Please review the excursions outlined below and select one for your Vienna experience.
Choose the excursion that appeals to you the most for your time on the Danube Cruise.
Vienna: Option 1
City Tour on Bicycles
An easy-paced ride through Vienna on bike paths and low-traffic streets, led by a certified guide who takes the group past the city's main sights with plenty of photo stops along the way. The route covers the Inner City highlights: the Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, the Hundertwasserhaus, Charles Church, the Ringstrasse with the Johann Strauß Monument, the Opera House, the Imperial Palace, City Hall, the University, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the Danube Canal.
Duration: 3 hours | Effort: 1/5 – flat, easy pace, no hills
Vienna: Option 2
Schönbrunn Palace
A guided tour through the Habsburgs' summer residence, taking in the state rooms and imperial apartments before moving out into the formal gardens, with their view up to the Gloriette. A classic, low-effort cultural anchor for the morning, suited to almost any fitness level.
Duration: 3 hours | Walking: 2/5 – light walking
Vienna: Option 3
Spanish Riding School – Morning Exercise
A public training session held in the historic Winter Riding Hall, offering an authentic look at how the Lipizzaner stallions and their riders train — from young horses learning basic movements to advanced stallions practicing high-level dressage.
Duration: 1–1.5 hours | Walking: 1/5 – seated viewing
Vienna: Option 4
Naschmarkt and Heuriger Taste of Vienna
A walking tour through Vienna's famous Naschmarkt with tastings of Austrian specialties along the way, often paired with a stop at a traditional Heuriger wine tavern — Grinzing, the classic wine village, is about 20 minutes from the center. A good food-and-wine option to round out the menu alongside the palace, the horses, and the bike rides.
Vienna: Option 5
I prefer to spend the day at leisure
I prefer to spend the day discovering on my own
