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Essence of Austria 2023

8 days

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From Munich to Vienna

4.5

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Operator: Back-Roads Touring
Explorer: Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity: Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 18
Ages 18+

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Itinerary

Day 1
Munich
Meals
Dinner (Welcome dinner)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner
Landmarks
Munich
Day 2
Leeberghof - Zell am See
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Scenic boat trip on Tegernsee
Optional Activities
- Explore Tegernsee lakeside town
- Lunch at leisure in Leeberghof
- Restaurant dining in Zell am See
Landmarks
Tegernsee
Leeberghof
Zell am See
Day 3
Zell am See
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Homemade kaspresskndödel and apple strudel from cookery class)
Included Activities
- Included cookery class - Austrian kaspresskndödel and apple strudel preparation
- Lunch from cookery class (fruits of your labour)
Optional Activities
- Cable car to Mt Schmittenhöhe summit
- Boutique shopping in Zell am See
- Restaurant dining in the evening
Landmarks
Mt Schmittenhöhe
Day 4
Salzburg
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden
Optional Activities
- Explore Berchtesgaden
- Restaurant dining in Salzburg's Altstadt
Landmarks
Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)
Berchtesgaden
Salzburg Altstadt (Old Town)
Salzach River
Day 5
Salzburg
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at a refined city centre restaurant)
Included Activities
- Dinner at refined city centre restaurant
- Mozart concert at Mirabell Palace
Optional Activities
- Visit Mozart's birthplace
- Visit Hohensalzburg Fortress
- Visit Salzburg Cathedral
- Visit St Peter's Abbey
- Explore Salzburg at leisure
Landmarks
Mozart's Birthplace (Mozarts Geburtshaus)
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Salzburg Cathedral (Salzburger Dom)
St Peter's Abbey (Stift Sankt Peter)
Mirabell Palace
Day 6
Salzkammergut - Tauplitz
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- SchafbergBahn cogwheel train ride to Schafberg mountain summit
- Cheese tasting session at traditional farm
Optional Activities
- Restaurant dining in Tauplitz evening
Landmarks
Schafberg Mountain
Salzkammergut
Tauplitz
Day 7
Amstetten - Wachau Valley
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Final dinner in Wachau Valley)
Included Activities
- Visit to Admont Abbey - Baroque architecture and monastic library exploration
- Local distillery visit in Amstetten - cider-making process and tasting
- Final dinner in Wachau Valley
Optional Activities
- Lunch at leisure in Admont village
Landmarks
Admont Abbey
Admont village
Amstetten
Wachau Valley
Day 8
Vienna
Meals
Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Tulln an der Donau parks and gardens
- Lunch at leisure in Tulln an der Donau
- Explore Vienna - Baroque architecture, imperial palaces, musical heritage
Landmarks
Tulln an der Donau
Vienna

Landmarks
Munich

Landmarks
Tegernsee
Leeberghof
Zell am See

Landmarks
Mt Schmittenhöhe

Landmarks
Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)
Berchtesgaden
Salzburg Altstadt (Old Town)
Salzach River

Landmarks
Mozart's Birthplace (Mozarts Geburtshaus)
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Salzburg Cathedral (Salzburger Dom)
St Peter's Abbey (Stift Sankt Peter)
Mirabell Palace

Landmarks
Schafberg Mountain
Salzkammergut
Tauplitz

Landmarks
Admont Abbey
Admont village
Amstetten
Wachau Valley

Landmarks
Tulln an der Donau
Vienna

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Optional
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Reviews from other tours by Back-Roads Touring

Tour Operator
4.5

James
July 9th, 2016
4.5
A lot of places were visited in a short amount of time. I think the tours could be more customer friendly by...
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Bea
December 3rd, 2025
5
Flavio was very personable. Very caring, respectful, responsible and well organised. I would travel with him again
Jan
November 13th, 2025
5
There were only 4 of us in this tour and we were taken around on a van instead of a minibus. It was one of the best...
There were only 4 of us in this tour and we were taken around on a van instead of a minibus. It was one of the best tours I have ever been on. We all got on really well and ended up spending every meal and our spare time together. With having the van we were able to get closer into the towns than we would had been able to with a minibus. Which was fantastic for me and another lady in the tour as we are both elderly with some walking difficulties. I would be willing to pay extra for a small group like this as it made our tour run more smoothly. The accommodation was excellent my only complaint would be no kettles in most rooms. A kettle to be able to make coffee would be great. My favourite accommodation was on our last night at Fattoria degli Usignoli. Absolutely beautiful. Nice big rooms and the surroundings were stunning and the staff made you feel like family. Our tour guide and driver were top class and out of a rating of ten I would give them both 15+ Flavio was a truly amazing person and a great historian. He went out of his way to make us comfortable. His job would not had been an easy one having 2 young 22 year olds and 2 elderly ladies to keep entertained and happy. I was so relieved when I found out our luggage would be taken to our rooms each night and the next morning we were to leave our luggage outside our door. This was not so on the Explore Eastern European tour Budapest to Prague where we had to carry our own luggage up flights of stairs. My husband travelled with me on that tour and he helped a number of ladies to take their luggage up the stairs as they were unable to do so. I would definitely be booking another Backroads tour again knowing I did not have to worry about taking my bags up to my room.Show more