SUMMER 2024

Nature & panorama bliss at the Hohe Tauern National Park border
Experiencing high-alpine nature up close. Being at eye level with 3,000ers without having to climb a mountain. Escaping the burning summer heat and cooling off in the glacier snow. This summer, the Kitzsteinhorn in the Zell am See-Kaprun region offers a top-class retreat, with a rich variety of nature activities for day trippers, hikers, bikers and families.

For day trippers

• TOP OF SALZBURG »
  Salzburg’s highest-situated attraction at 3,029 m
  The high-alpine adventure world is open year-round and directly borders the Hohe Tauern National Park border, Alps’ largest nature reserve. Reaching TOP OF SALZBURG requires no mountaineering skills whatsoever, for cable cars bring everyone comfortably from the valley all the way up. That makes TOP OF SALZBURG the highest point in the Salzburg province to be reachable via cable cars. Two spectacular panoramic platforms, Austria’s highest-situated movie theater “Cinema 3000” and the “National Park Gallery” info tunnel offer breathtaking views of and fascinating insights into the high-alpine mountain world. TOP TIP › daily guided tours with National Park rangers
• ICE ARENA »
  Sliding fun & cooling in the glacier snow
  Sliding in the snow, snowball fights and building snowmen in July and August? In the ICE ARENA on the glacier plateau at 3,000 meters, this dream becomes reality, for glacier snow lays here in summer, too, providing fun and a place to cool off. Slides can be borrowed on site. After the slide, the moving carpet brings young and old back up to the starting point. The ICE ARENA Snack Bar at the foot of the slope offers snacks and drinks as well as loungers on a snow beach to sunbathe and relax.
• 3K K-onnection »
  Top-notch panoramic ride
  It’s considered one of world’s most modern and energy-efficient cable cars and connects the Maiskogel family mountain to the Kitzsteinhorn: On the ride with the 3K K-onnection, nature enthusiasts enjoy a breathtaking 360° panoramic view of the surrounding high-alpine mountain world all the way down to the Zell valley, while floating towards the Kitzsteinhorn.

For sports lovers

• Hiking »
  A journey through four climate zones
  The picturesque hike trails on the Kitzsteinhorn and Maiskogel provide unique nature bliss for young and old: From the valley in Kaprun over the Maiskogel family mountain all the way up to the highest point in the Salzburg province to be reachable via cable cars on the Kitzsteinhorn, nature lovers pass through four climate and vegetation zones. Among the most popular trails rank the “Maiskogel Hut Tour” for the whole family and the exquisitely beautiful “Alexander Enzinger Weg”. On both mountains, excellent restaurants and quaint huts invite to local delicacies and superb views.
• Biking »
  Trails & tours
  The Kitzsteinhorn and Maiskogel have long enjoyed great popularity among bikers. From the highest access point at 2,450 meters, trails and routes lead all the way down to the Kaprun town center. And where a path leads down, there is also one that leads up – whether for particularly ambitious ones with pure muscle power, with the aid of an e-motor, or sectionally combined with panoramic cable car rides, where the bike is always allowed in the gondola free of charge. Either way, bikers experience picturesque landscapes of various vegetation zones from the valley all the way up to high-alpine terrain in this unique nature area at the Hohe Tauern National Park border.
• K-ONNECTION »
  Comfortable & spectacular: panoramic cable car rides
  The seamless cable car network allows guests to comfortably float to all access points of hiking tours, MTB trails and bike routes. The bikes join their bikers free of charge in the gondolas that give spectacular panoramic views. The 12-km-long K-ONNECTION is the longest cable car route in the Eastern Alps and with an elevation gain of 2,261 meters it also conquers the most vertical meters in that same area. It starts in the Kaprun town center at 768 meters and ends at Salzburg's highest-situated attraction TOP OF SALZBURG at 3,029 meters.

For families

• Maisi Flitzer »
  Alpine Coaster in Kaprun
  A ride on the Alpine Coaster will make little and big hearts leap with joy. The trip starts at the valley station with a leisurely ascent. After reaching the highest point, the speedy descent begins. The cart runs on tracks that lead back down to the valley. The ride covers 1,300 meters and features bridges, waves and turns – terrific fun for young and old.
• Family & Leisure Park Maiskogel »
  in Kaprun
  There's much more to explore adjacent to the Kaprun Center: In the Family & Leisure Park Maiskogel, slides, a bouncing castle, climbing walls, a carousel and much more await little explorers.
• Maisi Mountain Playground
  at 1,570 m
  Near the MK Maiskogelbahn top station, a climbing wall, a slide, swings and a marble run ensure laughter and fun.
• Water Playground Langwied »
  at 1,975 mWooden water toys motivate kids to play with pure mountain water while their parents watch them from nice rest areas.
• KIDS-steinhorn Adventure Playground »
  at 2,450 m
  By the Alpincenter at 2,450 meters, kids take the role of native wild animals and hide like marmots in the burrow, climb like ibex on walls or float like hawks in the air.

Fresh & local

• Maisi Alm
  Adjacent to the Kaprun Center and the “Maisi Flitzer” alpine coaster, cozy and family-friendly, popular meeting point for young and old, traditional and international dishes, kids’ menu.
  TIP › Maiskogel Picnic » in the summer months – picnic basket for two filled with local delicacies, to be picked up from 9 a.m. at the Maisi Alm (pre-order necessary)
• kitz900m
  Cozy cafe bar at the Kitzsteinhorn valley station featuring stylish alpine design
• Restaurant Alpincenter
  Serviced restaurant with Austrian and international dishes and in-house bakery at 2,450 m, incl. the new Skyline Bar with modern-alpine design and floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows
• Gipfel Restaurant
  Salzburg’s highest-situated restaurant at 3,029 m, self-service concept, floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows giving spectacular views of the Hohe Tauern National Park’s high-alpine mountain world

Events & weekly summer program 2024 »