Tyrol: hiking and wellness in Zahmer Kaiser

Easy to moderate: 3.5 to 5.5 hours of hiking and 350 to 650 metres of elevation gain per day, on trails and paths with no technical difficulty. Hiking experience is desirable, but not essential. Hikes are conducted in a hub format from the same accommodation.

Nothing to carry: you carry only a small bag with your day essentials and picnic. You retrieve your luggage every evening at the end of your hiking day.

For transfers between the hotel and hiking departure points (5 to 15km). You use local buses or your own vehicle. Most buses are free with the guest card provided at the hotel.

From 2 participants.

6 days, 5 nights, 5 days of hiking.

Departure possible every day of the week, from 15/05 to 15/10/2021.

We provide you with a digital travel document package that includes: access to our smartphone guidance application, your accommodation list, exchange vouchers if applicable, and all information needed for your stay to run smoothly.

If you wish, we can provide you with a paper version of the travel documents with maps, guidebook and travel folder, for a supplement of 35 € per additional document. For any paper travel document request: less than 45 days before departure and for overseas residents, documents will be sent to the first hotel.

Accommodation

In a double room at the “Sun Spa” Hotel Restaurant 4* family hotel of great comfort, located in the heart of nature overlooking the “Zahmer Kaiser” and 20 minutes walk from the lake and the village of Walchsee. Decorated in traditional alpine style, the spacious rooms are equipped with cable television, a sitting area and a bathroom with bathrobes and a hairdryer. Free Wi-Fi is available in the common areas. The garden features a well-positioned terrace. You will be welcomed by the Wildauer family and everything will be done so that your only concern is to relax. Relaxation, wellness, hiking and gastronomy will be on the programme…

You have free access to the “Sun Spa” Fitness and Wellness Centre integrated into the hotel:

• Heated indoor swimming pool, 12 × 6 heated to 28°
• Hammam,
• Finnish sauna,
• Perfumed sauna with flower essences,
• Fountains,
• Infrared cabin,
• Salt cave,
• Rest room and sunny terrace with mountain views.

Bathrobes and bath towels are provided free of charge for treatments.

The hotel also offers various massage options (see “Options, Supplements” section).

Note: in Austria, few rooms are equipped with 2 separate beds but rather “middle” beds, that is 2 twin beds side by side, with individual mattresses and quilts. Individual registrations are grouped in a room of 2 people unless you request the individual room supplement.

Meals

Accommodation is on a half-board basis. Evening meals and breakfasts are taken at the hotel. You will discover some Tyrolean specialities, dinner at 4 dishes with salad and cheese buffet.
Midday meals are not included but you can ask your host the evening before to prepare a packed lunch for you the next midday. There are also many mountain inns where you can eat with a view over the Wilder Kaiser.
Please inform us at registration of any food allergies or special diets; we will do our best to adapt your meals.

Start

Day 1 in late afternoon at your hotel, near the village of Walchsee.

End

Day 6, in the afternoon, at the hotel, near the village of Walchsee.

NB: The access information below is for guidance only, subject to availability. Please verify before your departure.

By plane

Munich Airport
Direct flights Paris – Munich.
For information on schedules and tickets:

• Air France: 0892702654 or visit www.airfrance.fr/
• Lufthansa: 0892231690 or visit www.lufthansa.com/fr
• Vueling: 0034931518158 or visit www.vueling.com/fr

Connection from Munich airport – Munich station by Lufthansa Express Bus. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes (price approximately 12€). For more information, visit www.airportbus-muenchen.de/en.
Then train to reach Kufstein. Bus to connect Kufstein to Walchsee (see “Kufstein-Walchsee bus” section).

Innsbruck Airport
From the airport to Innsbruck city centre station: Bus F
Train from Innsbruck to Kufstein: approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Visit www.oebb.at

Salzburg Airport:
From the airport to Salzburg city centre station: o-Bus 2
Train from Salzburg to Kufstein: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.
Visit www.oebb.at

By bus

Bus Paris – Munich then train to reach Kufstein. Bus to connect Kufstein to Walchsee.
For information on schedules and tickets:

• Flixbus: 0176360412 or visit www.flixbus.fr
• Eurolines: 0892899091 or visit www.eurolines.fr/fr

By train

Train from Paris to Kufstein via Mannheim or Stuttgart. Bus to connect Kufstein to Walchsee (see “Kefstein-Kaiserwinkl” section).
For information on schedules and tickets:

• SNCF: 3635 or visit www.voyages-sncf.com
• German railways: 0170385098 or visit www.dbfrance.fr or www.bahn.de
• Austrian railways: visit www.oebb.at

Bus Kufstein – Walchsee

Once you arrive at Kufstein, take the bus 4030 that connects Kufstein to Walchsee (approximately 8€). Get off at the “Durchholzen” stop. You will then have 800mto walk to reach the hotel (approximately 10 minutes on foot).

Example schedules (2022 – schedules 2024to verify):
Departure Kufstein 17:30 > Arrival Walchsee 17:59 (2025)
Visit: www.vvt.at or www.postbus.at/en/

Consult your itinerary at www.viamichelin.fr. But the best way is to come by train or plane!

Free parking at the hotel.

A number of our trips include swimming opportunities, during stages or at the end of the day. It would be a shame not to take advantage of them. However, we emphasize that these swimming activities are done at your own responsibility and risk.

Member of Agir pour un Tourisme Responsable (ATR)

Since 2012, , Grand Angle has been a member of ATR, the leading association for more responsible tourism. We design our trips—on foot, by bike, in snow—to invite everyone to discover the world differently: with curiosity, respect, and kindness.

Present on the board since 2018, , we actively contribute to advancing industry practices toward more meaningful tourism. Concretely, we ensure:

• Transparency in our practices and prices
• Respect for our partners and local populations
• Environmental preservation during each of our stays

We also share the values of the traveler’s ethical charter, which encourages everyone to adopt simple gestures to protect the places visited and foster meaningful encounters.

Travelife Partner

Since 2025, , Grand Angle is recognized as a Travelife Partner, an international label that certifies our responsible practices in terms of environment, ethics, and sustainable management, both within our company and with our partners and in the organization of our trips.

This label, the second level of a demanding international certification, attests to our concrete actions in favor of responsible tourism. We actively continue our progress toward the higher level, Travelife Certified, in accordance with our sustainable development policy

For carrying your belongings

• A comfortable small backpack of 35 to 45 L with a waist belt to carry your personal items and lunch during the day
• A follow-up bag: a backpack, a travel bag in good condition, or a not-too-bulky suitcase. One bag per person; limited to 12kg.

For hiking

• Hiking boots supporting the ankle with a good treaded sole, featuring a heel counter and good waterproofing
• Comfortable socks “hiking-specific” (3 pairs minimum)
• A polar fleece
• Comfortable hiking pants (quick-drying technical fabric)
• Shorts, t-shirts, and technical underwear (quick-drying fabric)
• A long-sleeved shirt (quick-drying technical fabric)
• Trekking poles (telescopic), optional but very important for easing the walk
• Gloves, beanie

Note: synthetic technical clothing is very high-performing. New Merino wool clothing has also appeared; they are very high-performing and pleasant to wear, and have the advantage of not developing perspiration odors! (brands Icebreaker, Ruka, etc.). In general, avoid cotton, which cools down when wet.

For the midday picnic

• Bowl, box or plastic plate
• Cutlery (spoon, fork, knife)
• Water bottle of at least one and a half litres (mandatory)

Against sun and rain

• Sunscreen (high protection) and sunglasses
• Hat, cap or beanie
• A rain cape or a “Goretex” and possibly Goretex trousers

After the effort

• A pair of trainers for the evening
• Change of clothes and personal items
• Toiletries bag and towel (mini)
• A mini first-aid kit: personal medications, plasters, biogaze or “second skin”, gauze, disinfectant, arnica granules and aspirin for minor injuries… (quite a list! but don’t worry, the first-aid kit often comes back intact from your week of hiking)
• Swimsuit

Our favourite region has been the “Kaisergebirge” area between Munich in the north and Kitzbühel in the south: imagine an imposing rocky massif made up itself of two distinct parts resembling emperor’s crowns: the “Wilder Kaiser” and the “Zahmer Kaiser”, which both feature peaks exceeding 2000 metres. They are separated by the wild valleys of Kaisertal and Kaiserbachtal that meet at the spectacular Stripsenjoch pass, the central point of the massif. All around this massif are valleys with rivers, small rounded mountains or hills. We love the charming wooden chalet villages and romantic lakes… Always as a backdrop, the splendid view of the imposing Kaisergebirge. We have chosen itineraries which, while allowing you to enjoy the alpine landscape, take place on relatively easy terrain at an average altitude to enjoy the blend between the horizontality of valley floors and the verticality of rocky walls, between the solitude of mountains and lakes during the day and the bustle of the streets of a typical village in the evening…

Remember to bring your Passport or valid National Identity Card, as well as your European Health Insurance Card.

Austrian National Tourism Office Website: www.austria.info

Austria: 0043

Austria is a country subject to diverse climate influences: in the north, a continental climate; in the high western mountain ranges, an alpine climate with very large temperature fluctuations and abundant snowfall. The east, which already belongs to the Hungarian plain, is characterised by a short spring and a dry, beautiful autumn. Spring and autumn are undoubtedly the best periods to discover Vienna and Salzburg. You will thus avoid summer rains and thunderstorms. In summer, however, you can retreat to the alpine forests. In Vienna, the temperature can exceed 35 °C in case of heatwave. In winter, if fog reigns in the valleys, the sun shines at altitude: a dream stay for wealthy ski enthusiasts.

German in Austria.

• “The Grand Guide to Austria”, Traveller’s Library, Gallimard Editions
• “Blue Guide”, Austria, Hachette Editions
• “Impressions of Austria”, Pingin Edition
• “Austria”, Minerva Guide