Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Royal Castle of Herrenchiemsee and Fraueninsel Day Tour from Munich submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
very pleasant day - beautiful drive through Bavaria and then boat trip to 2 islands. I particularly enjoyed the tiny little island with the Benedictine convent as so peaceful. The larger island with the monastery and royal palace also very interesting.
Reviewed by: Anne M, April 2012
The actual tour was excellent but the guide was a bit dour. Not very energetic in his narration.
Reviewed by: Graham S, August 2011
Things were very systematic and organized. However ,the Lunch was not arranged at a good place; very average food at a very high price.
Reviewed by: Ramadas K, August 2011
Good tour, well organised.
Reviewed by: WERNER S, August 2011
Not recommended
The tour basically is just a shuttle bus to and from the site, not a tour. Tour guides provide little useful information.
Also, the pickup spot says "across from the train station". There is lot of construction and they actually pick you up outside the train station, if you don't figure that out you'll miss the tour (buses are not marked) get there early!
Palace is worth seeing and the lake is beautiful. Overall the price to the tour is about 50% more than it is worth, plus you have to pay an extra 18 Euros for the boat and entrance fees.
The tour guide was bad, and contributed to a chaotic tour! She had lots of difficulty getting the people on and off the bus, this was a problem with the guide and the people not paying attention. Process of keeping the group together was terrible. If you can go to the palace on your own it would be just as good. Guide just acted to point you in the right direction, and she did that very poorly, Guides drop you off, but do not go through the tours with you.
If you are clueless, don't know how to read a watch and can't remember to be back to the meeting points within 10 minutes of the time the guide provides, be ready to rent a cab for your trip back to your hotel. We almost 3 people on the boat trips to the 3 islands.
Reviewed by: kgazzara, September 2011
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