Salzburg Private Day Trip from Vienna: Explore Mozart's Birth Town & 'The Sound of Music' Sites

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Maximize your time in Vienna by also exploring Salzburg. Traverse through Austria’s lake district, see the sites featured in ‘The Sound of Music’, and immerse yourself in the singular ambiance of Mozart’s hometown!

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Hotel pick-up 07:30am Tour start - Travel past the Vienna Woods and Melk Abbey to Linz 09:30am Stop for coffee and cake (at own expense) - ca. 30 minutes 10:50am Photo Stop at Lake Attersee - ca. 15 minutes 11:30am Explore Lakeside Town St. Gilgen - ca. 30 minutes 12:30pm Guided Walking Tour of Salzburg’s Old Town - ca. 1,5 hours 02:00pm Free time in…

Hotel pick-up

07:30am Tour start - Travel past the Vienna Woods and Melk Abbey to Linz

09:30am Stop for coffee and cake (at own expense) - ca. 30 minutes

10:50am Photo Stop at Lake Attersee - ca. 15 minutes

11:30am Explore Lakeside Town St. Gilgen - ca. 30 minutes

12:30pm Guided Walking Tour of Salzburg’s Old Town - ca. 1,5 hours

02:00pm Free time in Salzburg for lunch, shopping and sightseeing - ca. 2,5 hours

04:30pm Departure for Vienna

7:30pm Arrival in Vienna. Hotel Drop-Off

‘Sound of Music fan or not: Take advantage of your stay in Vienna and visit Salzburg. With a friendly driver you depart from your hotel in Vienna in a private limousine or minivan.

The scenery on the way to Salzburg is breathtaking: You pass by the Vienna Woods, see the peaks of the Alps from afar, and finally reach the Austrian lake district. Take pictures of the region’s gorgeous mountain lakes and villages and visit the locations from „The Sound of Music“!

In Salzburg you will be joined by a local expert guide who will take you on an extensive walking tour: hear intriguing stories about the history and the city’s famous inhabitants while you see the most important sights. Among other things you see Mozart’s birthplace, the colorful gardens of the Mirabell Palace (the ‘DoReMi’ song was filmed here), the cemetery of the abbey of St. Peter (the Trapp-family hid there), the festival area, the Archbishop’s Palace and the cathedral.

After the walking tour spend a couple of hours in Salzburg for lunch, do some shopping or explore the city further on your own. Visit the Mozart museum or take a ride in the funicular up to the impressive fortress of Hohensalzburg. In the late afternoon your driver will take you to Vienna and back to your hotel.

Enjoy the superior service and the personal atmosphere of this private tour: Your knowledgeable guide is ready to respond to (almost) your every request and requirement. Lots of photo opportunities!

Itinerary:

Hotel pick-up 07:30am Tour start - Travel past the Vienna Woods and Melk Abbey to Linz

09:30am Stop for coffee and cake (at own expense) - ca. 30 minutes

10:50am Photo Stop at Lake Attersee - ca. 15 minutes

11:30am Explore Lakeside Town St. Gilgen - ca. 30 minutes

12:30pm Guided Walking Tour of Salzburg’s Old Town - ca. 1,5 hours

02:00pm Free time in Salzburg for lunch, shopping and sightseeing - ca. 2,5 hours 04:30pm

Departure for Vienna 7:30pm Arrival in Vienna

Hotel Drop-Off

For private tours by coach (8+ people) the itinerary includes one stop at Lake Mondsee instead of St. Gilgen.

Points of Interest

Salzburg Cathedral
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
St. Peter’s Abbey (Stift St. Peter)
Vienna Woods
Salzburger Altstadt
Lake Attersee
Vienna A La Carte

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide for personalized experience
Exclusive private tour for your party
Knowledgeable driver/guide to assist you
Comfortable transport by private minivan or coach

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Location

Salzburg Cathedral

Kapitelplatz 2

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Mary_u

Oct 31, 2023

Best memories of Salzburg. - The drive through Vienna woods and lake region. But the highlight was Salzburg drive and walking tour! Uley did an excellent job!!

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Michelenx6024dn

Jul 10, 2023

Amazing guide! - Our guide Josef was OUTSTANDING--kind, patient, professional, & knowledgeable. We loved every aspect of the tour.

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Lucia_a

Jul 7, 2022

Private tour in Salzburg - Ulrich, our guide was wonderful - very knowledgeable and helpful. He made this tour special. I reccomend the tour as it gives you flexibility to spend as much or as little time you want in each location.

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Jennifer

Oct 31, 2019

Great day - Absolutely loved this tour. Our tour guide, Flemming, was an encyclopedia of history and Austria. He narrated our tour to Salzburg pointing out interesting places along the way. We stopped at several places along the way to allow us to see some sites. Salzburg was amazing and so was our local guide. Well worth spending a little extra to go with Vienna a la Carte.

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Ann

Oct 3, 2019

Great tour on a beautiful day! - Spent an entire day from Vienna to Salzburg with small group in a comfortable minivan. Both Markus and Noami were friendly, knowledgeable and fun! The tour was perfectly scheduled with 3 stops in lake towns on the way to Salzburg. Very interesting and relaxing. Would highly recommend! Thanks!

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Btstimpy

Sep 15, 2019

Terrific Day Trip to Vienna - This was a great day trip to Vienna with added bonus of visiting the Austria Lake Area and St. Gilgen. St. Gilgen is a great bonus to the visit to Salzburg.

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Reem2001

Aug 29, 2019

can't ask for more - This is a wonderful trip worth every penny. very beautiful Lake District, Salzburg and sounds of music sights scene. big thanks for Markus our driver and guide, he is very informative, helpful, funny making the trip joyful. and in our way back to vienna, there is an I pad for each passenger where its play sounds of music,, and that was just WOW!

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Joydang

Aug 28, 2019

Salzburg day trip - Right from the first interaction with Flemming to the drive to Salzburg & back, it has been one of my favorite parts of the trip. Flemming was not only kind & courteous, he was exceptionally knowledgable & patiently walked us through the entire history of Austria and the war. It was indeed a pleasure to drive with him. Salzburg is a quaint tiny town with some fantastic views and the Mozart house. Please do not miss that incase you head there. I fell in love with the Gilget town where we stopped on the way to Salzburg. Another star was the red Bull HQ pointed out to us by Flemming on our way to salzburg. Thoroughly enjoyed every bit of the day!

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Susan_f

Aug 4, 2024

Wonderful full tour from Vienna to Salzburg with some sound of music too - The entire trip was great. Our guide, Josef, was wonderful. The driver, I believe his name was Marten, was also fantastic. We had a large group of family (14) and they took great care of all of us. The stops were also lovely along the way as our tour was from Vienna to Salzburg. This tour has sound of music stops and cultural stops. This tour does not include the gazebo. So if you want a full sound of music tour then you may wish to book a different tour. The only issue we had was the speaker in the tour van was not great. It was completely muffled for those in the back.

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Inspire136946

Dec 27, 2019

Tour in Salzburg - Julio was just great, i appreciated his kindness, explanations and amability. The tour in salzburg with naomi was so quick, i think could be more than this. Generally, the tour agency could inform customers of the closing stores bcoz of the christmas night. All stores were closed on 15h00. Or may be delete completely this tour, it would be fair.

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