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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Indi­vi­du­al crossing of the Alps Oberst­dorf — Mer­ano with hotel com­fort 7 days // medi­um difficulty

from 995,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 61 km
  • Altitude: (+) 4095 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3255 m
  • Difficulty:
One of the most famous Alpi­ne crossings leads from Oberst­dorf to Mer­ano. On our impres­si­ve rou­te on the trail of the famous E5 long-distance hiking trail, you will expe­ri­ence the full diver­si­ty of the Alpi­ne land­scape: from the green All­gäu regi­on to the maje­s­tic Tyro­lean moun­ta­ins and the Medi­ter­ra­ne­an Pas­sei­er Val­ley, whe­re Mer­ano wel­co­mes you. Water­falls, gor­ges, alpi­ne pas­tu­res and moun­tain pas­ses make this rou­te unfor­gettable. Thanks to lug­ga­ge trans­fers, you can hike com­for­ta­b­ly from hotel to hotel and enjoy the beau­ty of natu­re. You start on his­to­ric Wal­ser trails into the Lech­tal val­ley, hike through the Ötz­tal val­ley, cross the Tim­mels­joch pass and reach the Pas­sei­er­tal val­ley. Steep peaks and crag­gy rocks accom­pa­ny you as you take a break at cozy huts. The crow­ning glo­ry: a glass of South Tyro­lean wine on the palm-lined pro­me­na­de in Merano. 
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
The gate­way to the All­gäu Alps: Wel­co­me to Oberstdorf
Distanz: 6 km Höhe (+): 100m Höhe (-): 100m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Oberst­dorf, the start­ing point of your crossing of the Alps to Mer­ano. We recom­mend arri­ving in the ear­ly after­noon and taking a stroll through the well-known vaca­ti­on resort against the back­drop of the All­gäu Alps. In good wea­ther, a cable car ride up the Nebel­horn, Oberst­dor­f’s 2,224 m high local moun­tain with a fan­ta­stic pan­o­r­amic view of the sum­mit, is also high­ly recom­men­ded. You will recei­ve infor­ma­ti­on and tips with your tra­vel documents. 
Day 2
From Klein­wal­ser­tal to Lech­tal: old Wal­ser trails over the Hoch­alp Pass
Distanz: 12 km Höhe (+): 770m Höhe (-): 500m
Your first stage of the Alpi­ne crossing beg­ins on old Wal­ser trails. You start at the end of the Klein­wal­ser­tal val­ley and hike through the idyl­lic Bärg­unt­tal val­ley up to the 1,938 m high Hoch­alp Pass. If visi­bi­li­ty is good, you can enjoy the impres­si­ve view of the Lech­tal Alps and the count­less Alpi­ne peaks. From the top of the pass, you des­cend to the lower-lying Hoch­t­ann­berg Pass and hike on to Warth. A short bus ride takes you from the­re to your accom­mo­da­ti­on in the Lech­tal valley. 
Day 3
From the Hahn­ten­n­joch through the rug­ged Lech­tal Alps
Distanz: 6 km Höhe (+): 650m Höhe (-): 525m
A cab takes you up to the Hahn­ten­n­joch, whe­re today’s tour beg­ins. From here you hike direct­ly into the rug­ged, spec­ta­cu­lar rocky land­scape of the Lech­tal Alps. Sur­roun­ded by rug­ged peaks and steep walls, you climb up to the 2,441 m high Schar­nitz­joch. Once at the top, the view opens up to the south, as far as the peaks of the Ötz­tal Alps. The des­cent through the rocky are­na of the Schar­nitz­kar leads you first over wide scree fields, then over lush alpi­ne mea­dows and you might hear a mar­mot whist­ling some­whe­re. You soon reach the rustic Mut­te­kopf­hüt­te (1,934 m), whe­re a well-ear­ned break awaits you. Refres­hed, you con­ti­nue along the Drischl­steig trail to the cable car moun­tain sta­ti­on, which takes you back down into the val­ley towards Imst. 
Day 4
Spec­ta­cu­lar to Tyro­l’s hig­hest water­fall: the 159 m high Stui­ben Falls
Distanz: 12 km Höhe (+): 900m Höhe (-): 780m
Get rea­dy for a real natu­re expe­ri­ence! The Stui­ben Falls plun­ge over 159 meters into the depths, making it the hig­hest water­fall in Tyrol and a real spec­ta­cle. You set off direct­ly from your hotel, past the Ötzi vil­la­ge, whe­re you can immer­se yours­elf in the world of the famous ice­man. Short­ly after­wards, the exci­te­ment builds: at the end of the val­ley, you can alre­a­dy see the rising spray of the water­fall. A spec­ta­cu­lar con­s­truc­tion of bridges and steps leads you direct­ly up to the thun­de­ring mas­ses of water — a real adven­ture! Once at the top, you reach the Tau­fer­berg, a high pla­teau with wild vege­ta­ti­on, mys­ti­cal bould­ers and caves. The trail con­ti­nues to the idyl­li­cal­ly situa­ted Gast­haus Wies­le, which awaits you in the midd­le of the high forest — per­fect for a well-ear­ned break. After­wards you hike for a while with breath­ta­king views over the Ötz­tal befo­re you have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to des­cend into the valley. 
Day 5
Off to South Tyrol: Crossing the Alps on the 2,474 m high Tim­mels­joch Pass
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 825m Höhe (-): 690m
Today is the queen’s stage of your Alpi­ne crossing! You fol­low the legen­da­ry E5 long-distance hiking trail and climb ste­adi­ly uphill to the hig­hest point of the week: the Tim­mels­joch at 2,474 meters. Here you cross the main Alpi­ne ridge, lea­ve North Tyrol and enter South Tyrol from Aus­tria to Ita­ly, step by step. Once you reach the top, you will be reward­ed with a pan­ora­ma that will take your breath away! The migh­ty peaks of the Cen­tral Alps rise up all around you, to the north your gaze wan­ders far over the Ötz­tal val­ley, and to the south the first peaks of the Dolo­mi­tes flash on the hori­zon. After a well-ear­ned rest, the des­cent lies ahead of you. You fol­low a pic­tures­que high moun­tain val­ley down into the Pas­sei­er­tal val­ley, always hea­ding towards your desti­na­ti­on. Final­ly, you reach the Gast­haus Hoch­first, per­fect for a last refresh­ment befo­re taking the bus to your next accom­mo­da­ti­on. What a fan­ta­stic day! 
Day 6
The grand fina­le: Hike on the Mer­ano High Moun­tain Trail
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 850m Höhe (-): 660m
The last stage of your Alpi­ne crossing beg­ins! A short trans­fer takes you to the Mer­ano High Moun­tain Trail, one of the most beau­tiful pan­o­r­amic trails in South Tyrol. Right from the start, you can enjoy spec­ta­cu­lar views of the Mer­ano val­ley basin and the sur­roun­ding viney­ards. The trail leads past remo­te moun­tain farms and rustic inns, per­fect for a litt­le refresh­ment. Final­ly, you reach the sum­mit of the Hoch­muth (1,400 m) with its gigan­tic view. After a break, the cable car takes you down to Dorf Tirol, whe­re the maje­s­tic Tirol Cast­le is enthro­ned. Con­ti­nue by chair­lift, past the first palm trees, direct­ly to Medi­ter­ra­ne­an Mer­ano. A walk along the river­si­de pro­me­na­de or through the medieval arca­des. Cele­bra­te your suc­cess with a glass of South Tyro­lean wine and enjoy the inter­play of alpi­ne charm and sou­thern lightness. 
Day 7
Fare­well to Mer­ano and the crossing of the Alps
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
After a restful night at the hotel, you can review the expe­ri­en­ces of your Alpi­ne crossing over break­fast. You now have the choice: you can eit­her dri­ve direct­ly from Mer­ano back to your home town or use our optio­nal trans­fer back to Oberst­dorf. If you would like to spend even more time in the regi­on, you can also book a few extra nights and extend your stay in Merano/Meran. This will give you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to enjoy the city and its Medi­ter­ra­ne­an flair and to explo­re the beau­tiful sur­roun­dings further. 

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Booking code: AUE-E5-MERAN-7T

Season

16.06.2026 — 30.06.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
07.07.2026 — 28.07.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
02.08.2026 — 23.08.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
30.08.2026 — 06.09.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
08.09.2026 — 20.09.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)

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Single room

EUR 1.195,00
EUR 1.225,00
EUR 1.245,00
EUR 1.225,00
EUR 1.195,00

Double room*

EUR 995,00
EUR 1.025,00
EUR 1.045,00
EUR 1.025,00
EUR 995,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional transfers

(12.06.2026 — 21.09.2026) Return trans­fer with the shut­tle bus Mer­ano — Oberstdorf 

Price

EUR 60,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 6 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3* category) 
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 6 x breakfast
  • 3 x dinner
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accommodation
  • Day 3: Trans­fer to the Hahntennjoch
  • Day 6: Trans­fer to the Mer­ano High Moun­tain Trail
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel documents 
  • Navi­ga­ti­on app
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice num­ber (dai­ly from 08:00 to 19:00)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour and par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • Accom­mo­da­ti­on cos­ts for regis­tered dogs, to be paid at the accom­mo­da­ti­on, if applicable
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train jour­neys, trans­fers if not expli­cit­ly included in the program
  • Tra­vel insu­rance (we are hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and inter­rup­ti­on insurance)

Additional information

Addi­tio­nal nights
Boo­ka­ble on request.
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Return jour­ney
BUS: The shut­tle bus from Mer­ano back to Oberst­dorf can be boo­ked as an addi­tio­nal ser­vice. Depar­tu­re is usual­ly at 08:00 at Mer­ano train sta­ti­on and arri­val is bet­ween 13:30 — 14:30 in Oberst­dorf. Due to the traf­fic situa­ti­on on the day, the­re may be delays or rou­te chan­ges. Plea­se take this into account when plan­ning your onward jour­ney from Oberst­dorf and allow for a buf­fer! RAIL: From Mer­ano via Bol­za­no direct­ly to your home town. 
Par­king
Par­king is only available at the hotel on the day of arri­val. Plea­se park your car on the day of arri­val befo­re the start of the tour. You can park your car in the­se par­king lots for the dura­ti­on of your trip: — Par­king lot P2 at the ent­rance to Oberst­dorf. Sub­ject to a fee. Cos­ts 20 per day. Pay­ment with coins, card or Apple/Google Pay. From this par­king lot you can walk to the hotel in about 20 minu­tes. — Par­king Nor­dic Center/ All­gäu. Sub­ject to a fee. Cos­ts 15 per day. Pay­ment with coins, card or Apple/Google Pay. From this par­king lot you can reach the train sta­ti­on Oberst­dorf by bus line 7. From the­re, con­ti­nue by bus or on foot (approx. 30–35 minu­tes) to the hotel.
Mee­ting point
The­re is no set mee­ting point for this indi­vi­du­al tour. Plea­se plan your arri­val time so that you reach your hotel on the first day by 6 p.m. at the latest to check in, or let the hotel know in advan­ce if you will be arri­ving later. We recom­mend that you arri­ve ear­ly in the after­noon so that you can take a short walk around Oberstdorf. 
Arri­val
BY TRAIN: To Fischen sta­ti­on in the All­gäu or to Oberst­dorf sta­ti­on. From the­re by bus to Fischen direct­ly to the hotel (bus stop Fischen Breitach­brü­cke). Time­ta­bles and tickets at www.bahn.de. Infor­ma­ti­on on bus con­nec­tions in the Oberst­dorf area at www.mona-allgaeu.de and www.dbregiobus.de. By car: Direct­ly to Fischen near Oberst­dorf to the first hotel. 
Tour cha­rac­ter
Crossing the Alps from Oberst­dorf to Mer­ano from hotel to hotel requi­res stami­na for wal­king times of up to 6 hours per day. You have to mas­ter ascents of up to 900 meters in alti­tu­de and des­cents of up to 780 meters in alti­tu­de as well as wal­king distances of up to 14 km. The rou­te is most­ly on well-main­tai­ned paths. Short sec­tions can be some­what nar­rower or lead through bum­py sec­tions. Depen­ding on the pre­vious wea­ther con­di­ti­ons, short sec­tions may also lead over snow fields or places with slip­pery scree, so you should be sure-foo­ted. Some moun­tain hiking expe­ri­ence is an advan­ta­ge. As this is an indi­vi­du­al tour, you should also be able to use a hiking map and find your way around. 

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Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary