DAY 1

Arrive Vienna - 28th December

Upon arrival at Vienna airport enjoy a warm welcome to Austria by your local representative before you are privately transferred to your hotel where you will be assisted with check-in procedures.

Overnight: Hotel Sacher Wien

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DAY 2

Vienna – Schönbrunn and Dancing Lesson - 29th December

On today’s excursion your own private driver and guide is waiting to take you outside of the city centre to the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace with its beautiful grounds. The vast summer residence of the Habsburgs, Schönbrunn Palace takes its name from a delightful spring found on the estate. The spectacular setting and symmetry of the palace and the gardens are a prime example of Baroque planning. Join your guide as he leads you on a fascinating tour of many of the palace’s staterooms including the Hall of Mirrors in which Mozart performed for the Empress Maria Theresa when he was just six years of age.

This afternoon embrace the opportunity to immerse yourself in Vienna’s world-renowned musical culture with a lesson in one of its most sought-after ‘export goods’: the Viennese Waltz. Waltz king Johann Strauss triumphantly carried this dance across the globe and now you have the special chance to master the dance in three quarter time yourself with a private lesson in an exclusive baroque ballroom. Complete your lesson with a traditional Viennese ‘pause’ with coffee or sparkling wine and cake and receive a certificate authenticating your dance efforts.

Overnight: Hotel Sacher Wien
Meal Plan: B

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DAY 3

Vienna and Vienna Woods- 30th December

Your morning walking tour with your guide (3 hrs) starts with a stroll along the famous ‘Ringstrasse’, with its 19th century buildings, as you make your way to mass in the Chapel of the Hofburg Palace, expertly performed by the Hofmusikkapelle comprising the Vienna Boys Choir (early booking recommended). Afterwards visit the Treasury in the Hofburg.  Continue your tour in elegance as you are taken by horse and carriage to the gothic St Stephen’s cathedral, whose soaring structure enshrines the heart of Vienna, before returning to your hotel.

Venture towards the charming Vienna Woods this afternoon and visit the hunting lodge at Mayerling, the scene of the suicide pact between Crown Prince Rudolph and Baroness Maria Vetsera which was later replaced by a convent by the bereaved Emperor. Continue to nearby Heiligenkreuz to see the magnificent Cistercian abbey. On the return trip to Vienna stop by at the Seegrotte, a former mine and now a fascinating underground lake. Take a motor boat trip for the best view of the reflections before returning to your hotel.

Overnight: Hotel Sacher Wien
Meal Plan: B

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DAY 4

Vienna and Le Grand Bal - 31st December

A trip to Vienna would not be complete without an exploration of the city’s musical past. This morning, allow your guide to lead you on a four hour exploration of the places where the great composers lived, worked and played as you learn more about the history of these distinguished composers and their music.

Return to your hotel to don your finest gowns before we chauffeur you to the Hofburg Palace to attend the Le Grand Bal .

Upon entering the entrance hall, Guests are greeted with a cocktail and led into the state apartments where they will be 
treated to a sumptuous four course dinner followed by petit fours and confectionary. After dinner the ball begins with music from the Wiener Opera Orchestra and Big Band Gerhard Aflenzer in the Grand Festival Hall.

At midnight see in the New Year with the
ringing of the Pummerin (the bell of St Stephen’s Cathedral) and the playing of the Donauwalzer.

Overnight: The Hotel Sacher Wien
Meal Plan: B,D

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DAY 5

Vienna - 1st January

Enjoy the day at leisure after the previous night’s festivities. You may wish to use the hotel amenities or treat yourself to a relaxing massage after a leisurely New Year’s Day brunch.

Overnight: The Hotel Sacher Wien
Meal Plan: B

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DAY 6

Depart Vienna - 2nd January

 Privately transfer to Vienna airport to catch your return flight home.

Meal Plan: B

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