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Hallstatt and Altausee Salt Mine

Hallstatt, Austria
00 43 6132 200 2400
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Hallstatt
4.5 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
Type: Mines, Historic Sites
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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Hsinchu, Taiwan
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

It's interesting to visit the salt mine, yet you need to take the cable car first. More

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Minnesota
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 NEW

Great day, electric boats on the lake, fabulous , views, food and a great guide. Manfred from MCM tours did a great job. http://www.mcmtours.at/en_tours.html. More

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Columbus, Ohio
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

Well worth the trip. The tour was both fun and educational. The tour was given in both English and Deutsch. The Celtic village was also interesting and something to do while waiting for your tour to depart. You need to have semi warm clothes but not winter jackets. The Temp inside is 50F, 10C and they give you coveralls to... More

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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

We did not know that the salt mine has seasonal factor, it is closed till mid-april, Hallstatt is a very small town, if you come here not for hiking just want to do sight-seeing, you should plan it carefully (not like us), like when to come, what is opening and how long you will stay, when we visited, only 2... More

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Bratislava, Slovakia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

Recommended for everyone who is able to step up to cca 100 metres and likes sliding. Extra bonus at the end - Hallstatter U-bahn (-: Use funicular when comming, dont miss the view bridge and have a "topfenstrudel" in Rudolfturm restaurant. More

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Alice Springs, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011
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didn't expect to much from this but ended up wishing i'd brought the kids. a great tour through dark salt tunnels with a few highlights such as the two long wooden slides you take to descend deeper into the mountain, the lovely carvern light show, and the bench trolley train back out. interesting, educational and fun. More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011

greatly guided tour through oldest salt mine in the World, - very entertaining More

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Georgetown, Malaysia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011
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We visited this salt mine in October 2011. It was getting colder at that time and the leaves were turning yellow. We took the funicular to the top of the mountain. The view from the mountain is magnificent. Usually the pension in Hallstatt will give you a voucher for discount on this ticket. We got two vouchers from Pension Sarstein,... More

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San Pedro, California
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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Cool trip through 7000 years of mining history. Great chance to get some really good tasting salt too. More

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Irvine, CA
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2011
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We got lucky on the weather. The clouds were clearing at midday Friday when we arrived and each passing hour revealed a glorious splendor of mountains dropping into a pristine lake. We enjoyed the salt mine tour, though a bit kitchy, but the best part is being up on the mountain above Hallstadt for the views. You can take the... More

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