Hallstatt, Lake District and the Salt Mine

10 min

Be ready for pickup at 09.00 am at your Salzburg hotel. Make yourself comfortable in your comfortable touring vehicle and experience the beautiful landscape that the famous ‘Salzkammergut’ lake region has to offer. After a short drive from Salzburg, you’ll reach the castle of Fuschl. Capture a picture of the castle of Fuschl with the emerald-green Lake Fuschlsee as its backdrop, before heading on to St. Gilgen with Lake Wolfgang, the next photo stop.

10 min

The next highlight is Wolfgang Lake and the villages St. Gilgen and St. Wolfgang. Capture a picture of St. Wolfgang from a great view point before arriving at the next town, in Bad Ischl. The drive will take you through Bad Ischl, which is famous for the “Kaiser” (Emperor) Villa and the Café Zauner, and on to Bad Goisern and Hallstatt.

2 hours

After arriving in Hallstatt, the highlight of this full day tour, your private guide will show you the must-sees of Hallstatt, including a beautiful photo spot of Hallstatt, the Charnel House (Bone House), the Hallstatt Museum, Hallstatt's waterfall "Waldbachstrub", Hallstatt's residential area and much more. You will have 1 1/2 hours to explore Hallstatt and all these sites on your own.

2 hours

Travel back in time and follow in the footsteps of the Celts on a tour of the Hallein Salt Mine. This is the mine where the Celts began mining salt in 600 BC and where the prince archbishops of Salzburg later obtained their white gold.

The return drive back to Salzburg will take you via Gosau, Dachstein Mountain Range, Russbach and Golling. Your full day private tour to one of the most beautiful lake-side villages of the World will end at your Salzburg hotel.