Top 7 Austria Drinks Tours

1.Wachau Valley Wine Tasting Bike Tour from Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 829 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $163Our pick

Leave Vienna by train for Krems, then cycle about 24 to 25 kilometers beside the Danube through vineyards and villages. Your guide leads two winery tastings, a stop in Dürnstein, and time for a castle hike or swim. Bikes, helmets, ponchos, train transport, and tastings are included. Lunch and electric bikes are not.

“We enjoyed the talk about the various wines at both wineries Loved the cycling on the electric bikes through the vines and orchards. Beautiful weather,( maybe a little hot) . It was a long day but well worth it”

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2.Half-day Countryside Wine Tour with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 526 reviews · 4 hours - 330 minutes · from $141

Travel from central Vienna with an English-speaking host such as Martin, Harold, Stefan, or Norbert to two or three family-run wineries in Weinviertel. Taste eight or twelve wines, snack along the way, meet the winemakers, and finish with a traditional Austrian lunch or dinner. Pickup is available at selected downtown locations.

“Great tour with knowledgeable guide, excellent quality wines and the food was some of the best we have had in Austria. Local winemakers who were enthusiastic and knowledgeable.”

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3.Grape Grazing: Wachau Valley Winery Biking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 468 reviews · 11 hours · from $163

Join Vienna Explorer for an 11-hour English-language day trip from Vienna into the Wachau Valley. You’ll ride about 25 kilometers on comfortable bikes, visit two wineries, taste regional whites, explore Dürnstein, and hear local history from guides such as Tim, Nicolas, or Tzana. Lunch costs an extra €17 in cash.

“We had an amazing time on this tour. We love traveling local, meeting local, eating local, and drinking local. The trip is full of beautiful scenery, warm people, and fresh white wines. I would definitely do this tour again.”

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4.Wachau Valley Day Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 399 reviews · 9 hours · from $234

Travel from Vienna in a small group of up to eight, tasting Wachau wines at two local wineries, exploring Dürnstein, and cruising the Danube from Spitz to Melk in summer. Guides such as Marco, Regan, and Camillo add useful wine and regional insight. Seasonal plans may replace the cruise with Melk Abbey.

“Awesome day trip. Camillo is a great guide and teacher. Definitely a must-do.”

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5.Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 360 reviews · 1h 30m · from $11Best value

Enter Bad Ischl’s Casino Keller, a hand-carved sandstone cellar used for cold storage for 500 years. A German-speaking guide explains its Ice Age geology, brewery past, stone pillars, and links to nearby cellars. You’ll also visit Carlo Battisti’s painting gallery, an arts and crafts market, and the in-house brewery. Bring warm clothes and note that drinks cost extra.

“interessante rondleiding met vele leuke details over de bierkelder en bad ischl.”

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6.Salzburg: Stiegl Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 278 reviews · 1h 30m · from $29

Spend 90 minutes at Stiegl-Brauwelt exploring a 530-year brewing story, a 270-degree cinema, the brewhouse, fermentation cellar, and bottling line. A live guide leads the tour in English or German, with three beer tastings, a brewery-shop gift, and time to see 90,000 bottles filled each hour.

“Michael the tour guide was brilliant and fun we where in a small group of four so he had more time to speak to us on a personal level which made the tour better, the beer tasting was good too😜”

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7.Salzburg: Guided Wine Tasting in a Hidden Wine Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 58 reviews · 45 min · from $44

Join a small guided tasting in a local Salzburg wine bar, where an English or German-speaking host serves three Austrian wines with regional snacks and explains their flavors and background. Choose the 45-minute tasting or the 90-minute option, which adds three more wines and snacks at nearby wine bars. Groups are limited to 10.

“Hätten gern etwas mehr zu den Weinen erfahren. Sonst sehr nette Bedienung. Es wurden auch leckere Snacks zum Essen gereicht.”

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