Tour & Activity Scams in Munich, Germany
Unlicensed guides, fake tickets, bait-and-switch excursions, and ticket scalping. Below are the tour & activities scams reported in Munich — how they work and how to avoid them.
For broader context, compare this scam type with nearby destinations like Hamburg, Gdansk, and Glasgow.
Last updated: April 4, 2026
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Tour & Activities Scams
15
Total in Munich
How it works
Counterfeit or invalid Oktoberfest tent reservation tickets are sold online and by street touts near Theresienwiese before and during the festival. Scammers create convincing fake reservation confirmations for sold-out tents like Hofbräu-Festzelt and Schottenhamel and charge premium prices. Victims arrive at the festival to find their tickets rejected at the entrance with no recourse. Official tent reservations are only available directly through each tent's official website months in advance.
How it works
Unauthorized resellers and online fraudsters sell counterfeit or invalid FC Bayern Munich match tickets near the Allianz Arena and through third-party websites at inflated or "below face value" prices. Victims arrive on match day to find their tickets rejected at the turnstile, with no recourse and no official support available. The club explicitly warns that tickets purchased from platforms such as viagogo, StubHub, or eBay are frequently invalid, stolen, or duplicated, and have been found to result in denied entry.
How it works
Near the Hohenschwangau village at the base of Neuschwanstein Castle, and in Munich city, unauthorized vendors sell tours to the castle marketed as "official" or "skip-the-line" packages. These packages often include admission tickets purchased in advance at face value (or slightly above) but charge a significant premium for perceived convenience. Some "tickets" are not valid or are for the wrong time slot, resulting in denied entry.
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15 total warnings across all categories