Very good guide. Palace is lovely. Lots of information about the Hapsburg which gave good context to the city. Good for history lovers
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- 2-hours Guided Tour of Hofburg Palace Complex
- Sightseeing in a small well-organized group
- Skip-the-line ticket to Hofburg Palace: Imperial Rooms, and Sisi Museum
- The tour is led by 5-Stars Guide with official license
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Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet your guide in front of Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus", Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
Return
- Meet your guide in front of Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus", Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
Itinerary
Meet your guide in front of Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus", Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
Right next to your meeting point and Hofburg Palace there is Michaelskirche, enjoy quick look from the outside at this interesting church with stunning tower and then enter Hofburg.
Meet the true Habsburg empire! Explore whole palace complex with museums. Look at amazing architecture in front, step inside magnificent gardens and discover interior. See Conference Room - room was used for the ministerial conferences which were chaired by the emperor. See private bedrooms of imperial couple, their Saloons for guests, Elisabeth's Dressing Room and much more as the whole interior includes 24 different rooms.
Walk inside Sisi Museum, it presents over 300 personal items that belonged to Elisabeth like her dresses, parasols, gloves, beauty preparations. It shows her beauty cult, obsession with being slim and athletic performance.
The Hofburg Palace is located right in heart of Historic Center of Vienna. Explore this magnificent Palace - the Top1 Attraction with great commentary from your 5-Stars guide.
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Reviews
This tour was well worth it, just us and our guide Uta. Uta was on time, easy to find, very knowledgeable, pleasant, funny as well as aware that it was quite cold for us the day of our tour. We were able to see and learn about the palace and history of the family in a relatively short amount of time bypassing lines and with her targeted commentary, diving deeper anywhere we asked her to. It was well worth it vs wondering through the palaces with the recorded audio tour as in less time we saw more, learned more, and had more fun.
In these tours the quality, enthusiasm and knowledge of the gude is critical. We were lucky to have Maximilian (Max for most of his customers) showing us around Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum. It got quite late, dark and cold by the end, so the rest of our paying group all gave up, but Max continued with just the 2 of us as the program stipulated. Thank you Maximilian, well done !
We really enjoyed our tour of Hofburg Palace. Our guide, Maria, was very knowledgeable, friendly and gave us several anecdotes that made the tour much more interesting. We also really appreciate that the service found us a guide on very short notice on a busy weekend.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He tailored the tour to our interests. Both the museum and the apartments were worth seeing
This tour eliminates standing in line to get into the museum. Our guide was knowledgeable abd gave us a concise history of the origin of Vienna through to the exile of the Kaiser.
Excellent guide Ewald was informative and summarized complex history in an engaging entertaining and very interesting way
Very nice tour and Amelia is an awesome guide with many interesting stories about the imperial family. Thank you!
Our guide was extremely informative and gave us pertinent information connecting what we were viewing and the history of the area and how it fit into world events. Karin was flexible, articulate, and interesting.
Andrea was a wonderful tour guide, she was so knowledgeable about the history of Hofburg palace and we enjoyed all of her extra information about Sisi. Loved every part of the tour
Our guide Ute was enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the history of the Habsburgs. Her details about the history were tailored to our interests. With her well-spoken English it made the story easier to understand. Would recommend her as a guide.
Our guide Robert was very good and tailored our tour as needed to make it most enjoyable and informative for us. We learned just the right amount if information and the palace is beautiful!
Robbery is the lasting memory I will have for this event. There’s no way in hell or on earth that anyone can justify the ridiculous amount they charge for this mediocre event 433 Euro for a couple and just over 2 hours! it doesn’t includes a museum and a palace. The museum is in the palace. You can buy tickets that give you an audio tour for 14Euro each and take it at your pace! I’m embarrassed to admit I was conned on this one😣
We had already toured the Hofburg exterior the day before but it was great to see the interior and Karin went into further detail which I really enjoyed. Great tour and highly recommend. I'm not a big Sisi fan myself but I did gain a new appreciation for her.
Fantastic tour! Amela was a great guide. So knowledgeable and nice. We learned a lot from her. Highly recommend this!!
This was a great tour. Karin was a wonderful guide - she was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the Palace and Sisi. We really enjoyed it and I recommend this activity.
excellent tour with knowledgeable guide. lots of information given and immensely enjoyed the tour. I highly recommend this to everyone.
This was a nice tour. Our tour guide was very professional and knowledgeable. He also showed us some the important landmarks around the Imperial Palace. We really enjoyed it and I recommend this activity.
Our tour person, Michael, was the worst. He did not provide a good explanation, and did not answer any of the two questions I had asked. Michael arrived late and he did not want to be there. Forget about going in this tour. The other person who spoke Spanish was quite nice and polite.
The guide---a middle aged guy was excellent --, knew everything about Sisi, even little known facts---maybe 10 people, instead of a crowd of 50 so easier to hear and see---don't remember paying the quoted price---seemed a lot less--but all in all it was a good tour
We enjoyed this private tour with our tour guide and beautiful Baroque style Palaces, there are so many things to see. Our tour guide was wonderful and told us stories of each building/ Palace was built, details of Sisi. We recommend take this tour.
our guide Kirstin was amazing. met us on time and we were the only people on tour!!! very informative and planned ahead to accommodate an injury through the museum and Sisi. Also she told us about another exhibition when she found out about my obsession with chandeliers! Highly recommend company and guide. Unfortunately she ran off prior to us giving her a tip. She thoroughly deserved one- thank you
Robert was an outstanding tour guide who not only showed us the history through the walking tour he engaged us with other info and answered the million and 1 questions I had. I’ve been on tours where the guide knows the info but has no passion about the history. Robert not only knew the info but you could tell he enjoyed what he was doing! Certainly recommend the experience!
Our guide Michael was outstanding and made the visit so much more enjoyable. I'm not sure how someone could request a specific person, but Michael should be a preferred choice.
Antonio Rosa was our tour guide in Spanish. So kind and knowledgeable. I really wish we had more time to learn more about Vienna with him. 2 hours was honestly not enough.
We had an excellent guide in Ashna. She really gave flavour to the tour content, providing very good insight on the subject with added punch and humour. Recommended.
Romana had so many great stories to tell that brought the objects on display to life. She obviously loves what she does, and the history of Austria, sharing this throughout the tour.
Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Her patience with our questions and her Willingness to share with us was wonderful
My private tour of the Hofburg Palace & Sisi Museum with Ulli was worth every penny. I learned so much in a short time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
2h with an excelent guide even for introverts like us :) was a great time. It could be noted that it was my third time there and the most boring places turned to be the most interesting (for me).
Wonderful guided tour with skip the line tickets. See what is the most important in all 3 museums: silver, Sissi and palace with great tour guide who is knowledgeable and engaging story teller and helps you understand history, people, families in the context of the period, and shared interesting facts and stories.
I booked initially for a tour for Wednesday, together with a colleague. However, due to the recovery plan after the Coronavirus pandemic, the access to the Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum (as well as many other tourist attractions in Austria) was restricted just a day before my visit (the access was only allowed between Thursday and Sunday, until the 30 of June). As soon as the company got aware of the situation, they contacted me via phone and mail. They informed me about the situation and inquired about any free time-frames do I have in my trip so they try and reschedule the tour without interfering with other plans. I only had a single time-frame and the company together with the guide managed to reschedule the tour to that time-frame. I wanted to highlight this, since huge efforts were made, from the guide and company, to manage and fix the situation without interfering with my busy schedule. I don't believe that many people will do those efforts instead I guess that they will offer a refund or to reschedule the visit on another day with a fixed time. After I got aware of the situation and since we were talking about modifications in less than 24 hours, I got afraid that things will not get fixed on time, and I couldn't risk not to visit Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum during the trip, I bough entrance tickets for the museum directly. Once the guide found out that I bough separate entrance tickets, she talked - on her own initiative - to the museum officials and I got a refund for my separate entrance tickets (which I got denied when I tried to ask). Our guide was Miss. Ute. She is amazing and. An very y passionate expert about Hofburg Palace, Sisi Museum and Schönbrunn Palace as well as anything related to Vienna and the imperial family. We got tons of interested information and highlights that we would have been missed for sure if we were on our own. Regarding the palace and the museum, as the majority know, it is a very majestic place. It is rich with history that can’t be experienced anywhere else. It is for sure a most to visit during any trip to Vienna. At the end, I want to thank the Miss. Ute for all the information and for the wonderful time that we had during the tour. I also want to thank her and the company, for they efforts to fix the situation that I detailed above.
Start early to make the most of the day. I loved it
We took a guided tour of the Hofburg Palace and the Sissi Museum. Recommended. The guide Rene was very attentive and gave very good advice. Great connoisseur
This ticket is great, we can go at the time we want to visit Schonbrunn Castle and the Sisi Museum On the other hand we did not make the furniture museum Visits last a long time It was very good
Nos gustó mucho esta visita VIP con nuestra guía Gertrude. El museo de Sissi y el castillo son muy interesante gracias a los comentarios de nuestra guía. Nos gustó mucho no hacer cola.
Ein Erlebnis und dazu eine fantastische Führerin. Mit einem Lächeln im Gesicht und immer auf uns eingelassen. Mit Humor und Witz, dennoch historisch top und sehr informativ.
An unforgettable experience, a contact with the life of the palace and especially of Empress Sisi, with the expert, professional, dedicated and attentive guide of Antonio. Highly recommended walk!
Beautiful experience punctual serious driving prepared and very friendly. Passes on love x your own work
Our guide managed to sum up the essentials impressively and show a common thread through the comprehensive exhibition. Important information and explanations were skillfully set, so that the time of the tour flew by. We fully enjoyed the tour and discussions. Thank you.
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