Bratislava Day Trip From Vienna With Catamaran Cruise On Danube

An excellent day in Bratislava. The tour started on time, and the tour representative provided all the necessary information for the day. The guide in Bratislava was a local and was very knowledgeable about the site. The return trip on the catamaran was enjoyable.

The tour was okay, but not great. The worst part was that the catamaran was unable to sail, due to low water levels, but the tour participants were not notified of this until AFTER the tour was over. We were told by a representative of the tour company that we would get a refund on the catamaran part of the cruise, since that was the most expensive part of the excursion, but I haven't heard anything since. We were bussed back to Vienna, instead of sailing back. Please contact me re: when I can expect a refund for the difference between the cost of the catamaran portion of the excursion and the cost of the bus transportation provided.

Deeply disappointed with this company. They sold us a boat trip when they knew the boat could not operate. They lied to us.

The pick up from vienna was timely and instructions on how to return with the catamaran ferry were made clear. Unfortunately our guide for the walking tour was not good at all. We were told nothing about the history of bratislava, no anecdotes of any sights. We were told instead were to buy souvenirs and have hot chocolate. We were even told about a candy shot that you can find all over Europe. We pretty much ended up getting information from Gemini.

Unfortunately the walking tour guide was 30 minutes late picking up the tour group. She expressed upsetting antisemitic views and made inappropriate comments about three Jewish sites in Bratislava on the tour. It was convenient travelling by bus from Vienna to Bratislava and to have the return catamaran ticket pre-purchased. The sites in Bratislava were interesting historically and picturesque based on my solo walks.

Nice relaxing trip. Very knowledgeable guide.

It is a great day trip. The guide in Bratislava was excellent and provided a great deal of information about the country and its history. The old city is relatively compact so even people like myself with walking issues can manage it. The one downside was the amount of free time - 6 hours was too much. Fortunately, the catamaran company gave me an earlier sailing for a 10 euro surcharge.

Is a must...on the Big danube fluviu, long of 2850 km. Which past in 10 country lands..!!!

Overall it was an interesting trip, with much to see enroute along the way via coach and by boat along the Danube River. Our guide in Bratislava, Maria, was very patient and provided our group with much history and unique perspectives on Slovakia and Bratislava in particular. At times it wasn’t always easy to hear her given the surroundings, but she was happy to repeat explanations. Likewise, the Oldtimer bus tour to Bratislava Castle was most informative and a relaxing way to see the city. The only downside to the day was that the Vienna tour organiser just met us at the departure point then left us in the hands of the driver who either didn’t know where we were to be dropped off, or simply didn’t care. As a consequence, we spent nearly an hour milling around the drop off point trying to connect up with our guides. We eventually connected with the guides but by then, some in our group went off and did their own thing. My advice is for anyone taking part in this tour, ensure you have the Vienna based organisers’ contact number, should matters not work out as expected.

This was a perfect day trip to enjoy Bratislava. This tour allowed me to experience a new city and new country from Vienna versus actually staying there. It was perfect!

A pleasant and efficient way to take in Bratislava. We left promptly from Opera house in a small bus and made it without issue. I enjoyed the Austrian countryside with the wind turbine field and just at border noted the collection of drab Communist era buildings. There was no guide or commentary on the bus. A Slovak native guide met us and guided us around through the old city. She gave a lot of history. She showed us how to upgrade the tour with a tram ride to the castle and also how to leave on an earlier boat back to Vienna. After her time was over, we had lunch, went in a few stores, enjoyed pastry and coffee at an historic Konditorei and decided to take the early boat back. If you want to delve deeper there are museums and galleries and plenty of time to see them in the extra 3 hours. The trip back was pleasant, air conditioned and calm. Refreshments available for purchase. Dropped us off close to subway station. Vienna public transportation is wonderful! Only issue- our group of maybe 12 were all English speaking except for 2 who spoke German. So she had to say everything twice, which took time. I also think her German was more fluent. Her accent, quieter voice and ambient noise made it a little difficult to hear. I believe her explanations may have been a little more full in German. But all in all a good day and a chance to get a glimpse into the country.

Bratislava is a quaint town. Our guide did a wonderful job explaining the history of the country. We loved the gelato.

The tour itself was good. The guide gave all the relevant information that we needed for the return boat trip to Vienna. One major issue of concern was the minibus trip to Bratislava. There were approximately 25 passengers aboard and it was 25 C outside. No windows open despite there being a roof skylight which was also closed. The trip was about 1 hr 30 mins and when a passenger shouted at the driver to turn on the air conditioning ,he then realised the driver could not hear ANYONE because he was wearing earbuds. Poor show. Otherwise very enjoyable

Taking a day trip from Vienna to Bratislava is definitely worth doing. The old city center is great and full of good historical restaurants. The castle has a great museum with artifacts dating back to the Romans and earlier. City Hall also has a very good city history museum. Our local city guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. The only issue we had was that the return catamaran trip was cancelled, but a bus was provided instead.

The tour information does not state that that only one way of the trip is by boat .. the trip from Vienna to Bratislava was by coach . The information was misleading on email received.

Was what it stated. An easy bus ride to Bratislava. No commentary but relaxing. Bruna was a great guide for the walking tour. Very informative - lots of history and perspectives. Very enjoyable. Finished at 11.40 am and we took a tram tour up to castle - 16 euros - was ok and saw rest of town - would have like to see Blue Church on the tour but saw it ourselves. Took an earlier catamaran back to Vienna for 10 euros extra. Didn’t want to wait till 6.30pm and get back at 8pm. Ideally a 4pm return would have been ideal. Loved boat journey back

The tour guide was difficult to understand and did not share much information about Bratislava. I do not recommend this tour. The tour of the city was finished by 11:30am and there was not much more to see after that, so we paid 10 Euros per person to change our catamaran tickets to the 2:30 pm return to Vienna instead of the 6:30 pm included with the tour. Bratislava was nice, but again, very small for a whole day tour.

Beautiful mountain city , guide Mr Evan was knowledgeable and funny and walking tour was enjoyable. Took a palace tour in the sight seeing coach from the opera and it was helpful in visiting the castle. The return journey by the twin city liner was amazing though we preponed it to 2.30pm for getting a little extra time in Vienna.

The history of Slovakia told in about one and a half hours by tour guide Ivan who made it fun and educational at the same time. More interesting information from the audio in the Oldtimer ride to the castle. Once we were there however, we were given only 20 minutes for exploration, which was totally inadequate given the size of the grounds and the castle itself -- a couple of snapshots, a trip to the WC, then it was time to go back to the vehicle. The free time to explore the old town, we felt, was too long before the 6 pm return trip to Vienna by catamaran. After lunch, we walked the old town, shopped for souvenirs, and went to see the Blue Church, and had coffee in a nice coffee shop, there was nothing left for us to do but wait for the boat for 2 hours. After we finally got our tickets, we were not told by the ticketing person that the seats were numbered and that our group of 4 were seated separately from each other. What a bummer in an otherwise okay trip.

Very nice day trip to a nation’s capital. Wonderful old town. Guide was “ok” … could have been a bit more informational. Note that the bus trip is just transport; no “tour” until arrival. Also it was late in year (mid-Oct) for the Catamaran since it was dark and couldn’t see much along the Danube.

The boat ride back is what saved this tour. The initial walking part was very bland & mundane. We started the tour at 9:45am & were done by 11:00am. We were then left to ourselves for 7 hrs as the boat reservation wasn't until 6pm. Luckily I was able to take an earlier time back to Vienna.

It serves the purpose of getting to Bratislava but walking guided tour is only 1.5 hours out of entire day. Really can do it by yourself on boat to Bratislava, then pick up a guided tour there then boat back. Too many people per one tour guide though she was really really good but 25 or so people in a group some with disabilities. I would book the boat both ways then do a drive around hop on/ hop off trolley and do a walking tour on the ground/ plenty of vendors. That way you can do it at your own pace.

Probably a 2 pm return is better. The guide was outstanding. Very knowledgeable. Very open to answering all our questions

The Bratislava excursion was too long, the excursion started at 8:30 - 8:00pm approx. Most of the excursion was spent travelling : to Bratislava and back to Vienna( 3hours) . The tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of history ( at times too much). Most of the day we were left on our on. too expensive for what we got out of the excursion. The excursion could have been shorted. We finished visiting and waited 3 hours for the catamaran and it took 1 and 1/2hours on the catamaran. I personally would not this excursion again or recommend.

Bratislava is beautiful and enjoyed exploring the city and trying their food. The catamaran cruise back was good. Would recommend.

The boat ride back has assigned seats but we were not told or given a choice when issueing tickets only to find out that we got the worst seats.

The experience was lovely in that we had a nice bus ride to Bratislava and a special boat trip back on the Catamaran. The town is beautiful. The walking tour, however, in Bratislava was very mediocre. The tour guide Zuzana moved like a speed walker. She even laughed about what a fast walker she was so she is aware of what she is doing and didn’t bother to wait for folks to catch up. Her English is also not up the level of a proper guide. Knowledge was perhaps average.

Transportation to and from was great, however, the walking tour guide was mediocre and it was just way too much to time to spend there. It could easily have been cut by 2-hours and still provided plenty of time to see everything.

There two groups: one English speaking, one German speaking, which took too much time for explanations. Also, it was a Slovakian national holiday and stores were closed. Had we known this in advance, we would have book on another day. Given this, we decided to return to Vienna early, and had to pay an extra 10 euros each as a change fee, although the boat was virtually empty. The guide also glossed over a lot of local points of interest without going into sufficient detail.

I was surprised and a bit dismayed that the individual who met with us and put us on a bus, left us without explaining anything. I was sitting in the front of the bus when he told the bus driver he was not coming on the bus. The bus driver was also surprised or seemed so. It would only have taken the person a moment to tell us that another tour guide would meet us and tell us how long the bus ride was. The bus ride was an hour long and at least two people asked where the guide was. Once we arrived in Bratislava, a nice guide met us at the bus. She provided a great 2-hr walking tour. We then were on our own to wander about the city. The guide provided us some options of what to do and where to go. I had a lovely time sightseeing in the city and the boat ride home was very relaxing. Keep your camera ready for site along the way back to Vienna.

It was a very nice excursion. We have enjoyed our day. We thought the excursion included also the castle but it did not. We went on our own. The view from the castle is beautiful.

This trip involved a lot of walking so make sure your shoes are made for walking. There is so much to see so one day might not be sufficient. The guide was very knowledgeable and gave an amazing tour!

The tour guide was very knowledgeable. There was enough time to tour the city on your own after she finished showing us points of interest. It is a good tour to purchase.

This was a well organised trip, with plenty of time to explore the city after an excellent guided tour. The coach trip went smoothly and the trip back on the boat was also good and a bit different. The only downsides were the guides speaker - it was sometimes difficult to hear, and finding out when we arrived in Bratislava that the castle was regularly closed on a Tuesday - the day of our visit.

Fantastic guide, extraordinarily knowledgeable and great sense of humor. She explained historical significance and current dynamics of the country.

This was a very nice experience. We were transported to Bratislava by bus and had an informative tour around the town with a local guide.. I was impressed by Bratislava’s cleanliness and beautiful architecture. It is really maintained well and the people are very friendly. We had the option to go back to Vienna on the boat ride back at 2:40 for an extra ten euros each. It was a hot day so we took it. We had a seat in the back of the boat outside, which at first seemed bad but we got great outdoor views of the Danube (when the trip started) and old castle ruins so it was very nice after all. I highly recommend this tour.

Really fun trip! The guide knew so much but also gave us time to explore. Great experience! Would do another excursion with this company.

The booking voucher I got from you after the payment was made was not accepted because they didn’t have it in their system. We couldn’t go to Bratislava and I have requested a refund

Wonderful day although we had rain Enjoyed the walking tour Excellent tour guide Catamaran cruise back to Vienna was wonderful

Great trip! Adela was an absolutely WONDERFUL tour guide. Free time is a little long, recommend taking your time and enjoying a leisurely pace.

The tour left without us as she wouldn’t wait for me to return with our passports! Very disappointed!

Bratislava is a charming city worth getting acquainted with. It has an interesting history and the people are friendly.

It was not advertised as only going on the Danube one way. It would also have been better to cruise in daylight rather than in the dark. Bratislava is a traditional looking town and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The guide was very knowledgeable.

Complete waste of time and mist of what needed to be seen was done in half a day and had to waste time to catch the ferry late in the evening. The guide was awfully and was completely incoherent.

The tour itinerary followed as advertised. Arriving in the city , a local guide will be with you at most 2 hrs , then the rest will be your own time. Since the catamaran trip back to Vienna is at 6:30pm you have enough time to roam discover tiny street around old town, and picturesque buildings. After sometimes the allocated time by your own is too much , might get bored waiting for the catamaran trip back to vienna . Recommended a day trip to Bratislava.

Bratislava is a great city. Very comfortable and easy to get around. Many things are written in English, so it was easy to navigate. We only had the use of a tour guide for two hours. The rest of the time we were on our own.

The local guide did a job in showing us the major sites in the old city. He also gave us great advice about the other sites in the and where they were.

Overall, the tour was great and Bratislava is a beautiful city. Pickup was on time and we were greeted by the local guide when we arrived at Bratislava. The guide was knowledgeable and informative, although it was hard to understand or hear him. I had to follow him closely. A speaker or headphone would definitely help. Glad it was not crowded that day. The tour ended before noon and we had more than 6 hours of free time. I was so fortunate to meet another solo traveler. That made the 6 hours seem way a lot shorter. We had lunch at a very good local restaurant, visited the castle, the blue church and walked around the old town. We went to the boat dock before 6pm, walking along the river and watched the sunset. The boat ride back was okay, couldn't see much as it was already dark. Perhaps it would be nicer during the summer. However, we went to back of the boat and saw amazing view of the moon (almost full).

Good tour with plenty of spare time to look around Bratislava on your own. The tour guide was very informative and amusing and she gave us a good introduction to the main sites in Bratislava.