Highlights of Austria

This private luxury tour is ideal for first-time travelers to Austria. It features private touring of the most interesting cultural attractions in Vienna and Salzburg, the best local shops and restaurants, the magnificent Austrian Alps, and Austria's most luxurious hotels--all hand-selected by our Austria experts.

Begin in Vienna. During private touring, your expert local guide will take you to the most important histroric and cultural attractions, 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. See the highlights of world-renowned palaces and museums such as the MuseumsQuartier, Kunsthistorisches, Albertina, Liechtenstein, Schönbrunn and Freud Museum. 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. Also, enjoy a memorable afternoon drive through residential districts in the hills surrounding Vienna. Tour local vineyards and stop at one of our favorite heurigen (wine taverns).

Continue by private car to Salzburg. 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 Salzburg, tour major cultural highlights such as the Cathedral, Mozart's birthplace, and 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. One day, take a private excursion to Hellbrunn Palace and Gardens, famous for trick fountains and a mechanical theater popular with children and adults alike.