Sightseeing in Vienna
A city holiday in Vienna that means above all: There is a lot to see. In Vienna you can explore the objects of interest by foot, by bus, by boat or by bike. Our hotel in Vienna is the ideal starting point for sightseeing tours: In a few minutes you can reach the centre of the city by foot or with the public means of transport. In addition our hotel maintains best contacts to Sightseeing- tour enterprises, which will fetch you directly from the hotel if you wish.Experienced, certified guides convey their knowledge in a life-like and personal way - better than any travel guide in a book. Routes through Vienna are offered in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Russian. New in Vienna : A "Hop on Hop off" bus makes it possible for city vacationers to arrange their whole sightseeing tour according to their personal wishes.
Apart from the classical city tours like the splendid buildings at the Viennese Ring, the Palace of Schoenbrunn , the St. Stephans Cathedral, the Hofburg, the parliament, the city hall, the castle theatres and state opera. www.viennasightseeing.at or www.cityrama.at also offer theme tours: Following Sissi’s footsteps, through the picturesque outlying districts of Vienna to the Heurigen (wine gardens), into the Viennese woods - even excursions to the cities of Prague , Budapest , Bratislava and Salzburg can be undertaken. Combine your short vacation in Vienna with the possibility of achieving a more comprehensive impression and understanding of Austria.
Excerpts from the tour offers:
- Historical city tour - Ring road, MAK, State Opera, Fine Arts and Natural History museum, museumsquartier, Hofburg, parliament, city hall, castle theatre, Palace of Schoenbrunn, Belvedere; Duration: 3.5 hours
- Following Sissi’s footsteps, Kaisergruft, Hofburg, Spanish riding school and Lipizzaner, St. Stephan’s cathedral; Duration: 3.5 hours
- Viennese woods, Mayerling - southern Viennese woods, spa- and thermal town of Baden , Helenental, Jagdschloss (hunting lodge) Mayerling, Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz with medieval cloister and burial place of the last Babenbergers, Hoeldrichsmuehle(Mill), Seegrotte(grotto); Duration: 4 hours
- Baroque world of the Imperial Castle – Festival castle of the Viennese court, the imperial families private rooms, ceremonial chambers, landscaped gardens, Meierhof with old handcrafts, distillery, possibility of a carriage ride, children’s zoo where they can stroke the animals; Duration: 4h
Offers from different Tour-Operators:
- Boat trip on the Danube - Prater, Danube tower, UNO-City, Hundertwasser building, art gallery, Hundertwasser house, Viennese woods, vineyards, Heurigen- wine village Grinzing
- Romantic Danube valley - by ship and bus discover the beauty of the Wachau: Legendary landscape, lovely villages, steep vineyards, old castles, ruins, Duernstein, Krems, Benedictine monastery Melk; Duration: 8 h
Various Vienna walkabouts:
- Der Dritte Mann (The Third Man) – Following the footsteps of the film classic from the novel by Graham Green. See the original scene locations of the movie and even enter the notorious Viennese underworld. Duration: 2.5 h
- Viennese walks - under www.wienguide.at you can choose from numerous routes. Qualified guides inform in four languages about the highlights of the city and advise you of genuine Viennese insider tips. Duration : 1,5 to 2 h
- Per Pedes www.perpedes.at/vienna.html - offers the ideal addition for your vacation in Vienna . Expert roundtrips to the excavations of the Roman Vindobonas, tours through the Hofburg, a visit to the St. Stephans Cathedral or a visit to the Fine Arts Museum and loads more to choose from.
