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Valerie Strassberg, licensed tourist guide for Vienna
City: ViennaTel.: +43 699 19584496
e-mail: valerie@strassberg.at
Welcome I am a licensed Austrian Trail and City Guide. Discover Vienna! As a certfied austran tourist guide I´ll be glad to show you my wonderful city. Old traditions and 21st century life style coexsist here in perfect harmony.
Tours in Vienna
Historical City Tour (3h)
Tour along Vienna´s monumental avenue to see the State Opera, Museum of fine Arts and Natural Sciences, the monument to Empress Maria-Theresia, the Parliament, the CityHall, Burgtheater, the University and various monumentsof renown artists.
Beyond St.Charles Church – the most beautiful baroque church of the city- and Musikverein – home of the Vienna´s Philharmonic Orchestra- onward to the Palace of Schönbrunn. The highlight of the Tour is the visit of the former imperial apartments, richly-appointed they reflect the glorious past of the Habsburg family. According to your disposition the tour can end at the Belvedere Palace, the former summer residence of Prince Eugene or at your hotel..
Walking Tour (2h)
A guided tour at Vienna´s historical city center - a World Heritage Site since 1997. From State Opera across Albertina Square to the Hofburg Castle, former residence of the imperial Habsburg family. Along St. Michaels Square with it´s roman excarvations and the pedestrian area towards the trademark of Vienna – St.Stephan´s Cathedral. By the way you will see the Artaria-house, the Plague Column, St. Peter´s church,Stock-im-Eisen and more…
€ 3,50 entrance fee for an eventual visit of the dome.
The modern city with a panoramic view (3h)
Visit of “Hundertwasserhaus” and “Kunsthaus” (museum of Hundertwasser), further along the “Prater” and the Ferris wheel (stop if required), across the Danube river to the Danube City and Vienna´s International Center, seat of UNO. Through the Danube park towards the Danube Tower and uphill via the picturesque wine village “Grinzing” to the lookout point at “Cobenzl” for an overview of Vienna.
Back at the city the tour goes on to “Museumsquartier”, one off the largest centers of culture in the world. Beside ambicious architecture you find there the MUMOK (museum of modern art), Leopold Museum, Museum of architecture, Kunsthalle, coffee bars, restaurants, bookshops and much more. Nearby is Mriahilferstraße, one of Vienna´s biggest shopping street..
Jewish Vienna (3h)
The history of Vienna is particulary interwoven with the history of her jews. See the Synogoge, the museum on Judenplatz with subterranean rests of the medieval synagogue,, the jewish museum, the memorial for the victims of the Nazi´s tyranny, Sigmund Freud´s museum and eventually “The road of rememberance” through Vienna´s 2nd district.
Viennese evening
Along the illuminated Ring-Avenue and St.Charles square onto the “Heurigen”, Vienna´s traditional wine taverns. The Heurigen (wine), typical Viennese cuisine and traditional music await you there. If desired : visit of Vienna´s 1st Heurigen Show (€44 p.p/diner and music included).
Legendary Vienna (2h)
A walk in the old city and it´s medieval lanes. Following numerous legends and sagas from place to place like the basilisk at Schönlaterngasse, the Madonna of domestics etc. you will get information about Vienna´s culture.
Tours for kids
The programm adapted to children´s interests
Tours for blind
Guided tours in museums
Be conducted through your favorite museum!
* Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien – KHM
* Sammlung Leopold
* Museum Liechtenstein
* Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere
* Sezession
* Albertina
* Museum für Angewandte Kunst – MAK
* Hofmobiliendepot
* Schatzkammer
* Sammlung Essl
* MUMOK
Tours on the outskirts of Vienna
Vienna Woods (4h)
This trip takes you via Baden -former imperial spa with roman thermea and work-place of Beethoven and Schubert- to St. Helen´s valley at the southern part of the Vienna Woods. You will know the memorial to Crown Prince Rudolf Habsburg, where occured the “Tragedy of Mayerling”. Further on to the Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz from 1136 and then to the Seegrotte Hinterbrühl, where you visit the biggest subterranean lake of Europe. An alternative would be the visit of the stalactite cave in Alland.
If desired: visit of a traditional wine tavern at “Gumpoldskirchen”
Romantic Danube Valley „Wachau“ (8 h)
A full-day excursion, which will show you the beauty of the Wachau. Through this romantic scenery full of history and legends the Danube winds his way past charming old villages and steep vineyards. The old castles tell us about the former importance of this area, one of them -Dürnstein- especially famous, because here King Richard Lionheart was imprisoned, while waiting for his ransom to arrive from England. The heart of the Wachau is the old vine-merchants town Krems. To complete this day of highlights you will visit Melk, the "Cradle of Austria" , the magnificent Benedictine Abbey, a pearl of the Austrian Baroque. Vine tasting and /or boatride on Danube river on request!
Salzburg (full day)
Via the marvelous landscape of the Salzkammergut with it´s alpine lakes you will get to Salzburg. The Birthplace of Mozart is at the same time a World Heritage Site and a jewel of baroque architecture. Whilest the city- walk you will dicover the Mirabell Castle, The houses of Mozart´s and Karajan´s birth, the historical lane “Getreidegasse”, the cathedral, St. Peter´s cemetery, St. Peter´s abbey with it´s magnificent church, the theatres of the Salzburg festival, the horse pond and more…
There are delicious culinary specialities to try as well, like the “Salzburger Nockerl” or the “Stiegl”- beer.
Burgenland - commemoration year of Joseph Haydn (8h)
Only at a few kilometres from Vienna, but yet another world. The province at the east of Austria has a lot to offer. On Haydn´s traces you will betake to Eisenstadt to visit the mausoleum at “Bergkirche” and Castle Esterházy, where the chapel and “Haydnhall” were his places of activity. Visit of the special exhibition “Phenomenon Haydn“, afterwards walk trough the city till Haydn´shouse.
Furthermore you know see the Puszta. Embedded in an enchanting natural landscape is the largest steppe lake of Europe with reeded banks and a great diversity of birds: the lake “Neusiedl”. Burgenland is also a country of exellent vines. Between the vineyards lays the romantic town of storks “Rust”. Facility for lunch with gypsy music.
On demand you can enjoy a vine tasting and /or a trip by boat on “Neusiedlersee” at the austrian-hungarian border.
Services
Driver-guide services
* Guided tours by car or minivan for small private groups up to 8 people.
* From a few hours in Vienna to a tour around Austria, your highly knowledgeable and gracious guide will give you a unique insight into the monuments you visit and through the regions you travel, leaving you fantastically vivid memories of your holydays!
* Coach guiding for larger group over 8 people.
* Personalized guided tours of museums and monuments
* Itinerary planning and hotel reservations
Services for companies
* take over of your guests, clients or delegations at the airport, at their hotel or other venues, for a visit of Vienna
Prices
Half-day tour:
duration max. 3 hours within Vienna, outside Vienna 4 hours, incl. max. 2 hours walking or 2 hours walking tour
| Sprache | 1-39 Pax | 40-49 Pax | 50-59 Pax |
| in one language: | € 140,- | € 150,- | € 160,- |
| in two languages: | € 190,- | € 200,- | € 220,- |
| in three languages: | € 230,- | € 250,- | € 280,- |
| Full day: | double fees | |
| Overtime per hour (even if only iniciated): | €43,- | |
| Private car: | €0,42 /km | |
| Minivan, coach: | on request | |
| Value added tax (20%) included! | ||
Does not apply to extra services such as interpretation/translation, guided tours through temporary exhibitions or lectures either. In these cases: separate agreements
Conditions of cancellation:
Until two weeks before the date: 0,
14 - 3 days before the date: 50%;
3 days or less before the date: 100% of the tourist guide fee.