AUSTRIA

AUSTRIAN HIGHLIGHTS BY CAR, or TRAIN

10 days/9 nights

This is a classic itinerary for first time visitors to Austria to see the main highlights and get a good overview.

Day 1 Vienna

Arrival at Vienna airport. Transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Vienna.

Day 2 Vienna

Breakfast at the hotel.

Half day city tour in Vienna including Schonbrunn Palace. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Vienna.

Day 3 Vienna - Graz

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick-up your rental car today.

Ride through the charming Vienna Woods to Graz, the capital of Styria

Overnight in Graz.

Day 4 Graz - Spittal an der Drau Region

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive from Graz to Carinthia. Austria's southernmost region awaits you with lovely lakes and a mild climate Overnight in a hotel in the Spittal an der Drau region.

Day 5 Spittal an der Drau - Kitzbuhel Region

Breakfast at the hotel. To get to Kitzbuhel, enjoy a car ride on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, the most famous alpine road. It leads directly to the highest mountain in Austria and to the Pasterze Glacier. On 48 kilometers of panoramic road with 36 hairpin bends, ascending to 2,504 meters. Overnight in a hotel in the Kitzbuhel region.

Day 6 Kitzbuhel - Innsbruck

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Wattens and visit of the Swarovski Crystal World. Continue to Innsbruck. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Innsbruck

Day 7 Innsbruck - Salzburg

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive from Innsbruck to Salzburg. In the afternoon city tour in Salzburg, perhaps enjoy an evening dinner and concert in the Castle. Overnight in Salzburg.

Day 8 Salzburg - Salzkammergut

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the home of the Sound of Music during your ride through the Salzkammergut. Traditional dinner in the Salzkammergut region Overnight in the Salzkammergut.

Day 9 Salzkammergut - Vienna

Breakfast at the hotel

Drive through the famous Wachau Valley back to Vienna. Overnight in Vienna.

Day 10 Depart Vienna 

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure

(Alternatively, you can drive into Germany or Switzerland and continue your European trip. Or drop off the car in Salzburg.)

This itinerary can be done by train as well, with slight itinerary modifications.

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