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When booking the Salzburg tour of Vienna Sightseeing Tours,we were asked which language we wanted and said "German". It was noted on the receipt and we paid almost 100 Euro. However, when we were in the bus and after the tour had started, the tour guide told us that there weren't enough German speaking tourists in the bus, so the tour would NOT be in German. It was in Italian and English. To me that meant I had to do lots of translating, and I'm sure I forgot many details since all this was new to me,too. I wouldn't have minded if they had told us when signing up for this tour, but nothing was mentioned about a minimum number of people for a language. I guess we were lucky that there were enough Americans in the bus, so the tour was at least given in English. Had there been many Japanese tourists, we would have paid and would have understood nothing. The tour guide was nice,but she said she couldn't do anything about it, it's the company's policy.They know that tourists are only in Vienna for a short time and once they've got the money, they couldn't care less.
Go with a large group of people who all speak the same language and ask twice, if the tour will be given in your language. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Expensive Beverages in City Centre | Tip Rating: | | | | |
When summer comes to Vienna, it comes suddenly and with such heating force. One day, it is nice and cool, and then the next, it is sunny and hot. When it gets hot, people gets thirsty easily and they will be wanting a nice cool drink - fast. But do not be tempted to buy drinks from the city centre food stalls, shops, etc. The prices of these cold drinks will be very expensive when compared to supermarket prices. A bottle of mineral water will cost Euro 1.50 while in supermarkets will cost less than Euro 0.50. A cold Coke or Iced Tea can cost you Euro 1.80 - 2.00. So, if you plan to spend a long time outdoors, it is better you carry your own water.
Well, if you are really dying of thirst, go ahead and pay a premium price for water, coke or other beverages!
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| | | | Vienna card---It won't save you money | Tip Rating: | | | | |
I bought Vienna Card like in other cities(Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels), but this one turned out to be a total mistake. 1. It doesn't entitle you a big discount, not like in other places, you'll have free entrance to some museums, it only deducts the prices for 1 or 2 euros. 2. If you are a student, you get bigger discount with your student ID than Vienna Card, and it's not mentioned at all in the manual! 3. It has only 3-day version, not like in other places you have the choice of 1 or 2 days. This product by Vienna official tourist board did a bad job in showing a good image of Vienna to tourists, I would say...
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