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Viator Exclusive: 'The Sound of Music' Private Tour

Salzburg, Austria

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Relive your favorite scenes from ‘The Sound of Music' on this comprehensive private experience that can’t be booked anywhere else. Learn the true history behind the Von Trapp family and visit several iconic filming locations such as the church at Mondsee, where Maria and Georg von Trapp were married, and the Gazebo of Schloss Hellbrunn. Then enjoy a guided tour through the rococo Palace Leopoldskron, another one of the filming locations.

Enjoy a guided tour of Schloss Leopoldskron
See the gazebo at Schloss Hellbrunn, where the lovesick Liesl von Trapp sang 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen'
Visit the Austrian Lake District of Salzkammergut, stopping for photos at the Mondsee Cathedral
This tour cannot be booked anywhere else—don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by luxury minivan or limo
Private driver/guide
Guided Tour at Schloss Leopoldskron

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Hubert-Sattler-Gasse 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Private tours: pick up & drop off WITHIN the CITY of Salzburg ONLY,. In case you are staying outside from the city of Salzburg: your private tour starts at the Panorama Bus terminal, Mirabell Platz /Hubert Sattler Gasse 1

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your tour will begin with pickup from your Salzburg hotel, where you’ll meet your private guide and journey by minivan to Schloss Leopoldskron. Considered one of Austria’s most dazzling examples of rococo architecture, the castle is featured in 'The Sound of Music' and you'll enjoy a guided tour through its premises.

Travel to the 17th-century palace of Schloss Hellbrunn. Hear the true history of the Von Trapp family from your guide, and see the gazebo where Liesl von Trapp famously sang 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen.'

Venture to Salzkammergut, a region characterized by stunning mountain landscapes and alpine lakes. Visit the town of St. Gilgen to spot the Schafbergbahn, the mountain railway appearing in the film, and then continue to Mondsee. Pause to admire the town’s crown jewel, the church, which hosted the film’s famous wedding scene.

Return to your Salzburg hotel after a quick stop at Mirabell Gardens where Maria and the children sang ‘Do-Re-Mi’ .

Schloss Leopoldskron

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Schloss Hellbrunn

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St Gilgen

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mondsee

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mirabell Palace and Gardens

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Collapsible wheelchairs can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

5.0

27 reviews

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An excellent and intimate day celebrating the greatest film of all time.

Brian_G, Nov 2022

Our guide Helenka was extremely knowledgable, thorough, kind and enthusiastic throughout the day. Breakfast at Schloss Leopoldskron was such a wonderful way to begin a day celebrating a film that is such a part of so many lives and the day continued to exceed our expectations and make us feel as though we 'lived' the film. Thank you.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you for your time writing us your wonderful review, we are happy that you enjoyed your "Sound of Music Day" and hope to welcome you back soon in Salzburg !!

Great experince

Pioneer213551, Dec 2019

While expensive this private tour provided so much more than the "bus tour" this company also provides. If you can afford this I highly recommend.

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Hello, thank you very much for joining our private Sound of Music Tour incl. breakfast als Leopoldskron Palace and for your kind review! We are more than happy to hear that you enjoyed it so much - there is nothing we love more than hearing that guests had a wonderful tour with us. Many thanks also for your recommendation and we hope we have the pleasure of welcoming you back on one of our sightseeing tours in the near future! With best regards, your Salzburg Panorama Tours team

Incredible Experience

BOB D, Dec 2019

Leo, our tour guide could not have been more accommodating or helpful what with his in depth knowledge of the movie and its setting!!! I'd recommend the tour to anyone

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Hi Bob, thank you very much for booking a private Sound of Music Tour® and for taking tim time writing this wonderful review! What a pleasure in reading this comment - there is nothing we love more than hearing that guests had a wonderful tour with us. We are delighted you were fully satisfied with our guide Leo and will pass on your wonderful feedback to him. We hope we have the pleasure of welcoming you back on one of our tours in the near future! With best regards, your Salzburg Panorama Tours team

Fantastic

Bonny_B, Sep 2019

Driving and walking tour of the Sound Of Music was incredible, Ben was fantastic and very knowledgeable, he paired the tour with all our needs and wants! The apple strudel was fantastic!

Worth it!

Cecile_S, Sep 2019

We are very happy we decided to take this tour! The exclusive experience of having breakfast (the food was great!) at Schloss Leopoldskron and having access to its gardens at the back was amazing. The rest of the tour lived up to our high expectations. Having a private tour was ideal for us because we had seniors who had difficulty walking. Our guide, Ben, was kind enough to accommodate our slow pace. Would give this tour more than 5 stars if possible!

As many others have noted, it's...

Elizabeth F, Mar 2018

As many others have noted, it's worth your money to book a private tour. Ask for Peter and you'll have the adventure of a lifetime. Peter is a wealth of knowledge, and he's also fun to be around.

This was a great experience...

GEORGE_P, Sep 2017

This was a great experience . . . From the breakfast to the final walk in the Gardens, our guide, Wolfgang, was superb. We thoroughly enjoyed ever aspect of this tour and can't recommend it and our personal guide, enough. One sees things on this tour not seen by the big bus tours and that makes it very worthwhile. If you are a Sound of Music fan, this tour is a must!

Being that we have watched the Sound...

Rene C, Jun 2017

Being that we have watched the Sound of Music more times than we can remember, we absolutely had the best time on our Sound of Music tour. The tour began with a visit to the Mirabel Gardens where Maria sang her way with I have Confidence in Me to her job as nanny for the Von Trapp family. Then we had breakfast at the residence used for the Von Trapp home. Both the home and landscaping were stunning. Although we could not visit the working Abbey, we could see it from a distance. Yet we were able to view the actual church used for the wedding. We sang songs from the movie all day long.' This was such an enjoyable way to spend a day in Salzburg. BTW - spend the extra money and take the private tour as it is much more specialized than taking a tour bus with 70 of your closest friends. Plus, the bus would not be able to access some of the streets that our guide took us down.

This was a perfect day in Salzburg...

Laura P, Jan 2017

This was a perfect day in Salzburg! My husband and I didn't want to be herded around like cattle on the big 'Sound of Music' bus although that sounds fun if you have kids and want group sing-alongs. We were interested in some of the SOM attractions, but we are not hard-core fans of the movie. It was nice to be able to pace the day to our liking. Thomas was a wonderful tour guide. He picked us up at our hotel in a nice Mercedes in the morning and took us over to Schloss Leopoldskron for breakfast. The views and pictures there were fabulous. There were some gorgeous scenic views on our drive and Thomas was nice enough to pull over and let me take some pictures. That would never have happened on a big group tour. My favorite part was being able to get gorgeous pictures without tons of tourists in the background. TIP: If you are prone to getting car sick, you might want to take something for that problem before the trip. Thomas was a great driver, but the roads are winding.

I'm very glad we had our guide...

Viella_M, Sep 2016

I'm very glad we had our guide, Peter. He made sure we see everything on our bucket list. If you are a Sound of Music fan, not to be missed. We also saw some of the Lake District, so beautiful.

David was great. He took us to and...

Reynold K, Sep 2015

David was great. He took us to and explained all the sites. It was a memorable and great day! Thanks David for making it so complete. You enhanced our knowledge of the Sound of Music immensely!

Driver was great and customized the...

Reesa J, Sep 2015

Driver was great and customized the tour to our interests . The only criticism is that the breakfast was a very basic buffet and half the dishes were empty by the time we got there

This tour for our family was all...

Jan S, Aug 2015

This tour for our family was all that we expected it to be and more. Our tour guide, Peter, was amazing! He was friendly, professional, and knowledgable. He helped make our day a memorable one. The included breakfast at Schloss Leopoldskron was delicious. The private tour does cost more, but for a once-in-a-lifetime tour with our kids and their wives, this was most definitely the way to go. It's much better to see things up close and personal...not from across the lake, for example. We highly recommend this tour!!

Travelled with a family group...

Claire F, Jul 2015

Travelled with a family group including three adult children. Convenient and we covered a lot of ground - a great treat for fans of the Sound of Music. Breakfast was ok. The tour was wonderful. Highly recommended.

Amazing Natasha was...

Cornelis V, Dec 2014

Amazing Natasha was great Many thanks

This was an amazing day and our...

Alison M, Nov 2014

This was an amazing day and our guide Natasha made it even more special she made the day for us with memories never to be forgotten

Wonderful experience. Champagne...

diane S, Sep 2014

Wonderful experience. Champagne breakfast was lovely, a good start to the day and the visit to the Villa Von Trapp were the highlights for our little group of 6. We had an amazing guide called Lisa who answered all our questions and gave us so much information. Would thoroughly recommend this tour, we felt priveledged and the tour was unique to Viator and therefore you were not surrounded by large groups on the stop offs. Thank you so much, especially to Lisa.

This was the most amazing tour. Our...

Terry C, Aug 2014

This was the most amazing tour. Our driver was very professional and so informative. This was a tour of a lifetime.

We spent 3 weeks in Europe and this...

Joy W, Aug 2014

We spent 3 weeks in Europe and this was easily the most wonderful experience we had during the entire trip. We were a bit concerned that what we would receive would match up with the price but the day far exceed our expectations. We originally booked this tour because my grandmother moves very slowly and uses a wheelchair for any distance walking, and we were concerned about keeping up with a big tour group; however, if you can squeeze it into your budget this is the best tour ever. Starting the day off at Leopoldskron Palace was amazing, made better by all the people telling us that it was closed to the public and none of the tours went there, the closest we would get was the other other side of the lake. Seeing the amazing rococo building that Max saved just really set the mood for the day. We had a list of must-see places that I had informed the company of before hand and also shared with our tour guide at the beginning of the day and they were 100% accommodating, I was concerned because communication before the tour was a little challenging but I don't know if that was from the viator end or Panoramic a Tours in Salzburg, but it didn't matter because they had all my messages and planned accordingly. Our tour guide, who's name I can not remember now, was fantastic! He is a a Salzburg native and his knowledge of the area was impressive, so along with the history of the movie and the real history of the family I learned quite a bit about the history of Salzburg and Austria as he was able to answer any question we threw at him. The entire day our guide was generous with information, funny, personable and engaging. Our guide ended the tour with a sing along of sound of music songs on our way back down the alps, the perfect end to a perfect day.

Top rated! Had a lovely time at the...

Louis M, Jul 2014

Top rated! Had a lovely time at the Scloss Leopoldskron and had a surprise visit and music from Elizabeth Von Trapp the granddaughter of the Baron at their former home! Tom, our guide, was first rate! Very well worth the time and fare!

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