Historic Center of Vienna Tours and Tickets

Have just a short time to explore Vienna? See the best of this grand, classical city in just a few hours on this time-saving, small-group walking tour. With an intimate group of just 15 people or fewer, you can look forward to discovering highlights such as St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg Palace, the Austrian Parliament Building, and much more. As you go, learn about the history, culture, and famous residents of Vienna from your guide.

Best of Vienna : Historic Center Walking Tour

Vienna is full of architectural details that are best explored on foot. Delve deeper into the rich history and culture of Austria’s capital on a walking tour that helps you get your bearings and appreciate a mix of highlights and hidden gems. Not only will you be able to connect with your guide for an insider’s perspective, but you’ll also take away plenty of tips for further exploration.

Highlights of Vienna in a Historical & Cultural Walking Tour

Vienna’s UNESCO World Heritage–listed historic center is home to a wealth of imperial treasures, but exploring inside each is time-consuming and expensive. Get a taste of the city and discover what you’d like to see in more depth in just a couple of hours on this immersive walking tour led by a licensed guide. Learn about characters like the Empress Sisi and traditions like Lipizzaner horse performances as you stroll.

Vienna: Guided Walking Tour of City Hidden Gems & Highlights

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Treat yourself to a private history tour in Vienna led by Jan, a local guide who’s passionate about the history of his city. You’ll delve into the past of both Austria and Vienna, almost forgetting that you’re learning as you listen to his historical commentary, delivered in fun and captivating fashion. Topics often cover the Habsburg dynasty and Vienna architecture, but the itinerary can be flexible to suit your interests.

Private tour of historical Vienna with Jan

Private tour of historical Vienna with Jan

2 to 3 hoursFree Cancellation

The Hofburg Imperial Palace is one of Vienna’s most impressive sights, but its long lines to enter and vast size can be daunting. Zip past the crowds and take in highlights of the Imperial Apartments and Sisi Museum in just hours with this private tour. Learn about Vienna’s history and the Hapsburgs as you explore the palace, gardens, and museums, without the rush of a larger group tour.

Vienna Hofburg Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket Sisi Museum Tour

2 to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

Spooky Vienna Ghost Tour in English

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Let Vienna's most fascinating stories take you into the city's rich 2000 year long history. This self-guided walking tour runs through the heart of the city, from the Vienna State Opera House to the city’s crown jewel – the Stephansdom. Along the way, you’ll experience the Viennese culture and be amazed at the incredible stories hidden in plain sight, including: ▪️How Vienna's Ring Road came to be ▪️The fiery origins of Stephansdom Boomer churchbell ▪️The birth of the Cappuccino and modern Viennese Coffee Culture ▪️The Hapsburgs' unusual burial tradition You'll also see sights like: ▪️Vienna State Opera House ▪️Famous Vienna Star Walk ▪️Hotel Sacher ▪️Albertina Art Museum ▪️Monument Against War and Fascism ▪️Capuchin Church If you've got an hour and want to see all the major historical and cultural themes that Vienna has to offer – this is the tour for you!

The Heart of Vienna: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Discover a local side of Vienna—and follow your guide to some of the city's most delicious bites—on this small-group tasting tour. You can look forward to sampling all of the best food to be found in the Austrian capital, including everything from chocolate pralines and wine to cured ham and more. Your guide will show you the culinary secrets that you would otherwise miss if exploring alone.

Best of Food Tour Vienna

Vienna may be the large capital city of Austria, and yet it’s possible to find vineyards and wine cellars within the city limits. See for yourself as you visit several exclusive wine cellars in the center of the city on this shared wine tour of Vienna. Learn about the city’s wine scene as you sample select wines and enjoy typical Viennese snacks. Places on this small-group tour are limited to 10 travelers.

Hidden Wine Cellars Vienna - on the tracks of the Viennese wines

The city of Vienna was the backdrop to many key episodes during the rise of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich and the whole of World War II. Take a deep dive into the city’s 20th-century history from the Nazi leader’s youth to the post-war Allied occupation with a WWII historian. Explore the old town on foot as you take in war-related landmarks and memorials from Heldenplatz to the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial.

Private World War II Walking Tour in Vienna

This exclusive, private photo tour (walking tour) takes you to the most beautifully lit buildings in the city. With professional photographers, you will visit the most impressive buildings and squares at night in small groups. We will capture the special mood and beauty together with our smartphones and cameras. Suitable for Beginners as well as for intermediates! Benefit from the exchange with a professional photographer and discover new, dynamic perspectives together! After this tour, you will not only have unique holiday photos in your pocket, but also a good overview of the sights of Vienna's Old Town!

Vienna at night! Private photo tour of Vienna's most beautiful buildings

1 hour 20 minutes to 3 hoursFree Cancellation

Discover the modern culture and history of Vienna’s Jewish community on this private walking tour. Walk through the historic center of Vienna with your guide as they share the Jewish community’s intellectual, cultural, and artistic contributions to Vienna, both historic and in the present day. Learn about the community’s dark periods, such as times when the community was banished from the city and the Holocaust.

Private Jewish Walking Tour Vienna

Vienna offers diverse architecture, historic monuments, and charming neighborhoods—but everything is spread out. Avoid the foot fatigue and cover more ground in less time with a tour by private car. Traveling with your own personal guide, you’ll check off top Vienna attractions such as St. Stephen’s Cathedral, hearing the stories as you go. Several options are available, including an upgrade with fast-track Schonbrunn Palace entry.

Best of Vienna 1-Day Tour by Car with Schonbrunn Tickets

3 to 8 hoursFree Cancellation

Discover a hidden and non-publicly accessible historical pharmacy cellar in the heart of Vienna. Explore an old laboratory and medicine cellar and learn how medicine was made in the past. Acquire a new perspective on Vienna with a guided tour of the city's underground world. Travel underneath the city to discover the gloomy world that awaits. Walk around the hidden Vienna and learn about both the beautiful and ugly sides of the Viennese underground. Beneath the city of Vienna lies a hidden network of corridors, shafts, and subterranean buildings. Discover a former medicine cellar and learn about the history of one of the oldest pharmacies of Vienna. Go on a journey to a parallel world and see relics from the past and learn all about the history of medicine.. The Viennese underworld is larger and more extensive than in other cities and holds a world of mysteries.

Historical Pharmacy Cellar Guided Tour

Empress Sisi - The Lady Di of Vienna

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Private Vienna Walking Tour

2 to 3 hoursFree Cancellation

Take advantage of a guide’s local knowledge to visit places around Vienna you wouldn’t find on your own on this small-group walking tour. Walk around Vienna’s historical center as your guide tells you stories of the city and shows you both the city’s main sights, but also hidden spots that only locals know, such as secret passages, secluded courtyards, and even hidden paintings. Places on this shared tour are limited to 10 participants.

Gems of Vienna-Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

( Night Tour ) With Private Guide + wine or prosecco

Private Tour: Vienna City Segway Tour

Experience many of Vienna’s top highlights in just half a day on this multi-part, time-saving tour. With just your private guide for company, go on a city walking tour, and visit the UNESCO–listed Schönbrunn Palace. You’ll also ride the storied Riesenrad Ferris wheel and explore local cuisine when you indulge in Viennese sausages (or cakes and coffee). Afterwards, with your guide’s recommendations and 24-hour transit ticket in hand, continue exploring independently.

Authentic Experience: When in Vienna, do as the Viennese do!

Authentic Experience: When in Vienna, do as the Viennese do!

Sample the finest wines of Vienna on a 3-hour small-group tour. With maximum 12 people per group, you enjoy a more personalized and intimate tour experience. Follow your guide to three premier locations, including Palais Ferstel and Kipferlhaus, and enjoy tastings at each. At the end of the tour, get insider tips on things to see, eat, and do during the rest of your time in the Austrian capital.

Wine Tasting Tour

No trip is complete if you don’t experience a city’s nightlife. Grab the opportunity and enjoy a night out with your professional English speaking driver who will show you around. Admire the most popular attractions being lit up in the comfort of your own private car. It is a magic spectacle that shouldn’t be missed! Roam around the illuminated Hofburg Palace, mingle with the locals and take a stroll around the Old Town of Vienna. Admire the immense Ringstrasse, Belvedere Palace and the famous Vienna Wheel. At the end of your sightseeing ride, your friendly Welcome Driver will drop you off at your accommodation

Private Vienna Night Lights & Landmarks Tour

Sure, you can take the train from Vienna to Salzburg easily enough. But this private transfer service is a much better option, taking a fully customizable scenic route through the UNESCO World Heritage-listed landscapes of Wachau, the Salzkammergut Lake District, and Melk Abbey (entrance at own expense). You'll stop at Mondsee, as seen in The Sound of Music, Unterach um Attersee, and Dürnstein, then finish off at your Salzburg hotel.

Private Tour Vienna to Salzburg via Wachau & Lake District

Private Tour Vienna to Salzburg via Wachau & Lake District

8 hoursFree Cancellation

Vienna Oldtimer Tour (60 min) Incl. bottle of Prosecco

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What are people saying about Historic Center of Vienna

John_R, Sep 2026

One of the best city...

One of the best city tours! A great blend of history, cityscape and stories. Dace is very knowledgeable and engaging!

Chris_G, Sep 2026

Had a great time in...

Had a great time in Vienna with this tour. Right length of time, right level of detail and right person to provide the tour. Got to experience the “downtown” of Vienna to see the highlights with enough time to go back to see some of the sights in detail (e.g. going inside St. Stephen church.)

Linda_M, Sep 2026

Excellent tour

Dace was a great guide. Very considerate about finding shade, bathroom stops etc. Very knowledgeable and a lovely sense of humor as well. We learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed this tour.

Charlotte_G, Sep 2026

Dace was an excellent...

Dace was an excellent guide giving us the multiple histories of the city, showing us the key sights and explaining how so many things were interconnected. Her recommendations for lunch and cakes in the area were also superb. Thank you Dace for such a wonderful tour!