Final-year school trip to Vienna and Salzburg: Mozart, Melk Abbey, the Wachau, the Hofburg and Schönbrunn (7 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and drive to Bavaria

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Germany (about 550 to 650 km, i.e. 7 to 8 hours excluding breaks depending on the departure point).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Two drivers take turns at the wheel; lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Nuremberg area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Arrival in Salzburg, Mozart’s city

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Salzburg (about 300 km, 3.5 hours).
• Lunch at your own expense, then a walk through the Mirabell Gardens and across the Salzach.
• The Getreidegasse and a visit to Mozart’s Birthplace (on request).
• Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 3: Baroque Salzburg and Hellbrunn

• Funicular ride up to Hohensalzburg Fortress and visit (on request), with views over the city and the Alps.
• The cathedral, Residenzplatz and Kapitelplatz, at the heart of the UNESCO-listed old town.
• Lunch at your own expense in the old town.
• Hellbrunn Palace and its famous trick fountains, where visitors often end up soaked (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Melk, the Wachau and arrival in Vienna

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Melk (about 230 km, 2 hours 45 minutes).
• Visit to the Benedictine abbey of Melk, a Baroque jewel overlooking the Danube (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive along the Danube through the Wachau and a stop in Dürnstein, where Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner.
• Drive to Vienna (about 90 km, 1 hour 15 minutes), check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 5: Imperial Vienna

• St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) and a walk through the historic centre, from the Graben to the Hofburg.
• Visit to the Imperial Apartments and the Sisi Museum at the Hofburg (on request).
• Tour of the Ring by coach: the Opera, Parliament, the City Hall and the University.
• Visit to the Belvedere and Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” (on request), then a look at the Hundertwasser House.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Schönbrunn and drive to the overnight stop

• Rooms vacated after breakfast.
• Visit to Schönbrunn Palace, the Habsburgs’ summer residence (on request), and walk up through the park to the Gloriette (free access).
• Departure in the late morning and daytime drive to Germany (about 400 to 500 km, i.e. 5 to 6 hours excluding breaks).
• Overnight stop in the Regensburg or Nuremberg area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 7: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast, around 8 am.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 550 to 750 km), with two drivers taking turns and regular breaks.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.