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Formerly the winter residence of the Austrian royal family, the Hofburg Imperial Palace (Hofburg Wien) is now a lasting tribute to the glory of the Habsburg Empire. It’s one of Vienna’s most magnificent baroque palaces, located within Vienna’s UNESCO-listed historic center. Visitors to the Hofburg can explore the Imperial Apartments, visit the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection, or watch a performance at the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
Open daily Sept - June 9am - 5:30pm, July - Aug 9am - 6pm
Michaelerplatz 1, Vienna, 1010
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Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off - optional Guided Walking Tour, River Cruise & Night Tour
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Soak up 360-degree views of Vienna’s top attractions with a 1-, 2-, or 3-day hop-on hop-off ticket on a double-decker Big Bus. Pass Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Belvedere, and more. Enjoy your choice between a classic, premium, or deluxe ticket option, along with access to two sightseeing routes, audio commentary on board, free Wi-Fi, and one walking tour. See this vibrant city at your own pace, hopping on and off at any of the stops.
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$24.09
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$24.09

Skip-the-Line Schonbrunn Palace Guided Tour and Vienna Historical City Tour
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Explore the magnificent city of Vienna on this city tour by coach, including admission into the Schönbrunn Palace without waiting time. Pass major attractions like the Hofburg Palace, City Hall, and the Vienna State Opera as you drive along the famed Ringstrasse. Afterward, explore the lavish summer home of the Habsburg monarchs, the Schönbrunn Palace. Skip the line at the entrance and learn the rich stories of its residents as you stroll from room to room.
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Vienna City Center Small-Group Walking Tour
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Get personalized attention on this small-group walking tour of Vienna. With an intimate group of just 15 people or fewer, see highlights such as St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Hofburg Palace. Learn about the history, culture, and famous residents of Vienna from your guide as you walk.
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$41.75
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Vienna: Hofburg Palace, Sisi Museum & Silver Collection Private Tour
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The Hofburg Imperial Palace is one of Vienna’s blockbuster attractions, but taking on this vast complex can be overwhelming. With this private tour, see the highlights in just hours with the insights of a guide. Take in the Imperial Apartments, Sisi Museum, and Silver Collection while learning about the history of the palace complex and Hapsburg dynasty. Opt to extend your tour to include other city attractions and optimize your time in Vienna.
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$146.46
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$146.46
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Vienna City Bike Tour
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Cycle through the streets of Vienna on this bike and city tour. Led by a local guide, pedal past top attraction such as the Albertina, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Vienna State Opera, Stadtpark, and Heldenplatz. As you travel along bike paths and quieter streets, your guide will discuss the fascinating stories behind each landmark. Enjoy your choice of a morning, afternoon or evening departure.
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$40.15
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Full-Day Private Guided Tour in Vienna with Skip-the-line Tickets by Car
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Vienna is rich in both spectacular architecture and charming neighborhoods. Skip the hassle of touring on foot or by public transportation and visit the best of the city in a single day with this driving tour. Stop to admire A-list sights like the Hofburg, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and Belvedere Palace with commentary from your guide and enjoy fast-track entry at the Schonbrunn to make every sightseeing minute count.
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$492.48
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$492.48
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Private Half-Day Sightseeing Tour in Vienna
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Getting around Vienna’s must-sees can mean lots of hopping between buses, trains, trams and cabs. Swap them for a single, chauffeured private vehicle on this customizable tour. Choose a departure time to suit you, follow an itinerary tailored to your interests and travel between attractions such as the Hofburg Palace and St. Stephen’s Cathedral with ease: admiring them from outside or heading inside independently. On route, your driver will share information about each sight for a well-rounded sightseeing experience.
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$79.23
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Vienna Pass Including Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket
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Book your Vienna Pass before you travel and save sightseeing time when you’re out and about in the Austrian capital. With a range of durations from one to six days, the pass gives you entry to some 60 attractions within your chosen time scale. Select your pass online, then plan out your visit to include sights such as the Giant Ferris Wheel and Schönbrunn Palace. Even better: You can use an included hop-on hop-off bus to get around town.
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$93.61
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Vienna City Highlights Private Tour
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Explore the vibrant city of Vienna on a private tour. Led by an expert guide, travel along the famous Ringstrasse to see the Vienna Rathaus and other top attractions while learning the rich history behind the Austrian capital from your private guide. Pass the multi-hued Hundertwasserhaus and the opulent grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace. Choose from three tour lengths with the full-day tour exploring the wine town of Grinzig and to Belvedere Palace.
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$214.12
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$214.12
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Private city tour of Vienna with driver and guide with hotel pick up
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Venture into this personalised private city tour and enjoy discovering the city of Vienna with a local expert. During your private tour you will learn about the history, culture and heritage of Vienna with your licensed guide.
This tour includes a private vehicle with driver as well. Driver will be at your full disposition during the total duration of the tour.
Entrance to the marvellous Schönbrunn Palace is included in this tour
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$353.30
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$353.30
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Private Tour: One Perfect Day in Vienna
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Maximize your time in Vienna with a private tour that covers multiple top attractions. Your chauffeur takes you from your hotel to the city center, where you’ll explore top sights on foot. Your private guide will orient you with the city and provide you with food suggestions. Highlights include Heldenplatz, Hofburg Palace, State Opera House, and Karlskirche.
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$701.25
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$701.25
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Vienna City Segway Day Tour
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Glide through the streets of Vienna on a 3-hour Segway tour of the city. Led by a local guide, cruise around the famous Ringstrasse and spot top attractions. See the Rathaus building, the opulent Hofburg Palace and explore the Austrian capital’s scenic parks. As you go, learn about Vienna’s rich history and the stories behind each architectural gem. Enjoy your choice of a morning, afternoon or evening tour.
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$84.58
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$84.58

Exclusive Vienna Old Town Highlights Walking Tour (max. 10 persons)
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Stroll through Vienna’s Old Town with a guide, and see the history of the city come to life on a short walking tour. With tales of the Empress Sisi and Marie Antoinette in your ears, you’ll explore the historical quarter of the city, seeing the sights as you go. Highlights include the Hofburg palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the buildings of the Ringstrasse, and more. Numbers are limited to just 20 people.
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$103.96
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Vienna at First Glance a Private Walking Tour for First Time Visitors
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Ideally suited to first-time visitors to Vienna, this private, half-day walking tour gives an in-depth overview of the culturally-rich Austrian capital. Enrich your visit with informative background from your own personal guide as you cover landmarks like the Belvedere Museum (home to Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss”), the imperial palace of Hofburg, and the iconic cathedral at Stephansplatz, plus many more.
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$224.83
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$224.83
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Vienna Hofburg Orchestra: Mozart and Strauss Concert
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Enjoy an evening of culture and music in Austria on this 1.5-hour Hofburg Orchestra Mozart and Strauss concert in Vienna. Take your seat in the Vienna Imperial Palace and settle in for your evening’s classical music entertainment. Listen as the Vienna Hofburg Orchestra’s 40 professional musicians bring to life some of your favorite classical music scores. Hears works by famous composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti and Johann Strauss. Enjoy lilting solos from soloists of international renown, and admire the Imperial Palace’s grand interior and impressive acoustics.
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$48.18
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$48.18

Private Vienna Walking Tour
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Walk in the footsteps of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, members of the Habsburg family, one of the most distinguished royal houses of Europe for 600 years, Ludwig van Beethoven, Adolf Hitler, and many more on this broad-reaching, informative and fun historical tour through the cobblestoned streets and alleys of Vienna’s inner city.
This tour traces Vienna’s historical roots, from the Celts and Romans, to its modern day inhabitants, and brings its rich history to life!
Stops include:
• St. Stephen’s Cathedral
• Vienna State Opera
• Heldenplatz
• Hofburg Imperial Palace
• The Graben and Plague Column
• Jewish Square
• the Burggarten and Volksgarten
and many more!
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$351.39
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Private Half-Day History Walking Tour in Vienna: The City of Many Pasts
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Go deep into Vienna’s rich history on a 3-hour, private walking tour with an expert guide. Explore the city’s iconic landmarks and local neighborhoods as you trace a route from the elegant Michaelerplatz to the culture-filled MuseumsQuartier. Learn about the legacies of Habsburg dynasties and the armies that have swept through the city; see 12th-century walls, humble churches and the soaring St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Discover the landmarks hidden within Vienna’s most fashionable districts, and enjoy the personal experience of visiting the city with a private guide.
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$347.13
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$347.13
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Private Tour: Vienna Inner City Highlights
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Explore Vienna’s essential sites on a private, 3.5-hour walking tour with a great orientation to the city’s public transport. Enjoy the flexibility to tailor the experience to your interests as you walk or take the underground and/or tramway from your hotel to the Belvedere Palace. Board a tram (be sure to bring the proper fare!) past the Soviet Monument, Karlsplatz, and the magnificent Viennese State Opera. Learn about the city’s most beloved historic figures while visiting historic cafés, neighborhoods, and landmarks; see the iconic spires of St Stephen’s Cathedral as you get an insider’s perspective on life in Austria’s capital city.
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$224.83
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$224.83
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Vienna Private Evening Walking Tour
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When your vacation starts, why not discover Vienna straight away? Making the perfect start to your time in the city, this short evening walking tour introduces you to the key sights with a private guide. Where you go and what you see is personalized to you. Perhaps visit St. Stephen's Cathedral, or stroll through the history-laced squares of Vienna Old Town before you end at a beer garden or restaurant. Logistics such as the start time and meeting point can also be tailored to you.
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$214.12
per group
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$214.12
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Private Guided Photo Tour in Vienna
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Selfies are the thing of the past - you deserve more!
You are travelling solo but want that perfect picture for Instagram, you want some romantic photos with your significant other or you just want to have some great pictures from your trip? Look no further, this photoshoot is perfect for you!
The photo tour is set in Vienna's 1st district and will be a mix of must-sees and exclusive hidden gems. I will not only take candid portraits, I will also give you a tour of the city and share tips for your stay in Vienna.
Private photo sessions in different locations are also possible, but please contact me in advance. Also, if you would like to book a spot that is not in the calendar please contact me directly.
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$171.30
Price varies by group size
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$171.30
Price varies by group size

( Private License Guide ) Sightseeing Tour With Oldtimer Cabrio Car
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Our mission is to offer our customers the real austrian capital’s experience.
Vienna is packed with history, palaces, classical music, venues, coffeehouses and restaurants. Let us show you most of the city center and the Hofburg complex which covers a large part of the old town, Have the privilage to explore Vienna in style, with the most famous sights like the State Opera House, Hofburg Palace, Parliament, City Hall, Burggarten,Votivkirche and outstanding spanish horse riding school where you can see the Lipizzaner Horses. Our gold tour takes you to the most attractive and facinating sights in inner city with it’s most impressive old and modern architecture buildings and its wonderful atmosphere.
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$180.93
per group
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$180.93
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Vienna: City of Music - 3 hour private tour
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Listen to highlights of Vienna’s musical masterpieces on headphones along with expert commentary from your music historian guide on a walking tour that helps you discover the world’s most famous composers: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven among others. This 3-hour Vienna music tour takes you by the major sites where these legends lived and performed. You’ll explore monuments built to honor them in the “City of Music.” As a counterpart, we examine the impact of the Habsburg family’s patronage on Vienna’s development into the world capital of classical music.
Visit Stephansdom, performance venue for Haydn and Mozart, Salieri and Vivaldi. Stroll by Mozarthaus where Mozart wrote many of his famous operas and instrumentals. Pass by Beethoven’s monument and explore his erratic life, living in sixty apartments in Vienna. Pass by the palace where Archduke Rudolph took piano lessons with Beethoven. Consider the musical dominance of Vienna at the legendary State Opera House and Musikverein.
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$359.62
per group
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$359.62
per group

Introducing Vienna Walking Tour: The Capital of the Habsburgs
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Get an insider’s look at Vienna’s thriving neighborhoods, historic landmarks and culture on a small-group tour with an experienced guide. Hear stories about life in the city as you follow your guide to hidden alleyways, elegant boulevards and the city’s most iconic monuments. Learn about the royal Habsburg dynasty and the legends of Hero Square then visit the sites of fierce battles in the Second World War. Enjoy the personal experience of a small-group tour, and discover the best places to eat, drink and live like a local.
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$27.46
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$27.46

Private Photography Session in Vienna with pro Photographer
The Photo Experience Tour will show you some of the hidden, off the tourist path spots while still catching the famous areas of Vienna, we will take numerous candid and posing shots behind the Palaces, Museums and Vienna’s most popular sights.
Experience the city of middle Europa with a profi Photographer.
You will receive up to 250 amazing looking Photos per person (sameday) full of color and breath of Vienna. Get ready to ready to envy of all your friends in Instagram as you will get all best shots in one day!
If you are group of 3 and more people i have a special offer for you, please contact me.
Find me on Instagram @m.e.vienna_
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$89.93
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$89.93
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