Salzkammergut pasture walking for families
Cow Bells, Wooden Huts and tasty Alm lunches.
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Self-guided Tour
- Minimum age: 8 years old
Hotel example: Aberseehof
You will set off from Lake Wolfgangsee’s shore and then you will head up to your first Alm and wildlife zone Kleefeld. Here you can expect to see numerous wild animals like roes, deer or ibexes. You will also find a play area here if you are still feeling energetic. You will then walk to the Schartenalm, which is located in an idyllic situation between steep, towering mountain tops. On your way back, you will go past a snack area that serves wild game that they breed themselves and that has a wonderful view over St. Wolfgang.
Hotel example: Aberseehof
Wolfgangsee – Genneralm
Today your route will lead you up to the Alms in the Osterhorn area. From the Mozart village of St. Gilgen you will float up to the Zwölferhorn with the cable car. From the top, you will enjoy a wonderful view of Lake Wolfgangsee and the glaciers. You will walk along a panorama path past numerous alms, forests and a roaring waterfall before you get to the Genneralm. You will stay here overnight for 2 nights. It is a cosy Alm located in a meadow area and crowned by numerous peaks.
Hotel example: Posch´n Hütte
Today you have lots of possibilities: either you can have a chilled-out day at the Alm enjoying Alm life with the cows and seeing the cheese production. Or, you go on a walk to one of the other Alms around. Those brave ones might even climb up to a view point. In the evening you will have a pan of “Kasnockn” (a traditional cheesy dish) for dinner made from cheese made at the Alm.
Hotel example: Posch´n Hütte
Genneralm – Postalm
Today’s walk will take you through an idyllic high valley with numerous small alms amidst the mountain sides. Grazing herds of cows line your way, which winds along the numerous ravines towards the expansive area around the Postalm. Here at the Postalm, you will enjoy two further nights at another traditional alm.
Hotel example: Huberhütte
Alm tour to the Postalm
If you feel like it, you can either take an easy walk on the alm path with flowers all around or you can go on a more adventurous walk and go up one of the small or larger peaks. There are enough possibilities for today! You should make sure that you visit the dairy maid at the Labenberghütte in order to see the cheese being made. A hearty stop obviously belongs to today. The Postalm chapel was built under the orders of Empress Sissi and is very worth seeing.
Hotel example: Huberhütte
Postalm – Wolfgangsee
At the end of the week, you can either go on another lovely walk down to Lake Wolfgang where you will be staying tonight or alternatively maybe you prefer to take the bus down and go to one of the attractions that your Salzkammergut Card will give you discounts or deals towards. Here you are spoilt for choice: you could take the boat across the lake, take the cog railway up the Schafberg, visit the great children’s play park “Abarena”, have fun in the “Dorf der Tiere” (animal village) or take a ride on a summer toboggan.
Hotel example: Aberseehof
Departure or extension
Tour character
The walks are mainly across meadows, on forest tracks and good paths. And of course, you get wonderful views of the mountains and Lake Wolfgangsee. Requirements: basic fitness, children should be used to walking for a few hours at a time and have a bit of walking experience.
| Season 1 03.06.2022 - 12.06.2022 12.09.2022 - 18.09.2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | Season 2 13.06.2022 - 26.06.2022 29.08.2022 - 11.09.2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | Season 3 27.06.2022 - 28.08.2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | |
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| Through alpine pastures in the Salzkammergut for families, 8 days, AT-SKAAL-08X | |||
| Base price | 539.00 | 599.00 | 639.00 |
| Surcharge half board 6x | 149.00 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| Surcharge half board 6x children aged 8-14 | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 |
| Extra bed 8-11 years | 299.00 | 299.00 | 299.00 |
| Extra bed 12-14 years | 429.00 | 429.00 | 429.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 139.00 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
Category: 3x 3*** hotels and inns, 4x comfortable alpine cabins
Child prices are valid when they stay in a room with 2 fully paying adults
| Season 1 Jun 3, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022 Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | Season 2 Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022 Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | Season 3 Jun 27, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022 Arrival Friday, Sunday, Monday | |
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| Lake Wolfgangsee | |||
| Double room p. P. | 55.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Extra bed 8-11 years | 29.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Extra bed 12-14 years | 39.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- 1 Kasnockn-dinner at overnight Genneralm
- 1 Austrian pastry (apple strudel or ‘Buchteln’) on the mountain pasture
- Luggage transfer
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- 1 Cable car ‚Zwölferhorn’
- 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 Navigation and GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Half-board evening meal, 1x of it Kasnockn-dinner (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)
- Transfer from/to airport/station Salzburg upon request.
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- By train to Salzburg and then by bus (approx. 1 hour) to lake Wolfgangsee. OR: by train to Bad Ischl and approx. 30 minutes to lake Wolfgangsee. Pick up service from the bus stop by the hotel possible.
- Salzburg or Munich airport.
- 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 rides (Wolfgangsee – St. Gilgen, Wolfgangsee – Strobl), approx. EUR 7 per person
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
