Excellent - Lovely trip. Enjoyed the ice caves though it was a little strenuous to walk up!! The waterfall and salt mines were also good. The tour guide was excellent and made our trip memorable!!

Amazing Adventure - Carlos was an excellent tour guide. He helped us pivot and find a place for lunch and since we had extra time, he took us to the Keltenblitz Alpine Slide in Hallein which was so much fun! He walked us through all the steps at all of the sights so we didn't get lost and taught us many fun facts about Austria. Carlos even dropped us off at another event that evening so we could make it in time and he recommended a great place to get dinner that night. If I could give 6 stars I would. Highly recommend this trip!

Must day trip from Salzburg - Great day with a very nice guide, Luciano. Highly recommend to visit the Alice cave and the sal mine in Hellein.

Excellent guide. Excellent tour. - Excellent tour. Excellent guide. Highly recommend this tour to anyone. Micheal was very informative and jovial on the entire tour.

Amazing trip! - Great experience. I’ve never seen anything like it!. Our guide Michael and the ice cave guide Alex were wonderful!

Great day of natural beauty and Austrian hospitality! - This is a special day of beautiful natural landscapes and fun! Visiting three spots in one day can be daunting, but Michael was such a great guide and made the day so easy and stress-free. He drove us around to the sites, telling us about the geology and history of the area as we went. The moderate hike up to the ice caves was rewarded with a breathtaking tour inside that was informational and fun (complete with old-fashioned oil lamps!). Michael suggested a quick lunch at the chalet on the way down, and it was “lecker” Bavarian food with a great view! The waterfall was nice, but I would suggest leaving more time for the more spectacular ice caves and salt mines. The salt mines exceeded our expectations with a wonderful multi-media tour including a change into miners’ overalls, a ride on a mining train, tons of historical information about the importance of salt in the region and details about salt mining through the ages, two fun miners’ slides, and even a short underground boat ride. This tour is perfect for families. Our kids are older and thought it was great fun. On the way back to our lodgings, Michael found a little time for a quick tour of Salzburg and gave us lots of ideas for sites to see and places to eat during our stay. Get out of the city for a day, get a little exercise, see and learn about the ice and salt of the Alps, and enjoy Michael’s energetic hospitality. Easily our best day of a wonderful trip to Bavaria!

Ice caves and surrounding... - Ice caves and surrounding area incredible! Mike our tour guide was fabulous! Had a delicious lunch outside with recommendations from our guide at the restaurant near the ice cave. The views of the mountains from that patio were breathtaking!

Ice caves, waterfalls, and salt mines with guide - We had a wonderful day with Michael as our tour guide. The scenery was spectacular, and he had excellent info about the local area. Well worth having a private tour as we were able to see the ice caves, waterfalls and salt mines in one day.

Ice Caves, Waterfalls, and Salt Mines Private Tour from Salzburg - This was our first Private Tour using Viator. We have used Viator extensively, taking over 15 tours. Given this was a Private Tour, it was expensive. Really didn't know what to expect. Well, it was a GREAT experience. Viator used a local company called Salzburg Private Tours, which was somewhat confusing because I didn't understand that it was a company name at first. Anyway, our Guide/Driver, named Carlos (from Portugal) was simply AWESOME! He promptly showed up to pick us up at our hotel in a Mercedes Van (new and well maintained). He was polite, professional and extremely knowledgeable about the history of Salzburg. On our journey to the Ice Caves (first stop), he shared his tremendous knowledge with us. Based on experience, we started with the Ice Caves to avoid the crowds and that was really smart. We were one of the first groups (second one) to tour the caves that day. When we came out, there were a lot of people queued up to get in. Then we went to the Waterfalls (Golling). It was a nice, short excursion. Nothing spectacular, but nice. Then on to the the Salt Mines. Again, their experience paid off as they took us to a salt mine that was in Austria and not the one used by major tour companies. didn't have to wait in line. Everything was perfectly timed and scheduled. He gave us flexibility to make any changes. We added a stop (on his recommendation) to take a Luge/ Toboggan run. That was a lot of fun. GREAT EXPERIENCE. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Magnificent, but challenging - The ice formations in the caves are a magnificent natural wonder and the guide inside the cave (Mikel) was exceptionally pleasant and knowledgeable, but at 63 years old and semi-fit (each of us 20 lbs overweight) the hiking portions to reach the caves, and the 1,400 (+/-) steps up & down once inside the freezing caves was a bit much for my husband and I. We knew going down the mountain that many overweight folks on their way up were not going to made it. In fact, we ended up not doing the salt mines portion of the tour later in the day because our knees and hips were shot after getting down the mountain. Your fitness level, joint health, and weight are important factors for this tour.