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8-Days Salzkammergut Walking for Families (Self-Guided)

  • 8days
  • Austria

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Walking through Salzkammergut Alpine Pastures 

During this week of family walking, you will get magnificent views of Lake Wolfgang, the Tote Gebirge mountains, the Dachstein glacier and the Hohe Tauern. Occasionally, you will take a break at an Alm. Whilst there, you should try some of the many specialities like apple strudel or kaiserschmarrn. Or why not try the regional dessert from the Osterhorn mountains: “Pofesen”. The traditional Alms in the Osterhorn group to the east of Salzburg will excite the hearts of all children. In this hiking paradise, you will find numerous routes suitable for all ages along blooming footpaths. Whilst walking along isolated walking tracks through deep rifts and up into the heights of the mountains you will find cows, sheep and horses along your way. An amusing week for the whole family!

Highlights:

  • Enchanting Salzkammergut & Lake Wolfgangsee
  • Abarena Children's Adventure Park at Lake Wolfgang and the village of the animals
  • Wild animal park Kleefeld
  • Postalm with climping park

Tour character: Level 2

Minimum age 8 years old. You hike mostly on alpine pastures, forest paths and good hiking trails, with wonderful views of the Salzkammergut mountains and Lake Wolfgangsee. We recommend a good basic level of fitness and hiking experience. Children should be used to hiking for a few hours at a time.

Included in this tour:

  • 6 x nights accommodation (3x 3*** hotels and inns & 4x comfortable alpine cabins)
  • Breakfast
  • 1 Kasnockn-dinner at overnight Genneralm
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • 1 Salzkammergut Erlebnis Card (reductions for cable cars, thermal bath Bad Ischl, salt mine Hallstatt, Boat rides etc.)
  • 1 Cable Car 'Zwölferhorn'
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Not included:

  • Anything not mentioned in 'included'
  • Tourist tax, if due
  • Bus rides (Wolfgangsee – St. Gilgen, Wolfgangsee – Strobl), approx. EUR 8 per person

Arrival and departure:

  • Arrival by train to Salzburg and by bus to Wolfgangsee, duration approx. 1 hour. Or travel by train to Bad Ischl and to Wolfgangsee, duration approx. 30 minutes
  • Salzburg or Munich airport
  • Transfer from/to airport/station Salzburg upon request
  • Parking: Hotel parking spaces, costs approx. EUR 5 to EUR 10 per day

Notes:

  • Child prices are valid when they stay in a room with 2 fully paying adults
    • Extra bed 6-11 years: 429 EUR
    • Extra bed 12-14 years: 639 EUR
    • Extra bed 15-17 years: 759 EUR
  • Departures Friday to Monday
  • On this particular walking tour you have the option of bringing your 'four-legged friend'. When booking, simply let us know the breed and size of your dog. Possible additional costs are payable locally on site
  • Extra nights on request

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  • Day 1

    Arrival at lake Wolfgangsee

  • Day 2

    Alm tour high above lake Wolfgang

    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.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5 hours | 14 km |

  • Day 3

    Wolfgangsee – Genneralm

    Today your route will lead you up to the Alms in the Osterhorn area. But before you start your hike you will be transferred to the cosy village of Hintersee. After a short stretch along the exciting adventure trail WaldWasserZaub Hintersee, the trail climbs toward the Genneralm. You hike along the rushing Lämmerbach stream through cooling forests to your destination of today. You will stay here overnight for 2 nights. It is a cosy Alm located in a meadow area and crowned by numerous peaks.

    Details: approx. 5 hours | 16 km |

  • Day 4

    Alm tour to the Genneralm

    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.

  • Day 5

    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.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5 hours | 17 km |

  • Day 6

    Alm tour on 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.

  • Day 7

    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.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5 hours | 12 km |

  • Day 8

    Departure or extension

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Double rooms 739€
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Double rooms 779€
Jun 06 2026 Jun 13 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
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Double rooms 779€
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Double rooms 779€
Jun 12 2026 Jun 19 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Jun 13 2026 Jun 20 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Jun 14 2026 Jun 21 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Jun 15 2026 Jun 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Jun 19 2026 Jun 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Jun 20 2026 Jun 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
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Jun 28 2026 Jul 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
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Double rooms 939€
Jul 03 2026 Jul 10 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Jul 04 2026 Jul 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Jul 05 2026 Jul 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Jul 06 2026 Jul 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
Jul 17 2026 Jul 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
Jul 19 2026 Jul 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Jul 20 2026 Jul 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
Jul 25 2026 Aug 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
Aug 07 2026 Aug 14 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 08 2026 Aug 15 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
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Double rooms 939€
Aug 10 2026 Aug 17 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 14 2026 Aug 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 15 2026 Aug 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 16 2026 Aug 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 17 2026 Aug 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 21 2026 Aug 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 22 2026 Aug 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 23 2026 Aug 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,128€
Double rooms 939€
Aug 24 2026 Aug 31 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Aug 28 2026 Sep 04 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Aug 29 2026 Sep 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Aug 30 2026 Sep 06 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Aug 31 2026 Sep 07 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Sep 04 2026 Sep 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Sep 05 2026 Sep 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Sep 06 2026 Sep 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,018€
Double rooms 829€
Sep 07 2026 Sep 14 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Sep 11 2026 Sep 18 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Sep 12 2026 Sep 19 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€
Sep 13 2026 Sep 20 2026 10 Single rooms 968€
Double rooms 779€

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