Salzburg Family Highlights

The Geisterberg Mountain and Nature Adventure Park in St. Johann in Pongau can be reached easily with the Alpendorf gondola lift, which operates daily throughout the summer. There you will find 40 large and small play stations along the many hiking trails, most of which are suitable for strollers. Highlights on the Gernkogel in St. Johann are the Haunted Castle, the Ghost Village, water games, climbing towers, swings and numerous slides. The Ghost Train, a tractor-pulled train, conveniently takes you part of the way from the mountain station of lift to the center of the Geisterberg Adventure World. Brand new this year and one-of-a-kind in the Salzburg region is Drachis Kinderklettersteig children's climbing wall. Securely connected to a steel cable and together with their parents, kids can climb the 40-meter-high Dragon Wall on the Geisterberg. The necessary climbing equipment can be rented from the sports shop at the valley station of the lift.

Flachau, well known as a Mecca for winter sports, is also worth a visit in the summer months. Especially for families with children, this wonderful excursion destination in the Salzburg region has a lot to offer.

You can take the two summer chairlifts Starjet 1 and Starjet 2 right from the center of town to reach the heights of Griessenkar mountain. Where skiers whiz down into the valley in the winter months, during the other three seasons an unmistakable natural landscape awaits you with unique mountain panorama views in the Hohe and Niedere Tauern areas. The Starjet 1 mountian station is also the starting point for the stroller-friendly Floris Erlebnispfad adventure path. Along the route, which can be comfortably completed in a walking time of about 1.5 to 2 hours, children and their parents can expect to find challenging puzzles as well as several adventure stations including the popular Flying Fox, a climbing wall and a nature cinema. Everyone who can correctly answer all questions along the adventure path can pick up a surprise gift from the Flachau tourist office.