Private Tour
Werfen World's Largest Ice Caves and Golling Waterfalls Tour
Overview
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6 hours
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Experience a miracle of nature visit the World of Ice Giants the largest Ice Caves in the world. One of the true wonders on earth, the Werfen Ice Caves are a wondrous underground world of natural ice sculptures and formations. Discover a world of natural beauty.
High above the village of Werfen, amid the magnificent mountain world of the Tennengebirge, we find the entrance to the world’s biggest explored labyrinth of ice caves, explore the panoramic view of Salzburg’s giant ice caves in Werfen on this truly unique journey. On our way back to Salzburg we will stop near the fascinating late gothic pilgrimage church of St. Nikolaus, to visit the beautiful Golling waterfalls, the falls plunge 75 metres down two giant steps into the valley below. The thunderous Golling falls are one of the provinces most attractive and romantic natural monuments.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Comfortable shoes and warm clothes for the cave
Children under the age of 12 or shorter than 150 cm must be seated in a chid seat. Please inform us if you are traveling with children.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned luxury minivan
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Entrance fees
Meeting and Pickup
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What To Expect
Salzburg Private Tours
We will pick you up from your hotel or any of the location in the city of Salzburg
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Experience a miracle of nature visit the World of Ice Giants the largest Ice Caves in the world. One of the true wonders on earth, the Werfen Ice Caves are a wondrous underground world of natural ice sculptures and formations. Discover a world of natural beauty. High above the village of Werfen, amid the magnificent mountain world of the Tennengebirge, we find the entrance to the world’s biggest explored labyrinth of ice caves, explore the panoramic view of Salzburg’s giant ice caves in Werfen on this truly unique journey
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Werfen World's Largest Ice Caves and Golling Waterfalls Tour
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Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very interesting but a hard walk
Jeffrey F,
Aug 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00More strenuous than expected but really neat! Lots of uphill and downhill walking. Be prepared. Dress warm and slippery walking so good shoes recommended
Great experience! I had...
Erin G,
Jul 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience! I had wonderful conversations with my guide throughout the tour. The ice cave was amazing! Glad I saved time for this on my trip. Highly recommend!
Excellent, once in a lifetime experience.
anupam64,
Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Once in a lifetime experience. Great views. It is a strenuous, uphill hike to the cave, and once inside, you will climb 700 steep steps in sub zero temperatures. It requires a degree of physical fitness. Please also take warm jackets and wear comfortable shoes. The whole experience is worth the effort. We did this tour with Salzburg private tours. Our guide Michael was very knowledgeable, well read, respectful and friendly. He took extra efforts to know us and made the whole experience memorable. I would highly recommend Michael and Salzburg private tours for memorable personal tours around Salzburg. You won’t be disappointed.
Overrated
AAdi1405,
Sep 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00While the cave is very very impressive, we all felt it had much more to offer, so we came out quite disappointed. The tour in the cave itself takes about 70 minutes. The level of guidance is very poor, and they have one goal: to have you out of the cave as fast as possible, to enable as many groups as possible, in. The gimmick of using a traditional lighting does not enable you to admire the full magnificence of the cave. You pass through the various attractions quite fast, and instead of sufficient time to stop and admire this nature wonder, you are busy walking and climbing to the next short stop. I wish the stops at each site would be much longer and the lighting system would be better. The point is not just to go through the cave, but to have enough time to tour, to look and marvel the sights.
A unique place to visit but be prepared (warm clothes and tough climbing)
danyv157,
Sep 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great experience but some recommendations - 1. Bring warm clothes but during the climbing don’t use all of them, because you will probably sweat a lot. 2. Be ready for a tough climbing, very tough, more or less 40 minutes plus 700 steps in the cave The visit is worthwhile.
This is a must see
Krisy64,
Jun 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow wow wow this was fantastic. Bit if a hike to get to the cave entrance. Wear comfy shoes and take warm clothes! It’s really freezing in the caves. Or Guide Michael was great. Be warned there are over 1000 steps once your inside the cave.
Great trip, the effort is worth it
Catherine F,
May 5, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our driver Luciano was fantastic. He was friendly and helpful and had a great sense of humour. The drive out to the trail up to the caves was lovely, and although I found the walk up a challenge it was very pretty. The caves were amazing, lots and lots of steps but worth the effort. We enjoyed the short walk to the wagon and as it had rained, the cascade was running very fast. A nice finishing touch. Watch out for the chapel on the rock! A great trip.
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