AUSTRIA
Austria's standouts.
The 15 most popular evening experiences in Austria. What each one includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
A 3-hour evening cruise along the Danube in Vienna with illuminated views, an onboard restaurant, and a live-cam screen for nonstop scenery.
“The staff was amazing, food and drinks were great and prices were reasonable. Music would have improved the experience.”
After-hours Schönbrunn Palace with an audio tour, a 3-course Austrian dinner, and a Mozart and Strauss concert in the Orangery.
“Absolutely ethereal musical experience! The opera singers and musicians were superb! Good meal and tour before the concert.”
See Vienna’s imperial highlights at night on a 1-hour panoramic bus ride along the Ringstrasse, with a 16-language audio guide.
“Bus goes at 630 and it was daylight. Interesting journey.”
After-hours Schönbrunn Palace tour, 3-course Austrian dinner and Mozart–Strauss concert in the Orangery, with audio guide and seating options.
“The palace was wonderful. We had a short guide with audio in our own language, we have a lovely dinner after that, the food was great, and we had an exceptional time during the concert.”
A smooth evening electric bus with a live English guide. See the Ringstraße, Prater Ferris wheel, Donau City skyline in 90 minutes.
“This was a good introduction to the highlights of the city and many more sights than we thought we would see. Guide was easy to understand and driver was in sync anytime we slowed down to have a look at something specific.”
Enjoy a 3-course Viennese dinner near Schönbrunn, then a concert in the Orangery featuring Mozart arias and Strauss favorites, with VIP options.
“Concert was ok but you can skip the dinner Very bland food. Concert is in a room in front of the palace and separate from the restaurant.. Overall not really worth it.”
Vienna After Dark is a private 4-hour food and drink crawl from The Graben to Ottakring, with pastries, dinner, wine, and cocktails.
“Fantastic! So much food and wine! Maria was lovely! Was great to get out of the touristy areas and experience more of local Vienna.”
Private Vienna night photo tour for up to 10 with pro guidance, iPhone tips, long-exposure experiments, and iconic buildings after dark.
“The tour we took was one of the highlights of our trip to Vienna. Tobias gave us some good tips and showed interesting tricks with long exposure. My husband took photos with his camera and they came out great. But even those I took with my iPhone (uploaded here) turned surprisingly good. We learned a…”
Coach through snowy hills to Oberndorf for a Silent Night Chapel mass, carols, and Christmas markets, with guide context.
“The whole experience was wonderful especially the beautiful singing of the carol at the end. Also enjoyed going into the chapel to light a candle. Well organised trip”
Walk snow paths to Oberndorf for candlelit Silent Night singing and the chapel story of Mohr and Gruber from Salzburg.
“Great communication, our tour guide Kylie was awesome. She had such a great and fun energy. Not too much to see once the service got going and as predicted it was super cold but such a lovely thing to do on Christmas Eve. Really enjoyed it.”
Stay at Sound of Music filming grounds at Schloss Leopoldskron with free bike rental, palace breakfast, and a guided sing-along coach tour.
“Salzburg is beautiful. The stay at Schloss Leopoldskorn was an experience. It's a beautiful place, tranquil and serene, not a place for kids but for honeymooners or those who wish to be away from the busy town centre. Good place to relax and read and just laze around. Service is good and staff are friendly.…”
Vienna’s 4-stop Saturday night pub crawl: free entry, 10% off, free shot, English host, about 4 hours starting 8:30 pm.
“Fun experience with a fun group of people. I actually danced which is rear so you know I really enjoyed it. Our host Talma was great and energetic.”
Live-guided evening bus tour in Vienna with English commentary, 90 minutes of top sights, indoor comfort, and an easy start at Walfischgasse.
“Scheiben waren beschlagen, so dass man fast nichts sehen konnte. Start-Haltedtelle schwer zu finden.”
Four-hour Vienna pub crawl with a welcome shot, 10% off one bar, and free club entry at two lively venues, English guide included.
“Obwohl 4 Stunden vorher noch avisiert erschien kein Führer zu der versprochenen Kneipentour. Es erfolgte auch keine Nachricht warum niemand erschien - sehr unprofessionell.”
Private 150-min Vienna night photo tour with pro guide Tobias, small group tips for smartphones and cameras, plus a holiday photo.
“Wien bei Nacht war super ! Die Gebäude abends abzuspazieren und - in meinem Fall mit der Smartphone Kamera - einzufangen , hat viel Spaß gemacht. Durch die Tipps und Tricks von Tobias , sind dabei Fotos herausgekommen , bei denen ich nie gedacht hätte , dass das mit dem Smartphone möglich ist. Von mir…”
