Your discovery holiday in Prägraten and on the Großvenediger
Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
Naturally impressive.
A fantastic, unspoilt mountain world is waiting to be discovered. The Nationalpark Hohe Tauern is the largest protected area in the Eastern Alps and impresses with its naturalness. A variety of animal and plant species. Mountain meadows and alpine pastures. Majestic peaks and tranquil mountain lakes. Gushing glacial streams with impressive waterfalls. And at the heart of it all, there lies our village of Prägraten on the Großvenediger, a true insider tip for those seeking peace and quiet and active nature lovers.
Nature watch
Pack your rucksack, put on your hiking boots and head out into the wild nature of the national park. Experience the diverse and unique high mountain landscape accompanied by a national park ranger. They will take you to the most beautiful places, share exciting stories about our flora and fauna and show you the Big Five of the national park. An experience for young and old.
The Ortnerhof advantage: one guided ranger tour is included for our guests in summer and winter.
Wild glaciers
The largest glacier areas in the Eastern Alps are located in the Hohe Tauern. The enormous landscape-shaping power of glaciers is impressive. They once shaped and moulded our valleys. Many summit regions of the Tauern are still covered in snow and ice all year round.
At 3,657 metres, the Großvenediger is the highest mountain in the Venediger group and is known for its breathtaking, wild glacial landscape.
The Ortnerhof hiking tip:
Discover the fascinating “world in eternal ice” on the Innergschlöss glacier trail. A guided national park hike to Schlatenkees.
The Umbal Falls
Experience the impressive power of the element of water up close on Europe’s first water show trail. The circular hiking trail along the thundering waterfalls towards the source of the Isel glacier river is a fantastic experience. It is breath taking to watch the huge masses of water thundering down the valley and the wild river shaping the landscape and rocks.
The Isel
The source river of East Tyrol springs from the Umbalkees and is the longest, free-flowing glacial river in the Alps. Here in the Virgental valley, the Isel shows its wild side: waterfalls, gorges, cataracts and rapids. Beautiful by nature.
Holiday in the national park
Finally escape from everyday life and into nature. Treat yourself to a natural time-out in the middle of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern region. Real, original and authentic. Your “National Park Experience” begins with us at the Hotel Ortnerhof.
We are an official partner of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern East Tyrol because …
… we are at home in the middle of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern region.
… sustainability is part of the company philosophy.
… we live and work with respect for nature and the preservation of our resources.
… we strengthen and value regional identity.
… the preservation of nature through ecological responsibility is important to us.
Kratzer family . Bobojach 4 .
9974 Prägraten am Großvenediger . Austria
+43 664 2795513 . info@ortnerhof.at
