Lake Walking in Austria’s Salzkammergut
White Horse Inn, Imperial Summer Residence and UNESCO Heritage.
- 5 Days / 4 Nights
- Self-guided Tour
Hotel (example): Aberseehof
Wolfgangsee – Bad Ischl
From St. Wolfgang on Saddle walk to lake Schwarzensee. Here the lake cabin of Lore is worth a stop for the delicious home made snacks. Via Wirer gorge into the valley and around Bürglstein to the lake promenade of Strobl. By coach into the ancient Imperial summer residence Bad Ischl.
Hotel (example): Goldenes Schiff
Bad Ischl – Bad Goisern
Salt always has been an important source of income in Salzkammergut. The oldest brine pipeline of the world leads from Hallstatt’s salt mine to the salt works in Bad Ischl. Walk along the promenade into Kaltenbachau, a site of Imperial pleasures as horse races, picnics and rendezvous. On brine pipeline trail to Bad Goisern, the gateway to UNESCO heritage Hallstatt. If you want to walk a little higher, you can hike on the spectacular mountain trail of the “Eternal Wall”.
Hotel (example): Moserwirt
By train to Bad Ischl. Along the romantic Sissi-Path you walk to the tiny lake Nussensee then along river Ischl back to lake Wolfgangsee. Through the nature reserve Blinklingmoos along the lake back to today’s stop-over.
Hotel (example): Aberseehof
Departure or extension
Tour character
This tour combines pleasant walking with culture and places of interest. The walking paths are good, there are just some short ascents on smaller serpentine paths. We can recommend this tour for families.
| Season 1 06.05.2023 - 28.05.2023 18.09.2023 - 07.10.2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 29.05.2023 - 18.06.2023 04.09.2023 - 17.09.2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 19.06.2023 - 03.09.2023 Arrival daily | |
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| Lake Walking in Austria’s Salzkammergut, 5 days, AT-SKWWO-05A | |||
| Base price | 469.00 | 529.00 | 579.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 119.00 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
Category: lovely 3***-hotels and country hotels
| Season 1 May 6, 2023 - May 28, 2023 Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 May 29, 2023 - Jun 18, 2023 Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 Jun 19, 2023 - Sep 3, 2023 Arrival daily | |
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| Wolfgangsee | |||
| Double room p. P. | 69.00 | 69.00 | 79.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Bad Ischl | |||
| Double room p. P. | 79.00 | 89.00 | 99.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 39.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 |
| Bad Goisern | |||
| Double room p. P. | 69.00 | 69.00 | 79.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- Luggage transfer
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Ferry fare Wolfgangsee
- 1 Train ride from Bad Goisern to Bad Ischl
- 1 Salzkammergut Erlebnis Card (reductions for cable cars, thermal bath Bad Ischl, salt mine Hallstatt, Boat rides etc.)
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
- App for Naviation and GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Transfers from/to airport/station Salzburg upon request.
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- By train to Salzburg, by bus to Wolfgangsee (approx. 1 hour). Or by train to Bad Ischl and by bus to Wolfgangsee (approx. 30 min). Pick up service from the bus stop by the hotel.
- Salzburg or Munich airports.
- Parking: mostly free hotel car park available, partly public car park, approx. EUR 30 per week. No reservation required.
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
- Bus ride Strobl – Bad Ischl, approx. EUR 4 per person
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
