Below is our suggested itinerary for your special week in Vienna.

(We can add to it if you
have any special wishes.)

Vienna's landmark,
St. Stephen's Cathedral

Depart from US airport of your choice for your wonderful romantic adventure in Vienna.

Arrival at Vienna Airport, Schwechat, and transfer with private car to Hotel Johann Strauss****. The hotel is located in walking distance from the Inner City and close to public transportation.

3:30 PM your private guide will pick you up at the hotel for your first experience in Vienna - a walking tour through the Inner City, passing Vienna's landmark, St. Stephen's Cathedral, (guide will point out locations for the program of the next days), ending up at your dinner.

6:00 PM Welcome Dinner at the renown Restaurant "Griechenbeisl", Vienna's oldest restaurant since 1447, located in the untouched medieval quarters of Vienna. After dinner you will venture back to the hotel using your newly acquired city knowledge and the "U-Bahn", Vienna's modern subway.

Buffet breakfast at hotel

12:00 noon After a leisurely breakfast at the hotel stroll into the Inner City. Prior to your dance lessons you will visit the famous "Konditorei Demel" for a snack and a glass of the bubbly.

1:30 PM you walk a few steps from there to the waltz lesson at Dance School Elmayer, Vienna's foremost dance school, where you will be taught how to dance the Viennese waltz (Did you know that the Viennese waltz can be danced into two directions: to the right and to the left!)

7:00 PM attend a performance of the famous Lipizzan horses (optional – extra charge for tickets) at the Spanish Riding School (Imperial Stables - public transportation or a leisurely stroll from the hotel).

Buffet breakfast at hotel

This day is free at leisure and relaxing before the big event - or to visit one of Vienna's many marvelous museums or go shopping on elegant "Kärntner Strasse"! Buy yourself something wonderful like a piece of Augarten porcelain or a piece of crystal at world famous Swarovski.

7:00 PM transfer with private car from the hotel to the Imperial Hofburg Palace, the former winter residence of the Austrian Emperors.

IMPERIAL BALL

7:30 PM as you enter you start feeling like a different person - the elegance of the palace; the Imperial Guards greeting the guests; women in long dresses and men in tuxedos or tails, swaying to the music of a Strauss waltz - in the same place where royalty used to dance.

Your reserved seats are at a table in one of the spectacular halls, dinner including beverages will be served to you there in Imperial style.

Return to the hotel by cab or in your magic pumpkin.

Buffet breakfast at hotel

12:00 noon - 3:00 PM You may want to stroll through the Inner city to your brunch or take a Viennese tram (street car) along the Ring. The Brunch at Hotel Intercontinental - an elaborate buffet prepared by a famous Chef including an special aperitif and the possibility to watch and hear a transmission of the New Year's concert on big screen television.

7:00 PM To end this wonderful first day of 2010 you will attend an age-old Viennese tradition - a performance of Johann Strauss "Fledermaus" - (flitter mouse) at Vienna's major opera house "Volksoper".

Buffet breakfast at hotel

Morning is free

3:00 PM meet your guide for a walking tour including the newly reappointed Mozart House and the "Haus der Musik", where you can visit a collection of classic Austrian composers and even conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

7:00 PM dinner at the "Sky Restaurant" which has a wonderful cuisine and true to its name a spectacular overlooking St. Stephen’s cathedral.

Buffet breakfast at hotel

9:15 AM attend the Mass sung by the Vienna Boys Choir at Imperial Chapel - a very spiritual experience.

2:00 PM pickup at hotel for a Vienna City sightseeing tour including the famous Ringstrasse and its elaborate buildings and a visit of Schönbrunn Palace, the Habsburg summer residence.

7:00 PM Dinner with music, fitting this elegant journey, at haute-cuisine Restaurant "Zu den Drei Husaren". Some restaurants become legends in their own lifetimes. "Zu den drei Husaren" is Vienna's answer to Tour d'Argent in Paris or Operakällaren in Stockholm. Being an institution has its hazards, of course; but proprietors Kohl and Plachutta have stoutly resisted the twin temptations of elitism and tourism.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Transfer with private car from Hotel to Vienna Airport.

The above program is offered by Herzerl Tours Division of Omnific Assoc., Inc. for the New Year 2010/2011.
Upon request arrangements for superior four star or five star hotels at an increased price can be made.
Above package includes ball tickets for CAT II (Hall of Ceremonies); tickets for CAT I increase the price by $450.00.00 per couple
Deposit of $2,000.00 ($1,000.00 p/psn.) is due when booking; remaining balance (plus additional services client may add on) is due on October 15, 2010.
Herzerl Tours can arrange your airline tickets if you so desire.
Please make all checks out to Herzerl Tours & mail to PO Box 217, Tuckahoe, NY 10707.
NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.

Cancellation Policy please read

For more information call Herzerl Tours at 914-771-8558, ask for Susanne or e-mail sms@herzerltours

*The price is based on the current exchange rate of the Euro vs. the Dollar (Dec 2010) i.e. any drastic cost increases caused by a weakening dollar shall have to be passed along to client.

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