📜 Explore the impressive Kaprun High Mountain Reservoirs, two artificial lakes resembling turquoise fjords amidst Austria's stunning alpine scenery.
🔍 Witness a significant marvel of engineering where mighty dam walls generate electricity, and delve into the fascinating world of glaciers, power plant construction, and electricity generation.
🏞️ Experience a blend of nature and technology at 2,040 meters above sea level
🚶♀️ Take a guided tour inside the impressive dam structures to learn about their history and technology
🌿 Wander the high alpine herb educational trail or the child-friendly Electricity Trail with interactive stations
💡 Visit the free "Erlebniswelt Strom" (Electricity Adventure World) at Mooserboden reservoir
🧗♀️ Challenge yourself on via ferrata routes like Höhenburg or MOBO 107 along the dam wall
👨👩👧👦 Enjoy a family-friendly and educational experience, completely barrier-free and stroller-friendly
☀️ Open daily from end of May/beginning of June until mid-October (weather permitting)
🚌 First ascent by bus/inclined lift at 8:10 am, last ascent at 3:30 pm
🗓️ Dam wall tours run daily from 10:00 am to 3:15 pm every 45 minutes
🎟️ Admission fee includes transfer by bus and Lärchwand inclined lift, and access to the Electricity Adventure World
👨👩👧👦 Family tickets and discounts for Zell am See-Kaprun Summer Card holders are available
🐕 Dogs require a ticket and must be leashed and muzzled in buses (muzzle rental available)
🚫 Direct access by private car or bicycle is not possible to the reservoirs
🅿️ Drive to the Kaprun Reservoirs parking lot at Kesselfallstraße 98
🚌 Transfer to the reservoirs is by bus and the Lärchwand inclined lift, Europe's largest open inclined lift
✅ Free parking is available in the parking garage at the ticket office
♿ The entire excursion destination is completely barrier-free, wheelchair-accessible, and stroller-friendly, including WCs, buses, the inclined lift, and the dam wall path
🚫 Bathing in the glacier water is forbidden due to extreme cold
🚴♀️ Cycling is not allowed on the road to the reservoirs due to narrow tunnels and safety concerns