Salzburg and Lakes Day Trip from Vienna with Photo Stop in Melk
Description
This bus tour takes you from Vienna to Salzburg, where you will visit the most popular sights of the city and some of the original filming locations of the film "The Sound of Music". On the tour there will be a picture stop at Melk Abbey, at Salzkammergut and a guided walking tour through the old town of Salzburg, passing Mozart's Birthplace, Mirabell Palace, Salzburg Cathedral and the Festival Hall.
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Itinerary
Your tour will begin with pickup from your central Vienna hotel (selected hotels only) or the State Opera. Meet your expert guide and hop aboard your coach to begin your day trip to Salzburg.
Photo stop. Enjoy an exclusive photo stop at the impressive Melk Abbey (30 minutes) – one of Europe’s most beautiful Baroque monasteries, offering spectacular views over the Danube. You will also enjoy a short photo stop at the magnificent Lake Mondsee before arriving to Salzburg (15 minutes).
Photo stop
When reaching Salzburg explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town on a walking tour. See the famous street in Salzburg. Here you can also find Wolfang Amadeus Mozart's Birthplace.
Admire the gardens as you continue through Mirabell Palace, where several scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed. Afterward, you'll enjoy some free time for lunch and shopping (own expense). During the scheduled free time (2 hours) in Salzburg you will have time to enjoy lunch at the local restaurants.
Your Salzburg day trip will conclude with a scenic drive back to Vienna, passing through the Fortress Hohensalzburg.
During the bus ride you will get a first impression of the beauty of the Salzkammergut with its clear lakes and majestic mountains.
Explore the Old Town on a walking tour with your guide.
End of the tour Expected 20:30 Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(741)
Very long, long bus ride to Salzburg. The break on the way to Salzburg, Linetz(?) was not very good but the return stop was excellent. Martin is a very good tour guide and very knowledgeable. His pace for all was appropriate. Only negative aspect was we had a Spanish speaking group with us so every stop was twice long as everything needed to be repeated once in Spanish, then again in English. This was marked to be an all English tour, not bi-lingual so it seems deceptive.
Sylvia was amazing to show us details of our trip that we may have missed on our own. She was happy to answer questions and never seemed tired of the endless questions from the guests. The driver was kind and got us safely to and from in a clean coach bus. We would definitely recommend this trip to anyone wanting to experience a little of Salzburg with only one day to spare.
Early start and long day but 100% well worth it. Great commentary from the guide. What I hadn’t anticipated so much was the fantastic scenery seen on the way - mountains and lakes.
Bland journey, without any interest. The guide didn't bring anything attractive. In addition to using poorly understood Spanish. A stop to see the lakes from a gas station. 4 hours of travel. Visit to Salzburg. 1 hour of explanation from another guide with incomprehensible Spanish, who also did not expect the group and who talked about his personal issues, which matter little. 2 hours free... and 4 hours more for Vienna city In short, if you can do it for free, we were given two hours to do a lot of things. In short... it's not worth it. Salzburg, that's nice to see.
Dear Customer, We are very sorry to read that you were not completely satisfied with our guide. First of all, please let me tell you that all our guides are officially certified and fluent in the languages they need for our tours. Otherwise, they would definitely not guide our tours. On your Salzburg Tour, we had an officially certified guide who is fluent in Spanish and trained and well prepared for this tour. It is of course possible that our guide, as a non-native speaker, has a slight accent and the guests who are native speakers will notice something like that. Should you have any further questions or require additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at office@viennasightseeing.at. Kind regards, Your Vienna Sightseeing Team
It was so much fun and very informative. The whole trip was convenient as well. Perfect for a day trip
We loved every minute of our tour. The driver and the tour guide were very polite and knowledgeable. It was beautiful. Everything was perfect.
The bus broke down. We had to wait an hour for a new bus. This is a 5 hour ride, so we only had two hours to tour on our own, eat and then take a 5 hour ride back. Did not get much time to tour. We asked for a refund and were denied. Trip was not worth the time or money.
Dear Brad, We’re so sorry to hear about your experience and the inconvenience caused by the bus breakdown. We completely understand how frustrating it must have been to lose valuable time on your tour, especially after such a long journey. Unfortunately, mechanical problems can happen despite regular maintenance, and we regret that this impacted your tour schedule and overall experience. Our team did their best to arrange a replacement bus as quickly as possible, but we completely understand your disappointment about the reduced touring time. We take feedback like yours seriously and will review this situation internally to improve how we handle such incidents in the future. Kind regards, Your Vienna Sightseeing Team
There is a tremendous amount of walking. The walking areas are uneven and lots of cobblestone. Did not see anything related to the sound of Music
I selected an English speaking tour but it seems that Viator is now combing English and Spanish speaking together. This should be communicated when booking. They should also let you know how long the bus ride will be. I may not have taken the tour if known it was 4 hours there and back. And in MY opinion, the tour guide talked on and on and on.
Chris was an informative and patient tour guide who set a pace that allowed people in the group time to learn and take photos of the sights along the way.
