Salzburg Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Salzburg & Hallstatt — 4 days
Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Salzburg Hostel
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Walking / cultural tour
Six days by train, boat and rack railway
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Ages 8+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 8
Where this operator goes
6 days · 12 stopsItinerary
6 days, planned by Old Mule Routes
Six days in the lake district behind Salzburg, on trains, boats and one rack railway.
SalzburgHow the day runs
- 0 hrsBus in from the airport, then the old town on foot
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationSalzburg Hostel
Included Activities
- Transfer
- Hotel night
- Fortress funicular
LANDMARKS Hohensalzburg Getreidegasse Mirabell Start point Salzburg, Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart (SZG), Salzburg 00:00 - 23:59The archbishops paid for all of it with salt from the mountains you spend the rest of the week in. Hellbrunn's fountains are designed to soak the guests and still do.
SalzburgHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — the cathedral, the Residenz and the abbey
- 4:00 PM — Hellbrunn and its trick fountains
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationSalzburg Hostel
Included Activities
- All entries
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Salzburg Cathedral Residenz St Peter's Abbey Hellbrunn The station is on the far shore and a boat meets every train. It is the right way to arrive and the only one that shows you the village from the water.
Salzburg, HallstattHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — via Attnang-Puchheim
- 0 hrs12:00 PM — the boat that meets the train
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationHallstatt Hostel
Included Activities
- Rail and boat
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Hallstättersee Hallstatt Marktplatz The oldest known salt mine in the world, worked since the Bronze Age. The ossuary holds over 600 painted skulls, stacked because the graveyard ran out of room.
Hallstatt, DachsteinHow the day runs
- 0 hrs9:00 AM — the funicular to the mine
- 2:00 PM — the charnel house behind the church
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationHallstatt Hostel
Included Activities
- Mine and funicular
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Hallstatt salt mine Skywalk Beinhaus ossuary The Gosausee circuit is flat, two hours, and holds the Dachstein reflected in it the whole way round.
Hallstatt, Gosausee, St WolfgangHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:30 AM — the circuit of the Vorderer Gosausee
- 2 hrs2:00 PM — over to the Wolfgangsee
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationSt Wolfgang Hostel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Lakeside guesthouse
LANDMARKS Gosausee Dachstein glacier St Wolfgang The Schafbergbahn has run since 1893 and is the steepest rack railway in Austria. From the top you can count most of the lakes at once.
St Wolfgang, Schafberg, SalzburgHow the day runs
- 1 hrs8:00 AM — the rack railway to the summit
- 1 hrs1:00 PM — back to the city and the airport
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Rack railway
- Transfer to Salzburg
LANDMARKS Schafbergbahn Schafberg summit Wolfgangsee
- Day 1Day 1 · Arrive Salzburg
- Day 2Day 2 · Salzburg
- Day 3Day 3 · To Hallstatt
- Day 4Day 4 · The salt mine and the ossuary
- Day 5Day 5 · Gosausee, then St Wolfgang
- Day 6Day 6 · Schafberg, then Salzburg and out
Pickup point
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Meet atSalzburgSalzburg Airport W. A. Mozart (SZG), Salzburg
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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Included in the price
You arrange yourself
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Where you'll stay
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hallstatt Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
St Wolfgang Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
What you'll eat
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4, 5
- BreakfastServed on days 2–6
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Who runs this trip
Operated by
Old Mule RoutesVerified
“Self-guided European walking with route notes and luggage transfer”
Based in Porto Running treks since 2016
- Rating
- 4.7(15 reviews)
- Response time
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About Old Mule Routes
Route notes, GPX and a van that moves your bag. No leader on the hill, which suits some people and not others.
Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 14 days before departure
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.7/5
Based on 15 reviews
Review summary
Food4.7/5
Guide4.5/5
Itinerary4.7/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.6/5
Tour operator4.5/5
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James Whelan – Melbourne2025-08-15 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.
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Marc Dubois – Lisbon2025-08-15 · Verified booking
Upper Austria done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.
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James Whelan – Melbourne2025-08-15 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Recommended.
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Ishita Ghosh – Kochi2025-08-15 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it.
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Karan Shah – Chandigarh2025-08-15 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Recommended.
Reply from Old Mule Routes
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Arjun Pillai – Kochi2025-02-22 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No hesitation recommending them.
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Marc Dubois – Singapore2025-02-22 · Verified booking
Upper Austria done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would book with them again.
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Sneha Kulkarni – Chandigarh2025-02-22 · Verified booking
Upper Austria done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Solid operator.
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Questions people ask
Between about ten and four, yes — it takes a very large number of day visitors for a village of under 800 people, and the residents have said so publicly. Staying the night is the entire answer: the coaches leave and the place becomes a village again.
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