Vienna Travel Planning 2024/25: Smooth And Authentic
Vienna Travel Planning Did a Native ever connect your holiday planning to the pulse of her home place? What would your experience of a tourist destination like Vienna feel like if a Viennese designed it?Using my native Austrian insight and expertise of local culture, places, events, and logistics my clients perfect and authenticate their Austria and Vienna vacations. They will head straight for authentic sites, visit top attractions at the right time, get to know about local events and won’t walk past hidden gems.How can you benefit from my local trip programmes? Here are some client examples:
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Jill from the US wanted an experience-packed and high-energy city break, blending key attractions with off-beat insider things to do. During her three days in Vienna, her itinerary lead her to top sites, from Schonbrunn Palace to St. Stephen’s and Naschmarkt. In between the attractions, her walking routes, lunches and dinners held some special insider gems. Equipped with a personal travel map, she visited the best seasonal markets and enjoyed drinks on a hidden rooftop terrace with amazing views.
‘We have never used a travel planner before (did not know this service existed), and were very impressed with your service. The best was your attention to our interests, the efficient use of our time, and the links to websites included in your itinerary. I’m so impressed: “If you want to have a great time in Vienna, see Barbara” ‘ Patrick Daugherty, United States.
My 12 year old daughter and I wanted to experience Vienna as if we were locals. On the other hand we didn’t want to miss out on major tourist attractions. As much as fun things and our own personal guide, we wanted insider eateries and gourmet restaurants. In addition, my daughter wanted to visit a few locations of The Sound Of Music in Salzburg. Given that we only had a few days to spend, we needed someone familiar with Vienna to help organize our trip.After a short email exchange Barbara came up with a rich and fun travel itinerary. It ticked all our boxes and went beyond expectations. Not only did Barbara source a lovely tour guide for us, she arranged reservations for awesome restaurants, fitted in a small group day tour to Salzburg’s Sound of Music locations, and met us on the ground. Without Barbara’s assistance, our experience of Vienna wouldn’t have surpassed our expectations.’ Justin K., Virginia, USA
‘Our trip to Vienna was wonderful. Gertrude was a sweet and lovely private guide and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. Namely, the highlights of the itinerary were the Mozart concert at Karlskirche and the Spanish Riding School Vienna. As with all itineraries we made some last minute changes but they were all good. Thank you again for all of your help.’ (Warner Fox, USA)
Friends And Family Travel
- Lisa from the UK wanted to explore the Austrian countryside following on from her Vienna city break. Because her family was into hiking but not extremely sporty I created a fun itinerary that mixed shorter hiking trips with visits to Alpine cheese makers and heated swimming pools.
- Despite booking an All-Inclusive Danube river cruise Sharon and her friends were looking for off-the-beaten-path itineraries with private guides for Vienna, Wachau Valley, Linz, Bratislava and Passau. Besides touring with their own private guide in Wien, they baked Linzer Torte in Linz, visited a family-run apricot schnaps distillery in Wachau and enjoyed an exclusive rooftop dinner in Bratislava.
- In view of her impending family trip to Austria, Jane from Singapore decided she needed a hands-on native trip planner to organise day tours and private transfers in Austria, as well as to Budapest and Prague. Subsequently, the group of 7 undertook a countryside trip by minivan to Wachau Valley, and a guided day trip to Budapest. They were grateful they followed my advice and stayed a night in Prague.
- Somehow it immensely satisfies me when I can help travellers go far beyond Austria’s mainstream tourist attractions. “Barbara, I do not know where to start, and thank you seems such a small word for an extraordinary trip. We could not have done it without you. We thought of you in Vienna, we thought of you on the train to Spitz, we thought of you in the vineyards, it was a trip of a lifetime one that I will cherish always.
Your opinions, comments, tips and tours, what castles to see they were all spot on. Our favorite memories…dancing the waltz in the Imperial Palace and Spitz. It is a village that captured our hearts. Mauritius Hof was perfect for us.” (Gisèle Giroux, Canada)
1. Classical Tradition At The Spanish Riding School
- To celebrate a special occasion, Andrew from the UK wanted a week packed with classical events in Vienna. First, he received various suggestions for amazing concerts and operas, and ultraromantic restaurant ideas. Once these cornerstones were confirmed, Andrew got a fully fleshed out sightseeing itinerary and help with booking tickets and making reservations.
- Since Leiah intended to travel solo to Vienna she wanted to make sure she had lots of fun, and felt at ease when dining out.
- Before visiting Vienna, my client Rochelle needed help with Jewish ancestors research to find her late grandma’s home. With my assistance, she did, and even visited her grandmother’s apartment!
- While researching Viennese family roots, Lois from the US found she needed help. On top she was keen to touch base with local Viennese. Before she received her itinerary Lois got a sheet full of references to her family, including a statue in an outer neighborhood to visit. Her program then included a meet up with local Viennese that she utterly enjoyed.
- To perfect his honeymoon arrangements for Vienna and Salzburg, Nelson from Hong Kong was keen to hone them with local expertise. Instead of joining the usual tourist trails, Nelson and his young wife went off to see romantic hidden treasures, and had walks and candle light dinners in charming neighborhoods.
Why A Personal Travel Planner for Vienna and Austria?
Neither of these travellers had the time nor the insider knowledge, language skills and local connections to do Vienna travel planning as they had wanted to. And neither of them wanted one-size-fits-all vacation packages. Let alone an itinerary pulled together by a computer algorithm.
What makes Austria and Vienna travel planning additionally challenging is that some of the best local attractions have extravagant opening hours!
Equally, the best insider places remain invisible to even the most dedicated travellers. Hence, having an Austrian trip planner and travel consultant at your side will authenticate and enrich your stay.
“Thanks Barbara. I wish there was one of you in every city!”
(Michelle Phillips, Australia)
Vienna Travel Planning: Step-By-Step
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