Salzburg Salt Mines Tour

Bavarian Alps & Berchtesgaden Salt Mines Half-Day Tour

Meet your friendly local guide in Salzburg and begin your adventure. Enjoy the stunning scenery of the Bavarian mountains as you head to Berchtesgaden. Your guide will provide vivid commentary, introducing landmarks and sharing interesting facts about the historic Obersalzberg area and its surroundings. This will be a special journey unlike typical transportation. This tour is carefully curated with scenic routes to enrich your travel experience. Afterward, visit the highlight of the salt mine tour, the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines, which boasts over 500 years of history.

Salt Mine Tour

The 4-hour salt mine tour from Salzburg takes you along the Alpenstrasse and Königseeache, enjoying the beautiful scenery to the historic Obersalzberg area. Accompanied by vivid commentary from a professional guide, this tour evokes the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines, where salt mining has been recorded since the 12th century. Founded in 1517 by Archbishop Gregor Rainer, the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines are the oldest existing salt mines in Germany, and still produce Bad Reichenhaller AlpenSalz today. Opened to the public since 1880 and renovated in 2007 as the world's most innovative mine experience space, this tour takes you deep underground on a mine railway, passing through experiential stations such as the Salt Cathedral, wooden slides, stone salt caves, and salt laboratories, and culminates in a thrilling raft ride across the Mirror Lake. It offers an unforgettable journey for visitors of all ages to experience the history and importance of salt with all five senses.