Vienna Tourism Guide

DESTINATION VIENNA

Location of offices:              Austria – Vienna 

Currency:                          Euro 

Flying Time from UK:          2 hours  10 minutes

Flying Time from USA:       East coast non-stop 9 hours 40 minutes, West coast with stopover

                                        between 13 and 14 hours                  

Time difference to UK:      GMT + 1 hour 

Time Difference to USA:   GMT – 5 hours (East Coast) – 8 hours (West Coast) daylight savings     

                                                      time observed

TEN IDEAS YOU CANNOT DO AS A TOURIST IN VIENNA

1.     “Gourmet Tour off the beaten track” through the historical inner city, including various tasting opportunities – “Exclusive Gourmet Tour visiting venues that a tourist would not have known about. 

2.     “Pastry workshops” or cookery competitions.

3.      Tour through the Chocolate museum, with chocolate tasting and visit to the museum shop.

4.       Special themed walking tours, such as “In the footsteps of the Third Man”, “Vienna’s Underground”, Music & Dance”, “Architecture” etc.

5.       Waltz lessons at the famous “Elmayer” Dance School.

6.       Art workshops at a number of museums.

7.       Segway, old timer rally, interactive photo safari.

8.       Oldtimer tram and horse drawn carriage rides to gala dinner venues in a historical palace or museum.  In the evenings horse drawn carriages can be organised from the hotels for an evening transfer to the gala dinner venues (Museum, Palaces).  

9. Private reception in the rooms of the Spanish Riding School in combination with a visit to watch the Lipizzaner Horses.

10. Adventure tours through Vienna’s Prater amusement park, with a backstage glimpse of some great attractions.

TOP REASONS TO VISIT VIENNA

1.   Vienna is the world capital of music and culture 

2.   Vienna is a city with an impressive imperial heritage  

3.   Vienna maintains a balance between urban and green areas in a way that no other metropolis does 

4.   Vienna enjoys a reputation of being one of the safest & cleanest cities in the Europe.

5.   Vienna is the top city for worldwide  conventions & corporate events

6.   Vienna – a city located in the heart of Europe, accessible by plane or train from all over the world.