Christmas in Vienna

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The elegant Austrian capital

Spend a Christmas to remember in one of Europe’s most romantic wintertime cities. Vienna's Baroque palaces, ornate churches, fine museums and galleries and elegant shopping arcades add an extra sense of culture and sophistication to the city's seasonal celebrations and to the warm festive welcome you'll find in the city’s celebrated coffee houses. Stay in a fine, four-star hotel, explore the capital of Austria on a guided tour and take a trip into the rolling scenery of the Wienerwald.

Holiday Highlights

Discover the beauty of Vienna on a Christmas Day city tour
Spend Christmas Eve morning exploring the Vienna Woods
Christmas lunch at your hotel
Uncover Bratislava on an optional excursion

What's Included

Four nights' half-board accommodation at the four-star Hotel Zeitgest, Vienna
A guided city tour of Vienna
A visit to Vienna Woods
Return flights from the UK to Austria
Return airport-to-hotel transfers
The services of a friendly, experienced tour manager
One piece of hold luggage per person

Itinerary

Day 1

Meet your tour manager and transfer into the city and your comfortable hotel. Settle into your surroundings and perhaps enjoy a drink before dinner.

Day 2

Spend the morning in the beautiful Vienna Woods, a favourite retreat of composer Beethoven, and former hunting ground of the Viennese elite. Visit the abbey at Heiligenkreuz and the hunting lodge at Mayerling, scene of an infamous Royal scandal. Dine once again at the hotel, at the end of a marvellous day.

Day 3

Merry Christmas! This morning you'll enjoy included guided tour that will introduce Vienna and its elegant, UNESCO-listed Innere Stadt of Baroque palaces, great Gothic St Stephan’s Cathedral, sweeping Stephansplatz main square and colonnaded shopping streets. Don’t miss the Imperial Hofburg Palace, perhaps climb to the top of the cathedral’s spire for stunning views, and take a seat in a kaffeehaus to soak up the unique Viennese atmosphere. Festive markets in several locations add to the magic. Head back to the hotel for a wonderful festive lunch, then enjoy an afternoon at leisure, perhaps revisiting some of your favourite spots from this morning's tour.

Day 4

Rest and relax once more after the festivities, or join today’s optional excursion, to Slovakia’s beautiful, Danube-side capital Bratislava, a cosmopolitan mix of Central European influences, glorious Baroque palaces and its own Christmas markets. Wander the stalls of the Main Square or nearby Hviezdoslav’s square, take in the view from the Old Town Hall’s tower or the futuristic UFO bridge spanning the river, and return to Vienna to enjoy a last dinner at the hotel.

Day 5

Bid farewell to elegant Vienna, and transfer back to airport for the return flight, at the end of a wonderfully festive few days.

European closing times

Shops in Europe will generally close from early afternoon on Christmas Eve until 27th December. Included tours and excursions have been chosen for their scenic or historic value.

Special requirements

If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.

Disabled access

The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Itinerary changes

Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.

Foreign Office travel advice

Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.

Hotel transfer times

The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

Combining hotel transfers

We sometimes need to combine transfers to and from your hotel. We always try to keep any wait to a minimum, but you may be asked to wait at the airport for up to an hour, while other incoming flights arrive, before the transfer to your hotel. Similarly, we may need to transfer you back to the airport up to three hours before your flight home departs.

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European closing times

Special requirements

Disabled access

Itinerary changes

Foreign Office travel advice

Hotel transfer times

Combining hotel transfers

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