Highlights of Austria

(9 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Vienna, Salzkammergut & Hallstatt, Salzburg

During this private luxury tour of Austria, explore the cultural highlights of the country while staying at the top luxury accommodations.

Begin in Vienna. 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 during a training session or performance. See the highlights of world-renowned palaces and museums such as the MuseumsQuartier, Kunsthistorisches, Albertina, Schönbrunn (including the Bergl Rooms), the Jewish Museum and the Freud Museum. Tour architectural monuments that exemplify the best in Vienna's Gothic, Baroque and Secessionist styles including St. Stephen's Cathedral and Otto Wagner-designed buildings. 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 and patisseries.

One day, enjoy a private pastry lesson or a cooking class focusing on the highlights of typical Viennese cuisine.

Next, tour the Wachau, the beautiful wine-growing region along the Danube River. Tour Melk's famous abbey and take a cruise on the Danube, passing castles, vineyards and villages. Also, enjoy wine tasting at one of Austria's leading wineries.

Next, enjoy a stay along Lake Fuschl, a lake in the Salzkammergut, a stunning region of mountains and lakes in the Austrian Alps. Tour the salt mines and also visit film sites from The Sound of Music or perhaps visit Hallstatt, a beautiful lakeside town that's considered the oldest settlement in Austria.

Continue to Salzburg, a charming Baroque town famous for Mozart and The Sound of Music. Tour major cultural highlights such as the Cathedral, Mozart's birthplace, and sites related to The Sound of Music, such as the Mirabell Palace and Gardens. Walk down Getreidegasse, Salzburg's most famous shopping street, and visit select boutiques specializing in local products such as trachten fabric, loden coats, pewterware, Christmas decorations, gilded glass (verre eglomise), and of course Mozartkugel chocolate pralines. Tour markets, art museums, Sound of Music sites and other historic highlights.

Itinerary Overview

Day 1 Arrive Vienna Private arrival transfer to hotel for 4 nights Day 2 Vienna Full-day private tour Day 3 Vienna Full-day private tour Day 4 Vienna Half-day private Viennese pastry making lesson or cooking class or continue private touring Day 5 Vienna – Wachau – Salzkammergut Private transfer to hotel for 2 nights, with touring en route Day 6 Salzkammergut & environs Full-day private excursion, including salt mines, hiking or Hallstatt Day 7 Salzkammergut – Salzburg Private transfer to hotel for 2 nights, with touring en route Day 8 Salzburg Full-day private tour Day 9 Depart Salzburg or Munich Private airport transfer to airport

Hotels

Vienna: Rosewood Vienna, Park Hyatt Vienna or Hotel Sacher Vienna Salzkammergut: Rosewood Schloss Fuschl Salzburg: Hotel Sacher Salzburg

Cost

$25,745 Per person (double occupancy)