King of the Alps - Observing the ibexes
31. May - 25. October 2024Guided ibex observation with a national park ranger
There is so much happening – on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road!
Along Austria’s loveliest panoramic road you not only get to experience Austria’s highest mountain up close, but interesting guided tours, exciting outdoor excursions and numerous events too. Find out what’s happening on the day you have planned to visit. Or when event highlights such as the ‘Glocknerkönig’ and the Glockner Pilgrimage are taking place.
Free guided tour with a National Park ranger to the Kaiserstein
From mid-July until the end of September, from Monday-Saturday at 10:30 and 13:30, free guided hikes with a National Park ranger start from the visitor centre up to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe via the panorama path up to the Kaiserstein. On the way, the ranger explains how the glacier has changed, what flowers are in bloom at the wayside and about the animals that live up here. With a bit of luck on this one-hour route you might even come across a few marmots, or spy one of the mighty ibex who live in a colony above the Wilhelm-Swarovski Observatory.
Out and about with National Park rangers
In the Ibex House in Heiligenblut there is not only an exciting exhibit about the habitat of the ‘Alpenkönig’, but also quite a number of offers for experience exploration tours with National Park rangers in the area around the High Alpine Road. Guided tours take place at regular intervals from Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe down to the Pasterze Glacier. Get information about all the latest offers here and book direct.
