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Join us for thirteen days in Salzburg, Vienna and Budapest. We’ll see fascinating sites of Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, and many other composers, and attend quite a few world-class performances. You’ll experience the culture of these incredible cities, and make new friends along the way. Sign up HERE!

If you wish to do a nine-day trip to two cities: Salzburg/Vienna or Vienna/Budapest. Be sure to indicate which itinerary you desire in the pull-down menu on the Book My Trip page.

Salzburg

Overview and Highlights

• 4 Days in Salzburg
• 5 Days in Vienna
• 4 Days in Budapest
• Exploring the neighborhoods of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and others
• Vienna State Opera House
• Budapest State Opera House
• Vienna’s spectacular Musikverein
• Two Mozart Museums in Salzburg: Birth House and Wohnhaus
• Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest
• Beethoven Day in Heiligenstadt in Vienna
  • Our Beethoven Day is now longer and better. In addition to walking through his neighborhood and visiting the wonderful Beethoven Museum, we will have lunch at a traditional Viennese “Heuriger” where the composer lived when he was working on his Sixth Symphony. (A Heuriger is a restaurant in the Vienna Woods that has its own vineyard and makes its own wine.)
• “The Sound of Music” Tour in Salzburg, and many sites where “The Sound of Music” was filmed. In Salzburg
• Vienna’s Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
• Hungarian Museum of Music History
• Tours of each city led by local guide

Budapest at night: the Danube River, Houses of Parliament, Chain Bridge, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Salzburg Performances

• An evening of Mozart opera arias during a lovely dinner/concert in Salzburg’s Peterskeller (the oldest restaurant in Europe). The oldest restaurant in Europe, dating from 803. (That’s 803, not 1803 or 1308!)
• A Chamber Music concert in Mirabell Palace. Mozart performed here.

Vienna Performances

• The performance venues will announce their fall 2025 schedule in May. The specific concerts and opera we will see will be announced then.
• In the past, our Vienna performances have included
  • Vienna State Opera, one of the great opera houses in the world
  • Large orchestra concert, in the Musikverein or Konzerthaus
  • Vienna Boys Choir in the Imperial Mass in the Hofburg Palace
  • Operetta at the Volksoper, “Die Fledermaus” or “The Merry Widow”

Liszt Museum in Budapest. Special table piano made for Liszt by Bosendorfer.

Budapest Performances

• Our performances will be posted once the venues in Budapest announce their 2025-26 schedule.
• Most likely, we will attend
  • an opera in the magnificent Budapest State Opera House
  • an orchestral or chamber concert in the Liszt Academy of Music

The opulent Budapest State Opera House.

Itinerary

• Friday, September 12, travel day
• Saturday, September 13 to Tuesday, September 16, Salzburg
• Wednesday, September 17 to Sunday, September 21, Vienna
• Monday, September 22 to Thursday, September 25, Budapest
• Friday, September 26, travel day

What’s Included in the Price

• 13 nights in 4-star hotels, or 9 nights for a two-city tour
• Transportation from Salzburg to Vienna and from Vienna to Budapest, only one of which is included in a two-city tour
• Public transportation passes in Vienna and Budapest. There is no need for a transportation pass in the small city of Salzburg.
  • Obviously, a transportation pass for Budapest is not included in a 9-day Salzburg-Vienna tour!
• Excellent tickets to the performances listed above
• Walking tours in each city led by local guides
• All museum admissions listed in the itinerary
• Two meals a day (breakfast and lunch, or breakfast and dinner)
• Group lunches and dinners will include water and one drink per person: beer, wine, bottled water, soft drink. Subsequent drinks can be ordered and paid for individually. There are no refunds if a drink is not ordered, sorry!
• Hotel and restaurant gratuities
• Maps of each city
• David Nelson’s guidance and assistance at all times
• Copious amounts of fun

Prices will be posted shortly

• If you are interested in this tour, please register now. No deposits will be needed until the prices are listed.
• If the prices do not work for you, you can always cancel your registration without having to pay a deposit.

For Solo Travelers

• For those traveling alone, you may be placed in a double room with another person of the same gender who is also traveling alone. Depending on who signs up for the trip, you may be in a double or a single room, and will still pay the double-occupancy price. The only guaranteed single rooms are for those paying the single-room rate.

Payment Dates

• $500 is due upon registration
• The balance is due by July 1.
• After July 10, all payments made become non-refundable.

Terms and Conditions

• Please read our Terms and Conditions.

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