Lake Walking Salzkammergut
Hiking: Lake Walking Salzkammergut
Arrival to Lake Wolfgang
Take the boat to St. Wolfgang. On your walk along a walking trail to Falkenstein rock wall you enjoy beautiful views of the lake. An idyllic path along the lake takes you into Mozart village St. Gilgen. Return by boat.
Wolfgangsee – Bad Ischl
From St. Wolfgang on Saddle walk to lake Schwarzensee. Here the lake cabin of Lore is worth a break with its delicious homemade snacks. Via Wirer gorge into the valley and around Bürglstein to the lake promenade of Strobl. By coach to the old Imperial summer residence Bad Ischl.
Day off in Bad Ischl
Use your free time to explore the many places of interest in Bad Ischl. ‘Kaiservilla’ Emperor Franz Josef’s summer residence, Café Zauner with famous delicacies or a visit to the Salzkammergut thermal spa.
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”.
Round trip Hallstatt
Continue on brine pipeline trail to the salt mountain in Hallstatt (salt mine dates back to Celtic times). Here you enjoy a scenic view of the lake and Dachstein massif. Plan a visit of the salt mine, enjoy the views from the top of Rudolf’s tower and visit the excavation sites. A boat carries you across the lake back to Bad Goisern.
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. .
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.
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Lake Walking in Austria’s Salzkammergut, 8 days, AT-SKWWO-08A | |||
Base price | 839.- | 939.- | 1'095.- |
Surcharge single room | 235.- | 235.- | 235.- |
Category: lovely 3*-hotels and country hotels
Season 1 May 4, 2024 - May 26, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024 Arrival daily | Season 2 May 27, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024 Sep 2, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024 Arrival daily | Season 3 Jun 17, 2024 - Sep 1, 2024 Arrival daily | |
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Wolfgangsee | |||
Double room p. P. | 79.- | 79.- | |
Surcharge single room | 39.- | 39.- | |
Bad Ischl | |||
Double room p. P. | 109.- | 109.- | 125.- |
Surcharge single room | 45.- | 45.- | 45.- |
Bad Goisern | |||
Double room p. P. | 79.- | 79.- | 89.- |
Surcharge single room | 29.- | 29.- | 29.- |
Included:
- Accommodation as mentioned incl. breakfast
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Daily luggage transfer
- 1 Boat ride Wolfgangsee
- Ferry fare Wolfgangsee, Hallstättersee
- 1 Valley cable car fare Salzbergbahn Hallstatt
- Train ride from Hallstatt to Bad Goisern, 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, French)
- App for Navigation and GPS-data
- Service hotline
Note:
- Bus ride Strobl – Bad Ischl, approx. CHF 5.- per person
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
- Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Optional:
- Transfers from/to airport/station Salzburg upon request
Arrival/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 airport.
- Parking: mostly free hotel car park available, partly public car park, approx. CHF 35.- per week. No reservation required.
Other important information:
- The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance.
- Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended.