• Grinzing - Located in the north-west of Vienna at the base of the Kahlenberg, Grinzing was a thriving village as early as the 12th century. During the Middle Ages, it was primarily populated by farmers, winegrowers, and day laborers working for monasteries or Viennese citizens. Under Emperor Joseph II, “wine journeys” to Vienna’s outskirts became popular. Following the Napoleonic Wars, Grinzing evolved into a “wine tavern town” with numerous establishments serving wine. The parish church of Grinzing, originally constructed by winegrowing families in 1417, is situated on Himmelstraße. The church was destroyed by the Turks in 1529 and 1683 but was rebuilt each time as a simple, late Gothic country church with a side tower, three-sided choir end, and Baroque spire. Ludwig van Beethoven played the organ in this church.
• Höhenstraße - The Wiener Höhenstraße is an approximately 15 km long road on Vienna’s western outskirts, running along the Wienerwald heights from Leopoldsberg to Neuwaldegger Straße. The 6 km connection from Neuwaldegger Straße to Hütteldorf is also included. The road’s construction began in the 1930s, based on plans from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project aimed to boost tourism and reduce unemployment, with minimal machine use to maximize labor. The Wiener Höhenstraße is notable for its granite pavement, with parts near historic buildings and viewpoints being listed structures.
• Burg Leopoldsberg - The Leopoldsberg, visible from afar, is a 425-meter-high hill in north-west Vienna, sloping steeply to the Danube. A small hilltop settlement was established there in the 9th century BC. During the Hallstatt and Late Latène periods, the Kahlenberg was a central settlement site in the Vienna area. In the 12th century, Babenberg Margrave Leopold III, later St Leopold, built a castle with a chapel on the Kahlenberg due to Magyar invasions. In 1679, Habsburg Emperor Leopold I founded a chapel on the Kahlenberg, destroyed by the Turks in 1683 and later dedicated to St Leopold after the victory over the Turks, giving the mountain its name, Leopoldsberg. In 1717, the chapel was transformed into today’s church, an early baroque domed building with a double-towered façade. The Wiener Höhenstraße leads up the Leopoldsberg, offering a beautiful view of Vienna.
• Am Cobenzl - Cobenzl, on a Viennese local mountain at the edge of the Vienna Woods, originally belonged to the Jesuits. After the Jesuit order’s dissolution, the mountain was acquired by Count Cobenzl, and in 1907, the municipality of Vienna purchased the property under Mayor Karl Lueger. The city then built a scenic road with switchbacks from Grinzing to Cobenzl, with public buses also running, making Cobenzl a popular excursion destination in the 1930s. The Rondell Café, rebuilt in 2022, features a public viewing terrace on its roof. Cobenzl also has a vineyard where wine has been produced since the 13th century. Today, the Cobenzl winery cultivates around 60 hectares of vineyards in Grinzing, on Nussberg, and on Bisamberg, and has been certified organic since 2023. Cobenzl also hosts an adventure farm with seven stables and about 100 animals, where visitors can feed and pet sheep, goats, and rabbits.
• Schonbrunn Palace - In 1282, the Habsburgs took over the former Babenberg lands, becoming rulers of Vienna, their favored residence. From 1638 to 1643, a palace was built for Emperor Ferdinand II’s wife in Hietzing, then far outside the city gates. After severe damage during the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, Leopold I commissioned a prestigious new building in 1687. Under Maria Theresa, the palace and its 160-hectare park were expanded to their current form. Schönbrunn Palace served as the summer residence of emperors and kings from the mid-18th century until the end of World War I, acting as the cultural and political center of the Habsburg Empire. During a tour, visitors can explore the entire Beletage of Schönbrunn Palace, including the private apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth, the south-facing reception rooms, the State Apartments, and Maria Theresa’s apartments.
• Wiener Gürtel Straße - The Wiener Gürtel Straße (B221) is a multi-lane main road in Vienna, encircling the city center from the bridge over the Danube Canal in the 19th district along the outer borders of the inner city districts to the bridge over the Danube Canal in the 3rd district. The Gürtel is divided into an inner and outer belt along its entire length. It separates the former suburbs of Vienna, incorporated in 1850, within the Gürtel from those outside, incorporated in 1890/1892. The Gürtel was constructed in sections towards the end of the 19th century after the line wall, a fortification system, was abandoned, and the undeveloped areas on both sides were developed into elaborate Wilhelminian-style neighborhoods. The Gürtel’s high residential quality and attractiveness diminished with the widespread use of motorized private transport in the latter half of the 20th century.
• Belvedere Museum - The Belvedere Palace, a baroque palace built by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt between 1714 and 1723 for Prince Eugene of Savoy, features an upper and lower complex connected by a garden on a slope south of the city center. The Austrian State Treaty was signed here on 15 May 1955, after 10 years of occupation following World War II. Today, the Upper Belvedere houses Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present, with major works by Viennese Modernism artists Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka, who dedicated the poem “The Dreaming Boys” with color lithographs to Klimt. The centerpiece of the Upper Belvedere’s collection is Gustav Klimt’s paintings, including the world-famous “The Kiss,” created in 1908/09, depicting Klimt and his muse Emilie Flöge as lovers. “The Kiss” is Austria’s most renowned artwork.
• Prinz-Eugen-Straße - Prinz-Eugen-Straße in Vienna connects the city center with the Gürtel street along the border of the Viennese Landstraße and Wieden districts, running slightly uphill and straight in a south-southeasterly direction. Named in 1911 after Habsburg general and arts patron Eugene of Savoy, whose summer palace, Belvedere Palace, the street passes in its southern section. The course of Prinz-Eugen-Straße was determined around 1700, and the baroque Upper Belvedere was built between 1717 and 1723. The closed urban development on the right-hand side of Prinz-Eugen-Straße was created during the late Historicism period in the late 19th century. Several diplomatic missions were located in the representative buildings. A tram line through Prinz-Eugen-Straße was opened in 1901, with the D line signal running there since 1907.
• Stadtpark - The Vienna City Park, designed in English landscape style in 1862 on the site of the former water glacis, extends from the Parkring eastward across the Wien River to Heumarkt. From the 13th century, Vienna was surrounded by a city wall, with a glacis, a meadow strip, outside it, providing a clear field of fire for defense. This glacis, known as the Wasserglacis, was a popular promenade during Emperor Joseph II’s time. Emperor Joseph II had footpaths built across the glacis and trees planted. During Emperor Franz II’s reign, the water glacis became a popular entertainment spot. After the city wall’s demolition, the Vienna City Park was established in 1862 on the former water glacis site, which disappeared with the Ringstrasse zone’s construction, featuring meadows, water features, ornate shrubs, and tall avenue trees facing the Ringstrasse.
• Hundertwasserhaus - Weißgerber is a neighborhood on the Danube Canal in Vienna’s 3rd district, bordered to the north and east by the Danube Canal. The former suburb of Weißgerber was incorporated into Vienna in 1850 and is now known as the Weißgerberviertel. Created after the First Turkish Siege of Vienna in the flood-prone backwater area of the Vienna River, it was home to tanners, red and white tanners, who settled outside the city due to the strong odors associated with their trade. The most famous building in the Weißgerberviertel today is the Hundertwasserhaus, built in the 1980s by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The house is colorful, lushly planted, and has uneven floors in the corridor areas. 250 trees and shrubs have grown on the roofs to form a park. Hundertwasser opposed “straight lines” and integrated nature into the architecture. The Hundertwasserhaus is one of Vienna’s most photographed attractions.
• Wiener Riesenrad - The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel was constructed in 1897 for Emperor Franz Josef I’s 50th throne anniversary, designed by English engineers with 30 carriages. The Ferris wheel’s total height is 64.75 meters, with a wheel diameter of 60.96 meters and a rotational speed of 2.7 km/h. At the time, it was one of the largest Ferris wheels. A ride was relatively expensive, costing eight guilders, while a civil servant earned 30 guilders a month. During World War II, the Ferris wheel was destroyed and rebuilt, with the number of carriages reduced from 30 to 15 due to assumed stability issues and cost reasons, with only 4 windows installed instead of the original 6. In 2016, work began on replacing the 15 carriages with new ones, built according to the original 1896/97 plans with 6 windows.
• Wurstelprater Vergnügungspark - The Wurstelprater is an amusement park in Vienna, existing since 1825 as the Volksprater, located in the north-western part of the Prater, in the 2nd district, Leopoldstadt. The landmark of the Wurstelprater is the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel. The Wurstelprater is named after “Hanswurst,” a comical character from popular theatre, dressed as a Salzburg farmer and acting as a stage servant. During the Age of Enlightenment, popular theatres were moved from market squares in today’s Old Town to the Prater. Today, the Wurstelprater features numerous fairground and amusement attractions, including ghost trains, carousels, wave rides, roller coasters, mirror and laughter cabins, autodromes, and drop towers. There are also several slot machine arcades and other gambling facilities. Admission to the Prater grounds is free.

• Private transportation
• In-person licensed guide in English & German
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Lunch

• Bottled water

This tour offers a local guide who is an artist with deep cultural insights. The journey begins at Leopoldsberg, providing a stunning view of Vienna. From there, the tour proceeds to another scenic spot at Cobenzl, en route to Schönbrunn Palace, where visitors can explore the lifestyle of the Habsburgs. At Belvedere Palace, guests will be introduced to “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt, Austria’s most renowned painting. The Hundertwasserhaus is an architectural marvel, featuring a façade adorned with vibrant colors and balconies and roof terraces where trees and shrubs flourish. In the Prater, participants can enjoy a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel. The tour concludes with a short stroll through the Prater to the iconic Schweizerhaus, where the local custom of savoring a beer with a grilled pork knuckle is followed. Please note, this tour is not wheelchair accessible, and the stairs to the Cobenzl viewpoint include a dozen steps. This tour is ideal for travelers who arrive as guests and leave as friends.

• The allotted time for transportation/travel is included in the total duration of the tour.
• We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements, please indicate them when booking.

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