See the highlights of Vienna's historic city center on a small group 2.5-hour guided tour. Marvel at the imperial palaces and gardens, learn about the noble Habsburgs and other fascinating Viennese.

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Live tour guide: English

Highlights

See the landmark monuments of Vienna, such as the Hofburg Palace and Spanish Riding School
Learn more about the imperial history of Vienna and its most famous residents
Marvel at some of the elegant coffee houses, including the home of the famous "sacher torte"
Discover where Beethoven first conducted his "Eroica" symphony

Full description

Enjoy a 2,5-hour Small-Group Vienna Town Centre Walking Tour with a professional Austrian Guide starting at Maria Theresa Square and ending in the heart of Vienna, next to St. Stephen's Cathedral. The tour is perfect for first-time visitors to get an overview of all the major sights in Vienna’s town centre – Parliament, Town Hall on the Ring Road; Imperial Palace and Graben Street. Your local tour guide will tell you interesting and funny stories about this beautiful city, its history, architecture, and famous people. Your tour guide will make you feel at home in this magnificent city. You will explore the most beautiful sights of Vienna, not only the ones an everyday tourist sees, but also the ones usually hidden from the public eye.

Includes

Licensed guide

Entrance fees
Optional gratuities

Not suitable for

People with mobility impairments

Meeting point

Meet your guide by the statue of the Empress Maria Theresa on Maria-Theresien-Platz (on the side the statue is facing). The statue is between the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) and the Naturhistorisches Museum (Museum of Natural History). Your guide will hold a GREEN "Vienna City Walking Tour" sign Public transportation: The nearest metro station is "Station Volkstheater" (lines U2 and U3). The nearest tram stops are "Burgring" (numbers D, 1, 2 and 71) or "Dr. Karl-Renner-Ring" (numbers 46 and 49).

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Important information

Not allowed

Luggage or large bags
Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

This is a small group tour of no more than 15 people
This tour is perfect for first-time visitors
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A moderate amount of walking is involved
Tour will take place in every weather condition. Please dress appropriately

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4.9 /5

based on 22 reviews

Review summary

Guide
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Service
5/5
Organization
4.8/5

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Very best way to begin your visit to Vienna

This is a wonderful way to see Vienna. Our excellent tour guide, Dace, lead a small group 6 of us through Vienna downtown. She knows city inside out and provided it to us - for example showing us the old city walls and hidden courtyards. What makes this tour great is the intimacy of the small group, the details provided by the guide, conversation about the history and culture. Highly recomended!

November 3, 2016

Very good tour, it lasted two and a half hours, the very friendly guide explained a lot to us and took us to see many places of interest in the center of Vienna

October 27, 2021

Wonderful tour, the guide was very knowledgeable. Would recommend to a friend.

October 5, 2021

Vienna: 2.5-Hour Small Group Walking Tour

Vienna: 2.5-Hour Small Group Walking Tour

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Very best way to begin your visit to Vienna