8-day Self-guided Walking Tour in Salzalpensteig

The new extensive hiking trail 'Salzalpensteig' takes you along old former paths, on which salt was transported, commencing from the pretty banks of Lake Chiemsee, the 'Bavarian Sea', all the way to Lake Königssee, the 'Bavarian Fjord'. Walk along idyllic forest and rural tracks through a quaint but also charming landscape with small villages, characteristic farm houses and cow pastures. Not only popular holiday destinations such as Bergen, known for the cable car on the panorama mountain Hochfelln, the famous biathlon village of Ruhpolding and the historic salt/saline village Bad Reichenhall await on your hiking week, but also unique high-altitude hikes with magnificent views onto the 'Wilder Kaiser' mountain, the Chiemgauer Alps and last but not least the 'Steinerne Meer' mountain range with the two summits Watzmann and Hochkönig. In the course of your tour you come across plenty of huts and alps for a well-earned break and to sample some of the regional delicacies. During your hiking week through the 'Bavarian Salt-Alps', you will also learn many things worth knowing about the four Bavarian brine pipelines, about culture, history and traditions of the Salt Alps population

Highlights:

• Crystal clear mountain lake: The ascent to Taubensee is definitely worth it when you lay eyes on the wonderful green-blue oasis. Cool off your tired feet in the soothing water. 
• Time to breathe: In the health resort of Inzell. Enjoy the typical Bavarian flair and treat yourself to a beer.
• Rupertus Therme: Time to put your feet up. Tired muscles need to relax, and the best way to do so is in the comforting warm brine found here

Tour Character: Level 3

A week rich in variety with hiking tours along the old salt paths with a duration each of up to 6 hours. On some days surefootedness and a head for heights are required. You walk across picturesque mountain scenery with views onto steep, jagged peaks, two marvellous lakes, gushing mountain streams and gorges

Included in the Walking Tour:

• 7 overnight stays in 3* hotels and country hotels
• Breakfast
• Luggage transfers
• Welcome briefing
• 1 Cable car ascent Hochfell
• 1 Train ride Bad Reichenhall - Bischofswiesen
• 1 Entry old saltworks in Bad Reichenhal
• Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
• Service hotline

Not included:

• Any visitors taxes are not included in the tour price and payable on site
• Printed route book, per person EUR 20
• Anything not mentioned in 'included'

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Arrival / Parking /Departure:

• Arrival by train to Munich and from there by train to Prien, Bernau or Aschau, duration approx. 1 hour
• Munich or Salzburg airport
• Parking: Limited number of free hotel parking spaces or chargeable hotel parking spaces cost approx. EUR 10 per day, public parking spaces at Prien train station, costs approx. EUR 22 per week
• Departure by bus and train from Königssee/Berchtesgaden to Prien, duration approx. 2.5 hours with 1 change in Salzburg
• Return transfer to the lake Chiemsee, every SAT, costs per person EUR 119 (min. 2 persons), per dog EUR 49, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance

Notes:

• Departure Friday, Saturdays and Sundays 
• 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
  • Prien: From 89 EUR p.p (+39 EUR single person)
  • Konigsee: From 85 EUR p.p (+39 EUR single person)

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