Food & Wine of Austria

(7 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Vienna & environs (the Wachau, Burgenland)

This luxury tour features private touring and tastings in Austria's top food and wine regions, whose excellent products will come as a revelation to first-time visitors. It also includes private cultural touring in Vienna and in some of Austria's most beautiful landscapes, including rolling farmland, rugged mountains and lush river valleys.

Begin in unforgettable Vienna. During private touring with your expert local guide, visit the most interesting neighborhoods, upscale shops and food markets, and experience the best of the overwhelming wealth of art, architecture and history in this former imperial capital. Take a private cooking class focusing on the highlights of typical Viennese cuisine. Taste local culinary specialties at our favorite stalls in the enormous Naschmarkt food market. Visit Vienna's leading cafes and patisseries to indulge in Viennese coffee accompanied by apfelstrudel (apple strudel) or other delicious pastries. Stop by our favorite shops selling exquisite linens, crystal, chocolates, gourmet foods and antiques. Also enjoy an evening at one of our favorite heurigen (wine taverns) among the vineyards of Vienna.

One day, enjoy a private excursion through the Wachau, a beautiful region of vineyards and villages along the Danube River. During private touring in this UNESCO World Heritage-designated area, taste Gruner Veltliner and other delicious wines at top local wineries, and tour impressive Gottweig Abbey or the charming riverside town of Durnstein. Another option is Loisium, a wine resort and museum in the nearby Langenlois region.

Another day, take a private wine and culture excursion through Burgenland, a sunny region near the border with Hungary that’s one of Austria’s most acclaimed wine-producing areas. Visit top Burgenland wineries to sample local varietals such as Zweigelt and Blaufrankisch, as well as Ruster Ausbruch dessert wines. Also admire the contemporary architecture at local wine estates; see Lake Neusiedler See, a haven for migratory birds; and tour Esterhazy Palace, where Joseph Haydn composed under the patronage of Hungarian princes.

This tour can be fully customized according to your interests.