Summer Bucket List for the Salzkammergut

True cooling on hot summer days: splashing in the mountain stream at the waterfall. The waterfalls can often be reached by an easy walk. Pack a snack in your backpack and off you go, enjoy nature and the jump into the cold water.

• Nixenfall
• Tauplitz waterfall
• Plötz Waterfall
• Kreutzstein waterfall

Do you want to bring more relaxation and balance to your holiday? How about yoga? Discover a yoga course in the Salzkammergut that suits you. Whether you want to relax on the shore of a lake, on a summit with a panoramic view, at sunrise, followed by brunch, or SUP yoga. The offers are wide-ranging.

What would summer be without ice cream? Not a real summer. Whether ice cream on a stick, banana split, fruit sundae, iced coffee or a black forest sundae. In the Salzkammergut you can really enjoy the summer, because there are plenty of ice cream parlours. Treat yourself to sweet scoops of ice cream. A super refreshment for tired hikers or bikers.

Refreshing cooling for your legs on hot summer days. Kneipp also has several health benefits, such as promoting circulation, preventing varicose veins and relieving migraines and circulatory problems. Do something good for yourself and soak your stressed legs in the Kneipp facility after your mountain tour.

Take advantage of the freshness of summer to buy regional and seasonal products. Throw yourself into the hustle and bustle of the weekly market. Stroll through market stalls and let yourself be fascinated by local products. From farmer's doughnuts, "Pofesen", regional cheese, bread, honey, bacon and sausage specialities, vegetables, eggs, herbs as well as flowers. Delight in the diversity of the region.

A sundowner at the beach bar feels almost like a holiday on the Adriatic. Whether it's a local beer, an invigorating mixed drink or a harmonious wine: a beach bar invites you to unwind. Enjoy the evening atmosphere and round off your eventful day on the shores of the lake with delicious drinks.

• Sunset beach bar
• Beach Boys Lounge
• Riviera beach bar
• The Strandung - beach bar on Lake Traunsee
• Beach bar at the Landhaus zu Appesbach

Recreational fun for young and old. Ball on the course, club in hand, take a swing and hopefully score. In the Salzkammergut you can find several golf courses as well as mini-golf courses, some of them right by the lake. Whether competitive or fun, golf is definitely part of your Salzkammergut Summer Bucket List.

Golf courses

Mini golf courses

Visit the wildlife parks in the Salzkammergut. Observe native as well as other animal species at close range. Walk through the natural landscape of the game parks and experience the animals up close, from ibexes, deer, wild boars, wild cats, lynx, brown bears, goats, sheep or reindeer.

• Cumberland Game Park
• Kleefeld Game Park
• Schwanenstadt Reindeer Park

Paragliding in the Salzkammergut is a very special experience. Marvel at the lakes and mountain landscape from a bird's eye view, feel the adrenaline kick and sense the wonderful lightness.

• Flugschule Salzkammergut - paragliding courses and tandem flights
• Paragliding and tandem flying
• Paragliding & Hang Gliding

Are you ready for even more adventure, for the ultimate adrenaline kick in the mountains? Dressed in a neoprene suit and helmet, you will hike through gorges and dare to jump into the mountain water. Abseiling from dizzy heights and natural rock slides are also part of the experience. A natural playground for the brave.

• Canyoning Team Strubklamm
• Canyoning in Faistenau
• Canyoning, canoeing, rafting sports school
• Outdoor Leadership
• Outdoor Adventure Salzkammergut