Salzburg and Lake District Day Tour from Munich

Munich, Germany

11 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Salzburg, Austria's Lake District, and iconic "The Sound of Music" locations with ease thanks to this day trip from Munich. Have a chance to explore Salzburg’s landmarks independently, including film locations. In high season, opt for a St. Gilgen boat trip (additional charge); in winter, experience a festive event at the lake. Then, complete your journey with a Lake Mondsee visit before returning to Munich

Salzburg and Lake District day trip from Munich
Admire the idyllic Lower Bavarian Alps on route to Salzburg
No following a tour group: Free time to explore Salzburg independently
Pass Lake Mondsee, the backdrop to several scenes in “The Sound of Music”

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Explore Salzburg and its Sound of Music sites and still make it back to Munich by bedtime.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional guide

Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Wolfgangsee Boat (EUR 15.00 payable by card); just from Apr - Oct
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Karlsplatz 21, 80335 München, Germany
Sonnenstr. corner Bayerstr., Take exit "G" or "F" from the basement. Google Maps: 4HQ7+FW Munich Please be at the departure point 20 minutes prior departure.

Start time

08:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Drive to Wolfgangsee takes place just in summer season (from Apr - Oct). In winter we stay longer in Salzburg.
Audio Guide is subject to availability (German, Mandarin, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish)
You must be able to walk with the group
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 78 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Jawad_M

It was an amazing daytrip with a lot of beautiful sceneries. Salzburg is nice, and the lake district was amazing, especially the boat ride. The tour guide Jacklin was very knowledgeable and well organized. My only suggestion to make this tour more fantastic is to consider adding 1 extra hour time in Salzburg along with guided walking tour

Reviews

4.0

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Beautiful City

Penny_R, May 2024

Salzburg is beautiful and lake trip was enjoyable but I think I might have enjoyed more time in Salzburg and foregone the boat trip.

A beautiful day in Salzburg and Lake District

Agatha_C, May 2024

Very well organized. Tour guide is professional and knowledgeable. Bus is comfortable and clean. A great tour!

Salzburg was beautiful, ...

Sandra_B, May 2024

Salzburg was beautiful, our guide was very informative. The village where we boarded for the boat ride was charming.

Day trip

Jason_F, May 2024

Excellent day out. Plenty to see and well looked after by our guide. Finished off by a lovely boat trip. 👍

Amazing day Trip

Tyler_H, May 2024

Around the lake was absolutely amazing, it didn’t even look real. Also Salzburg was beautiful and fun to walk around

So scenic! (But you do need the boat)

Hadrian_S, May 2024

The tour was absolutely beautiful! The time allowed in Salzburg is perfect for a leisurely loop around the old town area. The Lake District part of the tour was gorgeous and truly the highlight of the trip. However, I have given 4 stars because the listing for the tour says the lake boat ride is optional. Be warned that this is not the case, the boat ride is required to meet back up with the bus. It was well worth the 15 extra euros but I wish this cost was included in the original price of the tour. Another note: the “Sound of Music” filming locations are on a self-tour basis in Salzburg. So don’t expect too much focus on this.

Enchanting place

Jet2000lange, Apr 2024

Definitely take the optional Saint Wolfgang boat ride . Very enchanting place. The tour is exceptional beautiful. Greta the tour guide was amazing in describing the history and very helpful in every way . A must do in inviting Salzburg.

Salzburg is Amazing!

Kymberly_G, Apr 2024

This tour was fantastic. While we were on the bus for a looooong time, it was totally worth it. Salzburg is gorgeous, as was the lake! We had just enough free time in Salzburg to enjoy the city.

Great tour

kathy, Jan 2024

Absolutely a beautiful place to visit, really enjoyed scenery, weather was great, tour guide was helpful.

Beautiful place sunny...

Ambrish_S, Dec 2023

Beautiful place sunny weather and Christmas feel , the trip was very well organised with great tour guide Arnoud and Freddy

Tour Guide made the difference

Mike_P, Dec 2023

Guide was awesome. Overview amazing and ideas of what to do on trip from guide very helpful. Well prepared

Compact tour to Austria.

MELANIE_F, Nov 2023

Nice day tour to Autria. Our guide is very informative and helpful. You may skip the walking tour with the guide as she walks very fast, just go on your own phase as long as you go back to meet up point in advance just to be sure. The lake cruise in wolfgangsee was beautiful on a good day, worth the extra hours on tour.

Great Tour, must do.

Warly_P, Oct 2023

Great tour of Salzburg and Lake Wolfgang, the guide and the bus driver did a fantastic job. We were given an ample time exploring, the tour guide was very informative too.

A wonderful experience made great by a great guide.

balbsingh, Oct 2023

Monika our guid was wonderful, refined, articulate, very well informed.What was wonderful was before we were about to leave the bus she came around to everyone to ask if there any other questions she could answe.

Lake district

Shabana_K, Oct 2023

Boat ride was surreal....so peaceful and once in a lifetime experience ❤️ Salsburg was a beautiful town.

Salzburg and Lake District Tour

Tammy_S, Oct 2023

This was a wonderful day spent absolutely worth the money! So much to see and lots of places for great photos. Our tour guide Nina was excellent and wanted to make sure we all had a great well rounded day, and she succeeded !! Would highly recommend this tour!

Spectacular tour

Carol, Oct 2023

Riding on a boat along Lake Wolfgang was a wonderful experience. The town had a charming quality about it. Highly recommended. Debbie was so entertaining and knowledgeable on the tour.

Salzburg in a day - just do it !

Chca68, Oct 2023

A little confusing with so many buses going on different tours you really had to look to make sure you got on the right bus. We had a really nice tour guide ( Arnud )( I think that’s his name ) Very informative with landmarks along the way … Salzburg is a must see ! The boat ride towards the end is definitely worth the 15 euro- simply beautiful

It was magical to experiences the lake and Salzburg.

Barb_S, Oct 2023

It was very beautiful and lovely. The guide was disappointing. He did a minimum of information and was brusque. He constantly vaped. Out of anyone’s control the traffic was so bad coming home that we didn’t get back until 8 pm.

Really none we were so...

Bella_W, Oct 2023

Really none we were so rushed all the time didn’t enjoy anything .. the driver was driving too fast and the guide was some kind of rude…

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