Bavarian Mountains and Salt Mines Tour
Bavarian Mountains and Salt Mines Tour
Bavarian Mountains and Salt Mines Tour
4.5
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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Join our tour to the Salt mine in Berchtesgaden. Slip into traditional miners’ clothes and take train deep into the 500 year old mine. Experience the fascinating underground world of the salt-miners and discover the charm of the magnificently illuminated subterranean landscape. Take the slides down to the salt lake which you will be crossing by boat. After this unique tour you will have the opportunity to explore the little picturesque town of Berchtesgaden tasting some Bavarian specialties.
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Fred V
Wasilla, AK5 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Super interesting destination! Highly recommend but beware if you only understand English you miss a lot of commentary. The guide spoke German & we only had the audio guide.
Written August 17, 2022
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נתי ל
4 contributions
Jan 2022 • Friends
It was unexpected fun and an amazing experience!
It was our first time in a salt mine. The tour was interesting and the tour guide was very informative and funny. 😊
They have translated it to a few leagues, and soon they gonna add Hebrew translation!
הסיור היה מדהים!
המדריך היה מאוד מעניין ומצחיק. ☺️
הסיור מתורגם לכמה שפות, ובקרוב הם הולכים להוסיף תרגום בעברית!
It was our first time in a salt mine. The tour was interesting and the tour guide was very informative and funny. 😊
They have translated it to a few leagues, and soon they gonna add Hebrew translation!
הסיור היה מדהים!
המדריך היה מאוד מעניין ומצחיק. ☺️
הסיור מתורגם לכמה שפות, ובקרוב הם הולכים להוסיף תרגום בעברית!
Written January 18, 2022
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Steve M
Farnham, UK71 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We were taken by mini bus through Salzburg, our driver ‘Walter’
pointed out lots of buildings and had lots of interesting facts for us. We made our way into the Bavarian Mountains, saw the hill The Sound of Music was filmed on, stooped half way up a mountain to take pictures of the famous ‘Eagles Nest’.
Then we had over an hour tour of a salt mine, our children age 13-15 all enjoyed this. We stopped on the way home for a beer and apple strudel. Brilliant 4 hours.
pointed out lots of buildings and had lots of interesting facts for us. We made our way into the Bavarian Mountains, saw the hill The Sound of Music was filmed on, stooped half way up a mountain to take pictures of the famous ‘Eagles Nest’.
Then we had over an hour tour of a salt mine, our children age 13-15 all enjoyed this. We stopped on the way home for a beer and apple strudel. Brilliant 4 hours.
Written February 23, 2020
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Hi Steve,
many thanks for joining our Salt Mine Tour and for taking time sharing your experience with us and other guests! What a pleasure in reading this comment! There is nothing we love more than hearing that guests had a wonderful tour with us. Your feedback and compliments for our guide Walter are very much appreciated.
We look forward welcoming you and your family back on one of our sightseeing tours in the near future!
With best regards,
your Salzburg Panorama Tours team
Written February 27, 2020
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satyasaraswat
Agra, India76 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
This tour is one of the most unexpectedly Beautiful tour you can ever have. A Bus took us from Salzburg. After getting into the gear we went through the caves on a small electric train to a big area almost inside mountains. There were various slides going further down to an underground Lake which is crossed by a Boat. The maze of understanding salt mines and lot of trivia about lives of salt miner is seen to be believed.
Written December 29, 2019
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Hello,
thank you very much for joining our Bavarian Mountains and Salt Mine Tour and for taking time writing this wonderful review! We could not be any happier to acknowledge that we have met your expectations and that we have surprised you so positively. There is nothing better than happy guests!
We look forward welcoming you back on one of our sightseeing tours in the near future!
With best regards,
your Salzburg Panorama Tours team
Written January 3, 2020
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Amfam
Adelaide, Australia41 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Walter our guide was excellent. Chatted and informative on route to the mine and even stopped to give us time to play in the fresh snow. I’d highly recommend
Written December 12, 2019
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Hello,
thank you very much for joining our Bavarian Mountains and Salt Mines Tour and for your kind review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour so much and that you were fully satisfied with our guide Walter - we will pass on your wonderful feedback to him.
Many thanks also for your recommendation and we look forward welcoming you back someday!
With best regards,
your Salzburg Panorama Tours team
Written January 3, 2020
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kro55203
Maryborough, Australia6 contributions
Oct 2019
We recently took a personal tour of the Bavarian Alps with MCM Tours, Salzburg. This proved to be one of the most interesting and informative tours we have ever taken. Our personal guide, Patrick, was the perfect host, nothing was too much trouble for him and it was good that he was flexible with times and locations meaning we could spend more time at a number of locations. The Bavarian Alps are amazing and we would highly recommend travellers to take the tour, it was the highlight of our European holiday. Mike, Karen and Nick from Australia.
Written October 25, 2019
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trvel4fun
Ashburn, VA497 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Ok, on one hand I wanted to rate it a 5 and on the other, I wanted to rate it a 1, so I compromised on a 3. From Panorama, we had the most fabulous bus tour guide, Natasha. She was one of the best guides we have ever had anywhere. She was funny, informational and oh so knowledgeable! If only she could have led the tour in the mine, I would have rated it a TEN. but alas, that was not meant to be.
At the mine, we donned our denim overalls and boarded the itty-bitty, one-person-wide train which was took us deep into the mountain. There was a guide who only spoke German, but we were all given a little audio device that played in many languages. Only thing was that the guide would talk and talk and talk (in German) and then our audio would play with one or two sentences, sometimes a few more. After a longish walk, we arrived at the first slide which was most cool. On you get, straddling it and leaning back with 2-4 people going down together. Unfortunately, there was no one at the bottom of the slide so when the Japanese fellow who had been next to us on the bus, somehow fell off and badly cut himself just above his eye, with blood flowing down his face, there was no one to help. Just crazy....and another person was hurt on the next slide.
When we got to the lake, it was stunning to see how clear the water was, just spectacular. Everyone was ooh’ing and ah’ing and marveling at the clarity of the water and the moonscape-like craters below. And then the lights were turned out .... what??? Some bright spark thought it better for us to see fluorescent flashing lights as we crossed this amazing body of water in darkness, meaning you could no longer experience the spectacle underneath the boat. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The slides and the lake were the two most unique parts of the tour and the lake part was ruined with this almost childish use of lighting.
At the mine, we donned our denim overalls and boarded the itty-bitty, one-person-wide train which was took us deep into the mountain. There was a guide who only spoke German, but we were all given a little audio device that played in many languages. Only thing was that the guide would talk and talk and talk (in German) and then our audio would play with one or two sentences, sometimes a few more. After a longish walk, we arrived at the first slide which was most cool. On you get, straddling it and leaning back with 2-4 people going down together. Unfortunately, there was no one at the bottom of the slide so when the Japanese fellow who had been next to us on the bus, somehow fell off and badly cut himself just above his eye, with blood flowing down his face, there was no one to help. Just crazy....and another person was hurt on the next slide.
When we got to the lake, it was stunning to see how clear the water was, just spectacular. Everyone was ooh’ing and ah’ing and marveling at the clarity of the water and the moonscape-like craters below. And then the lights were turned out .... what??? Some bright spark thought it better for us to see fluorescent flashing lights as we crossed this amazing body of water in darkness, meaning you could no longer experience the spectacle underneath the boat. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The slides and the lake were the two most unique parts of the tour and the lake part was ruined with this almost childish use of lighting.
Written August 29, 2019
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Thank you for joining our Tour to the Salt Mine in Berchtesgaden and for the time reviewing your experience. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the time with our guide, Natasha. Your comments are very much appreciated and we will forward your feedback to her.
Please be aware that this tour is operated in cooperation with the Salt Mine, and the actual tour in the Mine is not operated by Salzburg Panorama Tours.
Once at the salt mines, the miner/guides will guide the tour in German, but they also offer audio guides in 16 languages for detailed information about the history of the mine. The miners will do their best taking personal care being also responsible for guiding our guests safely through the mine making sure everyone enjoys their trip. We are sorry about the incident at the slide. We will forward your comments to the Customer Care at the Salt Mine.
Again, Thank you for your feedback. We hope we can welcome you back to Salzburg in the near future.
Kind regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care
Written September 12, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Carin H
1 contribution
Aug 2019 • Family
Terrible bus guide and terrible guide at the salt mine. The guide on the bus was very rude and the guide at the mine nevers spoke. He just pressed play on the audio. It was extremely boring and uninformative. With so much to do in Salzburg do not waste your time with Salt Mine Tour.
Written August 8, 2019
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Dear Carin,
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry if the tour did not meet your expectations.
We run our tours as on our website described.
The tour at the Salt Mines is not operated by Panorama Tours. They have their own guides, who only speak German. But there are audio guides for all languages available.
During the drive to the Salt Mine, our guides share some interesting facts about the region.
Usually, we get a lot of positive feedback on the running of our tours as well as on our guides. We are sorry that you had not the same personal perception of this tour.
Costumer’s opinion is very important to us as we want to offer the best service to our clients. Again, thank you for your feedback.
Kind regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care
Written August 13, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Prasanna1965
Pune, India546 contributions
Jul 2019
This is an old salt mine. This is an unique experience for tourists. It can be visited with friends or with family. Guided tour of this spot is very well organised.
Written August 8, 2019
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Thank you very much for joining our sightseeing tour and for taking the time to review your experience. We are glad that you left with positive memories and we would be happy to welcome you back someday.
Best regards, Your Team from Salzburg Panorama Tours
Written August 12, 2019
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John M
1 contribution
Aug 2019 • Couples
We enjoyed a very interesting tour to the the Salt Mines this morning. Our guide on the coach was Leo who really enhanced the experience providing factual and entertaining information along the way. He ensured that the tour was meeting everyone’s expectations and he was a real ambassador for Panorama.
The mine tour was also educational and extremely well run with a few surprises along the way.
I’m sorry I didn’t catch the coach driver’s name but am reminded of the great skills required when navigating the mountain roads.
We had a wonderful morning.
The mine tour was also educational and extremely well run with a few surprises along the way.
I’m sorry I didn’t catch the coach driver’s name but am reminded of the great skills required when navigating the mountain roads.
We had a wonderful morning.
Written August 1, 2019
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Thank you very much for choosing our tour company and for your review regarding the tour to the Salt Mine.
We are glad you enjoyed a great morning and hope we can welcome you again in the near future.
Kind regards, Your Team from Salzburg Panorama Tours
Written August 8, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
The girl with a bag pack!
Navi Mumbai, India
Dear Panorama Tours,
We plan to take your super saver tour that includes visit to Königsee, Berechtsgaden and Eagles Nest.
I have two questions:
1. Is it possible to include a boat ride tour when we reach königsee?
2. will there be enough time to swim in königsee?
aretee
canada24 contributions
Do the shops in Berchetgaden take credit cards????
Courtney H
Mohnton, PA178 contributions
The one shop did, but the little restaurant where we got apple strudel did not
We will be visiting this Saturday. What time are the tours? Can we pay when we get there? Also to have a family pass?
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Dear Christine,
Thank you for your interest in our sightseeing tours.
The regular Salt Mine Tour starts at 8.45 and 2 pm (4 hrs)
and the regular Bavarian Mountains Tour at 2 pm (4hrs.)
We also have combi tickets but no special family rates but do special prices for kids. Please find all details on our website where you also have the possibility to book the tour.
Usually, in low season it is not a problem to just show up and pay directly at our bus terminal.
Looking forward to welcoming you, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care
Mary324Brig
PA4 contributions
We would like to book our Salt Mines Tour from Munich since we will be staying in Munich all week. Is this possible?
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Dear Mary, Thank you for your interest in our sightseeing tours. You can book the tour online via our Panorama Tours website up to 2 hours before the tour starts.
Looking forward to welcome you soon,
Best regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours
Hi we will be visiting the mines in a few weeks and we have a 14 month old, will it be suitable for him? Also my mum wants to go in but she is VERY unsteady on her feet as she suffers with balance problems will she find this an issue? Is it well lit in there? Thanks
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Dear Joanne, thank you for your interest in our tours. At the Salt Mines in Berchtesgaden there is no age limit however we do not recommend taking a toddler along as it does involve quite a bit walking & steps & slides etc.
We also recommend surefootedness when doing this tour.
Mary324Brig
PA4 contributions
There are nine of us traveling in May. Can we just show up at the mines and take the tour? Thanks. Mary
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Dear Mary, You can make your own way to the mines and pay there on site.
In case you would like to book the tour from Salzburg to the mines please advise date & time so we can pre-book the time slots and no waiting time
Our tours leave at 08:45 hrs & 14:00 hrs from Mirabell Platz/ corner Hubert Sattler Gasse 1
Thank you! Kind regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care
theresa m
Green Brook, NJ26 contributions
Hi,
My family is interested in visiting the mines. I would be traveling with my husband,6yr old daughter and 2 year old son. We have a soft carrier that would allow him to ride on my back, no higher than the height of my own head. Is this allowed or recommended? I understand that it's not buggy appropriate, but are carriers of any sort allowed/recommended?
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Dear Tessa, Carriers are ok in the Salt mine, but be aware quite a bit walking, slides and train ride …
Kind regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care
ndmaxfield3
Dillon, MT10 contributions
We're interested in taking the Salt Mine tour during our couple day stay in Salzburg in June. We don't have much time and are trying to see as much as possible. Sounds like the salt mine tour is out past Hellbrunn. If we were to take the early salt mine tour (845) is it possible to get off of the bus on the way back to Salzburg to tour Hellbrunn?
Thanks for any information regarding this!
SalzburgPanorama
Salzburg, Austria
Thank you for your interest in our sightseeing tours. Our bus driver could drop you close to Hellbrunn on your way back (Company MACO, Alpenstrasse). It is then an approximately 10 minute walk to reach the castle. Please inform the driver at the beginning of the tour. We are looking forward to welcoming you on board soon. Kind regards, Salzburg Panorama Tours, Customer care