Sound of Music / 08 Days (Independent / Rail Tour)

Vienna & Salzburg

Daily Guaranteed Departure  

 

 

DAY 01

 

Depart USA. meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment included

DAY 02

 

Arrive in Vienna . transfer by golden royal tours to your hotel. the remainder of your day is at leisure

DAY 03

 

after breakfast , enjoy Vienna city tour with Schonbrunn palace , the tour will give you an overall impression in the most significant historical sights of Vienna.along the ringstrasse we show you numerous magnificent buildings such as the state opera house , the museum of fine arts ,the museum of natural history , the new cultural district -the museums quarter , the Hofburg , the parliament , the city hall , the burg theater and on the way to the prater we pass by the KUNSTHAUS 

you will also see the giant ferris wheel , which is an impressive landmark of Vienna . the highlight of this tour will be a visit to the Schonbrunn palace with its showrooms , in this former summer residence of the Habsburg familly lived eg before Maria Theresa .on the way back we take you to the belveder palace -former summer residence of prince Eugen, return to your hotel. 

DAY 04

 

after breakfast , enjoy a full day at Vienna woods , we will show you some of the most beautiful sights of Vienna Woods , situated to the south of Vienna , passing through the roman spa resort of baden with its impressive Biedermeier architecture , proceed to the helenen valley to the former hunting lodge of Mayerling ,today a commemorative chapel where crown prince Rudolph the only son of emperor Franz joseph I is said to have committed suicide with his mitress baroness Vetsera in 1889. the highlight of the tour however is certainly the magnificent cistercian abbey of Heiligenkreus , a monastry which dates back to 1133 but still in use today.then driving to the seegrotte.from there after a boat ride on the largest subterranea lake in Europe you leave Vienna woods and return back to your hotel

DAY 05

 

after breakfast, today we follow the Danube vally passing the monastery of Melk, Durnstein castle where Richard the lionheart was imprisoned and later rescued by his faithfull servant blondel, return to Vienna .overnight

DAY 06

 

After breakfast, departure to Salzburg. Arrival morning city tour with your local guide on foot , showing us the cathedral , Mozart square and many of the sites which were used in the film (sound of music), free time at leisure or you might see the mirabell gardens. In the evening return to Vienna. Overnight

DAY 07

 

after breakfast , free time at leisure, (optional tours available. Overnight)

DAY 08

 

after breakfst , transfer by golden royal tours to airport for your homebound flight arrives the same day

 

TOUR FEATURES

Scheduled transatlantic flight (from & to NYC) supplements from other US gateways please refer to our reservation department

Accommodation at hotel with breakfast  

Included sightseeing as per itinerary

Professional tour directors to escort you

NOT INCLUDED

Airport taxes and September 11th security fees

Optional tours

2010 - 2011  SOUND OF MUSIC VIENNA AND SALZBURG 08 DAYS

For the period

BETWEEN  

 AND

TOURIST CLASS

FIRST CLASS

SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS
land only land only land only

JAN 05

MAR 27 

1195

1295

1395

APR 01

MAY 20

1255

1355

1455

MAY 22

JUL 03

1395

1495

1595

JUL 08

DEC 11

1395

1495

1595

DEC 12

DEC 31

1375

1475

1595

BETWEEN

AND

TOURIST CLASS

FIRST CLASS

SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS
Air & land Air & land Air & land

JAN 01

MAR 27 

1945 2045 2145

APR 01

MAY 20

1995 2095 2195

MAY 22

JUL 03

2145 2245 2345

JUL 08

DEC 11

2195 2295 2395

DEC 12

DEC 31

2395 2495 2595

Tourist Class Hotels

Alpha Hotel or similar

First Class Hotels

 Hotel Mercure Wien City

 Hotel Mercure Europaplatz

Deluxe Hotels

 Renaissance Hotel Vienna

 Hilton Plaza