Vienna · BELVEDERE PALACE TOURS
Almost everybody comes for The Kiss, and almost everybody underestimates the garden. These 15 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”
Visit Gustav Klimt’s final Vienna studio, preserved inside the Klimt Villa, then explore Klimt Lost, the restored garden, and an upper-floor gallery of Klimt, Schiele, and Kokoschka prints. Optional audio guides are available in 20 languages, and the ticket is valid for one day.
“Everything worked perfectly, the ticket was booked, admission was without waiting, and the staff were very friendly and helpful.”
Enter Vienna’s Lower Belvedere, Orangery, and Palace Stables with a mobile ticket and explore independently for about one to two hours. Your timed entry is booked within a 15-minute window, and admission includes current special exhibitions, but no guide, audio tour, transport, or luggage storage.
“Vous avez vendu l’entrée de l’orangerie alors qu’il n’y avait pas d’expo ! Je demande le remboursement.”
Use one pass for Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere, a 48-hour Big Bus ticket, and a DDSG river cruise. You can add the Giant Ferris Wheel with the five-attraction option, but activate the QR code with Big Bus staff before visiting any included site.
“There is so much to see and this was a great deal. Everything was easy to access and the Big Bus staff were extremely helpful.”
Explore Vienna’s Upper Belvedere with a licensed guide and timed entry, then add Lower Belvedere, the Baroque garden, or private hotel transfers. Choose a private tour in seven languages or an affordable English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, or Spanish group tour.
“Fantastic. Had a wonderful tour guide which made all the difference and more enjoyable.”
Spend about 2 hours 15 minutes inside Vienna’s Upper Belvedere with a private art historian, often guided by Julia. You’ll connect palace design, Austrian history, medieval art, and Klimt’s The Kiss, with skip-the-line entry and time for the gardens’ city views.
“Our guide was terrific! She was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I learned many things about art history that will make me look at historical paintings in a new light and feel I have a better appreciation of the importance of context in any piece of art.”
Follow Klimt’s career from the Belvedere’s golden paintings to the Secession’s Beethoven Frieze and the Leopold Museum’s Life and Death. Julia Abramovic leads an engaging private tour in English, German, or Russian, with museum tickets, skip-the-line entry, and a taxi between the first two stops.
“Julia as a guide is perfect. Very nice time we had and I can recomend it for everyone.”
Join art historian Julia for a 90-minute private tour of Vienna’s Upper Belvedere and Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. Your English-speaking guide connects Klimt’s portraits, landscapes, Golden Period works, materials, symbols, and artistic influences, with skip-the-line admission and a start time chosen for your schedule.
“We enjoyed our private visit with Julia. We learned things we had never known before. The importance of color, materials, symbolism in influencing Klimt’s early and later works. I don’t think we would have understood half as much if we done the tour on our own. Viewing “The Kiss” was worth the journey to Vienna.”
Spend 150 minutes at Vienna’s Belvedere Palace and Austrian Gallery with an English-speaking art historian. The tour covers the Upper and Lower Belvedere, including Klimt’s The Kiss. Choose a private or small group, with optional hotel pickup and public transport to the palace.
“Our visit to Belvedere Palace and Museum was transformed into an unforgettable experience thanks to our exceptional guide, Peter. His profound knowledge of art history truly elevated our understanding of every masterpiece we encountered. He particularly shone when discussing the iconic 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt, offering fascinating insights about the painting's symbolism, technique, and historical context that we would have missed on our own. What impressed us most was Peter's ability to make art history accessible and engaging. He shared intriguing facts and stories that brought each artwork to life, making complex artistic concepts easy to understand for both novices and art enthusiasts....”
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