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Program package "Highlights of the Imperial palace: Spanish Riding School and Imperial apartments"

In cooperation with the travel agency Special Tours Ges.m.b.H. we offer you the possibility to fully enjoy two particular attractions of Vienna: A gala representation of the Spanish Riding School and a guided tour through the apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ("Sissi"). First, you can admire all the luxuries of Baroque times and the art of riding of the Lipizzaner horses and their riders, then you will see the living rooms of their former master, Emperor Franz Joseph, in the Vienna Imperial palace Hofburg. Listen to the interesting and amusing stories about the private lives of the Imperials, get an impression of the everyday life at the Viennese court and if you like you can finally go and have a look at the Imperial Silver and Tableware Collection - everything included in one single ticket!

This program package is available for any show of the Spanish Riding School. Because tickets are rare for these shows, we kindly ask you to book your places as soon as possible!

The Lipizzaner horses, named after their original habitations in Lipica, Slovenia, are probably one of the worlds most well-known and beloved horse races. Today, they are bred and elevated in Piber, Styria. Their native brown color changes to white when they grow up, and only then they are employed for the Gala representations of the Spanish Riding School. During such a show, they follow the strict rules of antique art of riding, the Spanish Riding School in Vienna being the only institution in the world that still follows these old rules. Learn more about their history and present day breeding and training by first looking at the spectacular show of the Dancing White Stallions and then following a guided tour through the Lipizzaner horses museum.

This program package is available for any show of the Spanish Riding School. Because tickets are rare for these shows, we kindly ask you to book your places as soon as possible!

Often called the "musical ambassadors of Austria", the young members of the Vienna Boys Choir are real artists of vocal music. Enjoy their heavenly tunes during a Holy Mass in the Imperial chapel inside Vienna Hofburg palace. Afterwards, we invite you to join a guided tour through the State and Residential Apartments of Emperor Frances Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ("Sissi").

This program package is available for any Holy Mass with the Vienna Boys Choir. Because tickets are rare for these occasions, we kindly ask you to book your places as soon as possible!

If your stay in Vienna does not include a weekend or if you don't have much time, this program package is the best way for you to admire nevertheless the astonishing abilities of the Spanish Riding School horses. First, you watch the training of the Lipizzaner horses in the splendid Baroque hall of the Winter Riding School, then we invite you to follow a guided tour through the State and Residential Apartments of Emperor Frances Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ("Sissi") in the Vienna Hofburg.

This program package can be booked for all training days of the Spanish Riding School. Please tell us the day that would best suit your needs and we will try our best to arrange your program!

This program package is the ideal introduction to the world of classic art of riding: After having observed how the Lipizzaner horses are trained and having admired their impressive figures on the ground and in the air, you will learn about the history of the famous horses and the institution of the Spanish Riding School during a visit to the interesting Lipizzaner horses museum displaying numerous objects, paintings and videos on the purpose.

This program package can be booked for all training days of the Spanish Riding School. Please tell us the day that would best suit your needs and we will try our best to arrange your program!

Would you like to complete your visit to Vienna by attending one of the numerous splendid balls in the Hofburg, the town hall or one of Vienna's most elegant hotels? Are you planning to participate in the Opera ball, Austria's most important society event? Or do you simply wish to surprise your friends back home when you show them that as a special souvenir you learned to dance the Vienna Waltz in the city of its invention? In all of these cases, this program is made for you! In cooperation with the dancing school "Tanzschule Watzek" we offer you the possibility to quickly learn the basics of Vienna Waltz: In only two hours of lesson you will get to know the basic steps and techniques of Vienna Waltz good enough to be able to participate in any dancing event without having to be ashamed of anything. You will just need a bit of practice - for example during the practice hours in the dancing school - and you will soon be hovering over the dance floor like an elf to the sounds of the Blue Danube Waltz!

If you don't have a dancing partner or if among your group there aren't enough ladies or gentlemen to form an equal number of pairs, please inform us as soon as possible so that we can try to find local substitutes for your lesson!

During a ball, Viennese not only dance the Waltz, but also the other internationally recognized "Ballroom Dances" listed in the "World Dance Program". If you want to be well prepared for such an occasion, besides the Vienna Waltz you should also know at least the basics of Foxtrot, Tango, English Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, Boogie, Samba and Rumba. In cooperation with the dancing school "Tanzschule Watzek" we offer you a two-hour introduction to the most important steps and techniques of those seven dances. You will just need a bit of practice - for example during the practice hours in the dancing school - and you will soon be able to dance to almost every type of music!

If you don't have a dancing partner or if among your group there aren't enough ladies or gentlemen to form an equal number of pairs, please inform us as soon as possible so that we can try to find local substitutes for your lesson!

If you are interested in any events not listed in our program, for example an opera or concert evening, we will be pleased to organize your program and purchase any kind and number of tickets you may want. Just send us a request and we will try our best to make you happy!