Best of · DINING EXPERIENCES
Every trip has one free day too few. These 6 castle dining experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Ride the FestungsBahn to Hohensalzburg Fortress, dine at the Panorama Restaurant, then hear Mozart, Strauss, Bach, and other classics in the Golden Hall. Choose classic or VIP dining, with Golden VIP adding drinks and better seating. Smart-casual dress and many stairs apply.
“The food was tasty. And the music enjoyable. The air conditioning in 5he hall could be improved. The setting”
Spend about seven hours moving from Dubai hotel pickup to red-dune dune bashing, sunset photos, and an illuminated desert fortress. You’ll ride a camel, see a falcon display, try henna, eat a large Arabian and international buffet, and watch belly dancing, Tanoura, music, and fire shows.
“Whole experience was fun and staff were friendly and professional. Food and entertainment great. Desert dune drive exhilarating and heaps of fun!”
Ride the funicular up Salzburg’s Hohensalzburg Fortress, dine at the Panorama Restaurant, then hear Mozart and Strauss in historic rooms. Choose classic, VIP, or Golden VIP dining. Expect smart casual dress, stairs, separate dinner and concert spaces, and no hotel transfers.
“A fantastically delicious dinner followed by an outstanding evening of music, based around strings. Staff were attentive. Funicular car took us up and returned us”
Cruise south on the Salzach River, then make your own way to Hohensalzburg Fortress for dinner and a Mozart concert. You’ll ride the funicular, eat at the Panorama Restaurant, and hear an international ensemble in historic halls. Smart casual dress and plenty of walking are required.
“A highlight of our time in Salzburg. Sent friendly reminders and countdowns for the event. Worth it to upgrade to Blue - first choice of seating on cruise, upscale menu choices and seating, as well as prime seating for the concert. Everything is well organized and professionally done.”
You’ll travel by air-conditioned vehicle from your Dubai hotel to a desert fortress for Arabic coffee, dates, camel and horse rides, henna, falcon interaction, a buffet with live barbecue, and belly dancing, tanoura, and fire shows. Dune bashing and alcoholic drinks are optional upgrades.
“We had a wonderful evening at Dubai Saraha Desert Fortress. The food was delicious and plentiful and the entertainment was excellent. One star deduction for the usual hawkers and tacky souvenir stalls, but otherwise we would highly recommend this experience as something fun and different.”
Spend an evening seeing Salzburg from three angles: a 40-minute Salzach cruise, dinner at the Panorama Restaurant inside Hohensalzburg Fortress, and a 90-minute Mozart concert. The funicular, dinner, and concert are included, but expect uphill walking and many stairs inside the fortress.
“This was a lovely experience. Service on the boat and at the dinner was excellent. We enjoyed the boat doing a few Strauss twirls! Dinner was most excellent in the fortress and the concert was superb - such talent and a good mix of shorter classical pieces set in the most stunning room. We were so glad we got to do this - very memorable and totally worth doing!”
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