Sound of Salzburg
Have you just arrived? Or are you planning to come to one of the most beautiful cities in the world and want to see as much of it as you can? Did you grow up watching Julie Andrews and the von Trapp Family and are dying to see where those beloved scenes were filmed?
Then this tour is for you! We, Salzburg’s only bicycle tour, charge less than the bus tours, but offer you so much more. We take you to places other tours will only show you from the road. We take you to locations buses can’t even reach.
You don’t need to be a The Sound of Music fan, or even to have seen the film to love our tour!
TOURS FOR EVERYONE IN ANY WEATHER
FILM LOCATIONS
Tour Infos
Tour Infos
Fräulein Maria’s Bicycle Tours starts in April and ends in October.
We highly recommend to book in advance to secure a place on the tour. We can´t guarantee a spot without booking altough we try to keep spots left for show ups.
Through June, July and August we also run late afternoon tours. A reservation is necessary for this tour.
Are our times not good for you, or would you rather be alone with your family? – Private tours can also be arranged for anytime April – October.
If you are unable to make a tour that you have reserved a place on, we would more than appreciate you contacting us to cancel the reservation. A guide may be turning up and waiting just for you.
Costs
Our normal prices are already so crazily low for a tour of Salzburg, but there are still a few discounts available.
• For +10 groups we have special discounts and provide special times.
• Price for private tours depend on participant numbers.
We prefer payment being made in cash on the day to the guide.
Start
From April – October | daily at 9.30am |
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From June-August | daily at 9.30am and 4.30pm |
Please arrive at least 10 min before departure time.
Note: „Daily“ is every day, including Sunday and Holidays.
Duration
Our tours last around 3,5 hours.
Meeting Point
We are easy to find and centrally located.
Our meeting point is located at Mirabellplatz 4 – 50m left of the entrance to the Mirabell palace. We are right opposite the big Saint Andrews Church/Andräkirche. Just look out for our famous Fräulein Maria’s Bicycle Sign and a whole lot of bicycles.
How are you getting to us?
By Bus:
All lines between the station and the old city center stop at Mirabellplatz (Bus stop Mirabellplatz).
By car:
You can park your car in the garage directly under Mirabellplatz.
By foot:
An easy distance from the old city or the train station – right next to the entrance to the palace Mirabell, opposite the St. Andrews Church/Andräkirche.
By plane:
you can land your aircraft in the Mirabell garden, but watch out for the flowers, the attendants are very protective of them! 😉
About us
My name is Rupert Riedl. I was born and grew up in Salzburg. As is true of most of my fellow Austrians I had never heard about the Trapp Family, until I was lucky enough to work in a youth hostel where I caught the spirit from Fräulein Maria.
While working at the hostel I booked and recommended a lot of bus tours for people with the tour companies in Salzburg, but I saw that some people weren’t totally satisfied with this impersonal and commercial way of seeing the city.
In time for the next summer, full of ideas and ambition and after cycling every single road and bike path to find the best route for you, I left my job at the Youth Hostel and my Scottish wife and I started Fräulein Maria’s Bicycle Tours. We had found a way to bring our guests close enough to touch all the sights… even in Salzburg´s old town where cars, let alone buses aren’t allowed. We started with just ten bikes, but we soon had to buy more!
Since starting in 1999 we have had the chance to show thousands of tourists our beautiful city and sing along with them in the footsteps of Fräulein Maria.
Our guides aren’t bike racers or stubborn history freaks, but they love the movie and being outdoors, they know the city and most importantly they love sharing their passion with you. We have a mix of native English speakers and original Salzburgers in our team, and this combination might be one part of our success.
Our Bikes
Our Bikes
We use Cruiser bikes with 7 gears and very comfortable seats. Your arms will be well stretched out and your back upright! The most difficult thing about the tour is forcing yourself to get off the bike at the end of the day and back on your feet =)
We know how boring long bus drives are for kids so we love having families come along! We have a wide range of different sizes of children’s bikes. For boys and girls who can’t yet ride on their own or don’t feel confident we have child seats, trailers, tag along trailers and a tandem. We have helmets for the kids, and for adults on request. So bring your kids… and drag your husbands… we love them all. We have even had some dogs coming along with us too! If you don’t feel confident riding alone we also have an adult tandem bike available to double the fun!
We have them in ladies and men’s styles. Each bike is kitted out with the name of one of the characters from the film, a basket that can carry up to 5 kilos (11 pounds) and the best feature of all – a huge Fräulein Maria Ding Dong Bell making you unstoppable…