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Sound of Music Tour Salzburg: Film locations and Alpine lakes
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Sound of Music Tour Salzburg: Film locations and Alpine lakesGuided Sound of Music tour in Salzburg visits Mirabell Gardens, Mondsee Cathedral and lakeside filming locations with an English-speaking guide.★ 4.68 (6,817)4h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 75per person
Salzburg: Eagle's Nest Skip-the-Line & Bavarian Alps Half-Day
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Salzburg: Eagle's Nest Skip-the-Line & Bavarian Alps Half-DayHalf-day tour from Salzburg to Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) with skip-the-line access, local guide, and alpine views. Includes coach transfer and historic elevator ride.★ 4.45 (1,406)4h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 105per person
Hallstatt Half-Day Tour: Alpine Village & Lake Views
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Hallstatt Half-Day Tour: Alpine Village & Lake ViewsHalf-day coach tour from Salzburg to Hallstatt with a professional guide covering the Salzkammergut alpine region.★ 4.43 (1,176)5h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 85per person

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Salzburg: Apple Strudel Cooking Class & Lunch
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Salzburg: Apple Strudel Cooking Class & Lunch★ 4.92 (1,081)1h 30mfrom€ 60per person
Salzburg Fortress: Mozart Concert & Dinner with City Views
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Salzburg Fortress: Mozart Concert & Dinner with City Views★ 4.52 (723)3h 30mfrom€ 84per person
Salzburg: Mozart Concert Mirabell Palace Marble Hall
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Salzburg: Mozart Concert Mirabell Palace Marble Hall★ 4.79 (624)1h 45mfrom€ 39per person
Salzburg Old Town Walking Tour: Licensed Local Guide
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Salzburg Old Town Walking Tour: Licensed Local Guide★ 4.94 (460)1h 30mfrom€ 9per person
Salzburg: Sound of Music Filming Locations & Old Town
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Salzburg: Sound of Music Filming Locations & Old Town★ 4.72 (388)4hfrom€ 80per person
Salzburg: Mozart & Mirabell Gardens Walking Tour
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Salzburg: Mozart & Mirabell Gardens Walking Tour★ 4.53 (349)2hfrom€ 35per person
Sound of Music tour Salzburg: Filming locations & gardens
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Sound of Music tour Salzburg: Filming locations & gardens★ 4.73 (337)4hfrom€ 600per group

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Salzburg: Hallstatt & Salzkammergut Lakes Full Day Minivan Tour
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Travelers' pickLikely to sell out
Salzburg: Hallstatt & Salzkammergut Lakes Full Day Minivan TourFull-day minivan tour from Salzburg to UNESCO Hallstatt, Alpine lakes and mountain villages. Includes hotel pickup, 4 hours free time at Hallstatt, scenic stops. Max 8 passengers.★ 4.96 (137)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 149per person
Apple Strudel & Pretzel Cooking Class in Salzburg: Make & Eat
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Apple Strudel & Pretzel Cooking Class in Salzburg: Make & EatMake apple strudel and Salzburg pretzels from scratch in a 2-hour class, then sit down to goulash and live Mozart while you eat what you cooked.★ 4.94 (168)2h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 85per person
Salzburg: Austrian Apple Strudel & Christmas Cookie Cooking Class
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Salzburg: Austrian Apple Strudel & Christmas Cookie Cooking ClassLearn to make Austrian apple strudel and Vanilla Kipferl cookies with a chef in Salzburg. Small groups, lunch included, take home your baked goods.★ 4.86 (185)1h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 65per person
Sound of Music movie locations tour from Salzburg with Hallstatt
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Sound of Music movie locations tour from Salzburg with HallstattFollow the Von Trapp story to film locations across Salzburg and the lake district, then explore the UNESCO heritage town of Hallstatt with two hours.★ 4.79 (230)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 154per person
Salzburg: Hallstatt, 5 Fingers & Salzkammergut Lakes Day Trip
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Salzburg: Hallstatt, 5 Fingers & Salzkammergut Lakes Day TripFull-day minivan tour from Salzburg to Hallstatt with viewing platforms, cable car hiking, and Salzkammergut lakes. Hotel pickup, small groups, lunch included. 8-9 hours.★ 4.77 (275)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 149per person
Mozart Concert & VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg, Salzburg
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Mozart Concert & VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg, SalzburgSpend an evening at Fortress Hohensalzburg with a three-course dinner in the Panorama Restaurant.★ 4.75 (155)3h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 130per person
Mozart Dinner Concert in Salzburg: Candlelit Baroque Hall
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Mozart Dinner Concert in Salzburg: Candlelit Baroque HallLive Mozart opera in Salzburg's oldest restaurant, St. Peter Stiftskulinarium, with a three-course meal from 1700s recipes and musicians in authentic.★ 4.68 (250)3h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 85per person
Sound of Music tour Salzburg: Film locations and schnitzel dinner
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Sound of Music tour Salzburg: Film locations and schnitzel dinnerGuided Sound of Music tour through Salzburg visiting Mirabell Gardens, Hellbrunn Palace, Leopoldskron Lake and Mondsee Cathedral where scenes were filmed.★ 4.67 (178)5h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 125per person
Hallstatt & Salt Mines: Small-Group Day Trip from Salzburg
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Hallstatt & Salt Mines: Small-Group Day Trip from SalzburgSmall-group minivan tour from Salzburg to Hallstatt salt mine, UNESCO Salzkammergut lakes, and Alpine villages. Hotel pickup included. Ancient mine with slides and funicular.★ 4.62 (288)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 149per person
Salzburg: Christmas Horse Sleigh Ride & Dachstein Alpine Day Trip
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Salzburg: Christmas Horse Sleigh Ride & Dachstein Alpine Day TripHorse-drawn sleigh ride near Schladming at 3,281 feet elevation with coach transport from Salzburg. Includes 2 hours in the snow, lunch, and return via Filzmoos.★ 4.61 (154)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 125per person

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Salzburg Marionette Theater: The Nutcracker ticket
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Salzburg Marionette Theater: The Nutcracker ticketWatch Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet performed by hand-trained puppeteers in a baroque auditorium: 12 marionettes, 1 hour 35 minutes, UNESCO-recognized technique.★ 4.90 (10)1h 35m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 43per person
Salzburg: Mozart Concert at Hohensalzburg Fortress & Funicular
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Salzburg: Mozart Concert at Hohensalzburg Fortress & FunicularMozart concert in Salzburg's 900-year-old fortress with funicular access and city views. 1.5-hour performance by international soloists, smart casual dress required.★ 4.57 (273)1h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 43per person
Apple Strudel & Salzburg Pretzel Cooking Class in Salzburg
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Apple Strudel & Salzburg Pretzel Cooking Class in SalzburgMake Apple Strudel and a Salzburg pretzel from scratch in a 90-minute hands-on class with an experienced chef in one of Salzburg's oldest quarters.★ 4.93 (45)1h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 65per person
Salzburg & Hallstatt: Day Trip, Sound of Music Sites, Lake Views
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Salzburg & Hallstatt: Day Trip, Sound of Music Sites, Lake ViewsWake up to lakeside Hallstatt, wander Salzburg’s film sites, and taste apple strudel in Mondsee: all with a guide and scenic routes. Includes pickup and fees.★ 4.60 (236)10h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 140per person
Sound of Music Tour & Cooking Class Salzburg: Make Strudel
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Sound of Music Tour & Cooking Class Salzburg: Make StrudelJoin the Original Sound of Music Tour through Salzburg's filming locations, then cook apple strudel and goulash soup in a hands-on 1.5-hour class with lunch.★ 4.74 (19)6h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 145per person
Salzburg Walking Tour: Medieval Streets & Mozart's Birthplace
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Salzburg Walking Tour: Medieval Streets & Mozart's BirthplaceWalk Salzburg's medieval center with a local historian for 2.5 hours, passing Mozart's Birthplace and the narrow Getreidegasse before reaching St.★ 4.81 (31)2h 30m✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 150per person
Salzburg Old Town Walking Tour: Mozart, Cathedral & Fortress
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Salzburg Old Town Walking Tour: Mozart, Cathedral & FortressPrivate walking tour of Salzburg's Old Town with a licensed guide, visiting Mirabell Garden and Mozart's birthplace.★ 4.77 (95)2h–6h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 164per person
Parasailing Salzburg Mt Gaisberg: Tandem flight with city views
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Parasailing Salzburg Mt Gaisberg: Tandem flight with city viewsTandem paragliding from Mt Gaisberg with an experienced pilot, flight gear and insurance included.★ 4.95 (81)1h 30m–2h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 189per person
Private Walking Tour of Salzburg: Mozart, Cathedral & Old Town
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Private Walking Tour of Salzburg: Mozart, Cathedral & Old TownWalk Salzburg's old town with a trained guide for two hours, entering the Cathedral and passing Mozart's birthplace, Mirabell Palace and the Festival Hall.★ 4.98 (54)2h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 290per group
Private Transfer Salzburg to Prague: 4 Hours of Sightseeing Stops
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Private Transfer Salzburg to Prague: 4 Hours of Sightseeing StopsPrivate transfer from Salzburg to Prague with an English-speaking driver, including 4 hours of sightseeing stops at locations of your choice along the route.★ 5.00 (11)8h✓ Free cancellationfrom€ 290per person
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Salzburg at a glance ✓ 2026-10-16

  • Most booked: Sound of Music Tour Salzburg: Film locations and Alpine lakes, € 75 (4h, 4.68★ · 6,817).
  • Top rated: Salzburg: Eagle's Nest Skip-the-Line & Bavarian Alps Half-Day, € 105 (4h 30m, 4.45★ · 1,406).
  • Best value: Hallstatt Half-Day Tour: Alpine Village & Lake Views, € 85 (5h 30m, 4.43★ · 1,176).

Of the 55 experiences: 55 with free cancellation, 47 with instant confirmation, 28 with hotel pickup and 25 last-minute.

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