Very long trip with lots of highway. Great driver/guide. Very conveninient mini bus, we could use several bottles of water. We had nice stips on the way to Halstatt. In Halstatt we had a nice one hour walk with a great local guide. We suggest to go up the hill. The village is nice to see, but very touristic!! (lots of Asian tourist)

Very good! The rain did not stop us from having a great time. It was of course a short visit because of around 6-7 hours of driving + pauses, but that is the reality of driving from and back to Vienna in one day. Overall a great experience with our lovely guide Markus!

Markus, our guide, was amazing! Exactly on time picking us up, great way to start. He was a kind and thoughtful person. He gave us good information on Vienna, the small lake towns, and Hallstatt without overdoing it. He was sensitive to our needs and checked in with us periodically to see when and if we needed a bathroom break. The van was a nice Mercedes and the group was very understanding when we got lost coming back to the van. We were quite embarrassed because we planned on being back by 4 instead of 4:15. My friend and I pride ourselves on always being early! Thank goodness you had someone at alligator tours answer the phone so we could get Marcus to pick us up in an easier to find location. He was very gracious about it. Only suggestion I have is to leave the very back middle seat vacant as my friend said it was extremely uncomfortable for that many hours. But kudos to you all. It was a memorable experience.