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Salzburg Super Saver: Bavarian Mountains w/Eagle's Nest + Salt Mines

18/9/2015

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Cityscape of Salzburg
Cityscape of Salzburg from the Hohensalzburg Fort.
While in Salzburg, we decided to book a Viator tour called Salzburg Super Saver: Bavarian Mountains with Eagle's Nest and Salt Mines which includes a great full day deal for visiting three places at once.

The meeting point for our early departure was the Mirabellplatz's bus station which was just merely two blocks away from our accommodation at the ​Crowne Plaza Hotel Salzburg - The Pitter.

As we leave the city of Salzburg behind and made our way to the alps on our A/C-ed coach, we were able to spot thanks to our tour guide the Untersberg Mountain which is featured at the opening and closing scenes of the movie The Sound of Music.

Once we cross the border into Germany, we started our ascend through the road (Germany's highest) that leads to Obersalzberg which is said to be an engineering marvel as it was completed in just 13 months. This zig-zagging road, quite unique in the world, has been blasted into the solid rock. A really good tip here is to be seated on the right side of the bus as you head up so you can enjoy the impressive vistas as well as see how far up and steep the cliffs are.

  • The Eagle's Nest:
​Opened only from mid-May to the end of October, this "tea house" perched at 1,834 m. was a gift made to Hitler on his 50th birthday. Nowadays it is a restaurant and if you are interested in reading more about it, click here.

#throwback A year ago, a group of friends and I chose @viatortravel's “Bavarian Mountains including the Eagle's Nest". . To reach Hitler's former residence (now a mountaintop restaurant) at 1,820 m., you enter a 124 m long tunnel into the mountain where a golden brass elevator will take you in 41 seconds up another 124 m into the "summit of power". . The vistas of the #Bavarian and #Austrian #Alps are breathtaking and quite unique. Afterwards, you can walk through the nearby flora to the summit #cross nearby. . Read more about this journey on my bio link or directly @ el-musafir.com/oktoberfest

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Our next stop was ...
  • The Town of Beachtesgaden:
​​In this quaint town we were given 45 minutes to eat lunch ... and it was a treat to our palate to savor some Bratwurst, Weisswurst and many others washed down with their beloved local wheat beer.
Bavarian Food
Lunch in the town of Berchtesgaden.
Afterwards, we continued to ...
  • The ​Salt Mines of Berchtesgaden:
Duration: 1.5 hrs.
​

Here you go through this underground mine plan which teaches you in a very interactive way about the history of the salt mines in the region and especially within this still in operation salt mine which is 490+ years old.

To begin, you are given a miner's suit to cover/protect your clothing before being taken into the mountain through tunnels via a small mine train for a length of 1,400 m. You then get to see some examples of the impressive "wet mining" process via interactive boards and maps.

... heading a few meters #underground to learn about #salt production ... . Tour arranged through @viatortravel's Salzburg Super Saver: #Bavarian Mountains including Eagle's Nest and Salt #Mines. . We enjoyed a train ride into the depths of the mountain, went down a 34m & a 40m slide, then sailed across the #mirror lake before taking an elevator back up. . Read more on my bio link or directly @ el-musafir.com/oktoberfest

Una foto publicada por ريكاردو Calderón (@el_musafir) el 19 de Sep de 2015 a la(s) 10:24 PDT

For the adrenaline seekers, there are also two slides to go from one upper level to the lower levels which is also a photo occasion, so do smile for the camera as you slide down with your friends. The first slope is 34 m long while the second slope is 40 meters long.

After the second slope, you will be taken into the mirror lake via a boat that will take you from one side to the other while experiencing a light show from above that once it ends, you will notice how the ceiling of that cave is clearly reflected on the water below.

You will then go to the last exhibition, the Reichenbach Pump and then into an elevator which will take you up into the lobby where you started.

No tour is complete without visiting their shop, in this case the salt shop where you can purchase all types of salt-infused souvenirs that range from jewelry, chocolates, books and more.
Next stop ...
  • Visit ​Schönau am Königssee:
This somewhat remote area is host to some world-class winter sport facilities. ​
You will then be taken to the famous glacial Lake Königssee which is the deepest lake within the Alps surrounded by impressive mountains that rise above the lake. The echoing here is unique and it is a common practice to have someone play a trumpet which sounds would reverberate for up to seven times making those around be awestruck; nonetheless, this is only possible if you are on one of the electric-powered passenger boats.

For us, who did not have enough time to go on the boat ride up to the St. Bartholomä church at the other end, we had to settle for a walk along the lake up to this viewpoint:

#throwback to a year ago today: On the next leg of our “Bavarian #Alps Tour from Salzburg" by @viatortravel, we continued to the charming town of #Schönau am #Königssee where we followed the #trail along the adjacent fjord-like lake which some say it's so clean you can actually drink from it. . The mountain #scenery from the #malerwinkel viewpoint is also breathtaking and as you can see from the above photo, everyone stops and is #awestruck in admiration. . Read more about this journey on my bio link or directly @ el-musafir.com/oktoberfest

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