Vienna · BELVEDERE PALACE TOURS
Almost everybody comes for The Kiss, and almost everybody underestimates the garden. These 7 compare Upper and Lower Belvedere entry, the combined tickets and the guided visits, priced and timed for the quiet hours.
Visit Upper Belvedere Palace independently with a mobile entry ticket. See Klimt’s The Kiss, works by Monet, van Gogh, Schiele, and Kokoschka, then explore the palace and gardens at your own pace. No guide is included, and an audio guide costs EUR 5.
“Easy entry to a marvelous collection of Klimt paintings along with other early modernists such as Egon Schiele”
Visit Prince Eugene’s Lower Belvedere without a guide and see Baroque rooms, the Orangery, Palace Stables, and temporary exhibitions. Allow time for medieval art, modern shows, and the gardens between the Lower and Upper palaces. The ticket does not include Upper Belvedere or The Kiss.
“The Lower Belvedere is a stunning building with an interesting collection of art inside. It’s a lovely walk through the gardens from Upper Belvedere which takes no more than 7/8 minutes. I found it was a lot less busy than the Upper Belvedere which I really enjoyed.”
Spend 90 minutes at Vienna’s Upper Belvedere with a licensed guide and priority entry. You’ll see Klimt’s The Kiss, works by Monet, Van Gogh, and Schiele, the Marble Hall, and palace gardens. Choose a regular, small-group, or private tour, with guides speaking 12 listed languages.
“Our guide Siri was amazing!! She gave us a brief history about rooms and lots of interesting facts about some of the paintings there. It was informative but so much fun at the same time that we were shocked to see 90 mins have passed already. Strongly recommended!!!”
Spend two hours at Vienna’s Upper Belvedere with a licensed English-speaking guide. Timed entry gets you past the ticket counter, while the tour covers Klimt’s The Kiss, palace rooms, Austrian art, and the Baroque gardens. Guides such as Mirko, Ana, and Anna are praised for lively storytelling.
“Karen was a wonderful guide who brought a lot of knowledge and spirit into the tour. You can tell she is very passionate about the history of the palace. She made the tour very engaging and provided additional context for the artworks that I would not have gotten if we went through the museum by ourselves.”
Build your Vienna visit around a 48-hour Big Bus tour, Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere, and optional Danube cruise and Riesenrad ride. You get seven days from first use to complete three, four, or five attractions, with audio commentary and app-based route tracking.
“Flexibility and frequency of buses. Great guides and very helpful and friendly staff on hop on hop off buses.”
Walk the Belvedere gardens and Upper Palace with an art historian guide, then focus on Klimt’s The Kiss and major Austrian art. Guides such as Barbara, Annelie, Stefan, and Susanna bring history and paintings together in a small group of up to six, with museum admission bought separately.
“We had a wonderful morning touring the Belvedere with Stefan! It was our first day and he gave us a terrific overview of Austrian history, which gave a lot of interesting context for the whole trip. His engaging tour made the Belvedere so much more interesting and we learned much more than we would have if we toured it on our own! Highly recommend.”
Explore Vienna’s Upper Belvedere with a licensed English-speaking guide, timed entry, and access to the palace gardens. Expect Klimt, Schiele, Baroque rooms, Prince Eugene’s story, and the Orangery. Guides such as Karin, Mirko, Ana, and Alex have earned praise for lively, art-focused tours.
“Guide was lovely and very knowledgeable. . People were late and she was required to wait. No one was aware that backpacks and coats had to checked. The audio guides, etc and everything else meant the tour didn't start until 12 instead of 11:25. That left us will little/no time for outside area . As it was winter, perhaps didn't matter. I wound up leaving because did not want to wait another 1/2 hour to regroup . Art portion was excellent”
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