Summer day on the Old Danube, boats in the water, Vienna skyline in the background

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The Blue Danube Waltz

Old Danube

Flanked by gardens, lawns that are ideal for sunbathing, restaurants with terraces by the water and promenades with footpaths and cycle paths, the Old Danube attracts swimmers, sailors, surfers, rowers and stand-up paddlers.You can choose between the offers of three sailing and surfing schools, eleven boat hire companies and four lidos. Tip: Rent a rowing, pedal or electric boat and experience a romantic boat picnic. Maybe you would also like to spend an afternoon at the Gänsehäufel beach facility where two kilometers of beaches, a wave pool and athletic pool, playgrounds, cafés and a nudist area promise enjoyable hours of leisure.

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Danube Island

The three day long Danube Island Festival (held annually in June) is the biggest free open air party in Europe with around 3 million visitors. There is also plenty else to do on “the island: 42 kilometers of sandy, pebble and meadow beaches along the New Danube, bathing areas, playgrounds for ball games, running tracks and skating trails, boat, bike and surfboard rental points, large naturist areas, bars, cafés and restaurants are all part of the leisure paradise for Viennese locals. The Copa Beach and the new Pier 22 directly opposite invite visitors to rest a while and relax.

On summer days, the Danube Island is the best destination for a relaxing day by the water. There is a sunny or shady spot for everyone here since the Danube Island is one of the largest recreational areas in Europe.The numbers are impressive: 70 hectares of fields, 180 hectares of forest and 1.8 million trees and bushes. But it's not hard to find your way around the island's twelve sections.

A tip for families: a 250 meter-long family bathing beach.

Danube Canal

The Danube Canal (also known as the "Little Danube") emerged from the regulation of the Danube between 1870 to 1875. It is the southernmost original arm of the Danube in Vienna, 17.3 km long in its present-day form, and flows past the Vienna Old City. You can either explore the Danube Canal by boat or enjoy the atmosphere in one of the many outdoor eateries that line the Danube Canal.

Additional information:
Vienna by ship and boat

Old Danube

Alte Donau
1220 Vienna

Boat Rental Hofbauer

Wagramer Straße 49
1220 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • May to September
      weather permitting
    • April, May, September (in good weather) daily, 09:00 - 20:00
    • June - August (in good weather) daily, 09:00 - 23:00

La Crêperie

An der Oberen Alten Donau 6
1210 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • Tu - Th, 10:00 - 23:00
    • Fr - Sa, 08:30 - 23:00
    • Su, 08:30 - 17:00

Ufertaverne

An der Oberen Alten Donau 186
1220 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • April daily, 12:00 - 21:00
    • Mai - August daily, 09:00 - 23:30
    • September daily, 09:00 - 21:00

Gänsehäufel

Moissigasse 21
1220 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • Anfang bis Mitte Mai Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 19:00
    • Sa - Su, 08:00 - 19:00
    • Mitte Mai bis Ende August Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 20:00
    • Sa - Su, 08:00 - 20:00
    • on holidays, 08:00 - 20:00
    • Anfang September bis Mitte September Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 19:00
    • Sa - Su, 08:00 - 19:00

Copa Beach U1 station Donauinsel, Am Hubertusdamm exit

Donauinsel
1220 Vienna

Pier 22 U1 station Donauinsel, Danube Island exit

Donauinsel
1220 Vienna

Inselinfo - Information Center on the Danube Island

Donauinsel
1220 Vienna
  • Comments

    • 350 meters downstream of the Reichsbrücke, next to the water playground

  • Opening times

    • May to September
    • We, 12:00 - 16:00
    • Fr - Su, 12:00 - 18:00
    • Telephone staffed all year round: Mo-Fr 8.00 am - 2.00 pm

Danube Canal

Schwedenplatz - Salztorbrücke
1020 Vienna

DDSG Blue Danube Vienna City landing stage

Schwedenplatz, Franz-Josefs-Kai 2
1010 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • März Mo - Fr, 10:00 - 16:30
    • April Mo - Th, 08:15 - 16:30
    • Fr - Su, 07:45 - 16:30
    • on holidays, 07:45 - 16:30
    • Mai - Juni Mo - Th, 07:45 - 18:00
    • Fr - Sa, 07:45 - 19:00
    • Su, 07:45 - 18:00
    • on holidays, 07:45 - 19:00
    • Juli - August Mo - Su, 07:45 - 19:00
    • September Mo - Th, 07:45 - 18:00
    • Fr - Sa, 07:45 - 19:00
    • on holidays, 07:45 - 18:00
    • Oktober Mo - Th, 08:15 - 16:30
    • Fr - Su, 07:45 - 16:30
    • on holidays, 07:45 - 16:30
    • November - Dezember Mo - Fr, 10:00 - 16:30
    • Sa - Su, 10:00 - 16:30
    • on holidays, 10:00 - 16:00
    • closed from Sun, Dec 24 to Tue, Dec 26, 2017

DDSG Blue Danube (DDSG Blue Danube) Schifffahrtszentrum

Handelskai 265
1020 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • January - February Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 17:00
    • March Mo - Th, 09:00 - 18:00
    • April - October Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 18:00
    • Sa, 10:00 - 17:00
    • on holidays, 10:00 - 17:00
    • November - December Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 18:00
    • Sun, Dec 3: 9:30 - 15:30, Dec 24-26 closed, Sun, Dec 31: 9-16:00

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