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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Salz­kam­mer­gut cir­cu­lar hiking trail with CHARME

from 1.459,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 53 km
  • Altitude: (+) 834 m
  • Altitude: (-) 827 m
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Immer­se yours­elf in the Salz­kam­mer­gut, which has deve­lo­ped into Aus­tria’s oldest indus­tri­al land­scape thanks to the white gold, salt, which has been mined here for thou­sands of years. Salt mining in the world-famous Hall­statt can be tra­ced back to pre­his­to­ric times. Sin­ce the Midd­le Ages, pil­grims have sought out places of power in the Salz­kam­mer­gut. The impe­ri­al fami­ly’s sum­mer resi­dence in Bad Ischl attrac­ted many artists and cele­bri­ties who found peace and rela­xa­ti­on in this regi­on. We invi­te you to fol­low in their footsteps. 
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Seilbahnfahrt nach Bad Ischl ins Tal.
Der Blick fällt auf Bad Goisern.
Man sieht einen breiten Forstweg, der zum Aussichtspunkt 5fingers führt.
Man sieht den 5fingers Aussichtspunkt mit Blick auf den See.
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val at the crys­tal-clear Wolfgangsee
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You will recei­ve your detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments at the hotel. A visit to St. Wolf­gang on the nor­t­hern shore of the lake of the same name is wort­hwhile in more ways than one. The sights are clo­se tog­e­ther, such as the pil­grimage church, which is dedi­ca­ted to St. Wolf­gang from Regens­burg. It hou­ses art-his­to­ri­cal tre­asu­res. Just oppo­si­te is the Hotel Weis­ses Rössl, to which a musi­cal come­dy was even dedi­ca­ted in the 1930s. Enjoy a cup of cof­fee in one of the cafés to get you in the mood! 
Day 2
With the cog rail­road up the Schafberg
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From St. Wolf­gang, Aus­tria’s stee­pest steam cog rail­road takes you up the 1782-met­re-high Schaf­berg in 35 minu­tes. The nost­al­gic steam loco­mo­ti­ve lei­su­re­ly makes its way up the almost six-kilo­me­ter-long rou­te, while with a bit of luck you might even spot a cha­mois. Once at the top, you have the opti­on of a scenic hike on the Schaf­berg pla­teau with views of seven Salz­kam­mer­gut lakes. After­wards, the­re is still time for refresh­ments in the moun­tain restau­rant befo­re the Schaf­berg­bahn takes you back down into the valley. 
Day 3
Along the silk thread bor­der to Bad Ischl
Distanz: 16 km Höhe (+): 234m Höhe (-): 296m
Today’s hike leads through St. Wolf­gang in Upper Aus­tria via Berau and along the pan­ora­ma trail on the Bürgl­stein, which runs — par­ti­cu­lar­ly pic­tures­que­ly — direct­ly along the water. Crossing the Sei­den­fa­den bor­der into the pro­vin­ce of Salz­burg, you reach Strobl. From the­re, the hiking trail fol­lows the river Ischl to Pfandl, whe­re salt was boi­led as ear­ly as the 12th cen­tu­ry. This is fol­lo­wed by the Eli­sa­beth Forest Trail to Bad Ischl, which was laid out in 1899. Empress Sis­si often visi­ted this natu­ral site during her sum­mer retre­at in Bad Ischl. (It is pos­si­ble to take the bus from Strobl to Bad Ischl. Pay­ment on site) 
Day 4
Up the Kat­rin, Ischl’s local mountain
Distanz: 4 km Höhe (+): 290m Höhe (-): 245m
Short walk along the Traun pro­me­na­de to the val­ley sta­ti­on of the char­ming Kat­rin cable car. A 15-minu­te ride takes you to a true hiking para­di­se at 1,400 m abo­ve sea level. The nar­row, elon­ga­ted Kater­ge­bir­ge moun­ta­ins offer hiking enthu­si­asts and natu­re lovers a fine and mana­geable sel­ec­tion of trails. A cir­cu­lar hike offers uni­que views of seven lakes in four val­leys and three countries. 
Day 5
At the mys­ti­cal Lake Hallstatt
Distanz: 19 km Höhe (+): 127m Höhe (-): 102m
The ride on the Salz­kam­mer­gut­bahn to the cli­ma­tic health resort of Bad Goi­sern on Lake Hall­statt takes pas­sen­gers into the inner Salz­kam­mer­gut. Today you can enjoy the lake land­scape shaped by the ice age gla­cier ice and the impres­si­ve moun­tain back­drop up clo­se. Fol­lo­wing the eas­tern shore path, the­re are always free­ly acces­si­ble bathing spots for a refres­hing dip in the lake. The rou­te leads via Ober­traun to Hall­statt. The almost per­fect ensem­ble of nar­row alley­ways, his­to­ric hou­ses, lake pan­ora­ma and the cul­tu­ral heri­ta­ge from the Hall­statt peri­od make this town world-famous. During the gui­ded tour of the oldest salt mine in the world, you will enter a fasci­na­ting under­ground world. Final­ly, hike down the salt moun­tain to the town cen­ter of Hallstatt. 
Day 6
Explo­ring the Krip­pen­stein at an alti­tu­de of 2,000 meters
Distanz: 7 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Hike to the sou­thern end of Lake Hall­statt and cable car ride up to the Krip­pen­stein. This takes you in no time at all to the Dach­stein ice caves, a world for­med from water, ice and stone. After visi­ting the caves, you can con­ti­nue your jour­ney to the sum­mit of the Krip­pen­stein, which offers sun­ny hiking trails and spec­ta­cu­lar vie­w­ing plat­forms, such as the 5 Fin­gers or the World Heri­ta­ge Spi­ral. It is also pos­si­ble to hike to the Gja­id val­ley sta­ti­on, whe­re the­re are always views of the maje­s­tic Dach­stein gla­cier (the Gja­id moun­tain sta­ti­on rou­te opens from around mid-June; if you arri­ve befo­re mid-June, this sec­tion is not included (not neces­sa­ry to reach the caves). Return by cable car to Ober­traun and hike to Hall­statt. (Alter­na­ti­ve return by bus or boat — pay­ment on site). 
Day 7
Wild and roman­tic Echerntal
Distanz: 7 km Höhe (+): 183m Höhe (-): 184m
A well-sign­pos­ted cir­cu­lar trail leads from Hall­statt to the Wald­bach­strub water­falls. From a migh­ty 90-met­re-high gor­ge, which is divi­ded into three stages, the mas­ses of water roar and thun­der down into the depths. Once the­re, you can admi­re the natu­ral spec­ta­cle of the water­falls up clo­se. The bus takes you back to Bad Ischl. 
Day 8
Sankt Wolf­gang pil­grimage site
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The Ischl nar­row-gau­ge rail­road once con­nec­ted the impe­ri­al city with Lake Wolf­gang­see. Today the bus takes you back to St. Wolf­gang. The uti­liza­ti­on of bee pro­ducts was of par­ti­cu­lar importance here. Pil­grims from far and wide would sacri­fice cand­les in front of the altar of St. Wolf­gang and buy gin­ger­b­read as a sou­ve­nir. The tra­di­ti­on of gin­ger­b­read bak­ing in St. Wolf­gang dates back to the High Midd­le Ages. Try this deli­ca­cy in one of the cafés! (Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or addi­tio­nal nights; bus paya­ble local­ly if your car is park­ed in St. Wolfgang) 

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Booking code: SALZKAMMER-LUXE

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

28.04.2026 — 01.07.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
01.07.2026 — 01.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
01.09.2026 — 18.10.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Included services
  • 7 x over­night stays in TOP 4**** hotels
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from hotel to hotel
  • 1 x wel­co­me video with expl­ana­ti­ons and infor­ma­ti­on about the tour
  • 1 x hiking spi­rit to wel­co­me you
  • 1 x Salz­kam­mer­gut souvenir
  • 1 x hiking map and fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on mate­ri­al (1 x per room)
  • 1 x ascent and des­cent with the Schaf­berg cable car 
  • 1 x ascent and des­cent with the Kat­rin cable car 
  • 1 x train ride Bad Ischl — Bad Goisern 
  • 1x bus trip Hall­stadt — Bad Ischl
  • 1 x admis­si­on and gui­ded tour of the Hall­statt salt mines
  • 1 x All-Inclu­si­ve Card of the Dach­stein Adven­ture Worlds* (3rd leg not included until mid-June)
  • GPS data available
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night)
  • Hiking equip­ment (shoes etc.)
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optio­nal visits
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
The hikes are not tech­ni­cal­ly dif­fi­cult and are also sui­ta­ble for beg­in­ners. Your hiking equip­ment should include: Stur­dy shoes, ruck­sack, sun and rain pro­tec­tion, func­tion­al clothing. 
Par­king
The par­king lot for the car is not always at the accom­mo­da­ti­on, but in a public par­king lot (cos­ts to be paid on site). The loca­ti­on of the accom­mo­da­ti­on is main­ly along the hiking trails. 
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.
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel documents. 

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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