They give two or three German tours and then do one in English. Which is great but if you're expecting to take the 12:15 tour and want it in English, you probably aren't getting on for another half hour or even 45 minutes. Then the tour takes another hour. So take that into account. We missed a boat ride by 10 minutes because of this (luckily, I hadn't prepaid for that one so we weren't out any money! The tour is fun and informative. I learned a lot about salt mining and we had some fun slides and a boat ride. It was my kids' favorite part of our Germany/Austria vacation!

First time to visit a salt mine . Very cool. Both mentally and physically. Extremely hot there this past September so, a ride deep into the earth's core was the perfect fix . The history of the mine was fascinating. The docent was very articulate and easy to understand. The light show was amazing. Berchtesgaden itself is a town to behold . Highly recommend a visit . Will go back.

A fun, exciting, and amazing experience for the entire family. This was my 2nd visit (the last one was 14 years ago), and I was very glad that we re-visited! This is a must see and do adventure!! Nick, Kim and Grant S.

Please consider that this is a guided tour and there are only some 60 places per time slot. You should definitely buy tickets in advance and come at least 20 mins earlier, as there's a short walk from parking lot to the entrance and you need extra time to pick up and put on the suit. This is a real mine, not some adventure park, so if you are claustrophobic or anxious about going deep into the earth, just skip it! Our kids (and we as well) found the train ride and the slides exciting and the mirror lake just stunning. The tour was very informative and interesting and our guide Steffi very funny! We loved it! The only thing I don't like is that you are not allowed to take photos, but have to buy official photos if you want to have some memories...

We visited the salt mines on a recent tour today Germany Austria and Switzerland. You put on a miners suit then ride down into the mine. It was very interesting, especially the slides down and the underground lake ride.

This was a fun and informative tour. First you have to put on coveralls and then you enter the mine by train. You have to climb up and straddle the seat of the train so it could cause mobility issues for some people. Inside the mine you go down 2 slides that were a little scary but fun. You can walk down if you want. No pictures are allowed inside. We really enjoyed this experience.

Whilst visiting the Berchtesgaden my wife and I booked tickets in advance for the salt mine tour. You can buy tickets on the day of your visit but risk the chance of it being full. Plenty of parking available and you are given an arrival time, if you miss it your tickets are cancelled. After booking in everyone is required to wear a boiler suit and these are given to you by a staff member. Your soon on a mini train where your photo is taken if you want to purchase it after the tour at a reasonable cost. After a short train journey you get to the top of the wooden slide down to the next level, it is quite steep but fun, those who don't want to slide down can use the steps. The tour is in German as you would expect but there are notices around in English so you can easily follow the gist of what is being said. There is a short boat trip across an underground lake which we found interesting. A short ride in a lift and another slide then back out through the gift shop of course. Lots to buy and what we thought were reasonable prices. There is a restaurant on site but I can't comment on that as we didn't use it. I would recommend this tour if your visiting the Berchtesgaden. The cost of two adult tickets was 49 Euros.

Fun visit and a trip back in time ... both because of the mining history in the area and because I visited this place when I was 4 years old. You put on "miners' clothes" (jumpsuits) over your regular clothes. They had us put everything into lockers and said they didn't allow photography. Otherwise it would've been neat to take some pics inside. There's a little train that takes you into the salt mine. Then you also get to slide down a wooden slide that the miners used to descend further down into the mine.