Salzkammergut - World Heritage Hiking Tour

• 7 nights

• 7 x Overnight stay in a ***inn/hotel with breakfast, (4* hotel in the emperor´s city Bad Ischl)
• 1 x welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
• 2 x Ferry Abersee-Gschwendt - St. Wolfgang
• 1 x Ferry St. Gilgen – Abersee-Gschwendt
• 1 x Bus ticket Strobl – Bad Ischl
• 1 x Entrance to the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl
• 1 x Entrance to the Saltmines in Hallstatt
• 1 x Ferry boat on Lake Hallstättersee to train station
• 1 x Train Hallstatt – Bad Goisern
• 1 x Bus ticket Bad Goisern – Bad Ischl
• 1 x Hiking map Salzkammergut and further information material (1x per room)
• 1 x Salzkammergut Souvenir
• 3 x luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage
• Daily service hotline from 8.00 to 18.00 o’clock (also on weekends)
• A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking

• Half-board

1st day: Individual arrival at Abersee at Wolfgangsee lake.
Overnight stay in Abersee

2nd day: St. Wolfgang - St. Gilgen ~10 km, 2-3 h, altitude difference 352 m / 352 m
From Abersee with the ferry to the other side of the lake, to St. Wolfgang. When you get out of the boat turn left and walk towards Ried. At the end of the road, the hiking trail “Falkenstein” to the Gasthof “Fuerberg” starts. From there along the lake shore to the Mozart-village St. Gilgen. A ferry takes you from St. Gilgen back to Gschwendt (Abersee). (If you prefer walking –a nice trail along the lake shore leads from St. Gilgen to Abersee).
Overnight stay in Abersee.

3rd day: Schwarzensee lake and Strobl ~14 km, 5-6 h, altitude difference 573 m / 573 m
Again you start you day with a ferry ride to St. Wolfgang. From St. Wolfgang a hiking trail leads to the mountain lake Schwarzensee. At the Gasthof of “Zur Lore” you can enjoy fresh trout from the lake. Take the hiking path down to Strobl and walk around the “Bürglstein” hill until you reach the lake promenade in Strobl. Take the bus to the Emperor’s Town Bad Ischl.
Overnight stay in Bad Ischl.

4th day: Resting day in Bad Ischl.
Visit the Emperors villa (voucher included), Café Zauner or the former Hotel Austria (now the museum of the city Bad Ischl), where once upon a time the engagement of Emperor Franz Josef and Elisabeth “Sissi” of Bavaria took place.
Overnight stay in Bad Ischl.

5th day: Bad Ischl to Bad Goisern, ~9 km, 3 h, altitude difference  á 201 m / â 188 m
From Bad Ischl you hike toward the small village Lauffen - the church of Lauffen was once a    famous place of pilgrimage – people were praying here for protection from the wild waters of       Traun river. Further along the river to Weissenbach and finally Bad Goisern, part of the          World Cultural Heritage Site Dachstein-Salzkammergut.
Overnight stay in Bad Goisern.

6th day: Bad Goisern – Eastern Lake Shore Hiking Trail – Obertraun - Hallstatt ~19 km, 5 h
altitude difference á 127 m / â 102 m
From Bad Goisern in the direction of Lake Hallstättersee and along the eastern shore - with     magnificent views of Hallstatt and the Dachstein Glacier - to Obertraun and further on to Hallstatt. Short cut: ferry from Hallstatt train station to Hallstatt market. Saving about 8km. Ferry has to be paid on the spot.
Explore this historical village. From Hallstatt market by ferry to the train station and further on by train back to Bad Goisern.
Overnight stay in Bad Goisern.


7th day: Via Bad Ischl back to Abersee ~18 km, 5 h, altitude difference
ascent/descent: 128/68 m
Take the bus from Bad Goisern to Bad Ischl. From Bad Ischl take the “Elisabeth Waldweg” trail to Pfandl. Follow the “Ischl” river until you reach Strobl. Further through the “Blinkling Moos” moor to Abersee.
Overnight stay in Abersee.

8th day: Individual departure or additional nights.

daily

• € 885,00 per person
• bookable from 1 person