Vienna · TOURS
Everything with a guide, a boat or a coach attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day or a whole evening, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.
Meet your guide under the green umbrella at the Ehrenhof Fountain, then tour 22 Schönbrunn rooms with skip-the-line entry and an audio headset. Guides such as Lisa, Inga, and Rafael bring Habsburg court life to life with humor before you walk the gardens at your own pace.
“Great tour of the beautiful palace with excellent commentary from our lovely tour guide. Highly recommended.”
Spend 55 minutes with an English- or German-speaking guide at Vienna’s Spanish Riding School. Visit the Winter and Summer Riding Schools, the Stallburg stables, tack room, and Lipizzaner stallions. Guides such as Natasha, Sisi, and Lorelei are praised for clear explanations and lively answers.
“Lorelei, our guide was great- so enthusiastic! From photos I saw, I had thought we'd be far back from the stalls, but we were able to be up close and personal with the stallions - no photos or touching! But able to take photos of horses in their stalls from open air courtyard there. It was a wonderful experience- highly recommend!!”
Spend 150 minutes exploring Hofburg Palace with a licensed guide, timed entry to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments, and a walk through Heldenplatz, Burggarten, and the Spanish Riding School area. Guides such as Alex, Mario, Nicole, and Mirko are praised for lively storytelling.
“The tour guide was incredible, very knowledgeable, and very funny :D He made for a fantastic experience and everything was unforgettable. Highly recommend!”
Spend 2.5 hours at Schönbrunn Palace with a licensed guide such as Alex, Mario, or Nicole. Timed entry covers 22 rooms, including areas unavailable on the standard individual route, followed by courtyards, gardens, fountains, and views toward the Gloriette.
“The lady was very polite and accommodating. I had checked out early from my hotel and only had a small 45 cm hand-carry bag with me. The cloakroom people kept it. which I really appreciated.”
Walk Vienna’s Old Town with a licensed English or German guide. See the Hofburg exterior, Spanish Riding School, famous coffee houses, Blutgasse, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Guides such as Alex, Sandra, Wolfgang, and Stephan add history, humor, legends, and useful local context.
“Lukas was excellent! He shared many small and very interesting extras as well as all the highlights. I highly recommend the tour and Lucas.”
Use Vienna’s largest hop-on hop-off network for 24, 48, or 72 hours. Ride four routes to Schönbrunn, Belvedere, the Prater, the Ring Road, and summer-only Grinzing, with audio in 19 languages, free Wi-Fi, GPS tracking, and a self-guided walking app.
“This is a good option for short stary in Vienna as you can comfortably explore the city on well organized routes.”
Travel through 2,000 years of Vienna in the cellars of St. Michael’s monastery. Expect portrait galleries, 5D film effects, VR music history, a World War II bomb shelter scene, Chancellor Figl’s postwar speech, and a virtual carriage ride.
“This activity was super! Lots of historical facts, which gave us an idea of the history of the city and country before our holiday begun, as this was our 1 st planned activity. The rooms are well thought and fun and the virtual reality makes really fun for all ages!”
Use a 24 or 48-hour Big Bus pass to see Vienna from an open-top double-decker. Audio commentary covers Schönbrunn, Hofburg, Belvedere, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and Danube Island. The 48-hour option adds a licensed English walking tour, two self-guided audio tours, and, on one ticket type, a Viennese sausage plate.
“Always do The Big Bus hop on, hop off bus tours when in a new city - ideal way to see what’s around!”
Spend two hours walking Vienna Central Cemetery with a live English or German guide. You’ll see honor graves, religious sections, soldiers’ memorials, famous names such as Falco and Udo Jürgens, and the striking Luegerkirche. Guide Johann is praised for clear stories and dry humor.
“Imposant zu sehen! Sehr interessant gestaltet von unserem Guide Johann, der sein grosses Wissen mit Humor Preis gab!”
Start at Minoritenplatz and walk Vienna’s historic center with guides such as Michael, Petra, Max, or Celine. Expect exterior visits to the Hofburg, Heldenplatz, Spanish Riding School, Albertina, Opera, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral, plus the Last Supper mosaic at Minoriten Church.
“Very nice! Heard many fun stories and anecdotes, raising many interests to this city. And the WhatsApp response is very immediate and fast, I finally got lost at the cathedral with another team member, we definitely cannot find the guide without their help”
Follow a German-speaking guide such as Bella beneath central Vienna through private cellars and old corridors. Depending on your 1, 1.5, or 2-hour option, you may see World War II relics, air raid shelters, a pharmacy laboratory, or former refuge spaces. An English audio guide is available by phone.
Ride through Vienna for three hours with a licensed English, German, or Dutch-speaking guide. The route links the State Opera, Hofburg, Parliament, Rathaus, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Hundertwasserhaus, Donau Canal, Stadtpark, and Karlskirche, mostly by bike paths and quieter roads.
“Our guide was terrific, she had lots of enthusiasm and provided good insights into Viennese history. The bike was perfect for the route. Great time all around and I high recommend this tour.”
Walk from the Albertina Museum through Vienna’s WWII story with an English-speaking guide such as Dieter, Stefan, Siggy, or Michael. Expect Hitler’s early years, the annexation, wartime bombing, Jewish Vienna, the surviving synagogue, Holocaust memorial, and postwar Allied occupation over 2.5 hours.
“Excellent tour with dieter. Very informative, balanced and interesting from start to finish. Best tour of my stay”
See Vienna’s major sights on a 2.5-hour English walking tour capped at 15 people. Guides such as Dace, Giselle, Gabriela, and Beatrice share palace stories, café tips, and local context. The route is mostly outdoors, with no museum entry, and ends at St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
“The guide was lovely and definitely interested in making sure the guests were all cared for. The tour itself, while incredibly informative, was more pointing out historical places and providing context however not actually experiencing anything along the way. I recommend this for someone who has some knowledge of the city already and wants a deeper dive in the history as it's not as interactive/experiential and more of a teaching style tour.”
Use a 24 or 48-hour Big Bus Vienna ticket to see imperial palaces, museums, the Danube, Prater, Belvedere, and Schönbrunn. Ride the full loop in about 1 hour 50 minutes, hop off where you like, and use audio commentary in eight languages, free WiFi, and selected walking-tour extras.
“The Big Bus is a good way to see the top highlights of the area and pretty easy to use. You can get off when you want and see what interests you the most.”
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