Optional Trips
Enjoy one or more of the optional tours offered during the festival. Prices are estimates only based on 2024 pricing. Tour prices will be available after January 1, 2025.
Opera in the Quarry for Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman (sung in German with German supertitles) - Friday, Aug. 15
Experience a memorable evening of opera in St. Margarethen's Roman
quarry, one of Europe's loveliest open-air stages, located just a short
distance from Eisenstadt. The natural setting with its stunning rock
formations serves as a spectacular backdrop for these opulent
productions. Upon arrival, you will have a special backstage tour. After
the tour and during the intermission, visit any of the onsite cafes to
enjoy a glass of regional wine or other beverage, appetizing snacks,
delicious desserts or warm meals. Bus departs hotels about 5:45 pm for
the 6:30 pm backstage tour and 8:00 pm performance. You should be back
in Eisenstadt by 12:00 am. Cost: approximately $159 (includes transportation, ticket, and backstage tour). 20 person minimum.
NOTE: In the event of adverse weather, the St. Margarethen management reserves the right to delay the start of a performance or interrupt a performance and then continue it. If a performance is canceled or interrupted before 45 minutes have elapsed, the ticket price will be refunded.
Monday, August 11, Option 1: Day in Vienna (Schonbrunn Palace, below)
Enjoy a spectacularday of sightseeing in Vienna beginning with a 60-minute Grand Tour of the Schonbrunn Palace and the palace gardens. The bus will then return to downtown Vienna for a one-hour guided sightseeing tour by bus which will give you an overview of many of the city’s most famous landmarks including the Ringstraße, Schloss Belvedere, Hofburg, and more followed by a one-hour walking tour through Vienna so you can visit many of the important historical sites not easily accessible by bus — Spanish Riding School, Burgtheater, Parliament, and City Hall among others. We will then enjoy a 3 course lunch at a local restaurant before heading to the Musikverein, home to the Vienna Philharmonic, for your guided tour. This is where the famous New Year’s Eve concert takes places that is broadcast worldwide. Following the tour, you will have some time to explore Vienna on your own before we reboard the bus to return to Eisenstadt. 20 person minimum required. Cost: $175
Monday, August 11, Option 2:
Enjoy a wonderful day exploring the Wachau Valley with a boat ride on the Danube River and stops in Melk to tour Stift Melk (Melk Abbey),
Weissenkirchen and the medieval town of Dürnstein. Bus departs Eisenstadt hotels at 7:00 am and returns about 7:45 pm. Cost approximately $175 and includes transportation, guide, guided tour through Melk Abbey, 3-course luncheon menu at Wachauerhof Melk incl. salad buffet (excl. drinks), boat tour from Melk to Dürnstein. 20 person minimum required.