Bavarian Alpine Walk

From: € 1520

8 Days / 7 Nights
Type: Self-Guided
Level of Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging

Imagine Yourself…

Watching the sun rising over the steep rocks of the Stony Sea
Trekking through alpine pastures straight from a picture book
Taking an old miner’s path to the Salzach valley and its impressive fortress
Enjoying hearty Bavarian fare after a long day’s walking

Overview

Idyllic, mystic, and singular, the blue-green lake Königssee is imbedded into grand mountain scenery. The mountains are very high, but there are beautiful routes across to the next valleys. To see the sun rising over the steep rocks of the Stony Sea is really worth the effort. Alpine pastures are on the edges of the mountains and you’ll walk from mountain hut to mountain hut with exciting views to the Alps and glaciers. Some of you may know the city of Berchtesgaden where you’ll find the “eagle’s nest,” and also an interesting information center about the sad time and history of Obersalzberg, Hitler’s Mountain Resort.

Daily Itinerary

Dates & Prices

Green = Open | Yellow = Limited | Red = Full

Dates	Accommodation	Double	Single
June 13 – June 29	3* Hotels	€ 1520	€ 1890	Book Here
July 4 – August 31	3* Hotels	€ 1590	€ 1950	Book Here
Sept 5 – Sept 21	3* Hotels	€ 1520	€ 1890	Book Here

Prices are per person in Euro’s
Arrival Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 13 to September 21)

- 7 nights of lodging in charming 3-star hotels and guest houses with private facilities
- 7 breakfasts
- Luggage transfer
- Transfer: Schönau – Ramsau
- Transfer: Weißbach – Hintermoos
- Train: Werfen – Golling
- Cable car fare on Mount Jenner
- Route book
- 24 hours emergency number
Included in the tour price you’ll receive daily buffet breakfast. For the buffet breakfasts there’s an assortment of cold meats and cheeses, eggs, bread, jams, cereal, yogurt, fruit, coffee, and tea.

For lunch you’ll find bakeries and small restaurants for a relaxed meal. If you prefer, you can also stop by a local supermarket in the morning to pick up sandwiches, fruit, and drinks and enjoy a picnic along the way.

Dinner will be on your own, and you can choose one of many delicious restaurant options within easy walking distance from our hotel.
- Airfare
- Tourist Tax (€1.50 – €2 per person will need to be paid upon arrival at each hotel)
- Lunches and dinners
- Trip cancellation insurance
Demanding walking days with tours of 3 to 6 hours to walk. You are crossing from valley to valley by using a former salt trail or walking over beautiful alpine pastures. Your trails are running close to the edge of the mountain walls and you will have spectacular views. You will walk in the low alpine area and good fitness and equipment are expected. There are public busses (going around the mountains) and you may use them to go to the next hotel (on rainy days)

Accommodations

The accommodations listed below are examples of those usually used on the tour. Depending on availability, you may be booked in a different accommodation of equal quality.

At 9:00 AM we’ll transfer you to the entrance of the national park of Berchtesgaden where the walking portion will start for the day. A beautiful trail will lead you up to a former miners hut and on over an alpine pasture down to the Saalach Valley. Along the way you’ll visit the nice village of Weißbach and pass the impressive Seisenberg Gorge.

Approximately 5.5 hours walking. +550/-500
We’ll start the day with a transfer to the edge of the Grass Mountain where you’ll start up to the alpine pastures. Today there’s also the possibility to walk up to a small summit with a wonderful view of the Alps and glaciers, and perhaps of the lake Zellersee. Passing mountain huts, you will walk downwards to the mountain village of Dienten (or Hintermoos).

Approximately 5 hours walking. +930/-500
In the morning you will take the bus upwards to Arthurhaus, where you start with your walking tour gently down along the old minders path to the Salzach Valley. Here you will see the fantastic fortress of Hohenwerfen. It’s up to you if you would like to walk up the hill and see the bird-of-prey flight demonstrations and the collection of weapons. Afterwards you’ll take the train to Golling.
Today you’ll walk up to the peak of the Jenner with a panoramic view of the whole tour route. A beautiful trail will lead us through the former archbishop hunting valley to the “wall.” There will be steep stone walls to the left, the right, and in front of you. You may not see the trail at first but it goes up and up to the alpine pastures and to the frontier of Austria and Germany. Again, it’s incredible scenery, and a very comfortable ride down into the valley by cable car. When you look right, you may just see the “eagle’s nest.”