Vienna Woods and Mayerling Half Day Trip

Explore beautiful sites surrounding the southern part of the Vienna Woods on a half day guided coach tour. You'll pass the Roman City of Baden, famous for its thermal springs as you travel through the romantic valley Helenental to the former Mayerling hunting lodge. Today it is a  a commemorative chapel however it was also the very place the Crown Prince Rudolph, only son of Emperor Franz Joseph, committed suicide with Baronesse Vetsera in 1889.

In the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (1133) you will visit the medieval cloister which houses the remains of the last Babenberger. Keep an eye out as you drive by the Holdrichsmuhle where Franz Schubert composed his song 'The Linden Tree' before arriving at the Seegrotte.

Your tour concludes continues with a leisurely boat ride on the largest subterranean lake in Europe. You'll you leave the Vienna Woods and return back to Vienna, passing the Liechtenstein Castle on the way.

 

Schedule Details Departs:

January 1 to November 2
Daily

November 3 to March 31
Daily, except Wednesday

Please note: Additional tour is being offered on December 31, 2008.

Departure Point: Ecke Laxenburger Strasse/Wiedner Gurtel (about 300 meters from Sudtirolerplatz.) The meeting point is easy to locate and your guide will be waiting for you. Departure Time: Depends on your choice at time of booking. Return details: Tour concludes at the State Opera. Hotel Pickup: Hotel pickup is available from most Vienna centrally located hotels. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking. If you are staying outside of the central city area, please make your own way to the main departure point.

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