Feu­er und Eis Self-Gui­ded Tour

Salz­Al­pen­Steig I incl. lug­ga­ge trans­fer 7 days

from 838,- per person

Along the Salz­Al­pen­Steig, which stret­ches from Chiem­see to Königs­see, you will not only dis­co­ver uni­que and impres­si­ve land­scapes, but also have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn lots of inte­res­t­ing facts about salt springs, salt depo­sits and the histo­ry of salt extra­c­tion and pro­ces­sing. During the five stages of this tour, you can fol­low in the foot­s­teps of salt and dis­co­ver the sights of the various places. The high­lights of this tour include unfor­gettable pan­o­r­amic views, of cour­se the two lakes Chiem­see and Königs­see, as well as the oppor­tu­ni­ty to get to know the tra­di­tio­nal aspects of this region. 

Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val at the Chiemsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
A warm wel­co­me to the beau­tiful Chiem­gau regi­on. Over­night stay in Prien or Bernau. 
Day 2
Ber­nau / Prien — Marquartstein
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 330m Höhe (-): 320m
If you did not stay over­night in Prien today, take the bus in the mor­ning to Prien am Chiem­see, the start­ing point of your first stage. During this hike, you’ll pass through the pic­tures­que towns of Prien and Ber­nau while enjoy­ing breath­ta­king views of the sur­roun­ding moun­ta­ins. This stage takes you through marsh­lands and forests abo­ve Ber­nau and Rottau befo­re you final­ly reach Kucheln, fol­lo­wed by Gras­sau and Mar­quart­stein. Over­night stay in Gras­sau or Marquartstein. 
Day 3
Mar­quart­stein — Ruhpolding
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 370m Höhe (-): 1300m
After break­fast in the mor­ning, you will be trans­fer­red to Ber­gen. The­re, a cable car ride to the sum­mit of the Hoch­felln, known as the vie­w­ing ter­race of Chiem­gau, awaits you. During the appro­xi­m­ate­ly 20-minu­te ride, you will alre­a­dy get a first impres­si­on of what awaits you on this hike: an impres­si­ve distant view of the sur­roun­ding moun­tain mas­sifs, vil­la­ges and land­scapes as well as a won­derful hike through the alpi­ne land­scape of the Hoch­felln. The trail takes you through den­se moun­tain pine forests, across wide alpi­ne mea­dows and through pic­tures­que light forests as you ste­adi­ly des­cend the moun­tain. On the way, you pass the enchan­tingly situa­ted Felln-Alm and later con­ti­nue your hike along the Farn­bö­den-Alm. In the cour­se of the rou­te, you will cir­cle the Reit­stein, which lies at an alti­tu­de of 1250 meters. Fur­ther down, you final­ly reach the fairy­ta­le-like Brand­wald forest, which is an impres­si­ve expe­ri­ence not only for youn­ger hikers with its num­e­rous caves and grot­tos. Always fol­low the signs to Ruh­pol­ding. Over­night stay in Mai­er­g­schwendt (a sub­urb of Ruh­pol­ding) or Ruhpolding. 
Day 4
Ruh­pol­ding — Inzell
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 440m
The third 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. 
Day 5
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. 
Day 6
Bad Rei­chen­hall — Königssee
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1090m Höhe (-): 1100m
In the mor­ning, take the train to Bischofs­wie­sen. From here, the rou­te takes you direct­ly to the hid­den Königs­see lake via the pan­o­r­amic Grün­stein­hüt­te. Final­ly, take the public bus to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Berchtesgaden. 
Day 7
Indi­vi­du­al Departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or start of the Salz­al­pen­steig II tour from Golling.

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Prices and Services:

Booking code: SALZ-ALPEN-7T

Mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts: 2 persons

Season

01.09.2026 — 25.09.2026 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
May 14, 2027 – June 30, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
July 1, 2027 – August 31, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
Sep­tem­ber 1, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 26, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)

Category

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ST
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Single room

EUR 1.078,00
EUR 1.078,00
EUR 1.098,00
EUR 1.078,00

Double room*

EUR 838,00
EUR 878,00
EUR 898,00
EUR 878,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a dou­ble room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a sin­gle room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Farb­in­ger Hof) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Farb­in­ger Hof) 

Price per person/night

EUR 75,00
EUR 100,00
EUR 112,00
EUR 134,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a dou­ble room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a sin­gle room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 
(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 95,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 75,00
EUR 100,00
EUR 95,00
EUR 107,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Bernau/Prien am Chiem­see (pri­ce for max. 4 persons)
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Bernau/Prien am Chiem­see (pri­ce for max. 4 persons)

Price

EUR 245,00
EUR 223,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 6 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category) 
  • Rooms with a show­er or a bath­tub and toilet
  • 6 x breakfast 
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accom­mo­da­ti­on (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg) 
  • Trans­fer on day 3 from the hotel to Bergen
  • 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 Hass­le-Free Ser­vice Hot­line (dai­ly from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
  • Feu­er und Eis Tra­vel Insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour, as well as par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son per night), to be paid at the accommodations
  • If appli­ca­ble, over­night fees for regis­tered dogs are to be paid at the accommodations
  • Meals and bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se specified
  • Tips, sight­see­ing, and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train tra­vel, trans­fers unless express­ly included in the itinerary
  • Tra­vel Insu­rance (We’d be hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance for you)

Additional information

Par­king
PRIEN: Con­ti­park P1 at Prien train sta­ti­on. Approx. 22 EUR per week. BERNAU: Free par­king lot at the mini golf cour­se. Plea­se ask your accommodation/hotel about other par­king opti­ons for the dura­ti­on of your hiking tour with Feu­er und Eis (addi­tio­nal cos­ts may apply). 
Natu­re of the Tour
During the tour on the Salz­al­pen­steig you are repea­ted­ly in alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tain equip­ment and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re a pre­re­qui­si­te. As you hike for around 5 to 7 hours a day, a good basic level of fit­ness is important. 
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed 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.
Insu­rance
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is high­ly recom­men­ded. You can find infor­ma­ti­on at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.
Return jour­ney
Return jour­ney eit­her by train from Berch­tes­ga­den main sta­ti­on with chan­ge in Frei­las­sing to Prien or Ber­nau (dura­ti­on: approx. 2 hours) or book an orga­ni­zed return transfer.
Get­ting There
CAR: Via the A8 to Ber­nau and if neces­sa­ry con­ti­nue on Ber­nau­er Stra­ße to Prien. TRAIN: Good train con­nec­tions to Ber­nau and Prien. 

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As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

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