All Austria Tours & Excursions in 2026

Phenomenal experience, thanks to David who was our wonderful guide. David was informative, humorous, respectful and wonderful at keeping spirits and energy high on the bus and singalongs. Day was well spent and didn’t feel rushed despite us getting hit with horrible traffic.

Great trip but mix review. First....our guide Pavel was excellent. Got picked up at 8:30 am at hotel. He is very knowledgeable, showed historical sites, historical buildings and he brings a notebook with photos of what the sites looked liked after the war to compare with now. He is very patient and answers any and all question to give a good perspective on things. Budapest cities is fascinating. As many of these former Soviet block countries are. Its actually Buda and Pest. Pavel will explain. Very busy towns...with shops..and places to see and wonder....and to create great memories. As the trip shows this is a 12 hrs or more trip. So be ready for long drives. Be aware that speed limits are about 133 km per hour so a lot of fast driving. Do to traffic, which Pavel had no control over the trip was longer than we liked. Several construction areas on the road to Budapest...the main cause. Pavel was accommodating even stopping at a McDonalds (per request) about an hour into the trip for 2 guest who did not have breakfast...and for bathroom break. Which was great. We did get to both towns. Bratislava did it last do to logistics but it made sense because is the town closer to Vienna which we needed to return to. But got there a little later in the day....so ended up coming back to Vienna about 10pm. Bratislava was amazing will have to go back there one day since it was a short time there compare to Budapest. But...all in all..10 out of 10 for the tour. Traffic...and the delays not so good. Again, Pavel had no control over that. I think the tour to Budapest should not include Bratislava at this time. Is a bit much with all the construction. We could have stayed in Budapest longer. Just a thought on that last part but this is what the tour is about. One more thing, Pavel did sent us several photos that he took which was nice. Great to include with all the photos we took. 2 included here with Pavel wearing the cool hat. Thank you Pavel, take care. Will see you next time! : )

I read the reviews and it seemed like the best option was Golden VIP and our experience confirmed it. The food was amazing (I don’t like creamy soups but the white wine soup was excellent). We were provided a drink to start, a bottle of wine for dinner, coffee or tea during dessert and prosecco during the concert intermission. And the concert!!! I expected a solid performance but it was better than expected. The music was played perfectly and the little moments of humor really completed the show. As for the heat, yes it gets pretty warm during the concert so be prepared to lose your jacket and stand by the windows during the intermission.