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Vienna: Wienerwald Tour, Underground Lake & Wine Tasting

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 100

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

The Vienna Woods Hide an Underground Lake — and a Wine Bar Worth Finding

You ride through Vienna's outer districts to Liechtenstein Castle, take a boat across an underground lake kept at freezing temperature year-round, then taste three local wines at a working wine bar in the Vienna Woods. The guide is English-speaking, transport and all admissions are included, and the tour wraps by late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ride through Vienna city
Visit Liechtenstein Castle outside
Boat trip on underground lake
Drive with views in Lower Austria
Visit local wine bar and taste wine
Drive through picturesque Lower Austria
End of the tour

The Experience

You don't expect to find a lake inside a mountain, especially not one you can actually boat across. The Wienerwald tour starts with a drive through Vienna itself, passing the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Central Cemetery as the city gradually gives way to forest. The whole thing takes a day, but not a full one — it's the kind of outing that leaves your afternoon open.

Liechtenstein Castle appears first, though you see it from outside; the real draw is what comes next. The underground lake sits on private property, and the boat trip across it is the centerpiece — the water stays at 9 degrees Celsius year-round, so the air inside feels different, almost otherworldly. If the lake is temporarily inaccessible for technical reasons, the tour substitutes Schlosspark Laxenburg or Heiligenkreuz Abbey, so you're not left with a half-day. The drive through Lower Austria between stops is genuinely scenic, the kind of winding road through vineyards and small villages that makes you understand why people live out here.

After the boat, you stop at a local wine bar. This isn't a tasting room trying to sell you bottles — it's a working place where people actually drink wine. The guide walks you through three local wines and pairs them with a snack, explaining how the Vienna Woods region produces wine that doesn't get exported much because locals drink it all. The whole experience, from pickup to drop-off at the Vienna State Opera, fits into one afternoon, and the air-conditioned vehicle means you're not sweating through the scenic parts.

What’s included

Professional English-speaking guide.
air-conditioned vehicle with scenic drives through Vienna, the Vienna Woods, and Lower Austria.
exterior view of Liechtenstein Castle.
admission and boat trip on the underground lake.
visit to a local wine bar with tasting of three wines and a snack.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Metatours e.U.

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Vienna's less-known side without renting a car or planning multiple stops — the fixed route and included transport mean you show up and spend the afternoon discovering what's beyond the city center.