Austria · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 self-guided tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Visit Mozart’s preserved Vienna apartment with a multilingual audio guide, then see how his Figaro years played out in the city.
“Great place and a wonderful atmosphere. I really enjoyed hearing so many favourites especially the Flute Concerto. It was also lots of fun when the conductor turned around and conducted us. Would definitely recommend this.”
Visit the New Hofburg Palace in Vienna with an audio guide and entry ticket, featuring the Imperial Armoury, Mozart’s fortepiano, and the Haydn wax bust.
“The place is amazing, but what I loved was the option of Czech language in the audio guide. My mom would struggle with English so I was very pleased. The palace is wonderful, the expositions of armor, guns and musical instruments were okay, but nothing too special, however the audio guide is telling a comprehensive story of the Habsburg family it’s history and traditions and that I loved. So while you’re looking at the expositions of armors you’re listening to tales and facts about the whole family.”
Self-guided audio tour at Schlumberger Kellerwelten in Vienna, plus a hand-riddle moment and tasting set included.
“The Rose flight is more impressive. 2 of 3 bottles purchased! The staff were so lovely and helpful.”
Visit Salzburg Cathedral at your pace with an optional audio guide in English or German, Classic, Short, or Children’s tour.
Play a self-guided Vienna scavenger hunt from St. Stephen’s Cathedral to the Hofburg, with 16 riddle envelopes and flexible pacing.
“Im Zuge von einem Betriebsausflug haben wir diese Jagd gemacht. War lustig. Wir haben für 12 Stationen 1,5 Stunden gebraucht. Ich denke in 2 Stunden kann man fertig sein.”
A 1.5-hour Vienna smartphone plague-themed quest, no guide needed. Solve clues at Ruprechtskirche, Stephansdom, cafés, Albertina, Hofburg.
“A good way to see the city sights but I was hoping for more history facts and information. I should have read the description better, I don't think I would have booked.”
A smartphone audio walk through Vienna’s top sights, with 29 historian narrated stops, an offline map, and flexible pacing for about 2.5 hours.
“Personally, I loved this walking tour audio guide because I was able to go at my own pace. I like to take a lot of pictures and sometimes I’ll see something along the tour that I will want to stop and spend more time at and this tour allowed me to do that perfectly! I also was able to stop at different cafés along the way instead of just passing along in front.”
A $11 self-guided audio walk through Baroque Vienna, with offline maps and stories starting at Palais Schwarzenberg and ending at St. Stephen’s.
“The application doesn't work properly, many bugs. Not worth paying for this.”
A one-hour self-guided audio walk through Vienna’s sights, from the Vienna State Opera to Stephansdom, using offline maps and narration.
“Interesting and informative at the same time! Loved the self-paces nature of it too. It was a great guide to wandering the city with some stories about what was around us. One minor flaw - we were charged twice for this - once through trip advisor and once through viator.”
Self-guided 3-hour walk through Vienna Old Town with 14 sights, a simple map, a multilingual PDF booklet, and planning tips.
“Very easy to follow - took us to great places in the town”
Vienna self-guided puzzle walk from St. Stephen’s Cathedral to the Freud Museum, with offline clues about Freud, Mozart, and Beethoven.
“Unable to get purchase into Questro app. No support when requsted. I then had to go to Questro and purchase again.”
A self-guided Vienna scavenger hunt with GPS audio, riddles, and flexible start times. Walk 3.5 km of top sights for about $9.61.
“Very fun experience for us and a great way to see things we may not have normally looked for. Likes having the option to stop and go and do things at your own pace.”
Self-guided Innsbruck walk with an audio app, top photo stops, and optional paid sights like Nordkette and Swarovski.
“We found this tour really easy and self explanatory. I was given an app to download and everything was there! The only reason why I gave 1 less star is because they should let you know to take a power bank with you as the app drains your battery so had to make sure we found power along our route. Otherwise a great tour! :)”
A self-guided Sound of Music escape game in Salzburg with 10 smartphone puzzles, classic sights, and story clues in about 1 hour 40 minutes.
“Took a lot of setup at the beginning, you have to download a separate app and setup an account. Once it got going it was fun to see some spots and get the history, but it is difficult sometimes to get to the exact location to make the story continue.”
Self-guided Salzburg audio walk with Mozart stories, Sound of Music photo spots, and panoramic views, plus optional paid museum entries.
“Once we figured out how the audio map worked and were able to follow it, the tour was very good and informative. Saw some nice parts of old town. But getting started in the right location was difficult.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
