High Tauern Rides

Introduction
Kaernten Austria

We open the doors for you into the fascinating and mystic world of the Grossglockner and the High Tauern Mountains - outdoors, as we understand it. Come and discover the Moelltal valley surrounded by the High (Hohe) Tauern National Park. The imposing mountains of the High Tauern range provide a splendid backdrop for a truly enchanting vacation on beautiful horses. The High Tauern National Park lies in the heart of the Austrian Alps. Covering an area of 1800 square kilometers it is the second largest mountain range in Europe. It is a landscape made up of Austria's highest mountains, wide glaciers, Alpine pastures, rocks, waterfalls, and ancient cultural landscapes. The difference in elevation from the deepest valley stream to the top of the "Grossglockner" (11,400’) mountain peak adds up to almost 7,800 feet.
Enjoy your vacation in a cozy romantic equestrian hotel with individually furnished rooms and friendly hosts. Discover the beauty of the national park on the back of Haflinger horses. You will certainly remember the Neunbrunn water falls, the Apriach mills, the canyons, or the excursion up the Grossglockner Mountain. The “Panorama Starride” week includes 6 day rides that visit new breathtaking areas each day.
Some weeks are available with a 3 day overnight trip into the grand mountain scenery of the High Tauern - a great combination of star rides from the riding center and overnight mountain rides with lodgings in high alpine huts.

Accomodation

The riding hotel offers, in addition to basic hotel amenities, additional options for entertainment and relaxation:
44 en-suit bedrooms with satellite TV; singles, doubles and family suites are available
Table tennis; 2 clay tennis courts and free admission to the adjacent outdoor swimming pool
Health and fitness area with Finnish sauna, steam bath, relaxation room and tanning booth
Large garden, playground, orchard and terrace with deck chairs
Overnight mountain rides:
No single rooms available in the mountain huts - sleeping bag lodgings..

Meals
At the riding center breakfast and dinner included - on all overnight trips all meals included.
Healthy buffet breakfasts with fresh, regional produce
Choice of delicious home cooked set dinners, salad bar and Carinthian specialties.
At the riding center we include a large breakfast buffet and various 4-course-dinner menus, the mountain trips include all meals.
The meals are wonderful Austrian and local specialties with options for vegetarian cuisine

Other Services
Guest Lounge
Hotel Bar
Floor Service
Pets Welcome
Car Park
Office Services
Internet Access
Skier's Shuttle
Rail Station Shuttle
Airport Shuttle
Telephone Service
English, Italian and Hungarian Spoken

This trip includes and can accommodate special dietary requests.

Riding

Two-day trek up the Grossglockner Mountain.
The overnight treks include 5 to 6 riding hours per day. The rides from the center average 2-3 hours

Itinerary

Großglockner-Ride
Day 1 - 5:  On the first four riding days enjoy wonderful starrides to numerous cultural and scenic high points, like e.g. the Apriacher Stockmühlen, high Waterfalls and the Graden Valley. We ride on scenic trails in the Zirknitz Valley with great views of the Grossglockner and the high Tauern.
Day 6: On day 6 we start a 2-Day-High Mountain Trail. We climb about 1000 m to reach a simple Almhütte. Dinner and overnight in sleeping bag accommodation. 
Day 7: We ride downwards back to the hotel while enjoying the beautiful mountain vistas.
Day 8: Breakfast, departure. (6 riding days, approx. 18 riding hours.) 
 
Glacier Ride
Day 1 to 4:   like Grossglockner Ride.
Day 5 to 7: Departure on a 3-Day-Tour into the glacier regions. Overnight accommodations in simple huts, partly above timber line.
On Day 7 descent to Heiligenblut. Below the Jungfernsprung- Waterfalls we make our way back to the starting point.
Day 8: Breakfast, departure. (6 riding days, approx. 18 riding hours.) 
 
Panorama Ride
Day 1 to 7:  Wonderful starrides to numerous cultural and scenic high points, like e.g. the Apriacher Stockmühlen, high Waterfalls and the Graden Valley. We ride on scenic trails in the Zirknitz Valley with great views of the Grossglockner and the high Tauern.
Day 8:  Breakfast, departure.
(6 riding days, approx. 15 riding hours.)

Rates and Dates for High Tauern Rides

Dates Note: Please note for the Grossglockner Ride there is a minimum of 2 riders required.

Other Info
Meeting: Grosskirchheim
Airport: Klagenfurt
Transfer: Mallnitz or Klagenfurt ariport.

Climate:

During the summer months, the Hohe Tauern mountain region radiates an incredible vital force: innumerable flowering plants put out vividly coloured blossoms, enticing insects to pollinate them with their strong scents. Dazzling seas of flowers cover the mountain meadows. Snow grouses flock together on their courtship grounds, marmots sun themselves on flat rocks, while ravens perform real aerobatics. The flora and fauna show themselves in all their magnificence and vitality.

Austria enjoys a temperate Central European climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot with cool nights. In Vienna and other low-lying cities temperatures during the day can get very hot over July and August. Winters are cold, below freezing in January and February. The ski season in the Alps runs from December to April but the mountains are also popular with hikers and climbers over the summer when the weather is usually warm and bright.