Salzburg City Tour by bus and boat

Discover the most important sights of Salzburg on this one-hour Panorama City Tour of the Mozart city Salzburg. After the bus tour, enjoy a 45-minute boat ride on the river Salzach with the speedboat “Amadeus Salzburg”.

Salzburg Panorama City Tour

The sightseeing tour starts at Mirabell Palace with its beautiful Mirabell Gardens. You might recognize the Gardens as a filming location of the world-famous movie “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Baron von Trapp. The tour passes by Mozart’s Residence. The Mozart family lived in the so-called “Dance Master’s House” at Makart Square for eight years. Today, the building houses the Mozart Residence Museum. Next on the itinerary of this city tour is the Salzburg Festival District. See the impressive venues of the Salzburg Festival – one of the most important and most famous cultural festivals in the world. Another highlight of this tour is the photo stop at Leopoldskron Palace. Seize the opportunity to take a souvenir photo at the original filming location of “The Sound of Music”. The way back takes you through the part of the city called “Nonntal” with Nonnberg Abbey. The tour ends at the pier Hanuschplatz at Makartsteg.

Boat ride on the river Salzach

The absolute highlight of this city tour is the 45-minutes boat ride on the speedboat “Amadeus Salzburg” on the river Salzach (included in tour price). Starting at Makartsteg, you float by the beautiful waterfront of Salzburg, the nature scenery along the Salzach and the exclusive residential district in the south of the the city. Even the Hagen and the Tennen Mountains are visible from the boat. At the end of the boat ride, you return to the pier at Makartsteg.