Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
to pay between €29 and €80 for rafting tours, for canyoning between €69 and €160.
Osttir-
ol Adventures
( 04853-200 30, mobile 0664-356 0450;
www.ota.at
; Ainet 108b)
, in the small town of
ing, kayaking and climbing in summer to ski touring, snowshoeing and ice climbing in
winter. Call for times and prices.
Galitzenklamm
(adult/child €4.50/3.50; 10am-5pm Jun-Sep)
This vertiginous walkway clings to the sheer cliffs
of a gorge that rises above the swirling waters of the Drau River. To get there, take bus
4421 to Leisach, 3km from Lienz.
WALKING TRAIL
SKIING
Zettersfeld
(
www.topskipass.at
; 1-day ski pass €41, multiday passes for all East Tyrol lifts from €83)
Beginners and inter-
mediates should find enough of a challenge on Lienz' 40km of pistes, which afford se-
ductive views of the rugged Dolomites. Most of the action takes place around Zettersfeld,
located slightly west of Lienz. A cable car and six lifts whizz skiers up to slopes reaching
between 1660m and 2278m. Free buses link the Lienz train station to the cable-car valley
stations.
SKIING
Hochstein
(
www.topskipass.at
; 1-day ski pass €41, multiday passes for all East Tyrol lifts from €83)
Slightly west of Li-
enz, Hochstein (2057m) is a ski area popular for its groomed pistes and 2.5km floodlit to-
boggan run; free buses link the train station to the cable-car valley stations in summer
and winter high seasons.
Dolomites Trails
The tourist office sells walking (€4) and
via ferrate
(€1) maps, and can advise on the
high-altitude trails that thread through the steely peaks of the Dolomites. See
Click here
for cable cars and summer prices.
WALKING
HIKING
Dolomiten Lamatrekking
( 68 087;
www.dolomitenlama.at
)
Dolomiten Lamatrekking is a dab hand at getting those stub-
born llamas to walk the right way. The llamas obligingly lug the packs on anything from
two-hour to four-day uphill hikes.
