All places marked with this symbol are partners of the Saltzkammergut Adventure Card available from the Tourist Office. This card enables reductions of up to 30% on 110 attractions and costs 4.90 Euros.

BOWLING
Bad Ischl

Found in the Kegelbahnen Kongresshaus.

CHARNEL HOUSE - Beinhaus (Bonehouse)
Hallstatt

The Charnel House is located behind the Catholic Parish Church on the mountain, on the Romanic ground floor of the Gothic Michaelskapelle. Since 1600 this chamber has been used as a place of rest for human skulls (often decorated) exhumed from old graves. An intriguing place if you're into skulls. Next museum

OPEN
1 May to 31 Oct
8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PRICE
1.00 Euro for adults, 0.40 Euro for children

CHORINSKYKLAUSE (Dam & Waterfall)
Bad Goisern

Here the waters of the Weißenbach River thunder through a decaying historical dam, dating from 1819, into a stunning green pool before cascading down in a multi-waterfall performance! Well-worth visiting indeed, either by car (the road does become unpaved) up route 890, or on a serious walk (just over 2.5 hours from the apartment). On five or six occasions through the summer the doors are closed for a few hours allowing the water to collect upstream. There then follows an amazing demonstration of the old logging method of using the amount of water to get the felled trees through the dam and down the river. There is a small charge for this, where the Salzkammergut card can be used, but at other times a visit is free.

GIANT ICE CAVES
Obertraun

The ice landscapes within the Dachstein are among the largest natural wonders in the Alps. Over 150,000 people walk through the subterranean cave yearly. Massive cave glaciers, ice mountains, the King Arthur, Percival and Tristan Domes and ice chapels are a contrast to the world outside on a hot summer's day.

The Giant Ice Cave contains 30,000 m² of ice, many parts of which, including the Tristan Dome, are over 25 metres thick. The reason for the ice formation is the special way in which the air circulates:, in winter into the cave and in summer out of the cave. In addition there is an ideal flow of seepage in the spring when the snow melts. As a result of this combination of factors the ice in the cave was formed.

The Giant Ice Cave can be reached in 15 minutes on foot from the middle station of the Krippenstein/Dachstein Cable Car at Obertraun.
Although you may warm yourself up nicely getting to the cave, you will need warm clothing once you are inside. A visit to the cave takes approx. 1.5 hours including walk to and from the cave.

Following the river Traun further from Obertraun there are more caves at Koppenbrüller

OPEN
Mid-May to Mid-October
8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PRICE
8.50 Euros for adults, 5.10 Euros for children
A combined ticket with the nearby Mammuthöhle Cave and/or Dachstein Cable Car is available

GOISERER HÜTTE (walkers mountain restaurant)
Bad Goisern

For those who are good walkers, a two and a half hour walk through the woods of Goisern will take you 7km from the town to the 1,592m high Goiserer Hütte (that's almost a mile up!). After that hike the refreshments are much needed and you can sit here and admire the wonderful views. In total there are more than 100km of walks in the area. The hut is run by the Rehn family.

OPEN
May to end of October
8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

GOLF
Bad Ischl

18 hole course, par 71 at an altitude of 469m. Course length: ladies: 4985 m, gentlemen: 5626 m, champions: 5859 m. Hire equipment and facilities: driving range, clubs, electric trolley, practice balls, clubhouse, electric carts, hotel nearby, toilets, showers, changing cabin, buffet, restaurant and sauna.

GOSAUKAMM CABLE CAR - ZWIESELALM
Gosau am Dachstein

The panoramic view of Lake Gosausee, the glacier and the Dachsteinare just part of the mountainous landscape at the Zwieselalm. Of course, there's plenty of hiking and walking.

OPEN
Mid-May to End of October

PRICE
10.00 Euros for adults, 6.30 Euros for children

HALLSTÄTTER SEE (Lake Hallstatt)
Hallstatt

According to several writers Hallstatt is "the nicest lake town on earth". Boat trips are the best way of seeing the landscape surrounding the lake, and in fact is the only real way of getting from Hallstatt railway station to the town itself.

Many thousands of years ago the Celts and the Illreyr settled the area, and there are ancient remains dotted around the lake, which sits 508m above sea level, 8 km long, 2 km wide and 125m deep.

Navigation on Lake Hallstatt has been in existence since 1862, and the ferry from Hallstatt-Markt (the town) to the railway station since 1881. The line from Hallstatt-Markt to the railway station is still the only shipping line that navigates on an Austrian lake in winter. The owners have been the Hemetsberger family since the autumn of 1967. Next lake

Trains from Bad Goisern to Hallstatt railway station take 15 minutes - Click here for train times. Then the ship to Hallstatt town costs EUR 1.90 - Click here for ship timetable.

Forget the trains and sail direct from Steeg/Bad Goisern to Hallstatt town for EUR 5.00 - Details here

Full boat tours around the Lake via Steeg/Bad Goisern take approx. 1¼ hours - Main lake tours site here

For diving information on the Hallstätter See click here

KAISERTHERME BAD ISCHL (Thermal baths)
Badhnhofstraße, Bad Ischl

The sole-thermal bath has a 3% salt content with a temperature of 30 - 32 degrees Celsius. A variety of health treatments are available as is a sauna and solarium. A children's afternoon runs every Saturday.

OPEN
Daily
09.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

PRICE
10.70 Euros for adults, 6.40 Euros for children (3-15) - for 3 hours bath/salt water

KATRIN CABLE CAR
Bad Ischl

From the town of Bad Ischl it takes 12 minutes to get to the mountain peak by cable car. From here you have a fantastic view over the Salzkammergut - from the Dachstein to Lake Atterssee to Lake Wolfgangsee. Of course there are lots of hiking paths. This is the closest cable car to the apartment. Next cable car

OPEN
Mid-May to 1 November
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

KOPPENBRÜLLER CAVE (Water Cave)
Obertraun

Found not far from Obertraun, the Koppenbrüller Cave is the youngest of the Dachstein Caves. A very scenic path along the Koppentraun river leads straight to the cave's entrance.

The cave is actually a huge spring that you can walk inside and see at first hand how the water follows its unexpected course within the Dachstein mountains.

Previously the cave was also considered a safe hiding place. The sort of things that took place here and the legends that have been spun around this secretive place will be revealed to you by the cave guides.

Walking trail: Walk along the "Cave Trekking Path" (study trail) from the railway station at Obertraun via the Koppenbrüller Cave, Koppenwinkel Pond, Traun Bridge, back to the railway station at Obertraun.

Entrance: End of Obertraun (towards the Koppenpass) - The Koppenbrüller Cave can be reached in 15 mins. on foot from the Gasthof Koppenrast Car park. A trip to the cave takes approx. 1.5 hours including walk to and from the cave.
Normal shoes can be worn in the cave and warm clothing is recommended. Next cave

OPEN
1 May to 30 September
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PRICE
7.20 Euros for adults, 4.30 Euros for children

MAMMUTHÖHLE (Mammoth Cave)
Obertraun

The Mammoth Cave is the "Cave explorers' cave". Of over 60 km of passageways only 1 km is open to the general public. The guided tour gives you an impression of what it must have been like for the explorers who spent several days in the cave.

The Paleo-traun, the Midnight Dome, the Kingdom of Shadows are just some of the parts that can seen on the comfortable walk through the cave. The guide conveys the vast periods of time over which the caves and the rock were formed.

The Giant Ice Cave can be reached in 15 minutes on foot from the middle station of the Krippenstein/Dachstein Cable Car at Obertraun. A trip to the cave takes approx. 1.5 hours including the walk to and from the cave. Normal shoes can be worn in the cave and warm clothing is recommended. Next cave

OPEN
Mid-May to Mid-October

PRICE
8.50 Euros for adults, 5.10 for children
A combined ticket with the nearby Giant Ice Caves and/or Dachstein Cable Car is available

MINIGOLF
Kurpark, Bad Goisern

Minigolf your heart away!

MOUNTAIN RAILWAY - SCHAFBERG
St. Wolfgang

Travel on the "nicest mountain railway of Austria". The Schafberg is 1,762 meters high and it takes you 40 minutes to get to the mountain peak.

OPEN
1 May to 26 October

PRICE
22.00 Euros for adults, 11.00 Euros for children

MUSEUM: HEIMAT- UND LANDLERMUSEUM (Local & Rural History)
Bad Goisern

This former mill shows the history of Bad Goisern and the surrounding valley. Handcrafts, Folk culture and the famous Goiserer shoe. Next museum

OPEN
1 June to 15 September
09.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Closed on Monday

PRICE
1.50 Euros, 0.70 Euros for children

MUSEUM KULTURERBE (World Heritage Culture Museum)
Hallstatt

The place for time travel: Stone age, Bronze age, Hallstatt age, Latène age, Roman age till the New age. During a visit you can discover the most important aspects of the 4,500 year old history of this ancient salt village. In Hallstatt you will find the famous "Gräberfeld", which gave the name to a whole epoque. The finds, which are now in the museum, reveal a lot about this time. Next museum

OPEN
All year. Closed on Monday from November to March.

PRICE
7.00 Euros for adults, 3.50 Euros for children

MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY (in the Marmor Pavilion)
Bad Ischl

"The world's most beautiful Museum of Photography!" In the pavilion, in which Empress Elisabeth used to have tea, is the collection of historical documents on the development of Photography in Austria. Next museum

OPEN
1 April to 31 October
09.30 a.m. - 05.00 p.m.

PRICE
1.50 Euros for adults, 0.70 Euros for children

PARKBAD BAD GOISERN (outdoor swimming park)
Kurpark, Bad Goisern

Water action in the one and only open-air swimming pool in the town. Curvy slide.

OPEN
15 May - 30 September
09.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m.

PRICE
From 3.30 for a half-day card to 11.00 Euros for a Family card

PARKBAD BAD ISCHL (outdoor swimming park)
Bad Ischl

Water, sun and action in the centre of the city - the one and only open-air swimming pool. Big slide, wild water, canal, jump and sport area.

OPEN
15 May - 30 September

PRICE
3.60 Euros for adults per daily card

RAFTING
Bad Goisern

According to the brochure this is "rafting for 10 to 80 year-olds". Almost 10 kilometres of water adventure from Steeg to Bad Ischl, taking about three hours. Available from the Sport Zopf shop. Details at: www.bogensport-zopf.at

OPEN
May - September

PRICE
40.00 Euros

SALZWELTEN (Salt Mine)
Hallstatt

Embarking on an uphill ride with the Hallstatt Salt Mine Railway, you’ll enjoy fine views of Hallstatt-Dachstein-Salzkammergut, rated a UNESCO Nature and World Heritage Landscape. At the entrance to Hallstatt’s famous High Valley there is Rudolfsturm Tower, once erected as a defensive structure. Today it houses an on-mountain restaurant with a fine sun terrace, from where there are uninterrupted panoramic views of the glorious surrounding mountain scenery.

Then it’s time to explore the bizarre underground worlds of salt at Hallstatt’s outstanding Salt Mine. Amazingly 70% of the entire mountain is salt - have a lick of the walls and find out! Travelling through time your guide will take you to the mysterious salt lake down two smoothly polished miners' slides (the second one is the longest). Here, deep in the mine, over the water you can learn about prehistoric salt mining with a well presented audio and visual laser show.

Among the Salt World’s most striking and noticeable attractions is an incredible find: in 1734 the fully preserved body of a prehistoric miner was found in the mine, known today as the "Man in Salt". The find was described as "flat as a pancake and grown as one with the mountain". Next cave

OPEN
1 May to 31 October
09.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. daily

PRICE
21.00 Euros for adults, 12.60 for children - includes Mountain Railway
Other ticket combinations without the Mountain Railway and for families are available

SCHÖNBERGALM Mountain Restaurant
Obertraun

The Schönbergalm Mountain Restaurant lies at an altitude of 1,350 m. It is the starting point of the path to the Giant Ice Cave and Mammoth Cave. You can chose from traditional food and local dishes in the self-service area and enjoy them in the cosy corners of the restaurant.

Children are welcome to discover the Dragon's Cave and the Crocodile's Hidey-hole or to check out the Simony gallery with its cave slide. Enjoy the rustic atmosphere of the "Dachsteinwarte" restaurant or seat yourself in the "Salett`l zur Koppenrast" restaurant.

TOBOGGAN RUN - SUMMER
Strobl & Fuschl

Choose between 3 toboggan runs (Rodelbahn) in the Salzkammergut: one in Fuschl on the Lake Fuschlsee, or two in Strobl on the Lake Wolfgangsee - sliding pleasure for "juniors and seniors alike" as their leaflet says!

OPEN
1 May to 31 October
10.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m.

PRICE
5.50 Euros for adults, 4.50 Euros for children

TROCKENTANN TOBOGGAN TRACK - WINTER
Bad Goisern

An Easy toboggan track for all ages - the track's top point is within a 20 minutes walk from the "Nordisches Sportzentrum" (Nordic Sports Centre). The quaint Sperrerhütte mountain bar and restaurant is the perfect place to gather before an exhilarating ride down the track on your sled. Enjoy the stunning views of scenic Goiserertal Valley!

Top Elevation: 832 m -- Base Elevation: 626 m -- Vertical Rise: 206 m - Length: 1,380 m

Advance booking required with groups: Please call 06135 7057 (Ms. Reiter) Toboggans are available for rental at Zopf sports store and with Ms. Hilde Leitner. Contact: TV Inneres Salzkammergut in Bad Goisern, Kirchengasse 17, 4822 Bad Goisern. Tel +43 (0) 6135 83290

WALKS & HIKING
from Bad Goisern

Walk the oldest part of the Salzkammergut in the Hallstatt Dachstein World Heritage region. Here, under the gaze of the Dachstein mountain, you can discover treasures of a 2,500 year-old culture, influenced by the "white gold" - better known as salt if you hadn't already gathered.

Of course there are trails into the woods and mountains in every direction from the time you step out of the apartment complex, but here are some worth mentioning:

1. A mild walk from Edelweiss takes you to Hallstätter See (Lake Hallstatt). From here you can carry on along the historical Salzkammergut Soleweg Trail (Soleleitungsweg) to Hallstatt town.

2. Walk from Bad Goisern to Altaussee, approx. 6.5 hours. Hiking along the Steinwandlgragen and the Leislingwand you will have wonderful views to the Dachsteinmassiv. Arriving in Lupitsch you have reached the Ausseerland and it's just a short walk down to the town of Altaussee.

3. Starting at Altausee the story of salt in the picturesque Ausseerland is shown at 23 stations on a pleasant hiking tour. The signposting helps you discover old tunnel entrances, roman trade routes, old fortress ruins and stories from the salt production and mining traditions. The salt mine Altaussee is worth a visit.

4. The Ewige Wand is a path built in a rock that takes you from Bad Goisern to Bad Ischl. On the way through the Predigstuh and Salzberg of Bad Ischl you'll wander the alpine pasture Hoisenradalm which leads you to a beautiful path through to the former emperors hunting grounds.

5. Just near the apartment complex are trails that will lead up into the mountains to the Goiserer Hütte - a fine place for eating and drinking and mountain watching Turn right on to the Karl Pilz Runwanderweg and follow the signs.

6. Turn left along the Karl Pilz Rundwanderweg, instead of right as you did in number 5, and the trail can take you to an early 19th century stone dam and waterfalls known as the Chorinskyklause.

Austria trekking locations (in German) with mountain huts and web cams here (Dachstein area includes Bad Goisern)

LEFT: The sign just down from the apartment complex. This is the path that meanders its way through the woods and the one to take if you wish to walk to Bad Goisern. It's also the Karl Pilz Rundwanderweg - one of the circular Bad Goisern walks - which leads to the Goiserer Hütte and the Chorinskyklause mentioned above.

WOLFGANGSEE (Lake Wolfgang)
St. Wolfgang

This is the most famous lake of the Salzkammergut region. The fascinating landscape offers you everything: Fun and Action including, for example, tube-riding or parasailing. Take time and explore Lake Wolfgangsee on a horse-drawn sleigh ride. A fascinating winter scenery is waiting for you. Balloonists will find a paradise on Lake Wolfgangsee. Lake Wolfgangsee offers winter activities such as ice fishing, ice skating and alpine curling, Winter walks in the Bad Ischl - Wolfgangsee region are special. Travel on the See by boat or pedalo.