We have found it - Austria's most popular excursion region in 2020: The Salzkammergut

It's no wonder that you have chosen the Salzkammergut as Austria's most popular excursion region - this region has so much to offer.

Blue-green lakes, a magnificent mountain world and idyllic backdrops for relaxation. In the Salzkammergut - the region stretches across three federal states, namely Upper Austria, Styria and Salzburg - there is a lot to experience and young and old alike will get their money's worth!

The Salzkammergut is now one of the most touristically developed areas in Austria. Apart from the world-famous and enchanting Hallstatt (there is even a copy of this picturesque village in China), the Salzkammergut has many excursion destinations to offer and we would now like to briefly introduce you to your 3 most popular excursion destinations:

1. The Abarena Leisure Park : Located between the mountains and Lake Wolfgang, the all-weather leisure park offers fun and adventure for the whole family, both indoors and outdoors. Whether it's the observation tower, various slides or trampolines, you'll definitely not get bored at this top excursion destination.
   
2. The impressive panoramic road to the Loser adventure mountain opens up a fascinating natural jewel in the Salzkammergut to mountain sports and nature lovers. Even Empress Sisi loved hiking on the Loser. Numerous hiking routes and mountain tours lead from the high plateau to the most important peaks and most beautiful viewpoints in the Salzkammergut.
   
3. Another exciting excursion destination in the Salzkammergut is the Hallstatt Salt Mines . On a guided tour through the oldest salt mine in the world, you will learn all about the beginnings of salt mining 7,000 years ago and experience the history of Bronze Age mining. A journey of discovery for young and old!

And if that wasn't enough for you, you can find many more wonderful excursion destinations in the Salzkammergut here: https://familienausflug.info/ausflug-mit-kindern/salzkammergut

Now we have told you that the Salzkammergut is the most popular excursion region in Austria, but of course we don't want to withhold our overall evaluation from you:

Our evaluation was based on around 1.3 million page views on familienausflug.info, which presents more than 5,000 excursion destinations.

The top 5 family regions in Austria include the Salzkammergut, Lake Neusiedl, Graz and the surrounding area, the Schladming-Dachstein holiday region and the Mühlviertel highlands.

The top 5 most clicked attractions include the Fantasiana Adventure Park in Straßwalchen (Salzburg), the Kittenberger Adventure Gardens in Schiltern near Langenlois (Lower Austria), Forchtenstein Castle (Burgenland), the St. Gallen Water Adventure Park (Styria) and the Treetop Walk in Kopfing (Upper Austria).

Austria’s top 10 regions for family trips are:

1. Salzkammergut with Abarena all-weather leisure park, Hallstatt Salt Mines and Loser Altaussee adventure mountain
2. Lake Neusiedl with Familypark, Mörbisch seaside resort and St. Margarethe quarry
3. Graz and surroundings with Lurgrotte Peggau, Graz Fairy Tale Railway and Steirerpark Seiersberg
4. Schladming-Dachstein with Rohrmoos Fairytale Trail, Hopsiland Planai and Dachstein Cable Car & Glacier
5. Mühlviertel (highlands) with children's climbing park Kirchschlag, llama expedition through the Mühlviertel and the three-castle hiking trail Oberneukirchen
6. Lake Constance with Pfänder, Wälderbähnle and Doppelmayr Zoo
7. Salzburg Lake District with Fantasiana Adventure Park Straßwalchen, Tiefensteinklamm and fahr(T)raum - Ferdinand Porsche Adventure Worlds
8. Thermenland Steiermark with Gsellmanns Weltmaschine, Schachblumenwelt leisure centre and Loipersdorf thermal baths
9. Wachau with Spitz Shipping Museum, Melk Abbey and Brandner Shipping
10. Zillertal (Tux-Finkenberg) with Pepi's Kinderland, Fichtenschloss in Zell am Ziller and Glacier Flea Safari

The most clicked destinations for family trips in Austria are:

1. Fantasiana Adventure Park Straßwalchen (Salzburg)
2. Kittenberger Adventure Gardens (Lower Austria)
3. Forchtenstein Castle (Burgenland)
4. Water Adventure Park St. Gallen (Styria)
5. Treetop walk Kopfing (Upper Austria)
6. Adventureland Pielachtal (Lower Austria)
7. Abarena all-weather leisure park (Salzburg)
8. Holzknechtland Adventure Park (Lower Austria)
9. Water experience Mini-Danube (Upper Austria)
10. Gsellmann's World Machine (Styria)

The most clicked destinations for family trips in the federal states are:

Burgenland: Forchtenstein Castle, Mühlgraben Fairytale Forest, Family Park
Overview of 111 excursion destinations in Burgenland: www.familienausflug.info/burgenland

Carinthia: Familywald Ossiacher See, Granatium Radenthein, Felsenlabyrinth & Flying Fox Nassfeld
Overview of 147 excursion destinations in Carinthia: www.familienausflug.info/kärnten

Lower Austria: Kittenberger Adventure Gardens, Adventureland Pielachtal, Bear Forest Arbesbach
Overview of 304 excursion destinations in Lower Austria: www.familienausflug.info/niederösterreich

Upper Austria: Treetop walk Kopfing, water experience Mini-Danube, Dr. Vogelgesang Gorge
Overview of 564 excursion destinations in Upper Austria: www.familienausflug.info/oberösterreich

Salzburg: Fantasiana Adventure Park Straßwalchen, Abarena All-Weather Leisure Park, Geisterberg St. Johann-Alpendorf
Overview of 245 excursion destinations in Salzburg: www.familienausflug.info/salzburg

Styria: Water Adventure Park St. Gallen, Adventure Park Holzknechtland, Gsellmann's World Machine
Overview of 274 excursion destinations in Styria: www.familienausflug.info/steiermark

Tyrol: ZirbenPark Hochzeiger with ZirbenCart, Kids Park Klaus Äuele, TriassicPark on the Steinplatte
Overview of 186 excursion destinations in Tyrol: www.familienausflug.info/tirol

Vorarlberg: Feldkirch Wildlife Park, Silberspielwelt at Kristberg in Silbertal, Pfänder
Overview of 133 excursion destinations in Vorarlberg: www.familienausflug.info/vorarlberg

Vienna: Museum of Illusions, ZOOM Children's Museum, Technical Museum
Overview of 168 excursion destinations in Vienna: www.familienausflug.info/wien

We thank you for your numerous reviews and your help in finding Austria's most popular excursion region and wish you a lovely late summer! Enjoy the last summer days of the year to the fullest!