Trans Tyrol - Garmisch to Innsbruck

What's Included

• Accommodation
  4 nights mountain hotels

• 6 breakfasts - continental breakfasts are served and usually consist of breads, jams, meats, cheeses, coffee, tea and juices.

• Luggage transfer (except to the mountain huts on days 3 & 5 - carry your overnight needs on these days)

• 3 nights accommodation in 3-4 star mountain hotels, 1 night B&B & 2 nights in mountain cabins or huts (dorm rooms with up to 12 people in bunks, usually less)

• Cable car Garmisch-Partenkirchen on day 2

• Information pack including route notes and maps per room

• Transfer in Karwendel Valley on day 5

• 7 day service hotline

• Luggage transfer,1 piece maximum 20kg, supplement applies for excess (except to the mountain huts on days 3 & 5 - carry your overnight needs on these days)

• Emergency hotline

What's Not Included

• Travel to Garmisch Partenkirchen and from Innsbruck

• Entrance fees into gorges (reduced fees available with local card)

• lunch and dinner daily, drinks - can be purchased at the accommodation

• Luggage transfers to and from mountain huts - you need to carry your overnight requirements in your day pack on days 3 & 5

• Tour guide – this is a self guided trip. For a supplement you can join a guided departure

• Hut sleeping pack: mandatory is a lightweight cotton/silk sleeping bag liner (blankets are available in the huts)

• Cable car Nordkette Innsbruck - allow EUR20-25pp

• Items of a personal nature including laundry, phone calls etc

• Local city tax

• Meals not listed as included, drinks

• Travel insurance - mandatory

• Guide – this is a self guided trip. For a supplement you can join a guided departure

• Entrance fees into gorges

• Transfers not listed included

• Transfers by taxi or public transport if you need to skip a stage

• Items of a personal nature

• Excess luggage

Grading

CHALLENGING – GRADE 5
Anyone undertaking a challenging trip should be aware of the physical and mental demands involved. This trip is designed for experienced walkers who are seeking a challenge. No previous climbing experience is required to undertake this trip. An above average level of fitness is required as days can involve up to 7.5 hours of strenuous exercise in rugged terrain. You need to be sure footed and have a head for heights as there are some steep drops close to the paths. Weather conditions may be harsh at times (even in summer), and you will need to be comfortable walking in such conditions. We suggest up to one hour of strenuous exercise 3-4 times a week. The best exercise for trekking is long bushwalks/hill walks involving relatively steep ascents and descents.

Accommodation

4 nights mountain hotels
Accommodation is in a combination of 3 star mountain hotels (Garmisch, Scharnitz and Innsbruck, on a halfboard basis) which are comfortable with en-suite, and mountain huts/cabins. The mountain huts are surprisingly comfortable, generally with excellent mountain views, hearty cuisine and a warm and engaging atmosphere. In the mountain huts you will generally have 2 to 4 hikers per room and bathrooms are shared. Mountain huts are on a bed & breakfast basis. Dinners can be taken in the hotel / hut dining room or nearby restaurants. Lunch is not included. You can purchase picnic supplies in the towns or purchase a lunch from accommodation providers the night before. It is always good to have snacks with you particularly when you are staying in the huts where supplies are limited.

What You Carry

The walks are fully supported* so you only need to carry a daypack with your daily requirements including wet weather gear, lunch supplies, water bottle, warm top, phone etc. * Except on days 3 & 5 where you need to carry your overnight requirements.