Shades Tours: Insights into Poverty and Homelessness in Vienna
4.9
527 Ratings
Vienna
Discover the hidden world of poverty and homelessness in Vienna with SHADES TOURS. Join our homeless-led tour for authentic insights, stories, and solutions in a 2-hour walk.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
- Expert guidance from a professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Information
Embark on an extraordinary journey through our city, focusing on the subject of poverty and homelessness.
Your SHADES TOURS guide, who has experienced homelessness, will illuminate you about the varying struggles and approaches to poverty and homelessness during this 2-hour journey.
This tour provides genuine, knowledgeable, and versatile glimpses into a realm that remains largely unseen. The tour intricately weaves facts and narratives together to reveal the multi-dimensional aspect of homelessness.
SHADES TOURS predominantly focuses on enlightening the attendees about socio-political issues. The issue of homelessness is thoroughly scrutinized.
Questions like ‘What difficulties do homeless individuals cope with?’, ‘How is the Viennese welfare system structured?’, ‘What remedies are proposed?’ arise during the tour. Furthermore, you get a chance to directly pose any questions about the topic to a person who has firsthand experience with homelessness.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 14 years
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Weatherproof clothes and comfortable shoes are recommended
Location
Vienna
In front of the Caritas Restaurant INIGO, Bäckerstraße 18, 1010 Vienna
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(527 Ratings)
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37georgw
Feb 20, 2024
Amazing insights and lots of new information - Amazing tour - it gave lots of insights about the various reasons for slipping into homelessness, and how the system in Vienna works to get people out of homelessness.
Lots of aspects that I didn't know a lot about were cleared up - e.g. where can homeless people get food, shelter, and help in Vienna.
All of this was accompanied by the crazy and fascinating story of our guide.
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P3164xtsarahk
Dec 19, 2023
Would do it again!! - Great!
The tour showed me an insight of a homeless persons live and where they would get help. Lovely tour would recommend it to everyone!!
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Sofiehc9897ev
Nov 30, 2023
. - Amazing project to learn new things about this topic and to be able to speak to people who are directly involved
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397piak
Jul 2, 2023
Great experience - I really enjoyed this tour and it gave me a different kind of perspective of Vienna that i have never sern before. The guide told us a lot about his own experience and that was quite interesting. And two hours was plenty of time for pur guide to explain everthing and show us around. Definitely worth checking out!!
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13wavesk
Jun 23, 2023
"been there, done that" - the other side - Peter was a very sincere and well-informing Guide. I recommend the Tour! We learned about different topics in terms of homelessness - where to sleep, about food, medical treatment, leisure activities, pets, Stigma and more.
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121mirjam_
Apr 12, 2022
Shades Tours - Poverty and Homelessness - Wie really enjoyed this tour, it was very informative and we had a very nice guide!
A very recommandable tour for everyone who wants to see Vienna from a different point of view!
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Vera892019
Dec 3, 2019
Shades Tour Obdachlose - The shade tour was very touching and interesting. Our guide explained the different problems if you become homeless and that it can happen to anybody. Norbert shared some personal details and i can tell everybody in this group was touched by his tour.
I thought about his story for a long time. Thank you for guiding us and letting us ask all kinds of questions.
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Jean
Sep 9, 2019
A Journey of Better Understanding - I just want to express my appreciation for the excellent tour I took on Saturday, 7 September with Renate. She was truly outstanding. She gave us so much interesting information to help us better understand the lives of homeless persons. She spoke with passion, but at the same time gave us facts in an open manner. She encouraged us to ask as many questions as we wished, and that every question was welcome. She never moved onto a different topic without first checking if we had any.
The tour was very moving and educative. It also gave some hope when I saw people like Renate who have managed to get out of the homelessness trap.
I have to thank your organization for this worthy cause. I will also donate to supplies to Obdach Ester, as well as tell my family and friends about your organization.
Please express my sincere thanks to Renate, and let her know from me that she really helped me better understand the situation of the homeless. Bravo Renate!
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Andreeacorinamilo
Jan 1, 2019
Homeless Tour - amazing experience and a life lesson - Amazing tour with great guide. Barbara is an extraordinary person and she provides a great insight with the good and the bad of the homeless living. We were very impressed with the information shared by her as well as the conditions provided by Vienna and last buy not least the statistics and research related to the factors that lead to being homeless.
A valuable tour and a life lesson.
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Culture541203
Nov 18, 2018
Really interesting and touching - It was really well constructed, with a direct view on what means being homeless in Vienna, what is the situation, how do homeless people do. With a personal encounter to create a dialogue and dare ask questions. Everything in a really neutral way and from an inner perspective. thank you!
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