER the tour! We had 12% beer that tasted amazing !! Best place to buy steins??! He is all knowing! Kevin knew it all! So thank you Kevin, my trip wouldn't have been the same without you! read more

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Easy bike rental. The location is perfect. It is right in the Hauptbahnhof train station. The attendant was very friendly and spoke English to us. The bikes were better priced than other places in Munich. All four of our bikes were in perfect condition and we had no problems with them for the entire day. Free basket, free lock, free map, and a little bit of free advise from the attendant. You will need to put a credit card on file for incidentals. read more

I visited Munich for Oktoberfest in 2018. I worked with Daniel Holder who was incredibly helpful and patient answering all my emails prior to my arrival. He arranged a private tour of the Oktoberfest site with Ian Mackinnon who was fabulous. He was straightforward and took us through the park explaining everything and giving us some great history about the event. We visited a few of the tents to see the massive size of some of them (they are not easy to just walk into). Then we went into the Hofbrau Haus tent with a prearranged reservation and we enjoyed some Beer and food. Overall it was a great experience and we would highly recommend them to anyone who wants to visit Munich. Unfortunately, we were unable to make the bike tour the next day but I am sure they would do a great job on that too. read more

Did the walking tour with Will, a Texan who has been living in Munich for 10 years. I am already a fan of walking tours but this one was exactly why this is the first thing I do when I get to a new city. Will was knowledgeable, friendly, and did a solid job of sharing some local info about the city. You do not spend any time actually doing any of the tourist activities on this tour but you see them all and get a feel for which ones you may want to come back to when you have more time. All in all a great experience. read more

Worse bike tour ever. The bike got a flat halfway through the ride. Had to stop every two blocks and pump it up with a dilapidated old hand pump. Then the left pedal got stuck and wouldn't rotate. Now I'm basically pedaling with a flat rear tire and using only my right leg. Eventually the tour guide said I had to stop and she chained my bike to a tree and told me my tour was over. Then they left me. Nice. There is no way I can recommend this outfit. I even wrote to them and asked how they planned to remedy the situation (a refund would have been nice). No response. If you are reading this, try another tour company. read more

unfortunately it was a drizzly and cold day for a walking tour but our guide Kevin made the weather almost forgettable. the 2.5 hour tour ended up lasting 3 hours, so do beware if you are running a tight schedule. we met with the group just outside of the Radius Tours office at Hofbrauhaus Platform 32, and made our way to Marienplatz and around the old city centre. Walking tours are free, but "pay as you like" to the tour guides - this makes the guides much more inclined to give a good tour. Having lived in Germany for 5 years, Kevin knows the ins and outs of this city and is able to recommend the best places to eat, drink, and buy. He delves in history just enough to offer a comprehensive understanding, without drowning you in dates, and is able to provide you with fun background stories for things that your guidebook may never mention. best of all - he will offer you tips on things like the best timing for filming the glockenspiel jousts so that your time isn't wasted :) having participated in the 10:15AM tour, he was kind enough to show us around to his favorite deli in Viktualienmarkt and have them prepare enough food for a quick lunch stop. the tour was truly enjoyable and without a doubt I would have left Munich with only a fraction of my understanding of the city. read more

New to Munich. Get a tour. The Radius Tour and Bike office is near tracks 32-34 at the main Hauptbahnhof Train Station in Munich. They give tours in German, Spanish, and English. The tours range from a free 2 hour "here's Munich" (you're to give the tour guide some monetary tip based on how you feel he's/she's done), to a beer and food tour, a bike ride through Munich, and one day trips to Dachau, Salzburg, Mad Ludwig's Castle, and others. The tours are helpful in understanding the layout of Munich and getting over the "I don't feel conformable about the U and S bahns". If you want to rent a bike and go off on your own, I believe they will accommodate that as well. They have recommendations for places to eat, places to buy touristy things, places to avoid, but are not pushing any of the establishments. Feel free to ask them any questions during and after the tours. A tip to the guide afterwards is appreciated. The "free" 2 hour introductory tour of Munich is more of a "here's where this is and why it's here and here's where that is and why it's here". The here's are buildings, museums, tourist places, special streets, markets, and other places that you can make a point to return to later on in your visit. It gives you a physical perspective on the town. read more

Thanks very much to our guide Martina for an excellent day trip to Salzburg last month. She helped to make the experience both very pleasant and hassle-free. Definitely recommend!! --Debra & Alex from Chicago read more

I am making my review 2 stars based on the horrible guide. I love world war 2 history and was looking forward to learning and going through this emotional experience. Jeff was rude and seemed completely undisturbed by the subject matter in which he was presenting. Every time I asked a question he seemed annoyed, rolled his eyes, or made a rude remark. (My sister and I asked about 8-10 questions combined during the tour, because we are genuinely interested!!) To half of the questions his response was "I don't know." Actually one of his responses was "guess you'll have to ask the Nazis" in a very sarcastic tone. He said he has been doing tours here for 10+ years, not sure how he is not more knowledgeable. I am so upset we got stuck with him as I have been looking forward to this experience for almost a year. I recommend visiting but not with this company for fear of getting stuck with Jeff. read more

Spent 2.5 hours being introduced to a lot about of interesting history related to Hitler and the Third Reich, before and after they became well known around the globe! We visited a lot of the sites that mark where many influential events changed the world as we know it. Iain from the U.K. provided expert background information on all of the spots we went to and he did display a good sense of humor along the way. Definitely not a waste of time! read more

For our honeymoon in Munich, my husband booked two tours with Radius tours: beer and food tour and the Neuschwanstein castle. Both tours were fantastic! Beer and Food Tour: Our tour guide was Roland and he did a wonderful job navigating our group through Munich while also providing great information on the history of beer. Neuschwanstein Castle Tour: Our tour guide was Austin. This tour was probably one of my favorites of the entire honeymoon. There was so much history that I didn't know about regarding the castle and Ludwig II and Austin did a superb job of explaining it all. He also did a great job by orchestrating our group from train to bus and from bus to train. I would say the tour in the castle itself (not run by Radius tours as the castle is operated and maintained by the state) was a little disappointing. We were fortunate enough to receive the audio tour--however, the employee who would start and stop the audio tour would give no notice and would randomly start the audio without telling people. So a lot of the information was lost unless you plugged in your own headphones into the audio tour stick. All in all, I will definitely suggest Radius tours to my friends and family for a great experience. read more

My family used Radius tours almost every day in Munich. It was so convenient and easy to learn about different cities. We loved our tours to Regensburg, Ludwig's Castle, Salzburg, and also around Munich. Tom was our favorite guide! read more

We booked this tour to get into the Hofbrau Tent at Oktoberfest. Ian was our guide for the day, and he was fantastic. He knew a ton about the history of the city and the festival, and he stayed with us the whole afternoon to entertain us! He could not have been more gracious and friendly. It was towards the end of the festival, and despite long days of work, he was a wonderful guide and host! Best tour I've ever been on! read more

I took the Radius beer tour. Probably the most fun tour I have ever done. We started at the train station across from track 33-35. I would go early as it is tucked away around the corner. We met our guide, who was originally from Belgium. His name was Ewen, Even or something. He told us that if we could not remember his name, or get it right during the tour then call him "Sir". We tasted lots of beer and went to several locations. The food was great as it fit the history of the beer. The real fun comes from having the right group of people who do not know each other get together and click. We had people from Chicago, Texas, Iowa, Norway, Scotland, and other places on the tour. I think we all had a great time. At the end of the tour, "Sir" tells us that it is his first tour with the company. You would never know it based upon his excellent knowledge and control over a bunch of drunk people. He did say he had worked a number of years in the business. I highly recommend this tour if you are looking to know the history and culture of the city. You will also get some really good beer. read more

This was a great way to see the Neuschwansteim castle! Didn't have to worry about train tickets, got to skip the line at the castle, and had a nice little intro to Ludwig and the castles history. Verena did a wonderful job giving us a background on the Lidwig drama and made sure we made it to everything on time! read more

We took a walking tour to learn about the Third Reich in Munich, and we were glad we did. We walked the streets and visited the places associated with Hitler's ascent to power, and it was quite educational and intense. Our guide Kai was very knowledgeable and answered all questions the tour particpants had. We got the sense of history that lead up to the worst catastrophe of the 20th century. read more

Diana led an excellent bike tour of Munich. She paced it well, gave enthusiastic details, and made us all love Munich! And to top it off, she spent her birthday with 20 plus strangers. read more

Great bike rental; kind of hard to navigate Munich out of the train station, but on the other hand, it's super convenient to get.

I recently completed several tour with Radius tours including the free tour, Dachau tour, and Salzburg tour. All of my guides were well - versed and kind- hearted. There office is conveniently located behind track 32 in the main train station. read more

Jax was awesome! He was very friendly and gave us a ton of information on the history of the neuschwanstein castle. He was funny and kept is very interesting. Totally recommend him as a tour guide! read more