Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comVienna Historical City Tour with Schonbrunn Palace Visit
based on 61 reviews
Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
Location: Vienna, Austria
Product code: 3585AT001SVS
61 reviews of Vienna Historical City Tour with Schonbrunn Palace Visit
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I think the tour guide really makes it. I really didn't get much out of the tour until we got to the Schonbrunn Palace. That was a very nice place. Tour guide was very nice, but hard to understand. With all the tours I booked through Viator we never had one glitch with our tickets or reservations.
Reviewed by: Nancy D, United States of America, December 2008
Adequate overview of Vienna, a bit rushed at Schonbrunn, helped in orienting to the city.
Reviewed by: Joseph B, United States of America, August 2008
The tour of the castle is well done and may justify the whole trip. However, the negatives include a lot of useless on buses involving have to change buses twice before getting to the tour bus and during this time there was no information given on the sights we were passing. The tour of the historical site was useless. All we did is quickly drive through the city center. By the time a sight was announced we had driven past it.
Reviewed by: Alan G, Canada, August 2008
The guide could have done a better job for the city tour. He was hardly audible. For the Schonbrunn Palace the first break was not necessary. He could have given us more time for ourselves after his tour was over.
Reviewed by: Sudhakar Y, India, July 2008
Viator states that there is an option to be dropped off at the Belvedere Palace on the way back and from there it is a 10-minute walk back to the Opera House. We were told by the guide that there is no such option, that we would have to walk 10 minutes to the Belvedere Palace and then another 10 minutes from there to the Opera House. Otherwise, it was nice to be picked up on time. More time is needed at the gardens.
Reviewed by: Alberto L, United States of America, July 2008
Overall, the tour was OK. A bit too many people for me. And too quick through the areas of the palace that we visited. Our tour guide was on a mission...no time for questions, just keep moving. Also, for purchase of a book, CD, etc.--hard sell on the bus. And only accepted cash.
Reviewed by: Lori E, United States of America, July 2008
Instructions to the start location are very poor; it maybe only 200 meters from subway stop, but in what direction?
Reviewed by: Gordon H, Canada, June 2008
My wife and I are both tour guides. We found the guide seldom smiled and seemed bored. Also, after being on a bus for almost two hours, we were asked to wait by the ticket office at the castle when there were washrooms around the corner that many of us could have used. We should have been offered a washroom break at this stage.
Reviewed by: Ronald D, Canada, June 2008
The palace tour was great and the guide was good, but the city tour was lacking. I would recommend taking tram 1 instead, at least you can stop and take pictures.
Reviewed by: Amanda K, United States of America, November 2007
Not enough stops.
Reviewed by: Charles M, United Kingdom, November 2007
The tour was conducted in two languages which was distracting and also felt like I was only getting hlaf of the tour I paid for because that's how much of the information was given in English. The city tour is not very in depth and mainly involves the buildings along the drive to Shonbrunn Palace. The Palace itself is quite empty inside in terms of furniture, however, there's some good art installations and the gardens are quite nice. I would probably forgo the expense of the tour and just visit Schonbrunn on my own using their multi-language audio guides - a much better value.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, March 2007
While the tour of the inside of the Schonbrunn Palace was fine, the city tour was not far different from riding the tram on the Ring 1 and 2 lines. I do appreciate it that you arranged for three people in our party whose planes were late to take the tour at a late date!
Reviewed by: Marcy C, United States of America, February 2007
Too much time lost in picking up people, waiting to get into the palace, waiting to gather everybody after the visit to the palace. 70 or so Euros for two is a bit too well paid for such a short trip of which the only cost is the bus seat and the entrance to the palace. Compliments to the guide, kind and professional. Again, a pity, I believe you could offer more in the time frame promised . Improvement please!
Reviewed by: Alexander B, Belgium, January 2007
I did not understand that this was a drive-by tour of various sites. The bus drove fast so you could barely see what the tour was about. I was disappointed however, I did get to see the Schonbrunn Castle. The tour was brisk but I did enjoy seeing the Christmas Market at the Castle.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, December 2006
Our tour started late and, as a result, the driver and tour director hurried us through the driving tour in order to get to the Schonbrunn Palace before closing. We were the last tour group at the Palace. We closed it up and we were hurried through as well. When we got back to the tour terminal there was no bus available to take us to the Opera house where we were to be dropped off. The tour director was in a hurry getting us through the Palace because we were late and did not use individual audio units at the Palace making it very difficult to follow and hear what she was saying.
Reviewed by: Charles C, United States of America, October 2009
