Lainz Game Reserve
On an area of 2,450 hectares, visitors can experience a unique natural and cultural landscape with an enormous diversity of animals and plants. While hiking through the reserve, you may see wild boars, stags or deer crossing the path, or with some luck and patience, you may also observe woodpeckers, salamanders and bats.
Six forest playgrounds offer a chance to let loose. The forest and nature trail can educate you about the Vienna Woods, the Lainz Game Reserve, its history and its plants and animals. There are also carriage rides as well as tours and excursions dedicated to various topics (wild herb hikes, bats, bird songs, etc.).
Tip: Visit the Hermes Villa in the Lainz Game Reserve. A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph to his wife, Empress Elisabeth, the Hermes Villa serves today as the stage for special exhibits. It also offers programs for children, such as "Doing Gymnastics like the Empress". 1st Sunday in the month: Admission free.
- Lainzer Tor, Hermesstraße, 1130 Wien
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+43 1 4000 49 200 (Visitor Center)
- www.wald.wien.at
Comments
Information on opening times, recreational opportunities and arrival by public transport: www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/lainzertiergarten/
Prices
- Free admission
Opening times
Opening hours due to the seasons - see website
- Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
- office@wienmuseum.at
- https://www.wienmuseum.at/hermesvilla
Vienna City Card
Standard ticket price: 8€ / reduced ticket price: 6€
Tickets available online and on site.
Booking link: https://shop.wienmuseum.at/en/tickets/ticket-locations
Buy now with discount:
Prices
- 1st Sunday of the month: Free admission
Opening times
- Tu - Su, 10:00 - 17:00
Closed: 1.11.2025-16.3.2026 as well as 1.5.
Accessibility
Accessibility restricted.
The Hermesvilla is located in the middle of the Lainzer Tiergarten, which is a nature reserve (Biosphärenpark Wienerwald).
For this reason, it is not possible to enter the grounds or drive to the Hermesvilla with a car. Cycling is also not permitted in the Lainzer Tiergarten.
Visitors can enter the Hermesvilla without using steps with the help of a platform elevator at the side entrance. The ground floor has no steps and is wheelchair accessible. A borrowed wheelchair is available for visitors with limited mobility and there is also adequate seating. Access to the exhibition areas on the first floor is not possible as there is no elevator.
