Hofburg Imperial Palace and Sisi Museum Skip the line tour
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
On this tour you will visit the Hofburg imperial palace, where you will have a guided tour of both the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments. With origins dating back to the Middle Ages, the Hofburg palace grew exponentially between the 16th and 20th century and up to today still counts 18 buildings, 19 courtyards and over 2500 rooms. Where once the Habsburg imperial family used to live, work and party, a world of politics, gossip and history opens its doors for us as a UNESCO world heritage site museum.
Forget about tv shows and fiction! Join this walking tour and hear about the real life of Empress Elisabeth, also known as Sisi. During the short walk, visit the church where the Habsburgs got married at (even Marie Antoinette, who was born and raised in Vienna!). We will also see the stables where the famous Lipizzan horses on the way to the entrance to Hofburg.
After the visit of the palace, the tour will end in the stunning Volksgarten, one of Vienna’s most popular picture spots.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Augustinerkirche
St August Church was the winter palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna and the place were the empress Sisi got married.
The Hofburg
The Hofburg used to the main imperial palace of the Habsbourg dynasty and is today recognized as the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria.
What‘s Included
Licended and experienced local guide
Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation
Food and drinks
Options
Live Guide only in Spanish
Live Guide only in English
Hofburg Imperial Palace and Sisi Museum Skip the line tour
Live Guide in Italian
Live Guide only in German
Reviews
62 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful.
Elisa C,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Alessandra is a fantastic guide, who gives a lot of important information without ever boring. Everything perfect
The building is very...
Alberto V,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The building is very beautiful and should certainly be visited We were lucky enough to have Alessandra as a guide who was very good
Good guide, tough crowd
danhC6032VN,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Our guide, Anastasia, was knowledgeable and conveyed a great deal of that knowledge despite major challenges posed by huge holiday crowds. The tour goes through many pretty small rooms, and your groups share the tight spaces with other guests, many of them with audio guides. It was sometimes difficult to keep up. But the spaces are worth seeing.
Fantastic Tour Guide - Siri
Andrew P,,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had Siri as our tour guide for this review and she was absolutely amazing. We’d select tours that were specifically by her for the experience again. One thing that we weren’t aware of, and this may have been due to our not paying attention, but about 50% of this tour is outdoors (1 and a half hours) before entering the Sisi museum. As such, you should plan accordingly as we did this tour in December and it was cold and windy (which we had planned for) but there will be a lot of standing around outside. If doing this tour during the summer we’d recommend sunscreen and lots of water. Once you are in the Sisi museum there are portions of it that are quite narrow so make sure to pack lightly, or be ready to carry items in your hands close to you. Overall, what made this tour special was our tour guide Siri. She must have talked non-stop for the whole three hours while providing excellent insight and answering any questions that we may have had. Easily the best tour guide we have had in ages.
Highly recommended
Marni M,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Raffa was terrific. He was informative, easy to understand and funny. Highly recommend this tour for an interesting insight into history.
It was worth it
Rita C,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very positive experience. Very good our guide , Wolf (I don’t remember the name exactly😉) very prepared and nice
Guide prepared
Sabina C,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful our experience at the Viennese monuments, our guide with his simplicity and his smile made us discover wonderful things
Raphael was a fabulous guide!
Michelle B,,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Raphael was fabulous! He was very knowledgeable and brought history to life with interesting stories about the historical figures.
Hofburg
Carlo C,,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00It's all right. Punctual in the place of 'apartment. The guide prepared and kind. Also available for various questions.
Great informative and very worthwhile tour
fraukeg1002,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour is really worth it. We learned a lot about Sisi. Siri has superbly directed the tour and explained everything great. What I liked best was that Siri did it in such a way that it was really very entertaining and she brought the tour to life. I can only recommend it!
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