Private tour of historical Vienna with Jan
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Private tour of historical Vienna with Jan
By Jan Kepinski
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Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 0-120
Duration: 2–3 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Norwegian, English, French
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- The tour is guided by a qualified and state licensed guide.
What's not included- Gratuity
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Stephansplatz, 1010 Wien, AustriaThe guide will meet you in front of the main entrance to the St. Stephen's cathedral, right next to a bronze model of the cathedral.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:- Naschmarkt, 1060 Wien, AustriaTour ends at the famous open air food market Naschmarkt.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 272901P1- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 272901P1
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- Naschmarkt, 1060 Wien, AustriaTour ends at the famous open air food market Naschmarkt.
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- Trip095211408900 contributionsTwo hours well spentWent on the free Vienna city centre walking tour. Took 2 hours. Great tour well worth doing. Paid €10.Written June 26, 2023
- martinee20160 contributionsWell worth it to get an overview of the history and monuments of the old townJan made the tour interesting by sharing the people side of the historical figures that were responsible for shaping the history of Austria and Europe. The information he provides is relevant and worth hearing as I was a first time visitor to Vienna!!Written June 10, 2022
- nomad_saBEE0 contributionsDoesn’t get better than this!Walking, talking while experiencing a new place is one of my favourite things. This tour (and the Story of an Empire walking tour) were beyond all my expectations. Our guide, Jan was personable, professional and a fantastic story teller. I would highly recommend this tour. In fact, I can’t wait to go back to do it again!Written August 23, 2020
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James W
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Jan was excellent. Very good command of English. He is an art history scholar and not Austrian whose admiration and love of Vienna comes through as a guide. He was very good not only in making certain the important sights were reviewed but also adding little gems of knowledge that made the tour captivating, especially for my teenage daughters.
Written September 3, 2022
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Fran F
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Jan's knowledge and power of oratory made this unmissable. His story telling powers woven together in a humorous compelling narrative dissolved the hours to minutes.
We as a group cannot recommend this highly enough.
We as a group cannot recommend this highly enough.
Written November 21, 2022
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Heidi W
4 contributions
Nov 2022 • Friends
Terrific tour! Jan is personable, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable. He met us at our hotel and began giving us an overview from the start. He put Vienna’s culture, food and architecture in historical context. His background as an art historian was especially helpful as was his ‘magical’ bag of photos, maps and cards he used to illustrate and educate. He was also flexible and included sites of our particular interest. I highly recommend!
Written November 25, 2022
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torstein_ingstad
1 contribution
Apr 2020
Jan gave us a 8-hour private tour of Vienna. While sufficiently knowledgeable to talk about nearly every detail we would ask, he is also laid-back enough that the tour was very comfortable, allowing us to take in the sights at our leisure, yet with efficiency. Curiosity and passion for the subject material often showed in his eyes, drawing us in and engaging us with the history. Coming from outside Austria, with a varied background, he was able to give perspectives that the native Viennese might not. All in all it was a great day!
Written March 2, 2021
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Jaime F
Tampa, FL14 contributions
Excellent walking tour to know the details of Vienna’s history. Jan is a knowledgeable tour guide that provides significant amount of information and tailored the tour based on specific request from the family. He kept everyone engaged throughout the tour and provided many bits of information that we would not get from a large tour. Highly recommend this experience to get to know Vienna.
Written January 4, 2023
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Freddy H
Drammen, Norway1 contribution
We were a group of 10 people Jan is knowledgeable and has a very good ability to convey his knowledge. He tells the story well and binds the different periods and events together. He also has good humor so there was a good mood in the group. Recommended, maybe best guide I've met
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Written September 15, 2024
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Dr H
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Jan was knowledgeable, friendly and flexible with our itinerary. He really connected the history, art, food and overall culture of Vienna with that of the country and the world. Also loved his Mary Poppins-like bag of photos and mini-maps to illustrate our discussions. Money and time very well spent - I recommend him highly!
Written November 20, 2022
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donna p
Surrey22 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
We chose Jan because of his excellent reviews and I am pleased to say he lived up to them. Jan met us at our hotel promptly at the chosen time. He gave us a little information about himself and the tour began. The first stop was at a statue we had walked past the day before and he enlightened us about aspects of Vienna’s history using the statue as a starting point. He was always very interesting and didn’t shirk from more difficult topics. He is a registered tourist guide and seems to love his job and adopted country. His English is excellent and he is very pleasant and easy to listen to.
Written October 22, 2024
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nomad_saBEE
Naples, FL140 contributions
Oct 2019
We traveled to 3 cities and spent 4 nights in each. With each of the cities, we had privately guided walking tours. In all our tours, the tours with Jan were the best. The historical context provided along the walk was perfect. He is a fantastic story teller and a great conversationalist. We look forward to returning and doing this tour again. Highly recommend!
Written August 30, 2020
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Roving527333
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A great walking tour with Jan! Very knowledgeable on history of Austria (including historical development and politics) as well as architecture and art. Great way to start our visit to determine how we wanted to spend our time going forward. Definitely recommend!
Written September 21, 2022
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