Max Travel Abroad
Boutique Small Group Tours
Austria & Central Europe
Max Travel Abroad LLC Small-group journeys designed around story, place, and personal connection.
Not just where you go—but how you experience it. Each Max Origin Tour blends cultural insight, heritage discovery, and curated access in a way that feels personal, immersive, and effortless.
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Typically 6-8 travelers, with no more than maximum of 12-15 Travelers
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2 on-ground leaders who accompany the tour
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Prioritize safety and cultural authenticity while encouraging independent exploration
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Responsible, sustainable tourism practices engaging local agencies and community resources
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Travelers explore together as a group unit, and other times members break into smaller groups
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Independent free time to travel, discover and shop.
Our tours are not typical 'follow-the-leader' type of trips, but personalized experiences tailored to highlight specific interests, showcase local culture and flavors, sure to create lifetime memories.
July 2027
Experience the Austrian Alps on this small-group hosted Austria tour featuring Salzburg, Zell am See, Kaprun, and Munich. Attend the famous annual Kaprun Castle Medieval Festival.
Our small group Austrian Alps summer vacation combines alpine villages, glacier scenery, castle festivals, mountain cable cars, lakeside towns, and scenic train travel through some of the most beautiful regions of Central Europe.
Designed for travelers looking for a more personal alternative to large bus tours or river cruises, this boutique Austria travel experience blends culture, scenery, regional food, and relaxed guided travel throughout the Austrian Alps and Bavaria.
July 2027
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Experience spring break guided small group tour across Central Europe’s highlights—starting in Munich, known for its lively squares and welcoming Bavarian culture.
In the Austrian Alps, Zell am See and Kaprun offer a breathtaking setting of snow-covered peaks and a crystal-clear lake—perfect for skiing, outdoor fun, and relaxed time together.
A visit to Salzburg adds a cultural layer, with its storybook Old Town and a deeper look beyond The Sound of Music.
A spring break designed for small group guided adventure, connection, and freedom to explore unforgettable scenery.
March 2027
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9 day tour
A boutique European Christmas market guided small group tour through Austria and Bavaria—featuring Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich.
Explore beautiful Christmas markets, stay in centrally located hotels, and travel seamlessly by train, ferry, subway and tram.
No bus tours. No river cruise crowds. Just a small group, guided Christmas market experience with the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Led by Dr. Cindi H. Fries & Mr. Bob C. Fries, this Europe tour blends cultural insight, festive traditions, and relaxed, concierge-style travel.
Limited to 15 travelers. November 2027
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Autumn Tour
A boutique small group Austria tour centered on autumn traditions, regional cuisine, and cultural festivals—including the iconic Almabtrieb (Austria’s traditional alpine cattle drive festival), a vibrant mountain celebration featuring decorated cows, local music, and harvest festivities—alongside vibrant seasonal experiences across Austria.
[not available in 2027- check back for 2028 dates]
Europe Food Tour
A guided small-group culinary tour focused on the regional food traditions, markets, cafés, wine regions, and local dining culture of Austria and Central Europe.
Our tours feature traditional Austrian coffee houses, traditional vineyard taverns, alpine huts, baking traditions, open-air food markets, farm-to-table dining, wine tastings, schnapps producers, and regional specialties that most visitors never discover on standard tours.
Our small group Austria food tour, Central Europe culinary travel experience, or boutique guided European food and wine tour offers authentic local experiences rather than packaged tourist dining.
[not available in 2027- check back for 2028 dates]
SMALL GROUP
GUIDED SELECT TOUR
Drive legendary Alpine roads including the Großglockner, Austria’s spectacular high-mountain driving road, and the winding Nockalmstraße, explore Porsche’s Austrian origins, and experience the Red Bull Ring Formula 1 circuit.
A guided small group Cars & Culture tour with Max Travel Abroad Bob and Cindi Fries guides. We will step outside the car for a traditional Almabtrieb and Harvest Festival when flower-crowned cattle return from their Alpine meadows, cable-car rides into the high Alps to see the Autumn colors, regional Austrian food and hospitality, and two nights in historic Salzburg.
12 days | 11 nights
September 23–October 4, 2027
Limited to only 4–5 guest couples
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