Our guide Walter so funny and extremely knowledgeable! Salt mine tour was great fun and highly recommended to all wanting to find activities near Salzburg

We enjoyed the Sound of Music Tour. The Austrian tour guide Peter was experienced and detailed with facts about the areas. The places visited were great. The lunch afterward was extremely nice in an old restaurant dating back to 1546. It was part of the tour purchased. We had the apple strudel, chicken schnitzel, and salad.

Hallstatt tour was nice. Definitely worth the cost for travel to get there. I have done local transportation in the past to save, but not for this one. 1.5 hrs away from Salzburg. Our tour guide OBrad was really good. I booked the 815am tour which I thought was a good idea, but the marketplace there was not ready for us to serve any food or drinks. I had to spend 30 Euros for an over prices cafe for desserts and coffee, soda. They didnt serve lunch either. Of course, once we finished eatting at the café, the marketplace foods were ready. Lessons learned. Beautiful town and had great views. Walked to the top where the Chapel was and took city pictures. Worth the tour.

We organized a day trip from Vienna and met Gerald at the train station. He was very knowledgeable about the filming & main cast members & even played tunes on the car radio. We were able to get him to take up to the Nonnberg Abby so we could see inside the church plus also to Basilika Sankt Michael. At the end he returned us to the train station for us to catch our train back to Vienna. Recommended

Bridget was our tour guide and she was extremely knowledgeable and a good sense of humor too. Do a private tour was perfect for our elderly parents. We stopped at some great spots, learnt lots about the sound of music even though I thought I know heaps!!! Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, we all did.

Hallstatt is a beautiful village, a picture perfect place on the lake in the mountains. However, it only exists for tourists, every day lots of buses bring people to the village to wander around and take photos, then, 2 hours later, they get back on the bus and more arrive. So if you’re looking for an authentic, unspoilt experience, this isn’t it because the village is packed full of people taking photos. As for this trip, you are paying £65 per person for a coach to take you there, leave you for 2 hours, then take you back to Salzburg. The guide was informative but there are much cheaper ways to get to Hallstatt and back - you could take the train, or, if there are 2 or more of you, then getting a taxi or renting a car would be more cost effective. If you do take this trip, make sure you arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before the bus departs to ensure you get a seat

The Sound of Music tour guide Kayden (I think) and driver Alex were wonderful. Kayden had a great sense of humour, well spoken and very informative. Hallstat not so much. The guide (not sure if his name) elderly gentleman was late arriving to the bus and his English lacked correct pronunciation as well as he just went through the motions and done. Lucky the Sound of Music was so much fun, made up for the morning tour.

It's difficult to rate this tour. It's actually a great tour. The guides were professional and fantastic. However, you have to be the right audience to love it. First, it is actually 2 separately operated tours - Started with the morning half day Hallstatt tour and returned to the starting bus stop in Salzburg. Then hopped on the different afternoon half day sound of music tour followed immediately. Due to this operation, there's only 15 minutes in between to hop to the next bus. No one told me about the right timing. You have to be aware of this and plan your time right to grab a quick bite at Hallstatt or go hungry the whole day. Sound of music tour was very entertaining and the guide was definitely very devoted in his role singing and acting. This tour is meant for passionate followers of the movie, with fun facts and SIGN ALONG. I like the movie but not that extreme into it, which can be awkward to be on this tour. This is my problem. Know your expectations before signing up. Also, all stops were just stopping and looking from the outside of the building. The church was the only stop that guests could go inside. I guess that's where all the singing creating fun vibes to compensate for the lack of activities at each site. This is not a small group tour at all. On my day of tour, there were 2 big coaches for each half day tour. That's 80+ guests for each half day tour. With a tour size like this, I feel the pricing is a little too high.

So much fun! It was a Perfect rainy day excursion. We learned more from our tour guide and the ride than the Salt Mine! Well worth the money.

Panorama offered the best service for a salt mine trip. It was a brilliant 4 hour tour with much more than just salt mines.

Fantastic trip that is so much more than just the Salt Mine tour. Our guide Johannes was absolutely brilliant. He was so friendly and his knowledge was very informative. The drive through the mountains is stunning with the added interest of war time events relating to Hitler. The Salt Mine trip is great fun shooting down the miners slides and interesting to hear about how salt is mined. Johannes went above and beyond-sharing family recipes with us too. He made the trip extra special.

Really good 4 hr tour and enjoyed our tour guided commentary very much, would recommend Panaroma tours. A good drive up into the mountains, seeing hitlers checkpoints, where his house stood. Lovely views and the salt mine was superb. Brace yourself for the slide!

Great experience. Awesome views on the way to the salt mines. Very educational and fun tour of the active mine. Great tour guide by Panorama. Mice stop at the beautiful Bertchesgaden Christkindl Market.

We booked the tour yesterday and hopped on the bus this morning. Even though it was the end of November, it was packed. You are paying for convenience and eliminating any stress of travel. There isn’t a simple way to get there unless you are going to drive. We never take tours unless the potential hassle factors is higher than the price. We left at 815 am and we got there 10 minutes early to the starting point. Kinda a mistake. First you have to go to the booth to get a green plastic ticket that you give to the host as you enter the bus. I assume this is just the count. We just followed others to the booth so that worked out. But others that were in line to get on the bus had to jump out of line which can seriously affect your day. We thought we were there with an adequate amount of time before we left but that was an erroneous assumption. I would get there much earlier and perhaps 30 minutes before you leave. The reason where you sit. We had a double decker bus which one would think would be adequate. It is in the sense that everyone had a seat but not necessarily what they wanted. Everyone in front of us tried to go upstairs for the view. About 2/3rds of the people were in front for us so we skipped the stairs and grabbed a pair of seats downstairs. Others tried and failed to find a seat upstairs and had to grab whatever seat was available. Some were facing the opposite direction of the bus which if are prone to motion sickness would be a disaster. The narration was informative and the ride is comfortable. The back door opens downstairs which is convenient to get off rapidly. There was a WC in the back but didn’t see anyone use it. I would use this company again though would get there earlier next time. Enjoy.

The guided trip from Salsberg to Hallstatt was an enjoyable experience. We went a different way coming and going so saw different scenery. Sit on left side of bus for better views. Guide spoke very good English and had a passion for country. He was clear about what was expected of his full load of passengers. We took tour on a Sunday and only bad part was museum closed and couldn't go into church as service happening. We should have done cable car to top to see salt mines our only regret. Setting is absolutely stunning. Beautiful area.