Nature Ice Palace: A fascinating adventure in the eternal ice
The Natural Ice Palace on Hintertux Glacier is a unique natural wonder that lies deep inside the glacier and offers visitors a fascinating insight into the world of eternal ice. This underground ice world is accessible all year round and offers a breathtaking backdrop of glittering ice crystals, frozen waterfalls and deep ice caves. Whether in summer or winter - a visit to the Natural Ice Palace is an unforgettable experience for young and old.
Short info:
- What is the Nature Ice Palace? It is a walkable crevasse with magical ice stalactites, giant sparkling ice crystals, frozen waterfalls and even a glacial lake.
- Where is it: Hintertux Glacier, Tyrol
- Accessibility: With the glacier cable car to the mountain station, from there guided tours
- Highlights: Ice caves, frozen waterfalls, boat trip on an underground glacial lake
- Popular activities: Glacier hikes, ice cave tours, photography
- opening hours Open all year round. For children aged 6 and over, daily without prior registration from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (hourly).
- Admission: prices (excl. cable car ticket): Adults: € 39, Children (6-14 years and accompanied): € 15. The entrance fee includes the ascent and descent with glacier bus 1, 2 and 3 not included!
Unique ice world under the glacier
The Natural Ice Palace offers visitors the unique opportunity to explore the inner workings of a glacier. The fascinating ice caves were formed by natural processes over thousands of years. Visitors can delve deep into the interior of the glacier on guided tours and marvel at the different layers of ice up close.
The tour through the Natural Ice Palace takes you through impressive ice chambers, past glittering ice crystals and bizarre ice formations. An absolute highlight is the frozen waterfall, which offers an almost fairytale setting. The palace is open all year round, so you can explore the eternal ice even in summer.
By the way, you can't get lost because the path is narrow and only goes in one direction. In the Natural Ice Palace, 365 days a constant temperature of 0° degreesYou should definitely wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes, preferably hiking boots or ski boots. Otherwise you might end up like other visitors we saw: because they didn't have sturdy shoes, they had to slide on their bottoms to get to the entrance of the cave.
A boat trip on the glacier lake
Another highlight of the Natural Ice Palace is the opportunity to boat trip on an underground glacial lake This crystal clear lake lies deep inside the glacier and offers a magical atmosphere. The quiet ride on the frozen water underlines the mysterious atmosphere of this place and is an experience you will not soon forget.
experience for the whole family
The Natural Ice Palace is an exciting adventure for both adults and children. The tours are designed to be family-friendly and offer a safe way to explore the world of ice. For anyone who wants to learn more about glaciers and the formation of this fascinating ice world, the guided tours are ideal as they provide exciting facts and background information.
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