Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Vienna has everything from bus tours to horse-drawn carriage rides. Bus tours are good if
you're very short on time, while the walking tours are perfect if you're interested in
learning more on a specific topic.
HORSE & CARRIAGE TOUR
Fiaker
(20min/40min tour €55/80)
More of a tourist novelty than anything else, a
Fiaker
is a
traditional-style open carriage drawn by a pair of horses. Drivers generally speak English
and point out places of interest en route. Lines of horses, carriages and bowler-hatted
drivers can be found at Stephansplatz, Albertinaplatz and Heldenplatz at the Hofburg.
Short tours take you through the old town, while long tours include the Ringstrasse.
Ring Tram
( 790 91 00;
www.wienerlinien.at
;
adult/child €7/4; 10am-6pm)
Continuous hop-on, hop-off
guided tour of the Ringstrasse with video screens and commentary on a clockwise route
stopping at 13 stations. You can get on and off at any stop on a tour that lasts 25 minutes
without stops. The first tour leaves Kärntner Ring-Oper at 10am, the last from Schwar-
zenbergplatz at 5.28pm.
TRAM TOUR
City Segway Tours/Pedal Power
( 729 72 34;
www.pedalpower.at
; Ausstellungsstrasse 3, 02; hired bike half-/full day €24/32; Praterstern)
Pedal Power offers 'City Segway' and guided bike tours, which start at €70 and €29 re-
spectively for a three-hour spin; visit the website for further details. You can also pick up
city and mountain bikes here or, for an extra €5, arrange for the two wheels to be con-
veniently dropped off and picked up at your hotel.
CYCLING
Vienna Tour Guides
(
www.wienguide.at
; adult/child €14/7)
A collection of highly knowledgable guides who conduct
over 60 different guided walking tours, some of which are in English. The monthly
Wiener Spaziergänge (Vienna's Walking Tours) leaflet from tourist offices details all
tours, departure points and tour languages. Also see the official city website
www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/tours-guides
for other options.
WALKING TOUR
DDSG Blue Danube
BOAT TOUR
