The 15 Best Tours in Austria

Vienna: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concert in Karlskirche

/ August 15, 2026

1.Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concert in Karlskirche

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14,951 reviews · 1h 15m · from $40Our pick

Hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in Vienna’s Karlskirche with Orchestra 1756 on period instruments. 75 minutes, $40 per person.

“It was such an amazing experience! I booked this because my husband is a fan of classical music and loves Vivaldi. I am not much of a fan of classical music but even I enjoyed this! The Karlskirche is amazingly beautiful!! And the talent of the musicians is out of this world!”

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Vienna: Spanish Riding School Training

/ August 15, 2026

2.Spanish Riding School Training

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 9,281 reviews · 1 hour · from $20

Vienna Spanish Riding School morning training in the baroque Winter Riding Academy, classical music, Lipizzaners, for about $20, 1 hour.

“Brilliant insight in to the training of the horses.”

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Vienna: Skip-the-cashier-desk-line Giant Ferris Wheel Ride

/ August 15, 2026

3.Skip-the-cashier-desk-line Giant Ferris Wheel Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,859 reviews · 1 day · from $17

Skip the ticket desk for a smooth 12 to 15 minute ride on Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel in Wiener Prater, with museum time and city views.

“Lovely ride. No line at all when we arrived but it was a cloudy and cold day. We still enjoyed the ride and the amusement park. Had a nice Christmas market at the center of the park that we enjoyed after the ride. Would definitely recommend.”

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Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens Skip-the-Line Tour

/ August 15, 2026

4.Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens Skip-the-Line Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7,739 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

Skip-the-line access to Schönbrunn Palace with a licensed guide plus a guided palace highlights walk and garden time in Vienna.

“The guide had a good energy and used material to explain”

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Vienna: Light of Creation Votive Church Immersive Light Show

/ August 15, 2026

5.Light of Creation Votive Church Immersive Light Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6,779 reviews · 30 min · from $25Top rated

A 30-minute Genesis light-and-sound show inside Vienna’s Votivkirche, using 360-degree projections, music, and stunning architecture for $25.

“Incredible experience! You won’t regret seeing and listening to this incredible display!”

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Vienna Spanish Riding School Guided Tour

/ August 15, 2026

6.Vienna Spanish Riding School Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,765 reviews · 55 min · from $28

Backstage at Vienna’s Spanish Riding School on a 55-minute guided tour of the Winter and Summer schools, Stallburg, and Lipizzaner stables.

“It was perfect. Guides were so well informed and gave us plenty of information and time to ask questions. It was a beautiful hour spent in their company. Only complaint is that I could not book a performance as the horses were not in house when were were visiting.”

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Vienna: Classical Concert in the World-Famous Musikverein

/ August 15, 2026

7.Classical Concert in the World-Famous Musikverein

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,673 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Hear Mozart, Haydn, and Vivaldi Four Seasons live in Vienna’s Musikverein, with world-class acoustics in the Golden or Brahms Hall.

“These musicians were incredibly talented. Venue was beautiful and tickets were easy to collect and the staff were polite. The only issue was the audience. Constant mobile phone use and clapping during performances were incredibly distracting.”

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Vienna: Hallstatt Day Trip with Boat Ride Option

/ August 15, 2026

8.Hallstatt Day Trip with Boat Ride Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,311 reviews · 13 hours · from $108

Vienna to Hallstatt day trip with UNESCO Salzkammergut views, a Schloss Ort wedding bridge photo stop, and optional lake boat ride when Skywalk is closed.

“It was ana amazing experience! Our guide Lily explains everything and I like it when she talked about famous people of Vienna and then she put some music of them to listen while we were in the bus. Hallstat is amazing place...we put a ticket on our bucket list!”

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The Original Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg

/ August 15, 2026

9.The Original Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6,129 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Sing along on a coach tour to Sound of Music filming spots in Salzburg, then head to Mondsee with time at St. Michael’s Basilica.

“Great fun seeing where some of the film was shot and hearing unknown information about the film. We enjoyed having a sing-a-long on the bus too.”

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Vienna: Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour

/ August 15, 2026

10.Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5,918 reviews · 2h 30m · from $61

Vienna Hofburg tour: skip lines to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments, then see courtyards, Heldenplatz, Burggarten, photo stop.

“our guide was very engaging and energetic. he is the funniest tour guide i have ever experienced. we learned a lot about the winter palace of the hofburgs as well as viennese history. I learned that this was the place in Germania that Marcus Aurelius died. in my humble opinion, the winter palace is the best palace in vienna. our tour was very extensive. we even visited the Spanish riding school. I also learned the term "ring round" which means monuments, palaces and museums and other tourist spots are grouped together where you can visit all of them by foot. one of the b and parist ring round tour i…”

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Vienna: Skip-the-Line Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens Tour

/ August 15, 2026

11.Skip-the-Line Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5,411 reviews · 2h 30m · from $76

Skip the long lines at Schönbrunn with timed entry, a licensed guide, and an exclusive 22-room route plus gardens in 2.5 hours.

“The guide was a very sweet women who knew the palace by the back of her hand,she had very good English and was very easy to understand,she also didnt make the tour rushed and gave people plenty of time for pictures”

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Vienna: Mozart Concert at the Musikverein – Golden Hall

/ August 15, 2026

12.Mozart Concert at the Musikverein – Golden Hall

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5,194 reviews · 2 hours · from $81

Hear Mozart and Strauss in Vienna’s Musikverein Golden Hall, with a 30-piece orchestra, soloists, and opera singers in 2 hours.

“Mixed feeling. Great artistic performance, idiot of a crowd”

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Salzburg: Original Sound of Music Tour

/ August 15, 2026

13.Original Sound of Music Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5,059 reviews · 4 hours · from $88

Salzburg Sound of Music tour with film locations, original soundtrack songs, and lakes district views. 4 hours, guided bus experience.

“Absolutely amazing from start to finish. If I didn’t see one site on the sound of music tour, I would still love it because of the tour guide; she made it so fun, but we did see amazing things and it was awesome”

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