Schönbrunn Palace Guided Tour with Skip the Line Access
Description
Experience Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens on a guided tour with skip-the-line access. Quickly enter one of Vienna’s most iconic attractions and follow a licensed guide through the opulent palace, once home to the Habsburg royal family. Hear fascinating stories about Maria Theresia and imperial life as you explore 22 stunning staterooms, including the Great Gallery and the Hall of Ceremonies. After the palace, venture into the expansive gardens to discover beautiful statues, fountains, and impressive features. Your guide will highlight key sites like the Roman ruins and the Gloriette, offering stunning views of Vienna’s forests.
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Itinerary
You will meet your guide here and proceed to the Palace Entrance. You will meet your guide here and proceed to the Palace Entrance. Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts. Latecomers will not be able to join and will be marked as no-shows, with no refunds provided.
Your guide will take you through 22 stunning staterooms, including the Great Gallery and Hall of Ceremonies.
You will learn about the palace’s history from outside, and then you’ll head to the gardens, where your guide will share interesting stories about them.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Luggage, large bags or backpacks not allowed
Reviews(85)
The gardens are immense, and you’ll probably have to walk to the top of the Gloriette on your own. We were there on a hot day, but it was still a great tour. The interior of the palace is def worth seeing (rococo)
Lots of interesting information. Don’t miss this. Lena is knowledgeable and friendly. She is both professional and kind. Bring your walking shoes because this place is huge!
This was a very good tour. Our guide gave us plenty of history to make it meaningful without too much for the non history buffs in the group. This palace is one that really needs a tour to understand it. Our guide clearly loved the palace and gave great insight to understanding life in the palace and Maria Theresa.
Peter was an excellent driver and guide. He gave us such a lot of new information and was very friendly. Would definitely recommend.
We had a wonderful time learning the history of Austria, its founding father and the rivalry among the elites. Be sure to ask about the origin of The Flea Market as we know today.
The guide was friendly and knowledgeable, but the listening devices were not great and it was very crowded.
Great option for avoiding likes to buy tickets and getting in. Our guided tour was wonderful and we learned so much in such a short period of time. Well worth your time when in Vienna.
We did the Schonbrunn Palace tour with Lena and it was fantastic! She is very nice, has a lot of knowledge and good sense of humor. She seems to do only this tour, so if you are thinking of going, I highly recomend you do it with this company and with her. The booking was easy and all went very well, so if we had more time, we would have done other tours with them.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Lena, who gave terrific details about the Hapsburg family and their historical significance. The tour was very informative and engaging, thanks to her great sense of humor and knowledge of history. She also managed our group expertly, keeping us together when it got crowded and giving us clear instructions before we headed in. This is a great tour to do a few days into your Vienna visit, because you will understand more of the references and the paintings. For example, seeing a huge painting of the Spanish Riding School was especially fun and interesting after having just seen the Lippizaner stallions a couple of days before. In short, the tour was great and Lena was wonderful.
The information from the guide was very informative and enlightening. He was also very funny in some of his explanations.
