Something New


Fancy a summer holiday with something new and exciting to do? Check out our ideas here for a taster of the activities around the area.

Yoga above Lake Traun in Austria

Try something new this holiday and give one of these a go!

  • Art course to learn new skills at the village of Traunkirchen.
  • Canoeing for a different perspective of Lake Traun.
  • Climbing our local mountain, the Feuerkogel.
  • Diving (that is wet suit and diving gear, not just off the diving board though there is one!) in Lake Traun.
  • Geocaching (searching for hidden treasure using GPS).
  • Go-karting at our local indoor track.
  • Kite surfing on Lake Traun.
  • Water skiing on Lake Traun.
  • Rafting on the river Traun.
  • Swimming in mountain lakes where the water is of drinking quality!
  • River surfing on the Traun at the largest artificial river wave in Europe.
  • Yoga in spectacular settings.
  • Skydiving over Lake Traun.
  • Old timer museum at Altmünster with it’s interactive collection of all things to do with wheels!
  • Visit to the museum of sanitary objects!
  • Golfing at one of the golf courses in the Salzkammergut.
  • Hire a vintage car and drive around the Salzkammergut.
  • Visit the salt-preserved man in the mines of Hallstatt.
  • Visit the awesome ice caves and “five finger” platform at Obertraun.
  • Try summer tobogganing at Strobl overlooking St Wolfgang or Lake Fuschl, or over at the Grünberg near Gmunden and Lake Traun.