Horse-drawn sleigh rides
There’s nothing quite as beautiful or romantic as riding a horse-drawn sleigh through the Salzkammergut’s winter wonderland. Magnificent sleighs and snorting steeds are the stuff our ideal image of a true Salzkammergut winter is made of. Horse-drawn sleigh rides are offered in the village of Gosau, roughly a 15-minute drive from Hallstatt.
Romantic sleigh ride through Hallstatt
Winter at its most appealing: with the snow gently falling or ice-cold air brushing across your cheeks – on the sleigh, bells a-jingling as the pair of horses pull it through Gosau’s idyllic landscape, you’ll be snug and cosy under the warming blankets.
A brief stop amidst the enchanted forest with its thousands of snow and ice crystals is the perfect moment for a quick draught of those homemade spirits. You want to keep warm inside, too, don’t you? Another half-hour and you’ve reached the Kohlstatt lodge. This genuine chalet is the perfect example of an original Salzkammergut lodge and a meeting point for people of all ages, curlers and horse sleigh drivers. The pleasantly warming fire and specialty teas will quickly drive out all thoughts of the cold, and the scent of frying wafting from the kitchen will be sure to make your mouth water. The two-horsepower return journey is usually quite a merry affair and, as such, you’ll often find time just flying by as you come to the end of your romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the Salzkammergut.