Private Wachau Valley Kayak & Wine Tour

Running for 33 kms between Melk and Krems, the Wachau is the most beautiful stretch of the entire Danube River. Home to rolling hills, ancient castles, picture postcard villages and steeply terraced vineyards, the valley also produces some of Austria's finest wines. Your private Wachau Valley Tour, with our kayaking guide and Austrian wine expert, showcases this amazing natural region like no other…

• Relaxing kayak tours through the UNESCO world heritage Wachau Valley
• Comfortable double kayak, dry storage equipment & PFD/lifevests provided
• Extensive wine tasting of several Wachau specialities (e.g. Riesling, Gruner Veltliner, Neuburger)
• Photo service provided by your guide, and enjoy your own spectacular photo opportunities throughout the entire day
• Tours taken entirely at your pace alongside your dedicated kayak guide & Wachau wine expert

Wachau Valley Kayak Tour Itinerary

• 8:00am - You will be picked up directly from your hotel at 08:00 in Vienna, or at 09:00 if you are already staying in the Wachau. Once there, we’ll prepare the kayaks and provide a safety briefing prior to launch.
• Western Wachau - The first part of the tour takes us from Melk to Spitz. Here it is a little too cool for wine production, so the hills are covered in carpets of trees with castles and palaces sitting proudly atop many of the valley’s highest peaks. You’ll be in awe of the Wachau’s natural beauty from your privileged position, right at the heart of it on the Danube river!
• Wine Tasting in Spitz an der Donau - The charming village of Spitz, located approximately half way through the valley, marks the beginning of the wine growing region. Noted for its classic expressions of dry mineralic Riesling, Austria’s signature wine Grüner Veltliner, and the wonderfully unique and earthy Neuburger, we’ll be visiting one of the town’s finest local producers for an extensive wine tasting.
• Lunch in a small yet historically fascinating local hamlet (lunch not included).
• Eastern Wachau - the further east we paddle, the more the steep valley landscape transforms into visually stunning rows of medieval dry stone walls and vines, separated into hundreds of individual vineyard plots.
• Durnstein - picturesque Durnstein is the undisputed gem of the Wachau. The natural beauty and old world charm of this gorgeous hamlet is further enhanced by the legend of Richard the Lionheart King of England, imprisoned here back in 1192 atop the castle overlooking the Danube.
• Return to Vienna - after a full day of activity we should arrive back to Vienna around 7pm, although the precise time of arrival will depend on our progress over the course of the day – there’s no rush!