Vienna Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
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Vienna Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
By Lokafy
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Duration: 2–6 hours
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- Local guide ("Lokafyer"
- Customized private walking tour
What's not included- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
- Start:
- Chattanooga, Graben 29a, 1010 Wien, AustriaTravelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
End:- Vienna, AustriaTour may end at a different location from the departure point, unless requested in advance of the tour.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 86919P49- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 86919P49
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₹4,523.39
per adult (price varies by group size)
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Itinerary
- Graben 29a, 1010 Wien, AustriaTravelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
- Pass byLeopoldsbrunnen
- Vienna, AustriaTour may end at a different location from the departure point, unless requested in advance of the tour.
About the operator
Don’t take it from us – here’s what people have to say about this operator:
- Karie T0 contributionsLocal tourFrancisca was amazing and enjoyed my tour with her! She was knowledgeable about Vienna and I saw so many interesting places I never would have known about. She was wonderful!!Written 11 July 2023
- O3048CImartinb0 contributionsVienna in 4 HoursOur guide Walter was a wealth of information and he made the city come alive for us. We were exceptionally lucky with the sunny weather.Written 19 March 2023
- Valeria M0 contributionsTailor made tour of ViennaErnst out guide was amazing He tailored the tour to our wishes, and showed us many hidden little gems I cannot recommend him enough.Written 13 March 2023
- 375luellak0 contributionsFirst day tourWe arrived in Vienna after an Int’l flight from the US and wanted to keep moving to help adjust to the time zone. I booked a 3 ht walking tour. This was a great way to orient us to the old city. We quickly hit many of the old churches an Christmas markets. The tour can be customized to what you want. We also had a tutorial on the transportation & ticket options.Written 4 January 2023
- oksanah20220 contributionsVienna TourWe booked a 6 hour tour and explored major attractions in Vienna. Our guide was Matteo. He was very knowledgeable about major city sites and local culture. We made two stops at adorable cafes per our request. Highly recommend this tour if you want to get a good overview of this magical city from a local’s perspective.Written 29 October 2022
- Gallivantress0 contributionsInspiring Tour of ViennaVienna is a stunning city, and we had a really great guide for our tour of the city. Hernando -Columbian by birth, American by upbringing, and now living in Vienna--knows the city and knows Americans. So, we had a great time with him, we saw a lot and learned a great deal. Including a lot of history that Austrians would not go into (the locals are reticent to discuss some topics, especially WWII) Unlike a lot of well-intentioned guides, Hernando did not bury us in details. Just the most important points, we told him at the outset, and that's what we got. As a result, we probably remember more about Vienna, than any other city that we have toured.Written 28 October 2022
- Nspoons10 contributionsSmart, thoughtful and engaging.Martin was our guide. We got more than we expected. He met us for coffee in city center and got to know about us in a short period of time. He adjusted his tour according to what we told him about things that we liked. We had so much fun. And he had a ton of history in his back pocket. He pulled out his phone and show us maps of regions, historic moments and old photos of Vienna. We absolutely loved it! We would highly recommend him to anyone headed to Vienna!Written 16 October 2022
- 104coreyr0 contributionsEverything we could have wantedOur tour with Jeff was energetic and informative! He gave us some brief history, and some great local recommendations for the rest of our trip. He customised the tour to what we were looking for and offered plenty of suggestions of things for us to do with the rest of our time in Vienna. He was very knowledgeable about the city and knew the streets like the back of his hand.Written 2 October 2022
- hollandw7080 contributionsGreat Investment of Time and MoneyA great way to see Vienna! We were on a strict time budget, and this tour helped us make the most of the hours we had. Our guide, Jeff, proved to be a wealth of information, and he took us to a lot of top spots in our brief window of time together. Definitely recommend this tour!Written 2 October 2022
- Heather H0 contributionsMiserable Experience and Wasted Precious Time in ViennaI noticed the same "local" tour guide's name in another bad review. They paired us with someone who was from another county, had only been in Vienna for a year, and said that we would "learn about Vienna together." He had zero knowledge of the city. We ended our planned four hour tour after 30 minutes and still had to pay $40 (for 30 minutes of walking from our hotel to the subway) and fight for 2 days and numerous emails to both Lofaky and Get Your Guide home office to retrieve the other $120 owed to us. We feel it should have been a 100% refund since, in writing, we were promised a guide with historical knowledge of Vienna. Everyone was courteous, but it put quite a damper on our limited time in Vienna.Written 26 September 2022
- a5880hz0 contributions2 hour walking tourSacha met my mom and I at our hotel and took us on a lovely 2 hour tour around the area where we were staying (the first district). As requested, she gave us an overview about history, art, culture, and also pointed out local restaurant/cafe recommendations as we went. It was exactly what we had asked for and a great intro to the city in general.Written 16 September 2022
- 529annec0 contributionsA holiday hiccupUnfortunately after waiting for 1/2 hour for our tour guide, Arion, who never showed up, we contacted the organizers who were most supportive of us, but could offer no guide. A refund was cooperatively arranged but when you are holidaying and want to understand the uniqueness of cultures today’s experience was not great.Written 1 September 2022
- Shayan M0 contributionsExceptionalI sent my family on this tour with Ernst during our trip to Vienna. He picked them up at the hotel. They had an exceptional experience. I have never heard them rave this much about a tour before. They loved the experience and said Ernst was exceptionally knowledgeable and courteous. Thank you Ernst. You made their trip.Written 28 August 2022
- Bruce L0 contributionsA good way to see ViennaErnst arrive on time at our Airbnb to pick us up. We took the subway to various points of interest and saw just about everything there is to see in Vienna. Ernst spoke really good English and was very knowledgeable. The only complaint I have is that the tour was too long and the 5 hour walk was without much break in between. I guess I should have chosen a shorter option.Written 12 August 2022
- Sindhu narendra... N0 contributionsGreatSince it was only for my family of 4, we could get 100%concentration from the guide… Was very informativeWritten 11 August 2022
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isleofwightseagull
Isle of Wight145 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
Sadly I am unable to give a good review of our “Customised Private Tour” organised by Lokafy. According to their description:
“We want to learn as much as we can about you and your travel companions to organize the perfect tour. With our walking tours, you’ll skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes.”
Our guide had clearly not taken onboard our specific interests and requests (20th century history and places “off the beaten track” amongst other things). She simply led us from one main tourist attraction to the next and told us nothing we did not already know from basic background reading. We learned nothing about what it is actually like to live as a local in Vienna. We ended up getting the very thing this company claim to avoid - a mundane historical tour, and by someone with limited knowledge.
My complaint is not with our guide, but rather with Lokafy for failing to provide what we signed up for. Our guide was polite and well intentioned but clearly not capable of fulfilling the brief.
“We want to learn as much as we can about you and your travel companions to organize the perfect tour. With our walking tours, you’ll skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes.”
Our guide had clearly not taken onboard our specific interests and requests (20th century history and places “off the beaten track” amongst other things). She simply led us from one main tourist attraction to the next and told us nothing we did not already know from basic background reading. We learned nothing about what it is actually like to live as a local in Vienna. We ended up getting the very thing this company claim to avoid - a mundane historical tour, and by someone with limited knowledge.
My complaint is not with our guide, but rather with Lokafy for failing to provide what we signed up for. Our guide was polite and well intentioned but clearly not capable of fulfilling the brief.
Written 12 September 2024
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kh4peace
Anderson, SC5 contributions
These people are scammers this has been the worse customer service that we have ever received and will not recommend please do not use them they want show up for the tour and want refund the money since it was their fault. Guide didn’t show up and now this is our fault. Please do yourself a favor and don’t buy from them which is advertising for Trip Advisor shame on you .
Kathie Bradshaw
Kathie Bradshaw
Written 16 December 2023
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pjmsimmons
Portarlington, Ireland262 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
We were met by Gaibiden whom we had booked for a four hour tour. He was on time and met us at the hotel as agreed. I have to say it was a very pleasant experience and we were glad we had booked him. He showed us how to get tickets for Vienna’s transport structure, where to go for good beer and helped us with some language difficulty when buying food from an on street vendor. He brought us to several well chosen places and explained the history of Vienna nicely. As a politics student he had a good appreciation of the history. Overall we were happy and glad we picked this tour.
Written 14 December 2019
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Hello,
Hope you are well. We apologize for the delay in responding to your review. We do not get automatic notifications for reviews on Trip Advisor. We appreciate you sharing this wonderful review with us here. We're so glad to hear you had a wonderful experience with our Lokafyer inVienna and Lokafy overall. The aim behind Lokafy is to connect travelers with locals for an authentic experience where they can not only know the city from their perspective but can also connect on a personal level. Just like having a friend showing you around the city. Although our Lokafyers are not professional tour guides, some of them are passionate about history.The uniqueness of our tours is that you can customize the itinerary according to your preference and schedule. It's great that our Lokafyer was able to show you different places in the city and it also made your stay in the city memorable. We appreciate you recommending our tours highly.
Lokafy tours are offered in more than 300+ cities around the world and Our global community of Lokafyers speaks many languages, so please get in touch with us next time you travel - we look forward to organizing your next adventure!
Safe travels,
Regards,
Vinita
Lokafy.com
Written 16 February 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
javery2015
Willimantic, CT23 contributions
Our tour guide was very nice and showed us many historical places, giving us dates and details of each. He contacted us days before and asked us if we had anything specific we’d like to do to better customize our tour. We went to many places, and were able to see Vienna with more context than what we could have had ourselves. He even got us into the University of Vienna to see the building inside! It was a great tour and I’d suggest it to anyone going. The only critiques I have are we had asked for more quiet and local places to eat/shop and the suggestions given weren’t what we were hoping. The other was during a part of the tour, our guide read some information to us about a stop we were making on the journey from a website. We still found the tour very helpful and suggest it to anyone coming to the city, but perhaps the smaller time allotment would be best. Perhaps the largest would be worth it as well, but our 3 hour tour seemed stretched a little.
Written 21 July 2019
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Hi Javery,
Hope you are well. We apologize for the delay in responding to your review. We do not get automatic notifications for reviews on Trip Advisor. We appreciate you sharing this wonderful review with us. As we customize each tour, we consider each travelers' preferences while matching them with our Lokafyers, and I'm glad you had a great time exploring the city together with your Lokafyer. The aim behind Lokafy is to connect travelers with locals for an authentic experience where they can not only know the city from their perspective but can also connect on a personal level. Just like having a friend showing you around the city. Although our Lokafyers are not professional tour guides, some of them are passionate about history. The uniqueness of our tours is that you can customize the itinerary according to your preference and schedule. It's great that our Lokafyer was able to show you different places in the city and it also made your stay in the city memorable. We appreciate you recommending our tours highly.
In the years since your last tour, we have expanded a lot, and now offer Lokafy tours in almost 300+ cities around the world.
Our global community of Lokafyers speaks many languages, so please get in touch with us next time you travel - we look forward to organizing your next adventure!
Safe travels,
Regards,
Vinita
Lokafy.com
Written 17 February 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Blog PartiuMundo
Sao Paulo, SP202 contributions
Jun 2018 • Friends
We tested Lokafy services and decided to tell you everything about it because while traveling, everybody says: “travel like a local, not as a tourist”. Well, this is true and highly recommended but sometimes we don’t find all the information we need on TripAdvisor. Or maybe you have a friend living in that city but his/her habits are completely different from yours, which means s/he won’t have many places to recommend that matches what you’re looking for. What if you could find someone that has the same passions as you and know that city very well? This is exactly what Lokafy provides.
In Vienna we decided to test this service. It was the best decision we could’ve ever made. We knew the city is full of interesting history and we love to know these things. Counting on a local for providing all info and taking us to the places we wanted to visit was fantastic.
We met Lucas, our guide, very close to our hotel and he started taking us to several interesting places and telling all history envolved. Speechless! Everything we asked, he knew how to answer. He’s like an encyclopedia man! hahahah
How delighted was our day with our guide Lucas. It was completely enjoyable and yet educational. He’s passionate for history and we covered the major sights without no rush. We felt we got so much more out of our trip because of his easy way of explaining things. Lokafy have made of Vienna trip more meaningful. The prices are fair and reasonable.
In Vienna we decided to test this service. It was the best decision we could’ve ever made. We knew the city is full of interesting history and we love to know these things. Counting on a local for providing all info and taking us to the places we wanted to visit was fantastic.
We met Lucas, our guide, very close to our hotel and he started taking us to several interesting places and telling all history envolved. Speechless! Everything we asked, he knew how to answer. He’s like an encyclopedia man! hahahah
How delighted was our day with our guide Lucas. It was completely enjoyable and yet educational. He’s passionate for history and we covered the major sights without no rush. We felt we got so much more out of our trip because of his easy way of explaining things. Lokafy have made of Vienna trip more meaningful. The prices are fair and reasonable.
Written 30 January 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Hello,
Hope you are well. We apologize for the delay in responding to your review. We do not get automatic notifications for reviews on Trip Advisor. We appreciate you sharing this wonderful review with us. Thank you so much for your kind words. The whole Lokafy team is really happy to ready about your experience with Lucas and Lokafy in Vienna. As we customize each tour, we consider each travelers' preferences while matching them with our Lokafyers, and I'm glad you had a great time exploring the city together with Lucas. In the years since your last tour, we have expanded a lot, and now offer Lokafy tours in almost 300+ cities around the world.
Our global community of Lokafyers speaks many languages, so please get in touch with us next time you travel - we look forward to organizing your next adventure!
Safe travels,
Regards,
Vinita
Lokafy.com
Written 16 February 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
DONNA E
2 contributions
Out guide Ernest was great, even though it was a very cold rainy evening. He was very informative . His knowledge of the architecture and history was very educational. Great personality!
Written 13 September 2024
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Relax446471
Irving, TX3 contributions
Ernst was a wonderful knowledgeable guide. A great comprehensive tour of Vienna. Highly recommend this tour for visitors
Written 24 August 2024
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Jet159553
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Solo
Explored areas I never would have discovered on my own. Marietta was wonderful and a pleasure to explore with.
Written 9 January 2024
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Raymond M
Fairfield, TX30 contributions
Well done, pleasant, knowledgeable. Very detailed, friendly, we enjoyed greatly. Would highly recommend. We did 4 hours
Written 29 December 2023
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Jeryn J
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
On a day impacted by snowy/ rainy weather, we had the pleasure of working with Ernst who is exceptionally knowledgeable, thorough and well read … highly recommended for those that are looking for a unique and special tour of District 1 in Vienna
Written 24 December 2023
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Est-il possible de réserver une visite de 2 ou 3 heures le 3 septembre 2019 avec une personne parlant le Français ?
Written 27 August 2019
Hello, I would like to schedule a tour but don't know how long I will need for the places I want to see
Written 9 June 2019
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