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By Be special Tours

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Overview

  • A private day for your own group only, with a local driver-guide who picks you up at your Salzburg hotel. Two options:

    6-hour option: Eisriesenwelt ice caves only. The cave runs 42 km into the Tennengebirge mountains, and its first kilometre is filled with ice. You walk it by lamplight with a cave guide.

    8-hour option: the ice caves plus Hohenwerfen Fortress, the 11th-century castle above Werfen that film fans know from Where Eagles Dare, with its falconry show, and time for lunch in Werfen village.

    Good to know: it is an active day. There are about 1,400 steps inside the cave and around 40 minutes of uphill walking to reach it, and the cave stays near 0 degrees all summer. Up to 6 guests per vehicle.

Activity location

  • Erlebnisburg Hohenwerfen
    • Burgstrasse 2,
    • 5450, Werfen, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Salzburg
    • Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Hotel pickup & drop-off from any Salzburg location
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    All fuel surcharges and mountain road access fees
  • Inclusions
    Transportation in Air-Conditioned Premium Vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Expert local driver-guide whose family stories span generations of Austrian life
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities (entirely at your personal discretion)
  • Exclusions
    Eisriesenwelt ice cave incl. cable car (both options)
  • Exclusions
    Hohenwerfen Fortress (8-hour option only)
  • Exclusions
    Lunch and dining expenses (we recommend the best local spots)

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Specialized infant seats are available
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
    • Bring a warm jacket and sturdy shoes: the ice cave stays around 0 degrees even in summer.
    • The cave tour has about 1,400 steps up and back down, lit by hand lamps.
    • Getting to the cave means about 40 minutes of uphill walking in total (to the cable car and from its top station). The 6-hour option is the ice caves only; Hohenwerfen Fortress is part of the 8-hour option.

Activity itinerary

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Free pickup and drop-off anywhere in Salzburg. Which stops you get depends on the option you book: the 6-hour option is the ice caves only; the 8-hour option adds Hohenwerfen Fortress and time for lunch in Werfen village.

Erlebnisburg Hohenwerfen

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
8-HOUR OPTION ONLY (not part of the 6-hour ice caves option). Hohenwerfen Fortress above the Salzach valley: the falconry show and a guided visit inside the medieval fortress, with its armoury, chapel and the view down the valley.

Eisriesenwelt

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket not included
Eisriesenwelt, the largest ice cave in the world, open from May to October. Both options include it. From the car park it is about 20 minutes uphill on foot to the cable car, then about 20 minutes more from the top station to the cave entrance. Inside, a cave guide leads you by lamplight past the ice formations; the cave tour has about 1,400 steps up and back down and stays around 0 degrees, so bring a warm jacket and good shoes.

Location

Activity location

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    Erlebnisburg Hohenwerfen
    • Burgstrasse 2,
    • 5450, Werfen, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Salzburg
    • Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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