The local tax, also known as visitor's tax, is payable locally to the landlord; the amount depends on the resort and is between €1,00 and €4,00 per person per night. Children up to the age of 15 are usually exempt.
Summit tour
around the GOSAUKAMM mountain range
Vorderer Gosausee – Scharwandhuette – Steiglpass – Hofpuerglhuette – Lechkogel – Stuhlalm/Theodor Koerner Huette – Gablonzerhuette – Zwieselalm – Vorderer Gosausee
- with over night stay at a alpine hut
The hiking tour captivates with variety – lush, green mountain pastures with pink carpets of blooming alpine roses contrast the rugged peaks of the Gosaukamm. This tour is something for keen hikers with average walking times of 5 – 8 hours per day.
The course of your hiking tour:
Day 1: Individual arrival in Gosau
Handing over of the travel documents at your accommodation.
Overnight stay in Gosau.
Day 2: Lake Gosausee – Steiglpass – Hofpuergl lodge
~9 km, 5-6 h, altitude difference ascent 1090 m / descent 320 m
Ascent early in the morning from the Vorderer Gosausee lake over the Scharwand hut and Steiglpass to the Hofpuergl lodge.
Overnight stay at the Hofpuergl lodge
Day 3: Hofpuergl lodge – Zwieselalm – Lake Gosausee
~13 km, 5 h, altitude difference á 290 m / â 1060 m
After a nice breakfast (early risers can enjoy the sunrise above the Dachstein glacier) the tour continues further towards the Stuhlalm and to the Gablonzerhuette (stop for a bite to eat) and from there descent to the Vorderer Gosausee lake.
Overnight stay in Gosau.
Day 4: Individual departure
or additional nights can be booked.
General information:
The tour mainly covers alpine terrain. You will need appropriate mountain equipment and basic stamina. Necessary mountain equipment: ankle-high boots, functional clothes, rucksack, food and water, rain and sun protection, first-aid kit, mobile phone, possibly hiking sticks, …
The carrying out of the tour is dependent on weather conditions!
Arrangement
2x
overnight stays in Gosau ***inn/hotel with breakfast buffet and min. 2 course dinner
1x
overnight stay the Hofpuergl lodge (communal bunks*) with hearty mountain breakfast and dinner
1x
welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
1x
welcome drink
1x
hiking map and Salzkammergut information material (1 x per room)
1x
Salzkammergut Souvenir
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A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking
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Service hotline daily from 8.00 - 18.00 o’clock (also on weekends)
Rates per person and arrangement in €:
| 01.06. – 01.07.24 01.09. – 11.10.24 |
01.07. – 01.09.24 | |
|---|---|---|
| ***hotel/inn in double room (communal bunks in hut) | 309,-- | 332,-- |
| 2 x Single room supplement (communal bunks in hut) | 105,-- | 105,-- |
| Additional night in double room/with breakfast | 70,-- | 70,-- |
| Supplement for additional night half board | 26,-- | 26,-- |
| Supplement for additional night in single room | 26,-- | 26,-- |
| Day of arrival | daily | daily |
Notes on staying at an Alpine lodge:
- *Hut sleeping bag: blankets are available in the huts; necessary but mandatory is only a lightweight cotton/silk sleeping bag liner
- Due to their location, not all huts can offer running water, hot water or showers. In some cases there is also no flushing system in the toilets.
- On most huts, card payment is not possible. Take enough cash with you for food and drinks.
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Discounts for children sharing parents' room (2 full-paying adults, maximum 2 children):
0 - 5,9 years: 100%
6 - 14,9 years: 30%
Informationen
For environmental reasons, we recommend arriving and departing by public transport (train/bus). We are happy to help you organise your train journey within Austria. Talk to us!
"A tree for your booking" – Cooperation project with Austrian Federal Forests
For every bike or hiking tour in the region booked with us, a tree is planted in the Weißenbach valley – near Bad Ischl. With this campaign we want to generate awareness for climate-friendly travel and take responsibility for a world worth living in.
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