Private Vienna Half-Day Small-Group Tour: City Landmarks and Highlights

Vienna, Austria

3 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the very best of Vienna on a 3-hour, private tour in a comfortable vehicle. See the architectural highlights of the city center, including Ringstrasse, Prater and the soaring spires of St. Stephen's Cathedral. Hear stories about the city’s kings, queens and revolutionaries, with flexibility to stop for photos of Vienna’s classic sights. Get beyond the city center to visit a soaring observation wheel, a baroque castle and the sprawling Schönbrunn palace while enjoying an insider’s perspective on Austria’s rich history and culture.

Private, 3-hour tour of Vienna's most essential sites in a comfortable vehicle
Hear stories about Austria's history and culture
Get beyond the landmarks of the city center
Great overview and orientation
Flexible tour, ideal for families

What's Included

Private tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Professional driver
start time is usually at 9.00am, if you wish to start at some other time please let us know

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Itinerary

Wiener Staatsoper

Admission Ticket Not Included

The Hofburg

Admission Ticket Free

Rathaus

Admission Ticket Not Included

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Admission Ticket Free

Prater

Admission Ticket Free

United Nations in Vienna

Admission Ticket Free

Danube Tower

Admission Ticket Not Included

Belvedere Museum

Admission Ticket Not Included

Schonbrunn Palace

Admission Ticket Not Included

Karlsplatz

Admission Ticket Free

Musikvereinsplatz

Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Choice of morning and afternoon departure. Please advise at time of booking
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
you have a selection of a guided or non-guided tour
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.3

based on 4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Do NOT Waste Your Money

STTedder, Aug 2019

Don't waste your money - it will be less expensive to book an Uber than to rely on this "tour" company. My family and I booked what we believed would be a small, private tour of the highlights in Vienna, Austria, through Viator, which bills itself as “A TripAdvisor Company.” Since we regularly use TripAdvisor and the company has a good online reputation, we expected that Viator would deliver everything that was promised on the web site that advertised the tour. At a cost of more than $433 for the five of us (two adults and three young children), the tour was not cheap, but we’ve previously found small private tours to be one of the most effective ways to share a lot of information with our children and to still keep them engaged in spite of their age. The TripAdvisor and Viator web sites promised "a 3-hour, private tour in a comfortable vehicle." As promised, we expect to "hear stories about the city’s kings, queens and revolutionaries" from a knowledgable tour guide. Instead we got a driver, who was not from Vienna (he lived in Bratislava, Slovakia) and only spoke broken English. While he was a perfectly fine driver, he hardly knew a thing about the places he drove us to and he certainly did not know much about the history or stories about the city. By the 20-minute mark, I felt that we had been ripped off and, short of being driven to the sights, the experience was a complete waste of time. After finishing the tour, I contacted the tour operator, who was non-cooperative and refused to recognize that there was a problem. I then raised the issue to Viator, who was equally uncooperative and insisted that this tour did not include a tour guide. My family and I travel frequently, but we will never use Viator again. I'm also questioning my willingness to utilize TripAdvisor going forward.

Response from Host, Aug 2019

We are very sorry to hear your review, but we informed you that the option you selected did not include a guide, but only a driver, so our driver took you to all the places as mentioned in the itinerary, showed you all the photo stops, was waiting for you at designated areas where you took pictures, drove you around the city, all as dicribed in the tour option. This is a very popular tour and clients usually choose the option with a guide, so they get a deeper feeling of the city with history, culture etc. We also feel that its a bit unfair that you first tried to negotiate some refund and when we refused you threatened us with bad reviews and other things and thankfully Viator and Tripadvisor were on our site as you just simply chose the option with a driver only and demanded a guide for the same price. We wish you a nice stay in Vienna for the rest of your holiday.

Wasn't worth the money. We booked...

Cari C, Dec 2017

Wasn't worth the money. We booked this tour so my elderly mother who has difficulty walking long distances could experience more parts of Vienna. Our guide was okay - she was very knowledgeable but was very rigid in delivery. The highlights were as expected and due to traffic we spent lots of time parked and going in circles. I have been on a lot of Viator private tours and have really enjoyed them - this tour I would not book again nor would I recommend it.

Response from Host, Dec 2017

TOUR OPERATOR COMMENT: We are very sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with the guide. Suzanna is our most experienced guide, does lots of specialized tours including Musical Vienna/the only guide, and has great reviews here on Viator in all our tours, so its quite a surprise for us that you didnt like her. As a tour with transport in one of the biggest cities in Europe, the traffic is always a little issue. This tour has a given itinerary which follows the famous ring road, where all the main city landmarks are, so maybe thats why it seemed like you were traveling in a circle. Following the ring road, the tour then continues to the new part of Vienna and also famous Schnonbrunn and Belvedere palace. We are saddened that you did not care for our tour experience, but we hope you were still able to enjoy your overall time in Vienna.

Amazing professionals. Guide was so...

Sayat T, Jun 2016

Amazing professionals. Guide was so helpful and understanding. Helping with every single issue. Highly recommend! Thank You very much. looking forward to coming back to Vienna! :