Cultural and sight-seeing in and around the Hotel Achentalerhof
On your arrival you will obtain, free-of-charge, the Achensee Card (Achensee Visitor´s Card). During your stay in the Region you can benefit many exclusive offers, such as:
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Free-of-charge bus service throughout the Region
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Free-of-charge WLAN use
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Reduced price on the Achensee Steam Cog Train (Seespitz – Jenbach)
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Reduced price on any of the Achensee Ships (Round trip)
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Reduced admittance into the Swarovski Chrystal World in Wattens
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Reduced admittance into the coin museum in Hall (Near Innsbruck)
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Reduced admittance into the Naturpark House in the Hinteriß
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Reduced admittance into the Planetarium in Schwaz
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Reduced admittance into the swimming-pool in Wörgl (Wörgl Wave)
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Reduced admittance into the castle near Jenbach (Tratzberg)
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Reduced price on purchase in the Giesswein (Wool shop) in Brixlegg
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Reduced admittance into the Tyrolean Wood Museum in the Wildschönau
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Reduced price on sport equipment at the sport shop Busslehner
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Free-of-charge Children´s Programme (Achensee Region) Small charge for lunch!
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Free-of-charge Achensee Hiking Programme
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Reduced admittance into the Achensee Adventure Park
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Reduced hire of pedal boots at the north end of the lake (Achenkirch)
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20% reduction ''Green-fee'' (Posthotel Alpengolf Achenkirch)
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Free-of-charge X-country-skiing in the Karwendel valley/Pertisau
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Horse-drawn-carriage – reductions both summer and winter!
Plus benefits you can profit on with the ''Achensee Discovery Card''
The Achensee Discovery Card is available from May until October. Travel on both the Rofan or Karwendel Cable-cars, on the Achensee Steam Cog Train (the oldest one of its kind in Europe) take a trip across the lake on any of the Achensee Ships or visit the Achensee Museum World in Maurach, the Swarovski Chrystal World in Wattens, the Notburga Museum in Maurach , the Sixenhof - Achen Vallay Village Museum in Achenkirch or discover the story behind the Tyrolean Shale Oil in its museum in Pertisau - and do it in one week and as often as you want!
More information regarding the Achensee Discovery Card
As you can see, the Achensee Holiday Region and the Inn Valley has much to offer! We have gathered together a few sight-seeing places that we think should be of special interest to you. Our reception team will be more than pleased to help you should you have any further questions.
Excursions in and around the Achensee Region
- Sixenhof – Village Museum: 21 rooms over 3 floors, giving an insight to life and work as it was in the past in the Achen-valley. (About 20 mins. on foot from the hotel towards the lake) More information: www.sixenhof.at
- The Anna Chapel: Lies at the top of a small hill in the centre of the village. Close to the ''Dollenhof'' now the Club-house – Posthotel Alpengolf
- Vitalberg – Shale Oil: For more than 100 years, the Family Albrecht from Pertisau, has mined the shale oil out of the Karwendel Mountains. A museum has been erected to tell the story of the black gold and its uses. More information: www.steinoel.at
- St. Norburga Church and Museum: This church is one of the most beautiful Barock churches in Tyrol. At the end of the 9th century a small church was erected and then dedicated to the Saint Notburga. The museum is behind the church – the only museum in Austria to give an account of a female Saint - and her life! More information: www.pfarre-eben.at
- Achenseer Museum World: This museum is in a village-like form in Maurach. Discover the forgotten ways of life, their work and their traditional customs. More information: www.achenseer-museumswelt.at
- Achensee Steam Cog Train Museum: Built more than 118 years ago and still in use as the oldest of its kind in Europe. Pushing and pulling their way up and down from the Inn Valley to the Achensee Region – over 6,78km. More information: www.achenseebahn.at
Excursions close to the Achensee Region
- Ziller-valley Railway from Jenbach to Mayrhofen
- Tratzberg Castle near Jenbach
- Travel down into the Silver-mines in Schwaz
- Visit the Planetarium in Schwaz
- View the historic old city of Rattenberg
- Discover all about Tyrolean Farmhouses in their Museum near Kramsach
- Grave-yard with witty sayings on the grave stones. (Kramsach)
- Wonder through the Swarovski Chrystal World in Wattens
- View the Riedel Glass factory in Kufstein
- Discover the natural hermitage of the ''Eng-Ahornboden'' (Sycamore), and the Karwendel Nature Park
More Excursions in the Inn-Valley
- Historic king-sized-round-painting, Golden Roof, and the Alpine Zoo in Innsbruck
- Closter Fiecht and St. Georgen Burg
- Berglsteiner lake in Kramsach
- Candle factory in Schlitters
- Traditional old city of Hall in Tyrol
- The Castle in Kufstein
- Krimmler Waterfall
- etc.