Activities in Salzkammergut
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Boat Tours
Five kilometres northeast of Bad Aussee, Grundlsee is a longer, thinner lake, with a good viewpoint at its western end as well as walking trails and water sports (including a sailing school). Extending from the eastern tip of the lake are two smaller lakes, Toplitzsee and Kammersee. Between May and October, boat tours are available.
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Attersee-Schifffahrt
Attersee-Schifffahrt does mostly alternating boat circuits of the north (€7.50, 1¼ hours) and south (€13, 2¼ hours) regions of the lake several times most days from early May to late September, and a daily full circuit (€16, 3¾ hours) in July and August.
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Cable Car
The mountain rising over the resort is Zwölferhorn (1520m); a Cable Car will whisk you to the top where there are good views and two trails (2 to 2½ hours) leading back to St Gilgen. Skiers ascend in winter.
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Segelschule Mondsee
The Segelschule Mondsee is the largest sailing school in Austria and offers sailing (five days €214) and windsurfing (two days €99) courses.
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Kaiser Therme
If you’d like to follow in Princess Sophie’s footprints, check out spa treatments at the Kaiser Therme.
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Boats and Kayaks
You can hire boats and kayaks on the lake, or scuba dive in it with the Dachstein Tauchclub.
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Dachstein Tauchclub
You can hire boats and kayaks on the lake, or scuba dive in it with the Dachstein Tauchclub
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Salzkammergut Info-Center
A helpful private regional agency with bike rental (per 24hr €13) and internet (per 10 min €1.10).
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Gosaukammbahn Cable Car
The Gosaukammbahn Cable Car goes up to 1475m, where there are spectacular views and walking trails.
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