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Want to see the best of Salzburg? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Salzburg!

Destination

Salzburg, Austria

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, Italiano

Included

• Private Guide
• 1 Local Snack or Drink
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 5 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the main entrance of the Mirabell Palace - Salzburg to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from Salzburg Cathedral, Mirabell Palace and Gardens, Old Town, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Salzburg so unique

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Stephanie🇸🇪 Sweden

(About local Klaudia)

2 March 2025

We enjoyed our family tour very much! We got a great feel for Salzburg and Klaudia engaged adults and kids on all aspects!- history, culture and food! We look forward to coming back!Engaging and entertaining for all ages!

Victoria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Klaudia)

29 December 2024

Klaudia was great! We loved Salzburg!Great time at Salzburg

Andrew

(About local Sabine)

19 December 2024

Unfortunately Sabine couldn’t make it but she arranged for Sissy to take her place. We had 2 adults and 4 children between 16-20yo and Sissy tailored the tour for our group very well. She provided great insight into the history of Salzburg and some of its key citizens in a way that was informative and engaging to all. I would thoroughly recommend this tour with Sissy.A great tour with excellent content

Amy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Klaudia)

15 December 2024

We loved our tour with Klaudia. She told us a great deal about the history of the country and about Salzburg. It was a great introduction to the main sights in the city.Salzburg tour

bgswr2kkky

(About local Roman)

9 October 2024

Roman was pleasant but unfortunately, he is very soft spoken and difficult to hear esp with surrounding traffic and noise around the city. He spent too much time on his phone checking it and what seemed like texting. It seemed as though he had someplace else he wanted to be. His information was interesting when you could hear it. Salzburg history tour

Karen🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roman)

15 September 2024

The start to our tour was rough because we were assigned two male tour directors, first Didi, then Roman. Roman sent a message through Withlocals, but we were out and about and didn’t get it so we didn’t know that we had been passed on to a third to a third tour guide. So we got to the meet up site looking for a male guide and couldn’t find him in a cold, driving, rain. Finally, 20 minutes after our original meeting time we met with Inez And what a wonderful person and guide she is. She immediately assessed how cold we were and took us to a local coffee shop for hot chocolate and a nice chat. It was just what we needed! Inez’s Knowledge, passion, and love for Salzburg came through in beautiful ways. She showed us her beautiful city and taught us so much about its history. We feel that through the experience we made a new friend. The only thing that would’ve made it better was no rain! Inez is the best!

Jutta🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Klaudia)

15 September 2024

Wir hatten mit Klaudia eine sehr kompetente und charmante Stadtführerin, die uns kurzweilig über Salzburg informiert hat. Angefangen bei Schloß Mirabell hatten wir trotz des Dauerregens eine wunderbare Führung in dieser schönen Stadt. In dieses 3 Stunden haben wir viel über die Geschichte und über wichtige Persönlichkeiten erfahren dürfen. Vielen Dank. Salzburg im Regen

Sheils

(About local Nathalie)

10 June 2024

We had a great 3 hour visit around Salzburg with Nathalie. Her English is fluent and she is very knowledgeable. And in addition a lovely person. In retrospect we perhaps should have made a coffee break mid morning rather than glass of beer at end of trip. 3 hours without a break was rather long for all of us. And in retrospect I should have arranged an earlier start to our walk. We started at 10.30 but an earlier start would have avoided some of the weekend crowds. But this was my fault not Nathalie’s. Perhaps it would also have been useful to give us more precise recommendations for sightseeing during the afternoon. We made mistake of visiting the Modern Art Museum which was a waste of time and money. This was not a recommendation of Nathalie but we possibly could have avoided it. Admittedly the view from the museum restaurant was pretty spectacular. But by the time we headed back down into old town it was too late to visit other museums.Best way to visit Salzburg

Olive🇮🇩 Indonesia

(About local Klaudia)

9 June 2024

Klaudia was an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable and her English was very good. She tailored the tour to us. Hire her!Excellent tour

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nathalie)

22 November 2023

Nathalie was an excellent guide. We really appreciated her intimate knowledge of the city and tips for places to go for the rest of our trip. Nathalie’s knowledge of the history was very impressive and she had so many interesting stories to share. Nathalie made our tour a great experience.Wonderful tour

Daphne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dietmar )

15 August 2023

This was our first time to Salzburg and Didi did an excellent job of taking us around to the most important sites. He is extremely friendly, personable and knowledgeable about the city. Both educational and fun!Excellwnt tour with Didi

Katy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sylvia)

21 February 2025

Sylvia was a please to spend our morning with on our food tour in Salzburg. She was warm, knowledgable, and flexible when we needed to make changes to our planned route due to having our 3 year old with us. She was wonderful with our daughter, which helped make the tour a success. Thank you Sylvia for a wonderful tour and introduction to Salzburg!Food Tour w/ Friendly & Knowledgable Local

Sharon🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Klaudia)

29 December 2024

As a guide Klaudia has it all - great historical knowledge, lots of stories and tales about Salzburg over the years and a genuine love for the city. Her tour was well organised and timed perfectly, ending at our dinner destination. She listened carefully before the tour to our interests and tailored accordingly - if you’re visiting Salzburg you want to tour with Klaudia. Abundant knowledge and a fun experience

william🇺🇸 United States

(About local Klaudia)

28 December 2024

Thank you, Klaudia for a lovely and informative guide through Saltzburg! You were very friendly & knowledgeable about your beautiful city! We highly recommend Klaudia if you would like to learn about the fascinating history of the City of Salzburg! Klaudia, Wonderful Personal Tour Guide!

Frank🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roman)

9 December 2024

We had four guides on this trip and Roman was the best. BY FAR. So fun. So informative. We were mostly focused on "The Sound of Music" - which was great! - but Roman also managed to give us all the history on Salzburg as well. I wish we had booked him for the entire day.THE ABSOLUTE BEST

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roman)

6 December 2024

Our family really enjoyed our tour with Roman. Going at Christmas time we were definitely dealing with large crowds but he still managed to provide us with a unique experience. He also took us to some areas more off the beaten path. He had lots of interesting information about beautiful Salzburg and its history. It was a very fun night.Wonderful food tour

Linda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sabine)

4 December 2024

Sabine provided a warm welcome to Salzburg! She provided an overview of the city history and pointed out the highlights to visit as well as recommendations for museums to tour. Friendly and knowledgeable!Perfect start to visit Salzburg!

Sally🇸🇬 Singapore

(About local Nathalie)

20 September 2024

Nathalie has so many interesting stories to tell! We totally enjoyed our session with her despite the rain and the cold. She brought us to the amazing St. Peter Stiftskulinarium restaurant for a visit and convinced the restaurant to allow us to visit some of their function rooms that were carved out of rock (without having to have drinks or lunch there) - that absolutely blew our minds away! We had no idea such rooms exist in Salzburg! We had to end our session with Nathalie earlier as my elderly mother was tired - thanks to Nathalie for being so understanding!Very interesting time spent in Salzburg!

Virginia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sabine)

18 September 2024

We spent several hours with Sabine soaking in the history and beauty of Salzburg. She was an interesting, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic guide who clearly loves her city and the opportunity to share it with newcomers. We spent several hours with Sabine and the time flew by. She also left us with some excellent tips on where to get the best food and drink in the city. Highly recommend!! Love Salzburg

Emma🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sylvia)

13 August 2024

Great time exploring food and history in Salzburg with Sylvia!Great time!

Thomas

(About local Sabine)

7 August 2024

Sabine knows the city well, from history, to restaurants, to fun facts etc. We really enjoyed our time with Sabine and would recommend her to others.Chicago Family of 5

Amy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sabine)

14 July 2024

My husband and I had the pleasure of spending 3+ hours touring all over Salzburg with Sabine. She shared loads of information about Salzburg’s history as well as pointing out the Sound of Music locations, recommending restaurants and bars and places we should see in our remaining time in Salzburg. Sabine is warm and friendly, knowledgeable about all things Salzburg and she showed us sights that we would never have found on our own!! I highly recommend Sabine! Fabulous Tour with Sabine!!

Greg🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sylvia)

13 July 2024

Sylvie was a great guide: very warm and easy to talk with. She tailored our experiences to our tastes, and was ready to stop for anything in which we showed interest. We definitely saw places we’d never have seen on our own. The tour ended at the amazing, cool (literally) and tree-shaded Augustiner Bräu - Kloster Mülln. So good! What was best was spending time with such a nice human being! As I said it the end: it felt like we’d made a new friend! Highly recommended! Easy pace, great information, and a great time!A Wonderful Experience of Salzburg!

HERNAN🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local Sabine)

16 May 2024

Great Knowledge and Service from Sabine Excelente

Martin

(About local Klaudia)

24 March 2024

Eine super tolle Führung durch Salzburg. So eine klasse Führung hatten wir noch nie. Das war die beste und schönste Erkundung der Stadt. Klaudia ist eine sehr kompetente und humorvolle Führerin, die uns die Sehenswürdigkeiten und interessanten Ecken der Stadt in ihrer charmanten Art nahe gebracht hat. Sehr zu empfehlen.Phantastisch

ognass🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Sabine)

24 June 2023

Our family agreed, when we left Sabine we were saddened. Sabine provided us the finest example of an outstanding tour, ever! Her historical knowledge blended with modern observations made for thorough learning and enjoyment. I would recommend Sabine and withlocals, without hesitation and with with guidance that this is the only way to tour. Thank you and we hope to see you again, Sabine!Awesome Tour!

Yesenia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nathalie)

15 June 2023

Wonderful Tour guide! She knew all the ind and outs of Salzburg. Great history lesson. She goes above and beyond to show whar Salzburg is all about and also gives recommendations. We had a very nice time with Nathalie. Best Tour Guide!

Taylor🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sabine)

10 June 2023

We had Francisca NOT Sabine for this tour.. which I wouldn’t say is a food tour at all. It started at 5pm and we only went to ONE restaurant at 7:15pm. We got a piece of bread and one piece of chocolate from 5-7:15pm. Decent historical tour, but again, was expecting a food tour like the description had said. Not worth the $160 per person that we paid at all. We could have gone to the one restaurant on our own and saved so much money. Would not recommend at all if you’re looking for a food tour. NOT A FOOD TOUR

Sol🇵🇭 Philippines

(About local Nathalie)

23 April 2023

It was a very rainy day when we did the Sound of Music Tour with Nathalie. But nothing can stop the passion and dedication of our guide. She continued on as if nothing could stop the show! And to think we were late for an hour or so because of a passport issue of one of the family members. Salzburg city center is very pretty and we would have been happy already with it but Nathalie took us all the way to Mondsee which made the experience even more memorable. Thanks Nathalie! Nathalie, the super guide

Karin

(About local Sabine)

1 March 2023

Wir hatten die Führung gruseliges Salzburg gebucht, zu nächtlicher Stunde im den alten Gassen Salzburgs, sehr gut beschrieben und erzählt von Frau Rath, locker und lässig mit Thema Henker und Folter umgegangen, alle Fragen dazu beantwortet. Richtig toll erklärt, 5 Sterne ****** und jederzeit wieder. Danke Frau Rath für den schönen AbendSchönen Abend mit Frau Rath

Kim🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Nathalie)

19 February 2023

Nathalie was the best tour guide. Her knowledge of the city was incredible. She was lovely and interesting and made the afternoon fly by. I highly recommend taking a tour with Nathalie. It will give you all the experience you need of Salzburg!The best tour of salzburg.

Resi

(About local Sabine)

8 February 2023

Eine sehr kompetente Stadtführung und der Humor ist ebenfalls nicht zu kurz gekommen - Sabine bringt auch den Salzburgern die versteckten Winkel und Ecken, die einem sonst nicht auffallen, nahe. Sehr empfehlenswert!!!

Euwald

(About local Sabine)

1 February 2023

Sehr sympathische Reiseführerin mit sehr viel Wissen über die Geschichte und führt die Gäste zu den besten Plätzen. Sehr empfehlenswert

Ulrike

(About local Sabine)

26 November 2022

Eine ausserordentlich charmate Führerin, die die dunklen Seiten der Salzburger Vergangenheit auf sympathische und spannende Art vermittelt. Wir werden auf jeden Fall eine weitere Führung zu einem anderen Thema buchenSehr erfahrene Fremdenführerin mit Humor. Die Tour war interessant und hat Spaß gemacht