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Private Vienna Woods Tour from Vienna

(7 Reviews)
Duration:   04h 00 min

Overview

Your private guide will pick you up at your Vienna hotel. Climb into a minivan or limousine and depart Vienna, bound for the Vienna Woods. After a short drive, you visit the scene of the famous tragedy of Mayerling. The Austrian crown-prince Rudolph and the 17-year old baroness Mary Vetschera tragically committed suicide in the imperial hunting lodge in Mayerling in 1889. With your guide tour the commemorative chapel and the small museum.

Driving west you quickly reach the medieval abbey of Heiligenkreuz. Beautifully situated within the Vienna Woods it is one of the highlights of this tour. With your guide visit the romanesque cloister, the fountain house and the chapter house with the coffin of the last ruler of the Babenberg family. You'll also see the amazing romanesque chapel (except Sundays).

Through the idyllic Helenental valley you drive on to the romantic wine-town of Gumpoldskirchen. Stop for a glass of wine in one of the local wineries before driving back to the city. Your tour concludes at your hotel in Vienna.

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Tour start 9:00am
  • Duration 4 hours

INCLUSIONS

  • Pick-up from your hotel in Vienna
  • Transportation in comfortable minivan with a/c
  • Professional tour guide
  • Admission fees to Mayerling and Heiligenkreuz Abbey
  • Drop-Off at your hotel in Vienna

EXCLUSIONS

  • Food and drinks

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • You can cancel your tour free of charge up to 24 hours before tour start. No refunds for later cancellations or no-shows.
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Reviews (7)

Jessica_S
Reviewed August 31, 2023
Wonderful day with Brenda
Brenda was the best guide I have had in the entire two weeks I have spent in Austria. We laughed and had a wonderful day. I even bought a souvenir and it will have her name on it so I can always remember the special day. She was informative and professional. Loved every moment. Thank you Brenda.

Date of the tour August, 2023
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Beth_S
Reviewed July 27, 2023
Excellent tour!
Michael was our guide and he did an excellent job focusing on areas of interest to us during the tour.

Date of the tour July, 2023
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EDLichtenstein
Reviewed January 11, 2015
Good, but average
We booked a private van and tour of the Vienna Woods, specifically to see Liechtenstein Castle and the Seegrotte. We only had a driver, no guide. The van was clean, the driver was friendly and helpful. We didn't hire an extra guide because our destinations didn't allow one. The company was very communicative during our planning process, and overall I was happy.

Date of the tour January, 2015
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