King of the Alps - Observing the ibexes
31. May - 25. October 2024Guided ibex observation with a national park ranger
Only accessible with snow chains!
From an outdoor experience to a car event
events & guided tours
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.
King of the Alps - Observing the ibexes
31. May - 25. October 2024Guided ibex observation with a national park ranger
Autumn hiking
09. September - 31. October 2024Autumn is the high season for pleasure hikers and nature lovers. Soft, golden light bathes the colourful leaves of the trees in the most beautiful colours and with the excellent visibility, the peaks seem close enough to touch. The air is clear and fragrant and you can almost smell the approaching winter on cool mornings. Unforgettable autumn hikes for only € 60,- are possible with the autumn offer including an 8-day ticket (with a hiking label) and the Rother hiking guide! The offer is valid from 9 September 2024 until the end of the season.
From mid-July until the end of September, every day 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.
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.