Feu­er und Eis own tour

Salz­Al­pen­Steig I incl. lug­ga­ge trans­fer 5‑day short trip

from 578,- per person

Along the shor­ten­ed Salz­Al­pen­Steig from Ruh­pol­ding to Königs­see, not only an impres­si­ve and cap­ti­vat­ing natu­ral land­scape awaits you, but also the fasci­na­ting world of salt springs, salt depo­sits and the mul­ti­face­ted histo­ry of salt extra­c­tion and pro­ces­sing. On the 3 stages of this tour, you will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to fol­low in the foot­s­teps of salt and explo­re the sights of the places you visit. Look for­ward to unfor­gettable high­lights, such as the end­less pan­o­r­amic views and, of cour­se, the breath­ta­king fina­le of your tour at the pic­tures­que Königssee. 

Itinerary / Stages

Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Ruhpolding
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
A warm wel­co­me to your tour! Today you will spend the night in Mai­er­g­schwendt (a sub­urb of Ruh­pol­ding) or Ruhpolding. 
Ruh­pol­ding — Inzell
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 440m
This stage of the Salz­Al­pen­Steig pro­mi­ses an exci­ting hike in the Chiem­gau Alps bet­ween Ruh­pol­ding and Inzell. Your rou­te takes you along the foot of the impo­sing Rausch­berg (1645 meters) until you reach the pic­tures­que Tau­ben­see lake. From the­re, the trail leads along beau­tiful paths through mon­ta­ne forests to the Fahr­ries­bo­den cha­pel and then con­ti­nues to Schmelz. From Schmelz, it is only a short distance to your stage desti­na­ti­on of Inzell. Over­night stay in Schmelz (a sub­urb of Inzell) or Inzell. 
Inzell — Bad Reichenhall
Distanz: 23 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 700m
The stage that lies ahead of you is extre­me­ly varied, but also chal­len­ging. It beg­ins in the idyl­lic cli­ma­tic health resort of Inzell and takes you through varied moor­land and green mea­dows to the impo­sing Weiß­bach Falls. Your rou­te runs along the Weiß­bach and through the impres­si­ve Weiß­bach Gor­ge, which even­tual­ly leads you to Lake Thum­see. The rou­te con­ti­nues over the Bür­ger­meis­ter­hö­he abo­ve Kirch­berg to the heart of Bad Reichenhall. 
Bad Rei­chen­hall — Königssee
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1090m Höhe (-): 1100m
Take the train to Bischofs­wie­sen. From here, the rou­te takes you direct­ly to the hid­den Königs­see lake via the pan­o­r­amic Grün­stein­hüt­te hut. Final­ly, take the public bus to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Berchtesgaden. 
Indi­vi­du­al departure
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Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or start of the Salz­al­pen­steig II tour from Golling.

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Booking code: SALZ-ALPEN-5T

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

17.05.2026 — 30.06.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
01.07.2026 — 31.08.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)
01.09.2026 — 27.09.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Sun)

Category

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ST
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Single room

EUR 738,00
EUR 758,00
EUR 738,00

Double room*

EUR 578,00
EUR 599,00
EUR 578,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ruhpolding/Maiergschwendt in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Land­ho­tel Maiergschwendt) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ruhpolding/Maiergschwendt in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Land­ho­tel Maiergschwendt) 

Price per person/night

EUR 112,00
EUR 134,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Ruhpolding/Maiergschwendt in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Land­ho­tel Maiergschwendt) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Ruhpolding/Maiergschwendt in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Land­ho­tel Maiergschwendt) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler) 

Price per person/night

EUR 112,00
EUR 134,00
EUR 95,00
EUR 107,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Ruh­pol­ding (pri­ce for up to 4 people)

Price

EUR 223,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 4 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 4 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accom­mo­da­ti­on (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • 1 x Com­pass hiking gui­de Salzalpensteig
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Salz­al­pen­steig Pin
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 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

Tour cha­rac­ter
During the tour on the Salz­al­pen­steig you are repea­ted­ly in alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tain equip­ment and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re a pre­re­qui­si­te. Approx. 5 to 7 hours of hiking are plan­ned each day. A good basic level of fit­ness is the­r­e­fo­re important. 
Par­king
Free par­king is available at Ruh­pol­ding station.
Arri­val
BY CAR: Tra­vel via the A8 free­way, exit Siegsdorf/Traunstein and take the B306 in a south-eas­ter­ly direc­tion, then at the traf­fic cir­cle take the St2098 and fol­low this road to Ruh­pol­ding. BY TRAIN: Take the train to Ruh­pol­ding station. 
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. 
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.
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
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.
Return jour­ney
Eit­her by train from Berch­tes­ga­den main sta­ti­on with chan­ges in Frei­las­sing and Traun­stein to Ruh­pol­ding or boo­ka­ble, orga­ni­zed return transfer.

Travel carefree with us

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If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

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: