Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum Tour

Skip the line at Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum. Discover Habsburg history, explore Imperial Apartments, and stroll through Vienna’s stunning Volksgarten.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Augustinerkirche - St. Augustine’s Church served as the winter palace for the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna and was the site of Empress Sisi’s wedding.
  • The Hofburg - The Hofburg was the principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty and is now the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria.
  • Sisi Museum - The Sisi…
What's Included
  • Licensed and experienced local guide
What's Not Included
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

On this tour you will visit the Hofburg imperial palace, where you will have a guided tour of both the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments. With origins dating back to the Middle Ages, the Hofburg palace grew exponentially between the 16th and 20th century and up to today still counts 18 buildings, 19 courtyards and over 2500 rooms. Where once the…

Location
Albertinapl. 1
Albertinaplatz
The meeting point is at Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna, below the Albertina Museum. Just look for the guide with the green umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Julianna
Mar 2, 2025
Fun and informative, just the right length of time. - Our guide Antonia was amazing. She was so engaging and knowledgeable. It was fun asking questions and diving deeper into specific things she mentioned that we were interested in. Her wealth of knowledge was truly astonishing. The tour was an excellent pace with just the right amount of time to stop and discuss each location or artifact. The history on this actually informs so much of the landmarks and historical figures around this in edible city. I highly recommend this tour as part of your Vienna visit.
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Clacqs
Feb 3, 2025
A wonderful time with Anastasia! - We had a wonderful time with Anastasia! We booked a semi-private tour of the palace and museum and were surprised when we arrived with a private guide, only for ourselves! Our guide Ana was wonderful, very informative and made the experience of visiting this palace a real delight.
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Earl_g
Jan 8, 2025
Great tour of the museum of “our Sisi.” - The guide was excellent. She knew so much and shared it in an interesting way. Kept us moving so it never dragged or became boring. Happy to answer a variety of questions.
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Graceseong1221
Jan 4, 2025
Beautiful city - It’s so beautiful that you must visit once in a lifetime and luxurious city but it’s cold in winter so prepare well if you are during the winter season
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Christopher_p
Dec 29, 2024
Memorable visit to Vienna - Guide was teriffic in that she was detailed. Tour started promptly. interesting facts about the Emperor and Empress of Austro Hungarian Empire.
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Sian_d
Nov 14, 2024
Not to be missed - Really interesting and our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. Thank you for a wonderful tour of this beautiful palace and Sisi apartments
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Mariano_c
Dec 27, 2024
Palace Hofburg - Beautiful experience the palace is fine the re a lot of things to see i recomend to do if you go in wien,very very good.
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Stuartra9494em
Jan 14, 2025
Very overcrowded tour, and a most unpleasant experience! - Firstly, our tour guide Allesandra was amazing, very informative and knowledgeable, and our rating does not reflect her effort. The tour was seriously overcrowded to the point of being dangerous. Tickets had all been sold out in advance, and we found ourselves backed up behind multiple tours ahead of us. Several times we had to wait in small dark corridors with no light, little air, no seating, and no room to move. Visitors who were not in tour groups were (understandably) frustrated with all the hold ups and were pushing by, which added to the overall sense of claustrophobia. If someone had been taken ill I dread to think how long it would have taken for assistance. Added to that we didn't find the state apartments that impressive - we have certainly seen far more impressive rooms in any number of English Stately homes and French Chateau. We were very relieved to eventually escape from the building and would not wish this horrible experience on anyone.
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H1560hdstuartr
Dec 15, 2024
Overcrowded and Claustrophobic - On the positive, our tour guide Allesandra was extremely knowledgeable and tried valiantly to keep the tour on track, so our experience was not her fault. The palace was fully booked which meant that we moved through the interior at a snail's pace, often not moving at all for several minutes, whilst we waited for tour groups ahead of us to move on. Visitors who weren't on tours were clearly frustrated with the waiting and were pushing through already crowded areas which made the situation worse. Some of this waiting time was in dark corridors which became overcrowded, and both my wife and I felt unnerved and claustrophobic; we were relieved to get out at the end. If someone had been taken ill it could have been very problematic. Ultimately the palace is at fault for allowing overcrowding with the number of visitors. It was an unpleasant experience.
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Dan_g
Dec 10, 2024
We lost the tour, and the... - We lost the tour, and the guide didn’t want to pick up to the next stop!!! There unfriendly people!!!
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From $55
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).