This private luxury tour is ideal for anyone interested in experiencing the best of Austria. It features private touring in Austria’s three most interesting cities—Vienna, Salzburg and Graz—and the best of Austrian culture, food and wine, historic districts, shops, museums, mountains and insider experiences.

Begin in Salzburg, famous for Mozart, Baroque architecture and The Sound of Music. With your private guide, tour cultural highlights such as the Cathedral, Mozart’s birthplace, and the Mirabell Palace and Gardens. Walk down Getreidegasse, Salzburg’s historic shopping street, and visit select boutiques specializing in local products such as traditional trachten fabric, loden coats, pewterware, Christmas decorations and Mozartkugel chocolate pralines. Enjoy comprehensive private touring of the most interesting attractions in the surrounding region, such as Hellbrunn Palace and Gardens, a sprawling Baroque pleasure ground with trick fountains and a water-driven mechanical theater.

Next, transfer by private car to Graz. En route, travel through the Salzkammergut, a magnificent region of mountains and lakes in the Austrian Alps, and visit film sites from The Sound of Music. In Graz, tour the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of well-preserved architecture from throughout the city’s long and storied history . See traditional folk arts and architecture from the region, as well as exciting contemporary additions to the town’s artistic heritage, such as the futuristic Kunsthaus and Mur Island. Graz is the capital of Styria, one of Austria’s most acclaimed food and wine regions, and there will be ample opportunities to sample its finest culinary products.

Continue by private car to Vienna. Stay in one of our favorite rooms at the Hotel Sacher, the city’s finest hotel and a legend among the Viennese for its style, sophistication, discretion and location. During private touring, your expert local guide will take you to the most interesting neighborhoods, upscale shops and food markets, and help you navigate the overwhelming wealth of spectacular art, architecture and history in this former imperial capital. Visit the Spanish Riding School to see the Lipizzaner Stallions and take a behind-the-scenes tour of their stables. See the highlights of world-renowned palaces and museums including the MuseumsQuartier. Tour architectural monuments that exemplify the best in Vienna’s Gothic, Baroque and Secessionist styles. Visit our favorite shops selling exquisite linens, crystal, chocolates, gourmet foods and antiques. Visit up-and-coming neighborhoods known for their designers and chefs. Taste local culinary specialties at our favorite stalls in the enormous Naschmarkt food market. We’ll also ensure you have daily opportunities to visit Vienna’s leading coffee houses. One evening, take a memorable afternoon drive through residential districts in the hills surrounding Vienna, and enjoy a pre-dinner drink and snacks at one of our favorite heurigen (wine taverns). The last night of your trip, enjoy premium tickets to a performance at the Vienna State Opera.

This tour can be fully customized according to your interests and schedule.