Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip
Traveler rating
4.5/5
Based on 362 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip worth booking?
Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip is a 9.3-hour experience in Salzburg, Austria, from $160 per person. It scores 77 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Strongly Recommended”, based on a 4.5/5 rating across 362 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 77 / 100
- Rating
- 4.5/5 (362)
- Duration
- 9.3 hours
- From
- $160 per person
Salzburg Super Saver combines two half-day trips into one memorable day offering great value for money. Start the morning with a tour through the Bavarian mountains and visit the 450-year old Salt Mines before spending the afternoon discovering the film locations of the Sound of Music. The perfect choice if your time in Salzburg is limited.
What you get
About this experience
Salzburg Super Saver combines two half-day trips into one memorable day offering great value for money. Start the morning with a tour through the Bavarian mountains and visit the 450-year old Salt Mines before spending the afternoon discovering the film locations of the Sound of Music. The perfect choice if your time in Salzburg is limited.
What's included
Included
- Local guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- entrance fee to the Salt Mines
Not included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
What you'll see and do
Konigsseeache
Travel from Salzburg along the Königsseeache
Pass by without stopping
Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg
Photo stop in Obersalzberg if time permits
Pass by without stopping
Berchtesgaden Salt Mines
Step inside the salt mines and learn exciting and informative facts about the world underground
90 minutes here · Admission included
Berchtesgaden
Enjoy some free time in the alpine village of Berchtesgaden.
45 minutes here
Schloss Mirabell & Mirabellgarten
Pass by Mirabell Gardens, the famous place where the children sang ‘Do-Re-Mi’ with Maria in the movie Sound of Music.
Pass by without stopping
Stift Nonnberg
Pass by Nonnberg Convent where Maria was a novice.
Pass by without stopping
Schloss Hellbrunn
See the gazebo where the Baron von Trapp kissed Maria for the first time.
20 minutes here
Schloss Leopoldskron
See Schloss Leopoldskron where the Trapp Family lived in the movie and which is now a luxury hotel
Wolfgangsee Lake
Enjoy the breathtaking views of the lake district.
Pass by without stopping
Mondsee
Stop at Mondsee
Basilika St. Michael
Visit the wedding chapel where Maria and the Baron got married
50 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Salzburg
The tour departs from the bus terminal at Mirabellplatz, corner Hubert Sattler Gasse 1 (in front of St. Andrew church)
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
The tour departs from the bus terminal at Mirabellplatz, corner Hubert Sattler Gasse 1 (in front of St. Andrew church)
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- de, en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 30 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Salzburg Panorama Tours GmbH
Know before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- no pets allowed
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 362 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
9 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Photo opportunities
4 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Knowledge and storytelling
3 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Organization
3 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Pace and timing
3 mentionsSeveral reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
Food and drink
2 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Traveler reviews
362 verified traveler reviews for Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Guides good but too rushed
This is actually two different tours so you finish up with salt mine tour and then back to original meeting point to get on another bus to head out to mountains again. Granted its different area still seems like a lot of driving around. Salt mine was nice experience. Two slides and a cool little train down into mountain. Good information but once you finish you are quickly hustled back on board and off to another stop for a too quick stop for lunch or shopping. Then back on board to the sound of music tour which was cool but seemed so rushed at many of the stops. Singing on board bus was fun. I’d say these need to be individual tours with longer stops at the cute little towns. Guides were great! Drivers are talented on the narrow winding roads.
Response from the operator: Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the Salt Mines experience, the fun of singing along on the Original Sound of Music Tour, and especially the excellent work of our guides and drivers. You are correct that this combination consists of two separate half-day tours, with a return to Salzburg in between. We understand that this can make for a long day with quite a bit of travelling, and that some of the stops may have felt too short or rushed for you. As both tours cover a number of highlights within a limited timeframe, keeping to the schedule is important, but we certainly appreciate your wish for more time to enjoy the towns and stops at a more relaxed pace. Thank you again for your constructive comments and for your kind words about our team. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope that, despite the busy schedule, you took home many wonderful memories from your day with us.
via Tripadvisor
A fun, if limited, tour if you have one day or less in Salzburg
If you’re like me, you might be considering the salt mines tour as an add-on to the marquee Sound of Music tour. In practice, I found the mine tour much more enjoyable and memorable. Frankly, the Sound of Music tour was rather disappointing. I think they’ve been doing it long enough that they’re really just going through the motions each day at this point. My guide, although animated, didn’t even announce what we were going to see at each stop before we got off the bus. And what we did see was rather limited. Of course, it’s easy to enjoy time in Mondsee Basilica like we did, but you can always drive yourself there. All other stops were either brief looks (the gazebo, Leopoldskron Palace), or, I’m not kidding, drive-bys from afar (Mozarteum Music Academy, Noonberg Abbey). In fact, we drove by the former in both directions so fast and so far away (across a quad) that it was nearly impossible to take a photo with any clarity. We didn’t visit the musical amphitheater or anywhere that might have required admission. It’s as if the tour organizers, despite painting their bus to feature their marquee tour, put hardly any effort into actually securing any kind of meaningful access to the locations, and opted to focus on low-hanging fruit. So, if your sightseeing time is very limited, then go for it. But if you have a day or two to explore on your own, you’ll probably do much better.
Response from the operator: Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback about both of your tours with us. We’re very pleased to hear that you found the Salt Mines Tour so enjoyable and memorable. At the same time, we’re genuinely sorry that our Original Sound of Music Tour did not live up to your expectations. We particularly appreciate your comments regarding the communication before arriving at each stop. Our guides should provide guests with clear information about what they are about to see, together with the relevant background and filming history, and we understand how this would have affected your overall experience. Regarding access to the filming locations, we completely understand your disappointment. Unfortunately, several iconic locations cannot simply be entered by a tour operator. Some are private property, while others have access restrictions or are functioning institutions. For this reason, certain locations can only be viewed from the coach or from designated viewpoints. This is not a matter of choosing not to arrange admission, but rather of respecting the access regulations that apply to these sites. The tour is designed to combine accessible filming locations with the history of the movie, the real von Trapp family, Salzburg and the Lake District within approximately four hours. We recognize, however, that guests hoping for extensive access to every filming location may prefer exploring certain sites independently and spending considerably more time at each one. We’re sorry that on this occasion the experience gave you the impression that insufficient effort was being made. That is certainly not how we want our guests to feel, particularly on a tour that has been such an important part of our company for many years. Thank you again for your thoughtful and constructive feedback. We’re glad that the Salt Mines Tour was a highlight for you, and we sincerely appreciate you giving us the opportunity to hear where the Sound of Music experience fell short of your expectations.
via Viator
Jose and Ferdinand were...
Jose and Ferdinand were fun and entertaining on the Sound of Music Tour! Salt mines tour was excellent!! Our guide, my apologies for not recalling her name, was friendly and very knowledgeable about Salzburg. We appreciated the small group tour and her attention to her guests.
Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a fun and entertaining time with Jose and Ferdinand on the Sound of Music Tour. We’ll be very happy to pass your kind words on to them! It’s also fantastic to hear that you enjoyed the Salt Mines Tour and appreciated the more personal atmosphere of the small group. Please don’t worry about not remembering your guide’s name – we’re simply happy to know that her friendliness, knowledge of Salzburg and attention to each guest made your experience so enjoyable. Thank you for choosing to experience both tours with us. We truly appreciate your lovely feedback and hope you took home many wonderful memories of Salzburg and the surrounding region!
via Viator
Salt mine was good. Sound of music tour was not something I would recommend.
I gave this three stars because the salt mine tour was great, but the sound of music tour was not good in my opinion. The salt mine tour was great, very interesting and our tour guide for that tour, Thomas, was wonderful. Thomas was nice, cheerful, very kind and had a great way of being gently humorous while telling us about our trip and keeping us all on track to get to the right places on time. I’d recommend skipping the sound of music tour. It was mostly riding on a bus. We stopped at only a few places ( I think three or four) that were points where the movie had been filmed, and only for a very brief time. Then we rode on the bus to the lakes area near Salzburg, where the scenery was beautiful. We then stopped in a small village to see the church where the wedding was filmed for the movie. I did not think our tour guide, Jose, was very good. He thought he was funny and entertaining, but I found his manner annoying and not funny most of the time. . He seemed to be somewhat jaded about tourists, and seemed very indifferent to the fact that as tourists new to the area, we didn’t know how to get around. At a bathroom stop, he scolded a lady for being a minute or two late back to the bus. Does he not know that there is nearly always a long line at the women’s restrooms and that it is just going to take longer for that reason? When we stopped at the small village to see the church, he took us along a winding route and told us to pay attention to how to get back to the bus. Really? A winding route with many turns, and he expects that we should easily find our own way back to the bus by ourselves in a very short time, in a place where we had never been before. He told us we only had time to visit the church briefly, possibly buy a souvenir at the shop right across the street from the church, and then find our own way back to the bus. Then at the church, he left us. Why didn’t he just tell us that he would wait for us at the souvenir shop or nearby, and then walk with us all together back to the bus?!?!? It would have saved much confusion and hurrying. I would not take a tour with Jose again.
Response from the operator: Thank you very much for taking the time to share such detailed feedback about both of your tours with us. First of all, we are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the Salt Mine Tour and that Thomas made such a positive impression on you. Your description of him as kind, cheerful, knowledgeable and gently humorous is wonderful to read, and we will certainly be happy to pass your kind words on to him. At the same time, we are genuinely sorry to hear that your experience on the Original Sound of Music Tour did not meet your expectations. We completely understand that a tour covering several filming locations as well as the beautiful Salzburg Lake District involves a considerable amount of time on the bus. The locations are spread across Salzburg and the surrounding countryside, and the tour is designed to give guests the opportunity to see a variety of important filming locations within the available time. Nevertheless, we understand that you would have preferred longer stops and more time to explore the individual locations. We are particularly sorry to hear about your experience with Jose. Your comments do surprise us, as Jose is one of our most popular guides and consistently receives a great deal of very positive feedback from guests, particularly for his knowledge, humor and entertaining personality. However, we also fully appreciate that humor and communication styles are very personal, and what works wonderfully for many guests may not feel the same for everyone. Your personal experience and impression are important to us, regardless of the many positive reviews he usually receives. We are especially sorry that you felt uncomfortable or rushed during the restroom stop. Keeping a larger group on schedule is an important part of a guide’s responsibility, particularly on a tour with several stops and fixed timings, but this should always be handled with understanding and courtesy. We certainly understand your point regarding restroom queues and that delays of a few minutes can sometimes be unavoidable. We also appreciate your comments regarding the stop in Mondsee and the walk to the wedding church. For guests visiting a place for the first time, finding the way back independently can understandably feel confusing, particularly when time is limited. Your suggestion that the guide could provide an agreed meeting point and accompany the group back to the bus is understandable, and we appreciate you explaining so clearly why this part of the experience was frustrating for you. It is disappointing for us to know that the Sound of Music Tour left you with such a different impression from your Salt Mine Tour. We want our guests to feel welcome, well informed and comfortable throughout their experience, and detailed feedback like yours helps us understand where an individual experience may not have met those expectations. Thank you again for sharing both the positive and negative aspects of your experience so openly. We are very pleased that Thomas and the Salt Mine Tour were highlights of your visit, and we sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding the Sound of Music Tour and Jose. We will take your comments seriously and discuss them internally. We hope that, despite the disappointment with part of your experience, you were able to take home some wonderful memories of Salzburg, the beautiful lake district and the Salt Mines.
via Viator
Salt Mines trip was...
Salt Mines trip was excellent. Guide excellent. Sound of Music tour was excellent. Guide Kylie brilliant. Lots of singing and fun.
Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed both the Salt Mines and Sound of Music tours. It’s wonderful to know that Kylie made your experience so enjoyable with plenty of singing, fun, and great memories. We’ll be delighted to share your kind words with her. Thank you for choosing Panorama Tours, and we hope to see you again on another adventure! Warm regards, Panorama Tours
via Viator
Good to know
- Duration
- 9.3 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 127
- Verdict
- Strongly Recommended
Who runs this experience
Operated by Salzburg Panorama Tours GmbH, who run 31 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 58.1.
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Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Salzburg.
How much does Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip cost?
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Prices start at $160 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Salzburg usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip take?
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Plan for about 9.3 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Salzburg is not rushed.
Is Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 77 out of 100, which we label "Strongly Recommended". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.5/5 across 362 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Salzburg, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 9.3-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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Around 127 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Salzburg can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Salzburg and add a light layer if any part of the 9.3-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Salzburg within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Salzburg?
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On Outty we rank every Salzburg experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Austrian Apple Strudel Cooking Class including Lunch in Salzburg, Salzburg Oldtown: Sightseeing Walking Tour with Licensed Local Guide, Salzburg: Palace Concert at the Marble Hall of Mirabell Palace. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Salzburg?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Salzburg?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
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What is included in Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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Included: Local guide; In-vehicle air conditioning; and entrance fee to the Salt Mines. Not included: Gratuities; and Food and drinks. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Where is the meeting point for Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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The tour departs from the bus terminal at Mirabellplatz, corner Hubert Sattler Gasse 1 (in front of St. Andrew church) Hotel pickup is not included, so plan your own transport and arrive 15 minutes early.
What languages is Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip offered in?
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It is offered in German and English. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller; and Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Salzburg. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Salzburg Super Saver: Original Sound of Music and Salt Mines Day Trip?
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Across 362 reviews averaging 4.5 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, photo opportunities, knowledge and storytelling. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works. One thing to know: Several reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
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