Tour Itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrive in Vienna - Innsbruck

  Welcome to Austria. Arrive at the airport and transfer to Innsbruck by train. Arrive & check in at the hotel.  You have the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay in Innsbruck.

  
• Day 2

  Innsbruck - Swarovski Crystal World

  Today after breakfast, enjoy a unique visit to the amazing and sparking newly renovated world of Crystals, created for you by Swarovski! After re-opening the Swarovski Crystal World is more breathtaking than ever. Overnight stay in Innsbruck.

  
• Day 3

  Innsbruck - Salzburg

  Today after breakfast check out from the hotel & transfer to Salzburg by train. Arrive and check in at the hotel. Discover Salzburg on your own in the afternoon and enjoy the famous shopping street Getreidegasse. Overnight stay in Salzburg.

  
• Day 4

  Salzburg – Excursion to Hallstatt

  This morning proceed to visit one of Austria’s most picturesque villages with this afternoon tour to Hallstatt. Travel through the famous Salzkammergut (lake area) and enjoy the magical alpine region. After meeting your guide in Salzburg we head out on a picturesque journey to the ‘Pearl of Salzkammergut’, Hallstatt, passing through quaint local villages on the way. On arrival in Hallstatt it’s hard to know where to start, baroque-style homes scattered along the waterfront with mountain peaks reflecting in the water make this an experience in nature you won’t forget. Take a mountain train ride up to the entrance of the world’s oldest salt mine for views over Hallstatt and to learn about its 7,000 year history of salt mining. Enjoy a leisurely lakeside walk to see houses clinging on to the mountain-side on your way to Muhlbach Waterfall. Visit the local museum to learn all about Hallstatt, and a must-see is the Bone House behind the Catholic Church for an insight into local family life. Finish the tour traveling back via Abtenau and Russbach to Gosau Lake, famous for its beautiful views over the Dachtsein Mountains for a picture-postcard ending to our tour. Overnight stay in Salzburg.

  
• Day 5

  Salzburg - Vienna

  Today after breakfast check out from the hotel & transfer to Vienna by train. Arrive and check in at the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight stay in Vienna.

  
• Day 6

  Vienna - City Tour with Schonbrunn Palace

  Breakfast at the hotel. Take a tour of the main sights within the city centre and visit the magnificently decorated rooms of Schonbrunn Palace. This city tour will introduce you to the most important sights of the Austrian capital. As we drive around the famous 'Ringstrasse', Vienna's main boulevard, we pass by the State Opera, the Museums of Fine Art and Natural History, the Parliament building, the Burgtheater (National Theatre), the City Hall and the University. The highlight of this programme is the visit to Schonbrunn Palace where we take a tour of some of the most magnificently decorated rooms. We return to the city centre, passing by Belvedere Palace, where you will have the opportunity to end your tour, or you can choose to continue to the State Opera House, where the tour ends. Overnight stay in Vienna.

  
• Day 7

  Vienna - Departure

  After breakfast it’s time to check out. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or back home.