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.
Imperial hikes
at lake Wolfgang and Bad Ischl
- with luggage transfer
Like a picture book, the Salzkammergut unfolds before the visitor.
The Hallstatt - Dachstein/Salzkammergut Region has been a listed UNESCO World Heritage Region since December 1997. And you can visit this region as this hiking tour combines crystal-clear lakes, impressive mountains and charming villages on well signed hiking paths. The region includes 76 lakes – with crystal-clear water, in the enchanting mountain world with deep green mountain pastures or the bizarre rocks of the up to 3 000 meters high Dachstein massif.
The course of your hiking tour:
Day 1: Individual arrival at Wolfgangsee lake.
You will receive your travel documents at your accommodation.
Enjoy your arrival day at the Lake Wolfgangsee, take a bath there or do a boat ride. Or you could visit the Mozart house at St. Gilgen
Overnight stay in Abersee / St. Gilgen
Day 2: St. Wolfgang - St. Gilgen
~10 km, 2-3 h, altitude difference á 352 m / â 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 / St. Gilgen.
Day 3: Lake Schwarzensee - Strobl
~17 km, 4-5 h, altitude difference á 417 m / â 417 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.
Overnight stay in Strobl.
Day 4: Strobl – Bad Ischl
~13 km, 3 h, altitude difference á 63 m / â 120 m
From Strobl you walk next to the idyllic creek “Ischler Ache” to Pfandl. Along a path through the woods, you reach the emperor city 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 a 4* hotel in Bad Ischl.
Day 5: Individual departure or additional nights
If you want to spend your departure day also in Bad Ischl there is a lot more to do: Ascent with the cable car up to Mount Katrin and hike along the 7-lakeview-path. Or visit the Salzkammergut Thermal spa. Hike up the Siruskogl and visit the famous restaurant on the top.
General information:
Daily stages are introductory to moderately difficult, hiking distances can be adjusted easily by public transport. A reasonable fitness level and basic hiking equipment like good hiking shoes, rucksack, rain and sun protection, functional clothing and also a warmer jacket or pullover are necessary to enjoy your trip.
Arrangement
4x
Overnight stay with breakfast, 3x in a ***inn/hotel and 1x in a 4*hotel in Bad Ischl
1x
welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
2x
Ferry Abersee-Gschwendt - St. Wolfgang
1x
boat ride St. Gilgen – Abersee-Gschwendt
1x
Entrance to the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl
1x
hiking map of the Salzkammergut area + detailed routing (1x per room)
3x
luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage
+
A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking
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Service hotline daily from 8.00 am - 06.00 pm (also on weekends)
Rates per person and arrangement in €:
| 21.04. – 01.07.25 01.09. – 25.10.25 |
01.07. – 01.09.25 | |
|---|---|---|
| in double room with breakfast | 540,00 | 565,00 |
| Supplement half board (minimum 2 course dinner) | 163,00 | 163,00 |
| Supplement for single room | 143,00 | 143,00 |
| Day of arrival | daily | daily |
Discounts for children sharing parents' room (2 full-paying adults, maximum 2 children):
0 - 5 years: 100%
6 - 14 years: 30%
Accommodation:
Twin-bedded rooms in Austrian resorts are normally one large base with two mattresses/duvets. These are also known as 'Austrian Twins' and are regarded as two beds. Separate twin beds are rare and cannot be guaranteed as available.
Location of the accommodation are mainly close to the trails.
Information for arrivals by car:
The parking place does not always situate next to the accommodation but on a public parking place. (Possibly costs have to be paid on spot)
Dogs are welcome - on request. Extra charge on site. In Austria there is a general leash and muzzle obligation!
The standard terms and conditions of the Salzkammergut Touristik GmbH apply in the current version.
Rates and operating hours / timetables are subject to change
Our recommendations: Get a travel cancellation insurance.
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.
The European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 brought the diversity of historically rooted and contemporary art and culture to the forefront and raised it to an international level.
Level of difficulty
Daily stages with up to 400 metres ascent - Ø 3-6 hours walking time - easy terrain: Paths without major obstacles, suitable for families.
