| Day No | Time | Day Title | Itinerary | Meal Plan | Night Halt |
| 1 | 00:00 Hrs | Welcome to Austria. Arrival in Vienna | Welcome to your Southern Travels Wonderful Austria Tour. Welcome to Vienna, Austria's capital, which lies in the country's east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. In the Museums Quartier district, historic and contemporary buildings display works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and other artists.
Upon arrival you will be met our representative and escorted to the hotel on private basis.
Check in at the hotel and rest of the day is free for leisure or relaxing activities. (Please note the standard check in time would be at 15:00 hrs or subject to hotel discretion). Overnight in Vienna.
| | Vienna |
| 2 | 00:00 Hrs | Vienna – Salzburg | Morning post breakfast, we depart for Storybook region of Austria (Salzburg). With the help of the Flexible 3 Days Austrian Pass you can travel from Vienna to Salzburg.
Welcome to Salzburg! The joke 'If it's baroque, don't fix it' is a perfect maxim for Salzburg: the story-book Altstadt (old town) burrowed below steep hills looks much as it did when Mozart lived here 250 years ago. Beside the fast-flowing Salzach River, your gaze is raised inch by inch to graceful domes and spires, the formidable cliff top fortress and the mountains beyond. It's a backdrop that did the lordly prince-archbishops and Maria proud.
Upon your arrival at Salzburg train station, make your way to the hotel on your own.
Rest of the evening is free for leisure or optional activities.
Overnight in Salzburg.
| | Salzburg |
| 3 | 00:00 Hrs | Salzburg | Follow in the footsteps of the Von Trapp family and relive the classic movie on the Sound of Music tour. See the Mirabell Palace and gardens, where Maria and the children sing Do-Re-Mi and Residenz Square, which Maria crosses by bus from Nonnberg Abbey - where the real life Maria and Baron von Trapp were married in 1927 - on her way to the Trapp Villa singing I have confidence in me.
The Rock Riding School is a particularly significant location as the real life Trapp family sang there before they fled Austria following the Nazi takeover. In the film, they sing Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss and So Long, Farewell in a memorable scene. Leopoldskron Palace was used as the Von Trapp family home and while the gazebo used for the famous 'I am 16 going on 17' scene was here in the film, it is actually at the Hellbrunn Palace.
Head out of town before finishing this part of the tour and visit the beautiful church at Mondsee, where the wedding scene was shot. Continue on to visit one of the salt mines that are central to the history of Salzburg, which means 'salt fortresses'. At the mine, receive protective clothing to keep warm – and to look the real deal!
Travel in a former miners' train into the heart of the mountain and discover this secret world of kilometres-long labyrinths. Have fun on the miners' slides, enjoy a raft cruise across a subterranean salt lake with a multimedia show that will not light up the underground lake but also your hearts.
Overnight in Salzburg.
| | Salzburg |
| 4 | 00:00 Hrs | Salzburg - Innsbruck | Breakfast at the hotel and upon completion of check out formalities; you will have to make your own way to the train station for your next destination: Innsbruck!
Welcome to Innsbruck! Tyrol's capital is a sight to behold. The jagged rock spires of the Nordkette range are so close that within minutes it's possible to travel from the city's heart to more than 2000m above sea level and alpine pastures where cowbells chime. Summer and winter activities abound, and it's understandable why some visitors only take a peek at Innsbruck proper before heading for the hills. Check in at the hotel and rest of the day is free for leisure or relaxing activities. (Please note the standard check in time would be at 15:00 hrs or subject to hotel discretion)
Overnight in Innsbruck.
| | Innsbruck |
| 5 | 00:00 Hrs | Innsbruck | Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will make your way to Swarovski Kristallwelten.
Swarovski Crystal Worlds was opened in 1995 to mark the centennial anniversary of the company's founding. Multimedia artist Andre Heller designed a unique and magical place. This beloved attraction has brought moments of wonder to over sixteen million visitors from all around the world. Visitors are surprised, touched, and perhaps even transformed by crystal in all its facets. Heller's thematic centerpiece for Swarovski Crystal Worlds was the shape of the Giant. And he developed the story of a Giant who set out to experience the world and all of its treasures and wonders. With this knowledge, the Giant settled down in Wattens/Tyrol, where he has watched over his Chambers of Wonder ever since.
The original principle of these Chambers of Wonder is based on the historical chamber of wonders in the castle of Ambras, which was a sixteenth-century attempt to assemble a universal collection of all knowledge known at the time. Make your way back to the hotel and rest of the day is free for leisure activities.
Overnight in Innsbruck.
| | Innsbruck |
| 6 | 00:00 Hrs | Innsbruck – Vienna | Morning post breakfast, we depart for the capital (Vienna). With the help of the Flexible 3 Days Austrian Pass you can travel from Innsbruck to Vienna. Make your own way to Innsbruck train station and board the train to Vienna.
Check in at the hotel and proceed to explore the city at your own pace. The Vienna bus tour lets the guests delve into Vienna's rich history, sophisticated culture and stunning architecture. The flexibility of the hop-on, hop-off tours allows the guests to immerse themselves in Vienna's beautiful museums, magnificent palaces, grand monuments and rolling gardens at their own pace
Overnight in Vienna
| | Vienna |
| 7 | 00:00 Hrs | Departure Day | Today you will be transferred to Airport for your flight back home. We trust that you enjoyed your Vacation. Please do give us your valuable suggestions on feedback@southerntravels.in. | | Tour Concludes here... |