Vienna Explorer

We went on the Wachau Valley Winery Tour and lunch. Stelios was our driver. He picked us up at our hotel (right on time). We went to the office to meet the other four people in our group. Stelios made me tea to drink while we were waiting. We had a wonderful day. Stelios was knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. He was helpful in taking pictures for us. We had lunch at a winery where they made their own meats and cheeses as well and it was delicious and a relaxing environment. The countryside was beautiful. It was a great way to spend the day. My husband left his lens cap for his camera in the van and they were great about getting it back to us before we left Vienna. I highly recommend this tour and this company.

We went on the Wachau valley winery and biking tour with Vienna Explorere, and it was a fantastic day! After meeting group in the city and catching the train out to a smaller town to pick up our bikes, we were off into the valleys and vines, stopping first at a large modern winery where we were introduced to, and tasted, the main varietals of the region.
From there, the day included a number of fun things including a 20 minute hike up to a castle that looked out over the valleys (although there was an option to stay down the bottom and explore the town), lunch at a pub, 2 more wineries and a whole lot of down hill riding — somehow miraculously no riding up hills!
The guide was really friendly and looked after the group well, and he hung out with us after the tour finished, making sure we made our way to a cool pub in the centre of Vienna.
Would definitely recommend for something different for your stay in Vienna!

Went on the «Morning Walk — Old Town Overview» with Horst Harrer — great tour. Hit all the main attractions but even more important got a real sense of the city. I know could do this tour in his sleep, but it sure didn’t seem that way. He wanted to get to know us and answer any/​all questions. Provided enough stories and history without going overboard. Just to round this out… the online booking was easy and the office is easy to find.

The grape grazing Wachau Valley bike tour is AMAZING. I booked it on a whim and it was seriously one of the highlights of my time in Wien. We met at the Vienna explorer offices in the AM and they split us up into two groups. One group consisted of students which was good because I met a lot of awesome people my age.
The day consisted of an hour train ride to Durnstein where we biked ~13 miles, visited two wineries (sampling a total of 7 wines), hiking to the top of old castle ruins, eating lunch at a tavern, sampling chocolate/​schnapps/​jams, a boat ride on the Danube, and «relaxing» (aka stopping for 20 min) at a beach followed by the train ride back to Vienna. Basically a packed, tiring, on the go day but incredibly fun.
The first winery we visited was Domane Wachau which was very nice and modern. I didn’t catch the name of the second winery we visited but it was more rustic and unique, perched on top of a hill with a gorgeous view of Wachau. All the wines we sampled were very nice and they fill your glass up. ;)
Other — definitely do the hike to the castle ruins. You’re allowed to either hike or explore the town but the hike offers gorgeous views of the valley, totally worth it. Lunch isn’t included in the price but I believe it was around 8 euro, they had a few options like wienerschnitzel. I got the turkey salad which was good!
My only complaint is when we got left behind for a bit when we stopped for lunch. My friends and I were taking pictures only to find that the entire group had left. We had no idea which restaurant we were in so we walked around the town for ~15 minutes until we found it. It worked out fine and we shouldn’t have lagged behind but it would’ve been appreciated if the tour guide had kept a bit of a better eye on us. She was really friendly and did a good job otherwise.
Overall, highly highly recommended!

Great touring company to deal with. Everything was very easy and prompt. We did the combo — morning walk tour & afternoon bike tour. The morning walk tour covered all the basics and the afternoon bike tour was pretty awesome, as we were able to see many other districts in the city. Some of the language was a bit repetitive b/​w the two guides so I am not sure if there is a script that the guides have to memorize. The following day we did the country side biking/​winery tour. That was a wonderful experience, although our guide was a bit low energy and we were taken to two wineries (both of which were empty, making me believe that they’re not the good ones in the region). Overall, I would definitely recommend this company. They do strictly adhere to their 72 hour cancellation policy and if you’re not there on time, the tour will start without you.

Meine stillen, heimlichen, an niemanden gerichteten Gebete wurden erhört! Endlich gibt es ein Team an Menschen, die sich gegen die magistratische Obermacht lehnen und eine Fassade eines alten Hauses in einer Farbe anmalen, die mit Sicherheit nicht ins Stadtbild passt! Die Farbe ist grün. Aber kein blasses grün. Eher satt, eigentlich schon neon. Schon sehr super. Ich gehe rein, in den sehr kleinen Shop. Es hängen gerade noch zwei Fahrräder da, alle anderen sind ausgeliehen. Okay, ist auch ein schöner Tag. Und die Farbe zieht einfach an. Ich frage, ob ich als Wienerin günstigere Konditionen bekomm, um ein Fahrrad auszuleihen (falls mal wieder kein City-​Bike zur Verfügung steht). Nein, leider nicht, aber ich bekomme Hostel-​Konditionen. 14 Euro pro Tag.
Oder ich warte bis Ende Oktober (wenn die Saison vorbei ist) und kaufe mir dann ein ausrangiertes Rad. Sie wollen nämlich den Service bieten, jede Saison neue Räder im Sortiment zu haben! Ein weiterer, super Service, sind auch die Ausflüge (mit Rad oder per pedes). Der beste meines Erachtens und wohl auch der interessanteste für WienerInnen: Grape Grazing Tour. Da geht’s ab in die Wachau zum Weintrinken. Kostenpunkt: 59,00 Euro.
Also nochmal: Ende Oktober werden alle Fahrräder der Saison billiger verkauft — wer eins braucht, sollte unbedingt hingehen! Der Rest wird auf Ebay versteigert. Also schnell sein!