15 Private Tours in Austria to Build a Day Around

Vienna: Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide - Choosing between two and six hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,420 reviews · from $55Our pick

Meet a Lokafyer at your accommodation and shape a 2 to 6-hour private walk around your interests. Guides such as Aida, Ernst, Felix, and Marietta offer history, food, Christmas market, and public transport advice in English, French, or German.

“Like so many European cities, Vienna is the product of years of political and cultural upheaval and accomplishments. Our guide Walter was an enthusiastic storyteller and clearly a fan of Vienna, which we were by the end of our tour as well. We heard stories about the complicated royal relationships and what made each one unique and what they contributed to the city that is Vienna today. We were also enchanted by stories about home life, and the every day culture of this city which we were delighted to hear including dancing a Viennese waltz at midnight on New Year's Eve.Read more”

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Vienna: Private Walking Tour with a Guide

2.Private Walking Tour with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 962 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $55

Meet a private guide at your central Vienna hotel and shape the walk around your interests. Guides such as Guram, Hande, Ernst, and Fouad Augusto have led history, art, music, and architecture-focused routes through the center, with public transport possible and museum interiors available for an extra fee.

“Pauline was fun, knowledgeable, and tailored our tour around our interests very well. Awesome tour!”

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Vienna: Wine Tasting Experience in a Private Wine Cellar

3.Wine Tasting Experience in a Private Wine Cellar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 413 reviews · 30 - 150 minutes · from $22Best value

Meet your English or German-speaking guide, such as Bernie or Cornelius, in a private Vienna cellar. Taste three or four Austrian wines with regional cheese, meats, bread, and other bites while learning how Roman-era traditions shaped the city’s vineyards.

“Very informative and very fun!! Great experience. A must try!”

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Private Day Tour Trip Salzburg Hallstatt and Melk from Vienna

4.Private Day Tour Trip Salzburg Hallstatt and Melk from Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 388 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) Top rated

You’ll travel privately from Vienna with an English-speaking driver to Melk Abbey, Hallstatt, Lake Wolfgang, and Salzburg. Drivers such as Darko, Michael, Romano, and Davor are praised for friendly service, local insight, flexible timing, and help with photos and route planning.

“Darko was excellent. Very knowledgeable and knew all the right spots to show us. Entertained us with great conversation and history of various places”

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Original Sound of Music Private Tour Salzburg

5.Original Sound of Music Private Tour Salzburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 310 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Follow Maria and the von Trapp family through Salzburg and the Salzkammergut with a private English-speaking guide. You’ll ride in a Mercedes or luxury minibus, visit the famous gazebo and wedding church, enjoy movie stories and sing-alongs, and return to your hotel.

“Leopold was very knowledgeable with a great sense of humor. We enjoyed listening to his stories about the movie as well as about the history of the region.”

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Private Day Tour of Hallstatt and Salzburg from Vienna

6.Private Day Tour of Hallstatt and Salzburg from Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 263 reviews · 11 to 12 hours (approx.)

You’ll travel from Vienna in a private air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi, stopping at Traunsee, Hallstatt, and Salzburg. Guides such as Sam and Ahmed provide local tips, photo stops, and flexible help, though the long route leaves little spare time.

“What a great tour! Unlimited historic and natural beauty to see and memories to last a lifetime. The guide, Sam, was wonderful. Very kind and patient. Would highly recommend!”

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Private Hidden Vienna Walk — Stories Behind Quiet Corners

7.Private Hidden Vienna Walk — Stories Behind Quiet Corners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

This private Vienna walk takes you from Stubentor through quiet lanes, the Jesuit Church, Basilisk House, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Judenplatz, Palais Daun-Kinsky, and Rathausplatz. Guides including Walter, Brigitte, Sabine, Hannes, and Daniela tailor the route to your interests, with pickup anywhere in Vienna.

“Walter was extremely responsive before the tour. He also provided some suggestions on various Vienna matters before we arrived. He was timely meeting us at the hotel and very personable and, of course, very knowledgeable about all things Vienna. Overall we had an excellent experience with him.”

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Vienna Private Walking Tour with a Local

8.Vienna Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 2 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $58

Build a private Vienna walk around your interests, from central palaces and Habsburg history to food, local neighborhoods, or lesser-known sights. Guides such as Felix, Ron, Anna, Ernst, Raja, and Jeff have led past tours, with routes lasting two to six hours and pickup available from central hotels.

“Thank you, Ron!!! Our local tour guide was Ron and he went above and beyond for us. He took us to all the sites we asked for and then some. He had so many interesting and fun facts about his beautiful city. He even spent an additional 45 minutes past our time to make sure we got to see everything and end at the Christmas Market we wanted to be at. He also took the time to text us more sites to see during our visit and great places and food to eat. I highly recommend this tour. We saw plenty of very large group tours throughout the city, but…”

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Vienna at First Glance a Private Walking Tour for First Timers

9.Vienna at First Glance a Private Walking Tour for First Timers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Start at your hotel, vacation home, or city pier and explore Vienna with an Austria Guide such as Sabine, Brigitte, Walter, or Alexander. In three hours, you’ll see Belvedere, the Ringstrasse, Hofburg, Graben, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral while learning how to use Vienna’s trams and metro.

“We met Bridgette in the lobby of our hotel. Everything was fantastic and she taught is the history of the city. She also kept the pace moving, not much standing around. I couldn’t recommend this more. Even got some good shopping and eating recommendations.”

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Vienna City Highlights Private Tour

10.Vienna City Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 122 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $458

You’ll tour Vienna with a private guide such as Jan, Ana, Horst, or Natalie, combining Ringstrasse landmarks, Schönbrunn, Belvedere, old churches, and city views from Kahlenberg. Choose a 3, 4, or 6-hour route, then tailor the pace and sights to your group.

“We had a wonderful Vienna experience with out guide Jan and out driver Said. The tour was interesting, informative and fun for us all. I would highly recommend the tour and especially our guide Jan who was exceptional.”

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Vienna: Private Electric Car Sightseeing Tour

11.Private Electric Car Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews

Ride through Vienna’s historic center in a quiet electric old-timer with a private guide. Choose a 30, 45, or 60-minute route past Hofburg Palace, the Opera, Parliament, Karlskirche, and more. Platinum includes central hotel pickup and a drink.

“It was a great experience for me and my family as we had a very short time in Vienna. Our tour guide Paymon had excellent knowledge about all sights and explained everything very nice and detailed for us. I would recommend to take this tour especially with Paymon.”

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Vienna: Private Walking Tour of the Central Cemetery

12.Private Walking Tour of the Central Cemetery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 2 hours

Join guide Christian Pacic for a two-hour private walk through Vienna Central Cemetery, Europe’s second largest. See grand tombs, Ringtheater and Soviet memorials, the Art Nouveau cemetery church, and the modern forest cemetery. The tour is in German, for up to 10 people.

“Super private Führung zu dritt am Wiener Zentralfriedhof. Christian als Guide war sehr unterhaltsam, humorvoll und hat alles richtig gut erklärt. Eine spannende und zugleich lustige Tour – absolut empfehlenswert!”

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Vienna After Dark: Private Evening Food & Drink Experience

13.Vienna After Dark: Private Evening Food & Drink Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $247

Start at the Graben at 4 p.m. with a private English-speaking guide, then follow Vienna’s food trail from Vollpension and Brunnenmarkt to Austrian wine, beer, dinner, and a cocktail at Hotel MOTTO. Guides may include Wolfi, Maria, Patrick, or Lena.

“We had the best time eating delicious strudel and drinking amazing cocktails at the coolest places. Wonderful tour!”

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Vienna: Skip-the-Line Schonbrunn Palace Private Tour

14.Skip-the-Line Schonbrunn Palace Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · 2 hours - 210 minutes · from $267

Tour Schönbrunn Palace with a private licensed guide, seeing 24 rooms on the Highlight route or 40 on the Grand Tour. Expect Maria Theresa’s apartments, Chinese salons, the gardens, Gloriette Hill, and optional Vienna hotel transfers.

“We absolutely loved our guide Ute. She was so knowledgeable and so entertaining. She really looked after us and shared so much.”

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Innsbruck: City Highlights Private Guided Tour

15.City Highlights Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 83 reviews · 1h 30m

Meet Luc or Alexandra in central Innsbruck for a private 90-minute walk through the Imperial Garden, Court Church, Golden Roof, Inn Bridge, and Maria Theresien Street. You’ll hear about Tyrolean culture, food, traditions, and city life, with a guide who can adapt the outing to your group.

“Innsbruck is stunning and Luc took our group to the most wonderful places. The whole tour was entertaining and fun. Luc was captivating and a bit cheeky - Aussies love this style. Our group is mostly teenagers as we are on a school trip in Europe. The kids loved the tour just as much as the adults. Luc was so accommodating by adjusting the time of our tour to guide us after a later than planned arrival in town. Nothing was too much trouble. I could not give this tour a higher rating and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Innsbruck. Thank you, Luc, for a great start to our…”

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