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All of the clips in this video were filmed on weekdays (monday-weds). We have gone may times on weekends and can say it is best to avoid them. 100% avoid Saturday as it'll be a pain to get into even one tent. On the weekdays, you can tent hop in the morning to experience more, and then by the mid afternoon, it will be jam-packed and wild. The more party style music starts after dinner and there is also a Wiesn after party with djs, which just opened for pre sale tickets as it sells out.

Appreciate the info!!

@theburnetts that is the time of the mine tour, get the funicular by 9am. First come first serve isn't correct as it is often sold out on weekends and all days during the busy season. We will be back there later this month again

@@Bigboytravel Hmmm. Ok. This is what it says on the official ticketing website when you are selecting a time: "Please note that the selected time relates to the ascent with the Salzberg funicular railway. The tours start at the "Knappenhaus" (about a 15 minute walk from the top station) and will be on a "first come - first serve" basis." That really does make it sound like if I picked 9:30 AM that is the time for me to be on the funicular not the start of the salt mine tour. But I will take it from you as you have been there and I have not! :) Thanks for the quick reply! We will be there in 3 weeks.

When you book the last "tour time" this time of year for 16:00 it tells you to ascend 30 minutes before then. I would just plan on being all the way up at 930 (lift by 9), and worst case, it buys you some time to check out the installation and skeleton hut along the path. In the meantime time you can email their info address. It'll be two weeks before I am back again to test the real-life logistics

@@Bigboytravel Sounds good. Thanks again!

@ethansmith6926 great question! Normally I would say 100% do an overnight with 2 full days, but you'll want to float it I'm a way yo also fit in Werfen. I assume Salzburg, but where else are you staying before Hallstatt and for how many nights? Possibly Vienna? Later this month we are staying in Hallstatt on the way from Vienna, leaving early to get to Hallstatt before the crowds, dropping my bags at the hotel to get some sights done and checking in to relax while the village is busier (possible boat rental after lunch booked in the monring), then more activities in the afternoon as the groups leave and have the village to myself all evening plus all the next morning continuing to Salzburg eventually on date two with no set schedule. That can be a great way to have from 20-40 hours hours to play with and you'll feel amazing after instead of annoyed. Try to do this on a weekday. Werfen is great as a day trip from Salzburg and has a more impressive ice cave. Possible to do it and then the castle in one day if you leave early and bonus points if you make the bird show. We've done the castle paired with the sound of Music meadow also but if you are super hard core you can fit in all 3 however that is stretching it quite a bit.

Thanks for watching, that is exactly what my video and online guide say. This route has basically been unchanged in over 10 years now and I'll be taking it again next week.

Thank you!

Glad you like our top 10 things to do in Hallstatt video, more to come

@jeroenverheggen3530 thanks for watching! in order to be more helpful for other viewers, what are the other places in Austria which are nicer than Hallstatt that they should consider visiting? We will be in Austria for most of the next month and will be sharing more suggestions/videos, but am curious on yours since there weren't any details in your feedback

@@Bigboytravel ​​⁠ don’t get me wrong it’s nice. but due to all the hustle and bustle of the many tourists , the magic of the village is gone. If you go you should be there very early. Other nice place we like more, yes they are bigger city’: Vienna Salzburg If you like red bull, planes and f1 cars the hangar 7 in Salzburg is a must. Free entrance. Velden am worthersee Graz Zell am See Krimmler wasserfalle Hintertuxer gletscher Kitzsteinhorn gletscher Dachstein skywalk Have fun in Austria 🇦🇹

And the Gosaumuhle but stop after Bad Goisern or before as my hotel will be in Bad Goisern for my trip in 2 weeks.

Yes the ticket is based on continous ride (even with transfers) in the zone. So you can ride all the way to Hallstatt Lahn or the Ice Cave visitors center without paying for an extra ticket. And yes, Salzburg HBF

Correct those stops are also covered by the bus ticket.

They are two separate tickets if you bought them as a single journey I believe unless you pay for a MyRegio regional pass which would cover all modes in one ticket. That is from the official www.oebb.at/en site

@andreamly yes it is 100% doable if you are skilling the ice cave and salt mine tours. Head right to thr 5 Fingers first (2nd level of the cable car). Then once in the village you can Can buy a funicular only ticket at the salt mine visitors center withoutbhaving to do the full ticket with the salt mine tour. This is close to the Lahn bus stop and you can do round trip or just one way if you want to hike down.

@@Bigboytravel thanks for quick response. Do you think it’s a good decision to skip the ice and salt ? Youngest kid is 17, thanks 🙏 just want to really enjoy the outdoor Can we hike up to skywalk ?

Nice! I'lll be there in September also! Yes the bus stops in Bad Gosiern with a stop right in the middle of town along the river. The stopnis simply "bad gosiern"

Great question, but for the most part the train plus local bus is always better than an Uber. Even if they both left the area of the train station at the same time, the Uber will take the same amount of time as driving is around 45 minutes door to door. With high traffics or a road issue that can be 60-75 minutes. Plus the train option is super cheap. I'd say however if you were staging more on the outskirts of Munich or by the airport, or had some sort of a mobility issue, then a cab or Uber can make sense, just not in most cases

@@Bigboytravel Thanks for the info . I was just wondering because we are actually staying in Zürich Switzerland and wanted to take a day trip to Munich and go to Dachau , and we have a 3:30 minute train ride already I was thinking maybe an Uber would have been better once we made it to Munich but we will just stick with the train and bus option. Again thanks for the info. Good day

Is there anyway you can stay a night in Munich to make the experience a little more easy to manage? Pretty far away to tackle this from Zurich as a day trip

@@Bigboytravel I wish we could, we planned this trip back in January ( we are kinda back packing thur several European countries) and just recently decided to add Munich to the list we were originally going to Cologne but thought about going to the CC their in Germany 🇩🇪 we didn’t want to come all the way from US and not take this opportunity so we decided to switch Cologne for Dachau because it’s closer than Berlin. So our hotel is already booked … wish we would’ve thought of this sooner.

From Zurich it is about a 3 hour drive door to door to Dachau but you'd be messing with delays with rental car pick up and drop off as well as parking issues. Although unorthodox, I'd suggest finding a cheap hotel in Munich to overlap your current hotel for a night and then just travel with a day pack/small overnight bag. Could leave in the evening of night 1 to then get a late diner, walk old town, stay the night, thrn morning day two go to dauchu, come back for a little more city center in munich and train back to stay in Zurich. Still only eats up about a day of the trip and probably cost 150 euros for the stay but worth it

Indeed!!

Thanks Cathy & Gary, glad you liked it! This festival is overlooked by people who aren't from Bavaria or Franconia, but is really great

Was super fun to make and brought so many memories from Rothenburg putting the video clips together also. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching Cathy & Gary!!!

Such kind words, thank you for following the channel! I must have had disabled super thanks but fixed it now Thanks again for watching and your support, I hope to have at least one video per month out moving forward which will be fun

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience, however the statement you're making is unfair. There a large number of businesses that are owned by Austrian. Yes some bus or drive in from Gosau, obertraun, and bad ischl, but others are from Hallstatt and are now raising their families there. I know some of them and will be back there in a month again. It's fine if you feel it was overrated in your opinion but to say none of the businesses are owned by Ausutrians is not correct. Are there other places in Austria that you would recommend where you had good experiences?

Both are correct, but I'm curious why you put in Hallstatt Gosaumuhle as the destination when it is Hallstatt Lahn to get to the village? Gosaumuhle is usually a bus transfer point between Bad Ischl (north), Hallstatt (south) and Gosau (west)

Yep, still accurate 😀 We will be back there again in a few months

Glad you liked it!

@ih2785 glad you liked it, more videps to come from Hallstatt!

Yep, exactly how I show it in the video. You can also walk the road up, which is low traffic, however there is no shoulder or path for pedestrians so we recommend the trail. You can also drive or taxi up but there isn't really a set (approved) place to park

Yes, just follow this guide in reverse starting from thr Hallstatt Lahn bus stop all the way to Salzburg. Current timetables for your specific days are available on the official Austrian website www.oebb.at/en.

It isn't possible to add it to a published video but I can make it more clear on the guide on our website soon. The bus stop is along the long east side of the palace ground facing the main road. You'll need to look for bus 840 listed for the correct bin

The only Sound of Music specific tours I know of that go into the Salzkammergut go to the church in Mondsee, however, a combo day would be wonderful

Have fun in Hallstatt, we are going back yet again soon also

The trail is fully open again. There had been construction on thr first segment since February and the an alternative path, however, the labeling/signs were not good. The project was completed as planned by the end of June and the trail just fully reopened again