Page 112 -

MOUNTAINS, LAKES & DESERTS / IBKDUBE

(Innsbruck - Zell am See - Salzburg - Vienna - Dubai)

DAY 1 INNSBRUCK and where we will have free time to Mountain, the roof of Salzburg. We will
Arrival in Innsbruck and transfer to the stroll through its medieval old town. We climb to the viewpoint located at over
hotel. In the evening we welcome you continue to Schwaz, where architectural 3,000m, we will learn about the creation
with dinner in a typical brewery. wonders await us as the central nave of glacial ice, watch an informative video
of the parish church of the Ascension about the fauna and flora of the area and
DAY 2 INNSBRUCK of St. Mary, from the 15th century and enjoy the Ice Arena (Ice Arena only open
- LAKE ACHENSEE - TYROLAN the largest in the Tyrolean region. We in July and August).
VILLAGES - INNSBRUCK continue to Hall in Tirol, whose medieval Transfer to Zell am See, one of the main
In the morning we leave for the town historic center is the best preserved in the ski centers and mountain activities in
of Jenbach, where we will visit the region. Highlights include the Town Hall Austria. Overnight stay.
Tratzberg Castle, a curious jewel of the and the church of St. Nikolaus, Gothic
Renaissance in the Alps, which is not style. Return to Innsbruck and overnight. DAY 4 ZELL AM SEE - WERFEN
very usual in this part of Austria. Then we - SALZBURG
will take the steam rack railway, one of DAY 3 INNSBRUCK - KITZSTEINHORN After breakfast we will take a walk
the oldest still in operation in the country, - ZELL AM SEE through the center to see its main
to go up to Lake Achensee (May to In the morning, we will take a guided walk treasures, such as the 12th century
October), the highest alpine lake in the through the historic center. The Middle Kastnerturm Tower, the parish church
Tyrol. A boat ride around the lake will Ages merge into the 21st century through and the 14th century Rosenberg Castle,
allow us to admire the spectacular views charming alleys, the Maria-Theresia which today houses the town hall and an
of the mountains. promenade crowned by its Triumphal art gallery.
We continue the tour through the Arch and the Golden Roof, the Imperial We will continue our tour to Salzburg,
Tyrolean villages where we can discover Church and Palace. We will continue our not without first admiring one of the most
real treasures. Our first stop will be tour to the Bergisel, the Olympic diving spectacular natural creations, the Werfen
Rattenberg, known as the “city of glass” platform where the best views of the city Ice Cave (May to October), on our way
for the presence of several workshops and the surrounding mountains await us. to Zell am See. After a cable car ride we
that work the glass in a handmade way We will then drive to the Kitzsteinhorn will take a walking tour inside the cave,
crossing about 134meters of altitude
while admiring the beauty of the ice
sculptures and the impressive dimensions
Danube Valley of the cave.
Lakes & Mountain Arrival in Salzburg and overnight.
Salzburg Vienna
Lake Achensee AUSTRIA DAY 5 SALZBURG - LAKES and
Werfen
Innsbruck Zell am See MOUNTAINS
Tyrolan Kitzsteinhorn Breakfast buffet at the hotel and
Villages departure to discover the birthplace of
Mozart, passing by the Mirabell Palace,
the Mozarteum (University of Music), the
Dubai Marionette Theater, Mozart’s residence,
the Church of the Holy Trinity, Hellbrunn
Palace, Nonnberg Abbey, the Music
Festival Theaters, Getreidegasse and
UAE Mozart Square.
Then departure to the region known

112 www.travelvas.com