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AUSTRIA LAKES & MOUNTAINS

(Vienna - Leoben - Bad Ischl - Zell am See - Innsbruck)

DAY 1 VIENNA continue to Leoben, in the heart of We will then drive to Bad Ischl, in
Arrival in Vienna and meet & greet with Austria. Overnight stay. the heart of the Lake and Mountain
the guide. Transfer to the hotel and check district, known under the name of
in. In the evening, we will enjoy a get DAY 3 LEOBEN – HOHENTAUERN Salzkammergut. There we will visit
together dinner at one of the typical wine – LEOBEN the Kaiservilla, the wedding gift of
taverns in Neustift am Walde or Nussdorf Today’s excursion will take us to Archduchess Sophie to her son,
or Grinzing, the wine-growing districts of Hohentauern, where we will follow Emperor Franz Joseph, on his marriage
Vienna. the traces of the Celtic culture, which to Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, better
developed a commercial passage through known as Empress Sissi. Rest of the day
DAY 2 VIENNA – EISENSTADT the mountains and lakes of Hohentauern. at leisure.
– NEUSIEDLER SEE – LEOBEN During this route we will enjoy an
Today we start our tour departing to exceptional landscape, we will be able DAY 5 BAD ISCHL – ALZKAMMERGUT
Eisenstadt, home of the Esterhazy family, to drink water from natural springs and Today we arrive in St Wolfgang, on the
once one of the richest aristocratic discover a new world of flora and fauna. shores of the lake of the same name,
families in Central Europe and patrons of On the way back to Leoben we will visit where we will enjoy a walking tour of this
several artists, including Joseph Haydn, the Gösser brewery, one of the largest in fairytale village. We will climb the
to whom the main hall of the palace is Austria, which we will taste with dinner Schafberg
dedicated. We will visit the Esterhazy afterwards. mountain with the steam cog railway and
Palace and have free time to walk along then cross the lake on a boat ride to the
the main street of the city. DAY 4 LEOBEN – HALLSTATT other shore, disembarking in St. Gilgen.
We will continue our way to the – BAD ISCHL Overnight in the area.
Neusiedler See Lake, natural border We depart towards the lakes of
between Austria and Hungary, being Grundlsee and Bad Aussee until we DAY 6 SALZKAMMERGUT – WERFEN
most of it in Austria. There we will reach the most beautiful village of Austria, – ZELL AM SEE
meet a ranger who will take us on a Hallstatt, a picturesque village located Today we will admire one of the most
route through the National Park of the between the lake and the mountain and spectacular natural creations, the Werfen
lake, during which he will show us the offering spectacular views to the visitor. Ice Cave (May to October), on our way
landscapes of marshes and vineyards, We will board the “Skywalk” platform and to Zell am See. After a cable car ride we
with a unique fauna and flora. We take a boat ride on the lake. will take a walk into the cave, crossing
about 134meters of altitude while
admiring the beauty of the ice sculptures
and the impressive dimensions of the
cave.
AUSTRIA Vienna We continue our tour to Zell am See,
one of the main ski and mountain activity
Salzkammergut centers in Austria. Upon arrival we will
Bad Ischl Eisenstadt Neusideler head to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, on
Zell am See Hallstatt See whose “Top of Salzburg” platform we
Innsbruck Leoben
Achensee Werfen Hohentauern will be surrounded by a unique natural
scenery, with peaks of more than 3,000
meters and eternal snow.
In the summer months (July & August)
enjoy a slide sheets run, tobogganing, or
sunbathing on the snow beach. DAY 7

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