Großglockner high-alpine road | Hohe Tauern National Park | Wild Animal and Recreational Park Ferleiten | Sawmill Exhibit and Adventure in Fusch | Hydro Power Plant Glockner Kaprun | Krimmler Waterfalls | Liechtenstein Gorge | Pinzgau-Train |
Giant Ice Cave | Salzburg Castles | Salt Worlds | Gold Panning in Rauris | Siegmund Thun Gorge | Summer Tobogganing in Saalfelden | SWAROVSKI Cristal Worlds | Vehicle Museum Kaprun
The Hohe Tauern National Park summer programs 2006 have the ideal possibilities to come in contact with the nature and culture of the national park with expert knowledge provided by a national park ranger.
Below we would like to state some points to you about the program
...however there is still much more!
The Wildkogel ranks as one of the best viewpoints of the famous 3,000 meter mountains of the national park. We can ride the Wildkogel-gondola up to approx. 2,000 meters above sea level, then we can reach the peak of Wildkogel by foot, in approx. 30 minutes (with favorable weather).
After a hearty snack at the mountain-restaurant and a slide-show about the Hohe Tauern National Park we will float down with the gondola back to Neukirchen.
Registration: until the day of the excursion (latest 3:00 p.m.),
Neukirchen Tourist Office: Telephone: +43 (0)6565/6256
Meeting point: 4:15 p.m. at the Wildkogel gondola in Neukirchen.
Return: approx. 10:00 p.m.
Minimum participants: 6 people
Price: € 17 per person including snack
Remarks: evening trip
This excursion takes us along the glacier path of the Obersulzbachtal. After a long rest in front of the impressive glacier we will cross the glacier, with favorable conditions, to the Obersulzbachkees and hike up to Kürsinger-hut. Awesome views of the Großen Geiger and Großvenediger make it worth the trip. The descent is made via the Klamml-path. Valley-taxis take you in and out of the Obersulzbach valley.
Registration: until the day of the excursion (latest 3:00 p.m.),
Neukirchen Tourist Office: Telephone: +43 (0)6565/6256
Meeting point: 7:00 a.m. at the Wildkogel gondola in Neukirchen.
Minimum participants: 4 people
Price: € 36 per person including the cost of the valley-taxi
Remarks: day tour; high mountain and weather proof clothes are absolutely necessary.
An excursion through the historically prominent old Tauern path, along the paths of the Windbach Valley, you can experience some of the important history about the trading and gathering about the Krimmler Tauern
Meeting point: 8:30 a.m. at the Krimmler Tourist Office
Duration: day trip
Participation fee:
€ 23 per person including shuttle service
Requirements:
A bit demanding
More information:
Telephone registration until the day before the excursion -
latest 5:00 p.m. under 06564 / 7239
The valley and peaks of the national park are an Eldorado for blooming plants, ferns, mosses, lichens and grasses. Depending on the season there is something to discover again and again.
A special attraction, without doubt, are the orchids in the early summer in the area of Rotmoos.
Meeting point: 1:00 p.m. Fusch information building and tourist office.
Duration: half-day trip
Participation fee:
€ 5 for adults
€ 3 for children
Free for Guest-Card holder's
Requirements:
Easy; costs for possible shuttle are the responsibility of each participant.
Further information:
and telephone registration until the day of the excursion -
at the latest 9:00 a.m. under 06546 / 666
This hike offers various insights to the various work on an Alm.
The participants learn interesting information, from a national park ranger, about the every day life Alm-farmers.
Meeting point: 9:00 a.m.; Rauris Tourist Office
Duration: day trip
Participation fee:
€ 8 per person
Free for Guest-Card holder's
Requirements:
Easy; costs for possible shuttle are the responsibility of each participant.
Further information:
and telephone registration until the day of the excursion -
at the latest 5:00 p.m. under 06544 / 20022
A geological hike into the Untersulzbach Valley makes it possible to get a glimpse of the variety of rocks in the Hohen Tauern, therefore it is named the "Tauern Window". The mine exhibition unlocks the rock formations of the Habachserie. In the galleries and the paths of this historical copper mine you will also learn about the emergence of rocks, minerals and ores.
Registration: until the day before the excursion (latest 5:00 p.m.)
Neukirchen Tourist Office, Telephone: +43(0)6565/6256
Meeting point: 9:30 a.m. at Schütthof Gasthof, Sulzau section in Neukirchen
Minimum participants: 6 people
Price: € 16 per person
Remarks: day tour, entrance fee for the the mine exhibit is included in the price.
Sturdy shoes and warm clothing is necessary!necessary."
A must see in Austria, one of the most visited places. The road is surrounded by 3,000 meter high peaks. Pure freedom! Along the road different points of information are posted offering interesting details about the construction of the road in this high alpine area, as well as information about the animal and plant world. Observe marmots and ibexes in their natural habitat. The road leads past restaurants where traditional dishes can be served to you on the terrace.
Open from the beginning of May to the beginning of November.
Closed at night: 15th of June to 15th of September from approx. 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Pre and post season from 8.30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.,
except for residential traffic.
Last entry: approx. 45 minutes before the night closing.
Passenger car (up to 8 people except for the driver. Not for commercial transports).
*Day pass: € 28.00 (multiple entrances & exits are possible at the cashier's desk).
*Day pass: starting at 6:00 p.m. € 18.00
*15 Day Pass: € 35.00
*30 Day Pass: € 45.00
Motor Bikes:
*Day Pass: € 18.00
(multiple entrances and exits are possible at the cashier's desk).
*Day Pass: starting at 6:00 p.m. € 8.50
*15 Day Pass: € 25.00
*30 Day Pass: € 35.00
The Wild Animal and Recreational Park in the middle of the mountains is an Eldorado for children. Surrounded by nature and well maintained landscape you can observe innumerable rare animals of our region. Enjoy a good snack while your children play and breathe-in the fresh mountain air. Healthy and adventurous in one!
Link to our homepage
http://www.wildpark-ferleiten.at/
Open
from the beginning of May - November at 8:00 a.m. until before dark.
WILD ANIMAL PARK
Adults: € 5.50
Children: € 3.00
Group Price: starting with 20 people € 4.50
RECREATIONAL PARK
No entrance fee!
Wood - from seed to the precious finished product!
Open the whole year - a bad weather alternative -
knowledge for school.
What one experiences…
…development from the seeds to the finished product.
Planting, care, bringing and processing.
Further:
Wood grows in the cleanest factory - the forest. The forest is a very important factor in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The board accompanies us from the cradle to the grave.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., other times by arrangement.
Josef und Brigitte de Mas
5672 Fusch an der Glocknerstraße Z 121
Tel. 0043-6546/217 fax: 217-4
Mobil: 0043-664/211 28 23
Mail: de-mas@sbg.at
Web: www.sol.at/muehlauersaege
Enjoy the wonderful view of the glacier at the end of the valley at Mooserboden, walk over the Mooser barrier to the visitor information center "Experience Electricity and Ice" or participate in the dam tour, where you can learn about the interior life of the dam and the building safety device.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
end of May to the middle of October
first ascent of the mountain: 7:40 a.m. last trip 3:00 p.m.
PRICES.
Price: ascent/descent to the high-mountain reservoir in Kaprun per person:
Adult: € 16.50
Children: € 9.90
Price for the dam tour per person:
Adults: € 3.50
Children up to 15 years old when accompanied by parents are FREE
Students: € 2.00
Booking/Information:
High Mountain-Reservoir in Kaprun: Tauern Touristik GmbH
Nikolaus-Gassner-Str. 321
A-5710 Kaprun
Tel.: +43(0)6547/20019-23201 od. -23230
Fax: +43(0)6547/20019-23209
Mail: gassnera@verbund.at
Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Falling over 380 meters the waterfall is the largest in Central Europe and a natural wonder of international importance. Along the falls one reaches the path with a view of the blustery and noisy enormous water mass up close. An amazing experience that one doesn't quickly forget. The Water Wonder World in Krimml offers a fascinating water journey. Directly in front of the entrance to the Krimmler Waterfalls the gates are opened to the splashing theme- park in Pinzgau. An exciting experience for the whole family. Water in every form, amazing and without precedent.
Hours of Operation - Summer Season
from the middle of April to the end of October an entrance fee is required for the Krimmler Waterfalls.
Entrance fee:
Adults: € 3.50
Children and youth: until 18 years old € 2.20
Children and youth: until 18 years old in a group € 2.00
Children under 6 are free
Hours of Operation:
10th of May to 14th of September, daily from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.,
from September 15th to the end of October daily from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
For over 100 years the narrow-tracked railway cleared its way from Zell to Krimml. There is so much to see along the unique 53 kilometer panorama of the Hohen Tauern. The long Salzach Valley, the peaks of the Hohen Tauern and the grassy mountains is a unique setting for a dream trip through the holiday region. The train travels only to Mittersill and the trip continues with a bus to Krimml.
Hours of Operation:
Cave and cable-car: 1st of May - 26th of October. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 (last guided-tour) or 4:30 p.m. (last-guided tour in July and August). Tour duration: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes. One should plan to 3 - 4 hours for the entire visit.
Prices 2008
Combined Rate (cave-tour & cable car)
Normal rate € 19.00
Discount * € 17.00
Children** € 9.50
Cave tour (without cable-car)
Normal rate € 8.50
Discount *€ 7.50
Children** € 4.50
Cable-car (without cave-tour)
Ascent and descent € 10.50
Ascent € 5.50
Descent € 5.00
Ascent and descent discount* € 9.50
Ascent and descent children** € 5.00
Ascent children** € 2.50
Descent children ** € 2.50
SPECIAL OFFER for students and youth groups in the state of Salzburg € 22
Everything included (bus transfer to/from school, cable-car and guided cave tour) per student
(starting with 20 people, 1chaperon per 12 students free, registration under 0662/842690-14)
For students outside of the state of Salzburg and travel groups prices available on request.
*Discounts are available to members of alpine and cave research associations as well as for travel groups starting with 15 people, when the tickets are bought from the tour guide.
** Children up to 14 years old
Prices subject to change.
As of: October 2003
The Hohenwerfen Castle towers as a strategic fortress on a 155 meter high salient rock in the Salzach Valley approx. 40 kilometers south of Salzburg City. Majestically surrounded by the powerful high mountain ranges of the Tennen and Hagengebirge. The castle location is a "sister castle" to the Hohen Salzburg Castle which likewise goes back to the 11th century. In 1938 the castle was handed over to the district of Salzburg and until 1987 was used by the Austrian army as a training center. It has been converted and renovated many times over the centuries.
For many centuries the Hohenwerfen served as a prison. Rulers such as Archbishop Adalbert III. (1198), Count Albert von Friesach (1253), the Styrian Governor Siegmund (1525) and Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau (1611) were imprisoned here.
Today the castle presents itself as the real "experience castle" with numerous events such as concerts, theater, traditional customs evenings and castle parties.
A special attraction is the historical national falcon yard with flight demonstrations from the different birds of prey, taking place daily.
Hours of Operation
End of March to beginning of November
Prices:
Including entrance, castle-tour, trip through the castle grounds. Visit to the Salzburg national falcon yard with a bird show and First Austrian Falcon Museum, special exhibit.
Adult: €10.00
Adult discount: € 8.50
Children (6-15): € 5.50
Family ticket: € 23.00
Established in 1077 from Prince Bishop Gebhard the I. from Helffenstein in the course of the fight between the Holy Roman German Emperor Heinrich IV. and the Pope Gregor.
Archbishop Gebhard was forced into exile and the castle was only then completed by his successors. Today it is considered to be one Europe's largest fortifications with more than 14,000 m². The fortress is in federal possession, however it has been administered from the state of Salzburg since 1953. The fortress consists of the Romanesque built Palas, the living area, which is still the core of the ancient residence of the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg. Numerous auxiliary buildings and a castle-owned church can not be missing from any fortification. The Hohen Salzburg Castle was converted at the end of the 19th century. Since 1893 the fortress can be reached in the most convenient way with the castle rail. Nowadays the ascent only takes less than one minute. Numerous events take place over the entire year in the fortress and in the romantic castle courtyard and bastions.
Hours of Operation / Castle area /interiors
15.3. - 14.6 / 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. / 9:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Prices:
Castle area Adults: €9.60
Children (6-15) Students: € 5.50
Discounts: € 8.70
Family Ticket: € 22.00
Where the religious and worldly rulers of Salzburg resided and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played the piano…
The Residence has been a place of royal representation for centuries. It was established in the 16th century by the Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau and is now in the possession of the state of Salzburg. In the state apartments of the Residence even Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made personal regular appearances and played music for the regents. For example, the violin concert KV 219 in A major was first performed in the conference hall on December 29, 1775
The Salzburg Residence in the old part of town in Salzburg ranks as one of the most historically valuable buildings. Even today the 180 rooms and halls can be rented for splendid meetings of all kinds. The 15 state apartments of the Beletage are used for state representation purposes for the state of Salzburg
The Residence gallery is on the 2nd floor, where you can find a painting collection of royal tradition.
Hours of Operation:
January to December daily 10: a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Gallery: October - March, closed on Wednesdays
When meetings are taking place in the Residence there are no tours through to the state apartments. Special tours upon request!
Prices:
State Apartments & Gallery
Adults: € 8.00 Adult Discount: € 6.00
Children 6-15 years old and school groups: € 2.50
Family Ticket: € 18.00
Lungau is the most southern district in the state of Salzburg and has a special attractiveness to it's visitors. This unusual natural landscape fascinated the Archbishops of Salzburg, the Mauterndorf castle was occasionally used as their summer residence.
In the Roman times a central north-south trade route led across the Hohen Tauern onto the present day town of Mauterndorf. In the 13th century the Archbishop of Salzburg constructed the castle of Mauterndorf at the ancient toll station to protect the market municipality. The church representative Burkhard von Weißpriach and the Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach extended the fortress in the 15th century. The castle of Mauterndorf was an administrative center of the diocesan chapter until 1806, when it was handed over to State property. At the beginning of the 19th century the castle was slowly falling into pieces, it was bought in 1894 by Dr. Hermann von Eppenstein, a wealthy military surgeon from Berlin, who slowly started to renovate the building with considerable expenditure.
Hours of Operation:
1st of May - 30th of June, daily 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
July & August:
Audience at the Prince Archbishop every Friday 6:30 p.m.,
with an optional caretakers meal at the end.
Long Night on the Castle, a wonderful atmosphere, night tours every Friday at 10:00 p.m.
Prices:
Adults: € 8.00
Adult Discount: € 6.50
Children 6-15 years old € 5.00
Family Ticket: € 20.00
Salzburg/Bad Dürrnberg
Discover the Salt Worlds of Salzburg / Bad Dürrnberg the roots of the Mozart City of Salzburg.
Traveling with the mining car and rapid slides on the two long miner chutes through the Salt Worlds are one of the the main attractions. Through small passages and wide halls, past shiny rocks one crosses the country border and reaches the underground salt lake which is in Germany. You cross the salt lake with a raft and are accompanied by an impressive light display and mystic sound cloud.
Returning to Austrian ground again, you learn about the first inhabitants of the Dürrnberg, the Celts. Afterwards you thunder with the mining car back into daylight. Remove your protective clothing and the nearly one hour trip comes to an end.
Information: 06132 200 2400
Weekend Hotline: 06245 8528515
Hours of Operation - Tours, OPEN THE ENTIRE YEAR
Pre-season.1.01. - 31.3. 11.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.*
Main-season. 1.04. - 31.10. 9.00 a.m.- 5.00 p.m.*
Post-season. 1.11. - 31.12. 11.00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.*
PRICES & OPENING HOURS
Adults: Salt Worlds € 16.50,
Children 7-15 years old, students with identification:
Salt Worlds € 9.90
Little children 4-6 years: Salt Worlds € 8.30
Groups starting at 20 people, every 21st full paying person is free.
Salt Worlds € 14.90
Children & youth groups up to 19 years of age, starting at 20 people every 21st person is free:
Salz Worlds € 9.90
Up to 40% discount for adults when purchasing the family ticket!
The Tauern gold-mining has 4,000 year history! PANNING FOR GOLD! You can also pan for gold with us at Heimalm, because our place is available for you. We will equip you with everything you need on the spot.
From the first curious attempts of the hobby gold-panners to the serious international competitors on the world champion level - everything is possible at Heimalm.
Under the expert guidance of the hut manager, Niko Granegger, (himself an inspired gold-panner and world champion participant) and his co-workers even the most inexperienced beginner can soon become an enthusiastic gold-panner.
In the Kapruner Valley "Blustery and forceful floods pound against us.
Quote: Graf Sigmund von Thun, a.d.1895
During the last glaciations, approximately 14,000 years ago, the Kapruner Valley was covered by a powerful glacier. Slowly flowing downstream, it worked away the hard lime mica slate rock of the Mais and Bürgerkogels.
The melted glacier left behind a cut valley, where the Kapruner Ache now flows towards the valley.
Up to 32 meters in depth the Kapruner Ache cuts 320 meters in length through the Sigmund-Thun Valley, cutting and forming smooth whirlpools and scours in a refined way. This process still continues today and documents the recent development of the Kapruner Valley.
1,600 meters of tobogganing adventure, 63 exciting curves through the marvelous landscape at Biberg. A giant slide of fun for all ages from 6 (with chaperon) and beyond.
The Rolba Run is easy as anything - you select the speed with a shift lever. The ascent with a double-chair lift offers a wonderful view of the panoramic Steinerne Meer and the Saalach Valleys.
Hours of Operation:
The summer toboggan ramp is open dependent on the weather.
Find out more information about the opening times under: Telephone: +43 (0)6582 72173 at the cashier's desk.
NOTE: when it is rains, it is not possible to be open!
Hours of Operation:
Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
24th and 31st December 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed:
1st of January and 25th of December
Entrance fee:
€ 8.00 per person
Groups starting with 10 people
€ 7.00 per person
Free Entrance:
Members of the SWAROVSKI Collection Club
Children up to age 12 when accompanied by an adult
Naturally shopping at SWAROVSKI Crystal is possible without a visit to the exhibitions.
Ask for a shopping-ticket from the cashier at the entrance desk.
Visiting hours:
approx. 1 1/2 hours
Telephone registration is suggested with groups!
A-6112 Wattens, Austria
Kristallweltenstraße 1
Tel.: +43 (0)5224 51080
Fax: +43 (0)5224 51080-3831
E-Mail: swarovski.kristallwelten@swarovski.com
