THE HILLS ARE ALIVE
Let us show you that the hills are still alive! Enjoy the superb service and personal atmosphere on this 9 hour private excursion covering the world famouse movie locations of the musical “Hills are Alive” and much more. Your chauffeur and your licensed Austria Guide will pick you up at the agreed address and take you on an extensive 9 hour private sightseeing tour, showing you all the Hills are Alive locations that really interest you. This luxury, personalised tour is designed to give you the flexibility to pick and choose the venues you would really like to visit. This is a fully-guided tour focusing on the Hills are Alive movie locations in Salzburg, Werfen & the Bavarian Alps. Having a separate licensed guide and chauffeur ensures a high-class service and maximum flexibility:
You can get out of the car any time you wish with your licensed Austria Guide, explore the sights without needing to return to the car’s parking space, as your car and chauffeur will already be waiting for you at the most convenient spot, helping you save time and reduce walking times. Your guide can give you their full attention while your chauffeur concentrates on the driving ensuring a smooth, safe and comfortable ride. On the day of the excursion your guide will provide a few itinerary examples with many options to choose from so you can cover all the sights and attractions that really interest you. Depending on the weather or time of year, your experienced Austria Guide will help you to pick the right sights. We do not have a basic itinerary as all of our tours are personalised, flexible and designed individually for our customers.
UP TO 6 PASSENGERS |
€ 855,- |
On this excursion we will explore Salzburg and its beautiful surroundings on the traces of the world famous musical “Hills are Alive”. Start your day with a walk through the Mirabell gardens, famous across the world for the Do-Re-Mi scenes filmed here. See the Pegasus fountain, dwarf garden as well as statues from Roman and Greek mythology and stunning, formal patterned flower beds. Drive up to one of the most beautiful viewpoints of the city, immortalised in Do-Re-Mi, with a fantastic view over the entire city of Salzburg and its millennium fortress. Take the elevator down to the historic town centre and stroll with your guide past the horse baths, festival halls and through the St Peters cemetery which inspired the escape scenes in the musical “Hills are Alive”. Walk past the cathedral and under the same arches as Maria in I Have Confidence, and then onto the Residence square with its fantastic fountain. We meet our driver again at the Mozart Footbridge which Maria and the children ran over wearing their curtain clothes. Back in our luxury minivan we will have a photo stop near Maria’s Abbey (Nonnberg Abbey) on our way to Leopoldskron Palace (boat scene and pink lemonade at the terrace).
After a short stop at Leopoldskron we drive on to the palace of Hellbrunn where you have the chance to visit the original gazebo and gardens. Then, we leave the city driving south into the stunning Bavarian mountains where they filmed the opening scene. Now is your chance to spin in a field in the original area from the opening scene of The Hills are Alive. We journey off the beaten track down a scenic country road along the river Salzach and through the narrow gorges of the Lueg pass to Werfen where we will head to the top of the Hills are Alive trail, the picnic spot from the movie. Enjoy a short rest here and its magnificent panorama view. IN THE TOWN OF WERFEN WE HAVE SEVERAL LUNCH OPTIONS RANGING FROM TYPICAL AUSTRIAN CUISINE TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE: “OBAUER” (LUNCH NOT INCLUDED). THE FINAL PART OF THE TOUR TAKES US THROUGH THE AUSTRIAN LAKE DISTRICT VIA THE SCENIC ROADS, WHERE PARTS OF THE OPENING SCENE WHERE FILMED, AND ON TO THE “HILLS ARE ALIVE” WEDDING CATHEDRAL IN MONDSEE WHERE THE ROMANTIC WEDDING SCENE WAS FILMED.
UP TO 6 PASSENGERS |
€ 855,- |
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Including chauffeur and fully-licensed Austria Guide
- Travel with locals and get insider information
- Only your Austria Guide is allowed to conduct walking tours so you can get out of the bus and see the sights where others only drive by
- Excellent value for money
- Family friendly
- Flexibility to customise your itinerary to your own preferences
- Private excursions to the famous movie locations in Salzburg, Salzkammergut, Werfen & Berchtesgaden
- Take a walking tour through the beautiful Mirabell gardens where the children and Maria sang “do-re-mi”
- Enjoy a stop at Leopoldskron Palace
- Sing “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” at the real Gazebo in the garden of Hellbrunn Palace
- Get to see the Bavarian Alps with the meadow where Maria sang “The Hills Are Alive”
- Hike on the new Sound of Music trail and take a break in the same meadow where the picnic scene was shot
- Visit the Lake District (Salzkammergut) where the panorama shots and scenes of the picnic where filmed
- Stop in Mondsee where you have the chance to see the famous Sound of Music wedding cathedral where the wedding between Maria and the Baron took place