- 7 nights in a trendy designer room
- Delicious breakfast buffet
- Sports spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness area, and relaxation room
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Bike washing area and workbench for getting your sports equipment in shape
Stubai Valley / NEW: now open
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Kitzbühel
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
Ötztal
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
Zillertal
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
Bad Kleinkirchheim / Carinthia
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
Neuschwanstein
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
Garmisch
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Montafon
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Hinterstoder
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Oberstdorf
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Berchtesgaden
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
Your winter highlights in Berchtesgaden
Winter activities on your winter holiday in Berchtesgaden
Are you ready to try something new every time? Then you've come to the right place :) You can enjoy exciting and action-packed excursions in the Berchtesgadener Land. Want some tips? We're happy to help!
Top tips for a winter holiday in Berchtesgaden!
Unique and simply beautiful – the Berchtesgadener Land may be described as very romantic, but trust us, you're sure to experience an action-packed vacation here! Unforgettable highlights await you in winter. Get ready for your vacation in an action-packed paradise!
To ski
How many kilometers of slopes do you think await you in Berchtesgaden? A whopping 44! Oh, and there are also six ski areas. And the best part is, less than 2 kilometers from the Explorer Hotel, you'll find the Jenner, the sporty ski area in Schönau am Königssee. Here, you're sure to find THE perfect run! The Jenner ski area opens its winter season mid-December.
Cross-country skiing
Around Berchtesgaden, approximately 100 kilometers of cross-country ski trails are waiting to be discovered. Against the impressive backdrop of the Watzmann, Hoher Göll, and other peaks, you can either enjoy a relaxing run or use your winter break to work on your endurance ;)
Winter hiking
On guided winter and snowshoe hikes, experienced mountain guides will lead you to the most impressive corners of your vacation region. Guided hikes at sunset are a truly extraordinary experience. You can do it, for example, with Snowshoe Hiking Berchtesgaden
| Location | Distance |
| Snowshoe Hiking Berchtesgaden | 1.5 km - 4 min /car |
Ice skating and curling
Ice skating is also a must for a perfect winter vacation! In Berchtesgaden, you can go ice skating either at the Berchtesgaden Ice Rink, outdoors on the frozen Hintersee, or on the frozen natural pond at the Aschauerweiher Cross-Country Skiing Center in Bischofswiesen.
| Location | Distance |
| Ice Rink "An der Schießstätte" Berchtesgaden | 6 km - 10 min /car |
For relaxation in between
Did you know that there are THREE thermal baths near the Explorer Hotel in Berchtesgaden? So if you ever get sore muscles, you know where to relax best :)
| Thermal Baths | Distance |
| Watzmann Thermal Baths | 6 km - 9 min/car |
| Rupertus Thermal Baths | 24 km - 30 min/car |
| Bad Vigaun Thermal Baths | 24 km - 34 min/car |
Tobogganing
How about a trip back to your childhood? Remember how fun it was to race down the mountain on a wooden sled as a child? And honestly, it's a lot of fun at any age! Get an adrenaline rush on the various natural toboggan runs.
| Location | Distance |
| Spinnerwinklweg toboggan run | 5 km - 10 min / car |
| Obersalzberg toboggan run | 10 km - 20 min / car |
Tandem flying
Tandem flying in the summer is already an unforgettable experience. But how about a flight in the winter? That's possible too, of course! Experience unlimited freedom, for example, with the pilots from Tandemfliegen Berchtesgaden in Schönau am Königssee. You'll surely be talking about this experience for a long time :)
Ski touring
Numerous options for ski tourers! The nature-based alternative to skiing is really fun in Berchtesgaden! The classic ski tours are the big and the small Reibn (Reibn = circular tour). But of course there are also enough beginner ski tours in Berchtesgaden, such as the signposted ski tour to the Rossfeld.
YOU absolutely have to watch THIS! 😎
Winter hike on the Jenner (1,874 m): Magnificent view of the Königssee
Even more tips for your winter holiday at Lake Königssee
Snow tubing in Berchtesgaden
Anyone can ski - want to do something different on your holiday in Berchtesgaden? Then try snow tubing. With *snow tubing*, you speed on a large rubber tire down a groomed slope or a specially prepared slope.
Hirscheckblitz toboggan run in Ramsau
The Hirscheckblitz toboggan run is a 2.3-kilometer-long natural toboggan run at Hochschwarzeck in Ramsau – and according to the ADAC (German Automobile Club), it's the safest natural toboggan run in Germany. So nothing stands in the way of your tobogganing fun.
Königssee
Lake Königssee is the landmark of the Berchtesgaden region and is one of the most fascinating natural beauties in the region, indeed, in all of Germany!
Watzmann Therme in Berchtesgaden
Water fun, a sauna world, and simply a few hours of relaxation – you deserve it, right? During your visit to the Watzmann Therme in Berchtesgaden, you decide how you want to spend your day. There's also something for families with children.
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
Open year-round, the Berchtesgaden adventure mine is a holiday highlight for the whole family. Join us on the "Salt Time Journey."
Berchtesgaden Royal Palace
The royal Berchtesgaden Castle is definitely worth a visit! The Augustinian Canonry was founded on this site as early as 1102, before it later became Berchtesgaden Castle.
"House of the Mountains" National Park Center Berchtesgaden
"Seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and understanding nature" – that's the motto here. At the House of the Mountains, the information and education center of the Berchtesgaden National Park, there's plenty to discover – whatever the weather!
Winter tour: Magic Forest - Hintersee
3 in 1: On this winter hike you will explore three well-known spots: the parish church of St. Sebastian, the magical enchanted forest and finally the romantic Hintersee
Beautiful ski tour for connoisseurs: Rossfeld (1,537 m) in the Berchtesgaden Alps
Ski touring in Berchtesgaden
Half-day ski tour on the Götschen
Easy ski tour in Berchtesgadener Land - Your active holiday at the Explorer Hotel Berchtesgaden
Easy ski tour on the Rossfeld
Ski tour for beginners and connoisseurs - Your active holiday in Berchtesgadener Land
Ski tour on the Hochschwarzeck
Easy ski tour with downhill slope on the Hochschwarzeck - Ski tours in the Brechtesgadener Land
Ski tour on the Jenner
Skiing holiday in Berchtesgadener Land: Family-friendly ski tour on the Jenner
Your winter - your deal!
Explorer Week
✔ Stay 7 nights or more and save 15%.
✔ Arrival daily.
Arrival daily
Ski Week | Bad Kleinkirchheim
✔ Includes 6-day ski pass
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✔ Arrival daily
Included services:
- 7 nights in a trendy designer room
- Vital breakfast buffet: over 70 healthy, predominantly regional breakfast items / extensive vegetarian and vegan options / highlight is the egg roasting station
- Use of the Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, and fitness room
- Ski area with workbench, ski storage room, Explorer Wall, and more
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- *6-day ski pass "Bad Kleinkirchheim Ski Pass Choice Card"**
*Entitles you to either one day of skiing in the Bad Kleinkirchheim ski area or admission to the Thermal Römerbad spa during regular opening hours
A ski pass is not included in the offer price for children sharing their parents' room. This can be booked separately at the hotel upon request.
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