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Ötztal: Rafting at Imster Canyon for Beginners

1. Ötztal: Rafting at Imster Canyon for Beginners

Embark on a whitewater rafting adventure for beginners in the picturesque Ötztal. Paddle through the rapids in Imster Canyon and feel the thrill of fighting through the big waves. After changing into your whitewater equipment, go by minibus or taxi to the starting point. Listen to a detailed safety talk from your guide before getting into specialized rafting boats and setting off. Enjoy the calm stream and the swimming areas before the canyon turns into a rushing whitewater river. Fight through the waves as a team as your guides snap photos of your experience with waterproof cameras. At the end of the tour, toast to a successful day of rafting with a drink before heading back to the rafting base. Unwind with hot showers, spacious changing rooms, and an outdoor swimming area.

Imster Schlucht: White-Water Rafting in the Tyrolean Alps

2. Imster Schlucht: White-Water Rafting in the Tyrolean Alps

Discover the beauty of Tyrol and take on the Imster Schlucht, a stretch of river practically made for rafting with spectacular rapids and views. Enjoy the natural beauty along the gorge of the Inn and famous waves with names like "Memminger Walze", "Oetzschlag", and "Chaos." Meet the group at the outdoor center and grab your high-quality rafting equipment. You will then take a transfer service to the starting point in Imst. The tour takes about 2.5-3.5 hours and covers approximately 14 kilometers. If it's your first time rafting, don't worry. Pick the beginner's option and your experienced guide will show you the ropes. You can also pick the family option to have a fun group activity with your kids. After the tour, try some delicious Tyrolean dishes at the outdoor center and join the team for a celebratory drink.

Ötztal: Via Ferrata Climbing at Stuibenfall with Swimming

3. Ötztal: Via Ferrata Climbing at Stuibenfall with Swimming

Take on a picturesque but not too difficult climbing route underneath the imposing Stuibenfall. Climb this well laid out route with many brackets, then celebrate completing it with a schnapps, a shower and a swim. Meet at the base, and hop in a minibus for your transfer to the via ferrata. Receive a detailed safety briefing before starting your adventure. Your guide will be equipped with a camera to photograph you as you go. Climb over steel rope bridges and cross a waterfall. Take in the scenery and feel the adrenaline as you climb on a 220 meter high rock face. Feel good knowing the route is well laid out, and features many brackets to help you on your climb. After completing the route, pose for a photo by your guide before heading back to the bus. Once back at base, enjoy a well-deserved schnapps and a hot shower, and relax with free entry to the outdoor swimming pool.

Ötztal: Action Whitewater Rafting at Imster Canyon

4. Ötztal: Action Whitewater Rafting at Imster Canyon

Embark on a whitewater rafting adventure in the picturesque Ötztal. Paddle through the rapids in Imster Canyon and feel the thrill of fighting through the big waves. Change into your whitewater equipment and go by minibus or taxi to launching point. Listen to a detailed safety talk from your guide before boarding your specialized smaller rafting boat and setting off. Enjoy the calm stream and some swimming areas at the start and watch as the canyon turns into a rushing whitewater river. Fight through the waves as a team as your guides snap photos of your experience with waterproof cameras. At the end of the tour, toast to a successful day of rafting with a drink before heading back to the rafting base. Unwind with hot showers, spacious changing rooms, and an outdoor swimming area.

Ötztal: Beginners Canyoning Experience

5. Ötztal: Beginners Canyoning Experience

Meet your guide at the meeting point, then take a transfer to the start of your tour, where you will scramble over rock and stone to the first waterfall. Feel the sense of adventure as the gorge gets narrower and steeper. Your guide will be rappeling with you every step of the way. On your way, you will be captivated by the beauty of the gorges. Take in the breathtaking mountains that are flanked by crystal-clear, sparkling waterfalls. Hang on to the rope and feel safe, even as you descend the falls and see the water drop over the rock. Take on numerous abseiling challenges and epic rock slides. If you have done high-level canyoning before, pick the expert option to explore Auerklamm and get a first glimpse into extreme canyoning. If you're still a beginner or you have experience but want to gain more confidence, you can pick the option that suits you.

Ötztal: Via Ferrata Climbing Tour at Lehner Waterfall

6. Ötztal: Via Ferrata Climbing Tour at Lehner Waterfall

With minibuses you will go to the entrance of the via ferrata. During a detailed safety talk, the guide shows and explains to the participants the correct behavior in the via ferrata. The perfectly designed via ferrata offers everything that makes a versatile via ferrata for beginners as well as for advanced climbers. Right at the start there is a 40m high vertical rock face that has to be overcome. But don't worry, with the right technique learned from our guide, it can be done by anyone. From here the wall recedes and it goes over exposed rock slabs up to the waterfall. Of course, your guide has our photo camera to capture the best moments of you on pictures. After 2/3 of the tour you can decide on the spot whether to continue climbing the normal course, or choose the more challenging way over the overhang to the exit of the via ferrata tour. From there it goes over a beautifully laid out hiking trail back to our minibuses with which we drive back to the base. Once there, you will be offered a schnapps and hot showers with spacious changing rooms, as well as our outdoor swimming pool with free admission.

Ötztal: Obere Auerklamm Canyoning Tour for Beginners

7. Ötztal: Obere Auerklamm Canyoning Tour for Beginners

After the warm welcome, get dressed in our high quality canyoning equipment. Afterwards the group will drive to the entrance in our minibuses. At the entrance of the canyon the certified canyoning guide shows the participants the right behavior in the canyon during a detailed safety talk. Next to a weir the canyon leads us to an incline which is secured by a fixed hand rope and can be easily climbed down. Following the water course, you will continue through impassable terrain until we reach a 5-meter-high rappelling point where the guide explains the correct rappelling technique. Now the gorge becomes narrower and the sound of the waterfalls resounds through the gorge. Again over a 3m long hand rope you will come to the infamous Devil's Hole, where you will be abseiled down again through a narrow passage. From now on a 9m high abseil and a short swim separates us from the first 3m high jump (jumping and sliding is not a must - every place can be abseiled). Further on the gorge leads us short on each other to a slide 5m, jump 2m, 9m long slide and several long winding water pools. Now you will come to the highlight of this tour, a 15-meter high-speed slide carved out of the rock by water over thousands of years. Pure experience and action. After a short break and recovered from the adrenaline kick you will go over a short swimming stretch to the last 6 meter high drop where you have the free choice to slide or jump before you will leave the gorge leading over a steel cable and return on foot about 10 minutes to our base station. Once there, you will be served a schnapps and hot showers with spacious changing rooms, as well as our outdoor swimming pool with free admission.

Ötztal: Advanced Canyoning at Auerklamm

8. Ötztal: Advanced Canyoning at Auerklamm

After the warm welcome, you will get dressed with our high quality canyoning equipment. Afterwards the group drives with minibuses to the entrance of the canyon. During a detailed safety talk, the state-certified canyoning guide shows and explains to the participants the correct behavior in the canyon. Of course there will be a waterproof camera with us on this tour to capture the best moments of the tour. You will climb over a via ferrata into the stream bed of probably the most beautiful gorge in Europe - the Auerklamm. At the foot of the via ferrata, a tremendous sight of the falling 30-meter-high waterfall opens up to us. Guided by a steel cable, you will come to an 8-meter-high water slide naturally ground out by the water in the rock. Pure experience". You will continue following the water to a 3 meter long hand rope to negotiate, then you will meet a 12 meter high abseil. You will continue over rough terrain to a 12 meter high water slide. After a short descent you will come to the well-known 10m jump - STOP - safety first for us - no one has to jump as at any other point of the gorge can be simply abseiled here. The jump behind you, the guide says "feet up" and you will overcome the next 7-meter-high incline by sliding. Over a hand rope and a rappel you will come to the last 2 meter high jump into the last emerald green water basin from where you will walk about 5 minutes back to our base station. Once there, you will have a schnapps and hot showers with spacious changing rooms, as well as a outdoor swimming pool with free admission.

Ötztal: Imster Canyon Rafting Trip with Lunch

9. Ötztal: Imster Canyon Rafting Trip with Lunch

Take a guided rafting trip in the Tyrolean Alps, with a stop for lunch cooked on an open fire. Admire the scenery of the Imster Canyon and enjoy a day of adventure. Meet at the local partner’s base to collect your equipment and get changed. From there, you’ll drive to the start point of the rafting tour. After a safety briefing, head on to the river to begin your experience. Cruise down the Imster canyon and watch your surrounding change from a calm stream into a white-water river. Splash over rapids and paddle with your team to master the waves. Your guide will capture the trip with a waterproof camera. Stop on a sandy beach alongside the Inn River, where you’ll prepare lunch on a campfire. Enjoy your meal and relax with a drink, before getting back on the water. At the end of the trip, drive back to the base station where you can take a dip in the outdoor swimming pool or have a hot shower.

Ötztal: Advanced Rafting on Ötztaler Ache

10. Ötztal: Advanced Rafting on Ötztaler Ache

Join an advanced rafting tour that will take you through the heart of the scenic Tyrolean Alps. Your guides have waterproof cameras that will allow them to capture the experience. Work together with your team to conquer the rapids and afterward enjoy a toast before heading back to the base camp. Begin with a welcome and introduction to the modern white water rafting equipment before you transfer to the start of the rafting route. After a detailed safety talk, your adventure will commence.  Make your way through the high waves near the Piburger Bridge, the narrow passages of the forest gorge, further past the Sautner Roller, and up to the Weir Plant, where can take a well-deserved break. Next up is a key part of the route, the Boa Constructa. In order to get through this section, the whole team will need to do their part. Everyone will realize what the expression "we are all in the same boat" truly means. Once this section of the river is mastered, you'll have conquered Ötzaler Ache as a group. From here on swimming and jumping into the water is allowed again. Make a toast to your efforts at the end before you transfer back to the base camp. Once there, hot showers, changing rooms, and an outdoor swimming pool are all free for you to use.

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What people are saying about Ötztal

Unforgettable tour! I would recommend everyone to book this tour. She has been the highlight of our trip so far. Special thanks to our tour guides - most of all to Milena. She was the best of them all. The tour was exciting, funny, there was a great atmosphere, it was varied, informative and I felt safe at all times. We also had a lot of fun in the group. I was unsure when booking because I read that it wasn't that adventurous. I can only disagree. Of course, the tour always depends on the water level - but the guides can't do anything about that. I would book them again every year. THANK YOU for this great day!

Beautiful experience, quite adventurous but still suitable for beginners. Also very nice swimming in the river and helpful and friendly guides.

so lovely! James was a great Host, the winerys were magnificent and the wines were awesome!

The staff was very nice and everything was well organized and we had a lot of fun!

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