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Austria |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro |
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Phone Code | +43 |
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Population | 8,316,487 |
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Area | 83,872 sq km |
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Capital | Vienna |
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GDP | $307.07 billion |
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Austria |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro |
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Phone Code | +43 |
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Population | 8,316,487 |
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Area | 83,872 sq km |
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Capital | Vienna |
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GDP | $307.07 billion |
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Hauptstrasse 100, Near the Penkenbahn station, Zillertal, Innsbruck & the Tyrol 05285 629 77 |
Adventure Sports Cost: €Euro 38.50 - Euro 179 |
Action Club Zillertal operates the Mayrhofen’s most adrenaline-charged outings. Activities include rafting, hydrospeed, canyoning, mountaining, paragliding, a “flying fox” ropes course, and balloon rides.
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Natters, Innsbruck, Innsbruck & the Tyrol 0512 546 000 http://www.asi.at |
Hiking Tour |
Innsbruck’s popular panoramic climbing route surmounts seven summits from Hafelekar to the Frau-Hitt-Sattel along a 3,000-m secured climbing route. It’s not a particularly difficult climb, but newcomers should ask the advice and services of the Alpinschule Innsbruck in Natters.
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Tux, Zillertal, Innsbruck & the Tyrol 05287 873 72 http://www.bergsportschule-tux.at |
Adventure Sports |
In Tux, the Bergsportschule Tux offers instruction for serious outdoorsmen and guiding across an array of mountaineering disciplines. They also offer climbing courses for children – although I imagine that there aren’t many mothers outside of Austria who wish to see their six-year-olds dangling from an ice wall by ice pick and crampon.
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Kranebitten, Innsbruck, Innsbruck & the Tyrol 052 6355 83 http://www.flossfahrt.at |
Rafting Cost: €Euro 20 includes the ride and bus transfer. |
New in Innsbruck is the rare opportunity to hop aboard a Floss raft, here a modern take on an old Alpine tradition. Each of the modern floats incorporates umbrella tables, beer service, and lots of convivial fun. Floss rafting trips set sail each Thursday from May through October, launching from the Kranebitten district on the western outskirts of town and finishing at the Löwenhaus Inn.
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Hauptstrasse 438 Innsbruck, Innsbruck & the Tyrol 05252 67 21 http://www.rafting-oetztal.at |
Rafting |
coverage of the Oztal, visitors wishing to take part in more adrenaline-pumping activities will find no shortage of company in the Ötztal. The valley’s youthful clientele comes here for canyoning, bungee jumping, whitewater rafting and kayaking – and two main outfitters help them find the fun. In Sölden, look up Vacancia Outdoor farther north, consult the Kajak & Raftingschule Ötztal.
