🏨 Grand Wachau Full-day Private Tour Activity

Grand Wachau Full-day Private Tour

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Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Vienna, Vienna

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This full-day tour offers guests an incomparable insight into a picturesque and richly historic landscape. Heading out of Vienna, the tour travels west towards the town of Melk, home to Austria’s most impressive Baroque Benedictine Abbey. Guests can join a boat ride along the Danube at this point, boarding at Melk and disembarking at Dürnstein. Whichever route your tour takes, you will find yourself passing through villages amongst wine terraces clinging to the steep hills behind them, until you eventually reach Dürnstein, famous as the site of the legend of Richard the Lionheart’s imprisonment and the troubadour Blondel who found the King and arranged for him to be freed. From here, passing through medieval towns beside the Danube, you soon reach Krems, at the heart of the Wachau. The evening will be spent at a Heuriger, one of the region’s famed wine taverns, after which the tour will return to Vienna.

What's Included

Certified Guide

Private transportation

What's Not Included

Dinner at the Heuriger not included in the price point

Traveler Information

TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regular temperature checks for staff
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regular temperature checks for staff
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Durnstein

The city of Dürnstein and the ruin of the medieval castle are one of the most prominent sightseeing points in the Wachau, made famous in part by being the place of imprisonment for Richard I of England.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Weissenkirchen in Der Wachau

Weißenkirchen is supposedly home to the Riesling vines, a wine typical to the region of the Wachau valley.

• Admission Ticket Free

Wehrkirche St. Michael

The church is one of the oldest in upper Austria, dating back to the early 10th century. With its still functioning organ it´s a well used spot for concerts and weddings.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Spitz

Located in the heart of the Wachau valley the town offers attractions such as the late gothic three aisled church from the 15th century and is an excellent starting point for hikes and excursions in the region.

• Admission Ticket Free

Burgruine Aggstein

The castle ruin, 300m above the right bank of the danube, dates back to the start of the 12th century. Infamous for its escape-proof prison, the "Rosengärtlein", the ruin is a favourite among the visitors to the danube valley.

• Admission Ticket Free

With its historical center and amazing view of Melk Abbey, this picturesque town is worth passing through for the view alone.

• Admission Ticket Free

Melk Abbey

This Benedectine Abbey and UESCO heritage site is the highlight of every Wachau trip. With its distinct color and place atop a hill the abbey is considered to be the biggest monastery complex of the austrian baroque and the landmark of the Wachau Valley. The abbey park with the baroque pavillion with designs by Bergl is another special spot at this attraction.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Krems an der Donau

With its old town also being part of the UNESCO Wolrd Heritage site Krems is another fixture of your visit. One of the landmarks is the Steiner Tor, a former city gate, as well as the Krems Caricature Museum and the former monastery Und. Another interesting spot is Krems Harbour, it´s one of the biggest in Austria.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wachau Valley

We round the day off with a boat trip over the Danube. The ride offers a special perspective of the Wachau and ist vineyards, which is not tangible from the car. You will discover new highlights from the deck and get unforgettable impressions.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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