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Salzburg Cruise Port

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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.

In port at Salzburg, the bucket-list move is Hohensalzburg Fortress: Private Skip-the-Line & Panorama. Below: 4 bucket-list things to do on a Salzburg port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Hohensalzburg Fortress: Private Skip-the-Line & Panorama
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Hohensalzburg Fortress: Private Skip-the-Line & Panorama

Ascend Europe's largest medieval fortress at golden hour with a private historian guide, bypassing queues to reach the ramparts for sweeping Alpine views.

Book it Salzburg Old Town, Fortress, Cathedral Private Walking Tour $195 per person
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Sound of Music & Salzkammergut Countryside, Privately Guided
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Sound of Music & Salzkammergut Countryside, Privately Guided

Trace the film's real locations — Mirabell Gardens, Leopoldskron Palace, and the Alpine meadows near Werfen — with a private driver-guide and no bus-loads of strangers.

Book it Original Sound of Music Private Tour Salzburg $710 per person
Run by Sights of Salzburg - Sound of Music Private E-bike Tours of Salzburg, Van Tours of Eagle's Nest, Hallstatt & Mountain Lakes · 4.90 from 61 reviews
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Old Town & Mozart's Birthplace, Private Walking Tour
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Old Town & Mozart's Birthplace, Private Walking Tour

Wander Getreidegasse's wrought-iron signs and step into the rooms where Mozart was born, guided by a certified local historian who tailors the pace to you.

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Mirabell Palace Gardens & Cathedral, Private Guided Stroll
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Mirabell Palace Gardens & Cathedral, Private Guided Stroll

Walk the manicured Mirabell Gardens where the 'Do-Re-Mi' scenes were filmed, then step into Salzburg Cathedral's soaring baroque interior with an expert on hand.

Book it Mirabell Palace and Gardens Salzburg Walking Tour $193 per person
Run by Mirabell Palace · 4.60 from 33,000 reviews
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Also bookable: Tiqets $41 per ticket
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Salzburg Festival Guided Insider Tour
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Salzburg Festival Guided Insider Tour

Go behind the curtain of one of the world's most prestigious classical music festivals with an official guided tour of its historic performance halls.

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Hallstatt & Salzkammergut Lakes, Private Day Excursion
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Hallstatt & Salzkammergut Lakes, Private Day Excursion

Journey beyond Salzburg to the impossibly picturesque lakeside village of Hallstatt, with its Skywalk viewpoint and Alpine-lake panoramas.

Book it Full-Day Minivan Tour From Salzburg to Hallstatt with 5 Fingers,Lakes&Mountains €139 per person (about $163)
Run by Sights of Salzburg - Sound of Music Private E-bike Tours of Salzburg, Van Tours of Eagle's Nest, Hallstatt & Mountain Lakes · 4.90 from 61 reviews
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