Salzburg Highlight Tour with Fortress Hohensalzburg

4.50

4.5(16 reviews)

Private Tour

German, English

Mobile ticket

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Overview

Available languages

German

English

Mobile ticket

Visit the oldest and best preserved fortress Europe's and enjoy the fascinating views to the alps and to Salzburg.

Walk in the footsteps of the hard-working people of the Middle Ages and their rulers, who turned this fortress into a symbol of power.

This guided tour will give you the insider’s view of the city with tips on how to get the most out of your stay.

Great for your first visit to Salzburg! Get to know the best sites and the basic historic historical facts along with fun facts and anecdotes about Salzburg.

You will go to hidden gems that you will only see with a guide.

All guides are qualified and experienced guides and speak fluent English and German. Any other Language on request possible.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What To Expect

Salzburger Altstadt

Our Experience Guide will meet you right in front of Mozart Statue at Mozart square. A perfect place to start talking about the beginnings of Salzburg and the famous musician W.A.Mozart.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Residenzplatz

Continue the tour to the Residenzplatz. The architecture changes all of a sudden. The small streets and the shops are replaced with big spacious squares, a big Residence fountain in the centre of the square, the Old Residenz and the New Residenz buildings. Most buildings hold precious treasures and art of Salzburg's history, definitely worth to visit.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Salzburg Highlight To

Explore the historical center of Salzburg with your private Austria Guide and visit the most important sites like the Mirabell Garden, Salzburg Dom, Fortress Hohensalzburg or Mozart Birthplace. Pickup included

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Private tour

Gratuities

Entry ticket to the Fortress Hohensalzburg

Entry ticket to Salzburg Dom

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

4.50

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Perfect private tour for our family
seattlesf,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our family group of 7 (ages 10-65) only had 1 day in Salzburg Old Town. Our 3 hour private guided tour with Elizabeth could not have been more perfect. We hit the major sites on both sides of the river, and she was able to satisfy my desire for historical information while also keeping the children engaged. They were particularly excited to see the Sound of Music scenes, and we even had time to ascend to the fortress where we had a nice lunch. I would highly recommend this tour!
Disappointed and wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
Vacation04874072798,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Wouldn’t recommend this tour. It was the most expensive tour on our trip and a waste of money. There was no excitement from our guide and we felt the whole tour to be a little down. Most of the places we got taken too where not open. I get that it was a public holiday but there was no discount on the price for this tour given the fact you missed out on a lot. And the fact that the tour guide also didn’t no they where closed doesn’t say much for the knowledge of what’s going on in the area. Up in the castle that had a once in a year advent on and instead of telling us what was going on all we heard about was for the third time what the roof tops where down bellow. We choose to cut our tour short and do it on our own which we seen more that way.
Couldve been great, but missed the mark big time
Zachary S,Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Salzburg is wonderful and I think the tour was very well planned. The big issue was, that the guide we had, spoke VERY VERY quietly the entire day. We had a private group of 8 - only the person walking next to him could hear anything he had to say almost the entire day. The rest of us were left without any of the information that makes the places visited actually very interesting. He was extremely nice and personable, just extremely quiet
Best guide on the trip
jeffrey g,Dec 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our amazing guide, Natascha, proved to be our best tour of the trip. She customized our time together and created an amazing three hours seeing Salzburg from above. Not only was she brilliant and in-depth, but she had a great sense of humor and story-telling skills. Highly recommend!
great
Destination796795,May 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It's always a pleasure to go to Salzburg!!! Beautiful buildings, history, life. I recommend everyone to visit this magnificent city.
Excellent way to see Salzburg
Anonymous,Dec 25, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide Annabelle was fantastic! Was very flexible with itinerary and highly recommended for a quick introduction to the beautiful city and tips for best Christmasmarkets!
Excellent tour of Salzburg
Deb A,Sep 8, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
We thoroughly enjoyed Maria's tour! We hit all the highlights of Salzburg's old town and fortress. Maria was extremely knowledgeable, personable, and flexible with her tour. Many thanks to Maria for showing us beautiful Salzburg!
Great tour of Salzburg
Katie W,Jul 5, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We had a great tour of Salzburg. Caroline was a terrific guide. As a art historian, she was extremely knowledgeable. She gave us an overview of the history and layout of Salzburg then walked us through all the amazing sites in the city center.
Wonderful Way to Understand and Enjoy Salzburg
Kirby T,Jun 22, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nicoletta showed all the most interesting historical sites and told wonderful stories and insights about the old city. She couldn't have been better. Highly, highly recommended.
Great Tour - Salzburg City Center
Nathaniel L,Mar 13, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great 3 hour private tour with our guide Martina - she was extremely knowledgeable and adapted the tour to our interests and speed. We had an amazing time.

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Private Tour

German, English

Mobile ticket

Show all 8 photos

Overview

Available languages

German

English

Mobile ticket

Visit the oldest and best preserved fortress Europe's and enjoy the fascinating views to the alps and to Salzburg.

Walk in the footsteps of the hard-working people of the Middle Ages and their rulers, who turned this fortress into a symbol of power.

This guided tour will give you the insider’s view of the city with tips on how to get the most out of your stay.

Great for your first visit to Salzburg! Get to know the best sites and the basic historic historical facts along with fun facts and anecdotes about Salzburg.

You will go to hidden gems that you will only see with a guide.

All guides are qualified and experienced guides and speak fluent English and German. Any other Language on request possible.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What To Expect

Salzburger Altstadt

Our Experience Guide will meet you right in front of Mozart Statue at Mozart square. A perfect place to start talking about the beginnings of Salzburg and the famous musician W.A.Mozart.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Residenzplatz

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Salzburg Highlight To

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Private tour

Gratuities

Entry ticket to the Fortress Hohensalzburg

Entry ticket to Salzburg Dom

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

4.50

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Perfect private tour for our family
seattlesf,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our family group of 7 (ages 10-65) only had 1 day in Salzburg Old Town. Our 3 hour private guided tour with Elizabeth could not have been more perfect. We hit the major sites on both sides of the river, and she was able to satisfy my desire for historical information while also keeping the children engaged. They were particularly excited to see the Sound of Music scenes, and we even had time to ascend to the fortress where we had a nice lunch. I would highly recommend this tour!
Disappointed and wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
Vacation04874072798,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Wouldn’t recommend this tour. It was the most expensive tour on our trip and a waste of money. There was no excitement from our guide and we felt the whole tour to be a little down. Most of the places we got taken too where not open. I get that it was a public holiday but there was no discount on the price for this tour given the fact you missed out on a lot. And the fact that the tour guide also didn’t no they where closed doesn’t say much for the knowledge of what’s going on in the area. Up in the castle that had a once in a year advent on and instead of telling us what was going on all we heard about was for the third time what the roof tops where down bellow. We choose to cut our tour short and do it on our own which we seen more that way.
Couldve been great, but missed the mark big time
Zachary S,Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Salzburg is wonderful and I think the tour was very well planned. The big issue was, that the guide we had, spoke VERY VERY quietly the entire day. We had a private group of 8 - only the person walking next to him could hear anything he had to say almost the entire day. The rest of us were left without any of the information that makes the places visited actually very interesting. He was extremely nice and personable, just extremely quiet
Best guide on the trip
jeffrey g,Dec 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our amazing guide, Natascha, proved to be our best tour of the trip. She customized our time together and created an amazing three hours seeing Salzburg from above. Not only was she brilliant and in-depth, but she had a great sense of humor and story-telling skills. Highly recommend!
great
Destination796795,May 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It's always a pleasure to go to Salzburg!!! Beautiful buildings, history, life. I recommend everyone to visit this magnificent city.
Excellent way to see Salzburg
Anonymous,Dec 25, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide Annabelle was fantastic! Was very flexible with itinerary and highly recommended for a quick introduction to the beautiful city and tips for best Christmasmarkets!
Excellent tour of Salzburg
Deb A,Sep 8, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
We thoroughly enjoyed Maria's tour! We hit all the highlights of Salzburg's old town and fortress. Maria was extremely knowledgeable, personable, and flexible with her tour. Many thanks to Maria for showing us beautiful Salzburg!
Great tour of Salzburg
Katie W,Jul 5, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We had a great tour of Salzburg. Caroline was a terrific guide. As a art historian, she was extremely knowledgeable. She gave us an overview of the history and layout of Salzburg then walked us through all the amazing sites in the city center.
Wonderful Way to Understand and Enjoy Salzburg
Kirby T,Jun 22, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nicoletta showed all the most interesting historical sites and told wonderful stories and insights about the old city. She couldn't have been better. Highly, highly recommended.
Great Tour - Salzburg City Center
Nathaniel L,Mar 13, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great 3 hour private tour with our guide Martina - she was extremely knowledgeable and adapted the tour to our interests and speed. We had an amazing time.