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Accessible attractions in Tyrol

In the mountains of Tirol, wheelchair users and people with other physical disabilities will find numerous accessible attractions that will delight and amaze them. The following tips will help you find the right holiday and day-trip attraction for culture lovers, families, adventurers and nature lovers.

Experience Tyrol’s natural attractions in an accessible way

Dive straight into nature – get to know it, discover it and experience it. Whether on the water, in the mountains, in the forest or amongst the eternal ice, these activities are also accessible to wheelchair users and people with disabilities.

  • Access via the Verpeilweg, a wide gravel path
  • Path length approx. 250 metres
  • Maximum gradient: 7°
  • Suitable for wheelchair users if an electric wheelchair or Swisstrac is used
  • Swisstrac units are available for hire
  • Views over the Kaunertal valley and numerous mountains over 3,000 metres
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    • PlacePertisau am Achensee
    • Possible in rainy weather
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    • Difficultyeasy
    • Length2.0 km
    • PlaceFliess / Ötztal Alps
  • Wheelchair-accessible walk in the Piller Moor
  • Route via wooden walkways through the raised bog
  • Places of interest along the route: the ‘Gacher Blick’ viewing platform, a natural monument, and the Moor Tower with views across the moor
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    • PlaceTux
  • Accessible Travel mountain journey on the world’s highest double-cable gondola lift
  • Accessible Travel: doors, lifts and toilets are designed to meet accessibility requirements
  • Official training venue for numerous para-athletes
  • Panoramic terrace: accessible to all, with views of the Großglockner, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze
  • Accessible Travel: Tuxer Fernerhaus (2,660 m), Sommerbergalm (2,100 m)
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    • PlaceReutte
  • Accessible Travel inclined lifts: the Ehrenberg Liner and Top-Liner
  • The visitor centre, the Ehrenberg Arena, the Klause playground, and the ‘Salzstadl’ and Gasthof Klause restaurants are all accessible
  • Wheelchair-accessible themed trail
  • Highline 179 and Dragonfly
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Accessible Travel tips for families

There’s something for every kind of explorer. Tirol also offers accessible adventure and water parks, as well as a mountain dairy with tasting stations for young and old alike. 

    • Opening hoursOpen today
    • PlaceSöll
  • Accessible Summer Mountain Lifts: journey from Söll to Hexenwasser
  • Water adventure park for children
  • “Zeitreise Hochsöll” offers insights into traditional crafts and traditions: making cheese, baking bread, extracting honey, rolling wax
  • Discount for people with disabilities: 75 per cent off the admission price
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    • PlaceMayrhofen
  • A fully accessible show dairy
  • Guided tours or self-guided visits available
  • An insight into the production of cheese, butter and yoghurt
  • Tasting at 8 stations featuring milk and various types of yoghurt
  • For children: accompanied by ‘Zilli’, the hay milk cow, and her mountain farmer
  • Other offers: a working farm with a playground
  • Wheelchair-accessible ‘Sennereiküche’ restaurant
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    • PlaceWaidring
  • Wheelchair- and pushchair-friendly gondola from Waidring to the Steinplatte
  • Wheelchair-accessible viewing platform at 1,600 metres above sea level
  • Other accessible travel offers: Information Centre and discovery trail
  • Discovery trail featuring a stalactite cave
  • Triassic Park: fascinating facts about the Earth’s development since the Permian period
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  • A pool lift allows direct access to the water
  • Reception, restaurants and public lounge areas are at ground level and accessible without steps
  • People with disabilities receive a 20% discount on a Day Ticket for the thermal baths
  • Accessible suites and spacious, wheelchair-accessible rooms at the AQUA DOME Hotel
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    • PlaceReutte
  • Height: 114.6 metres
  • Bridge distance: 406 metres – the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge
  • Wheelchair accessible (two wheelchairs cannot pass each other)
  • Assistance is required on the east side due to the steep gradient
  • Dragonfly and Schlosskopf Fortress
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Museums with accessible facilities

The museums showcase Tyrolean history, art, crafts and much more – ideal for anyone wishing to learn more about the history of Tirol. The museums are accessible to people with disabilities to varying degrees and offer aids and Tours to assist visitors.

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    • PlaceJenbach
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible Travel entrance
  • Accessible travel reception
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
  • for people with visual impairments
  • in Easy or Simple language
  • Special guided tours & offers
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    • PlaceRattenberg
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible Travel reception
  • in Easy Language or Plain Language
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    • PlaceInnsbruck
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible website
  • Accessible Travel entrance
  • Accessible travel reception
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
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    • PlaceWeerberg
  • Accessible website
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • for people with dementia
  • for people with visual impairments
  • Special tours & offers
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    • PlaceSchwaz
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
  • for people with hearing impairments / in Austrian Sign Language
  • in Easy or Simple language
  • Special guided tours & offers
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    • PlaceInnsbruck
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible Travel entrance
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
  • for people with dementia
  • for people with hearing impairments / in ÖGS
  • for people with visual impairments
  • in Easy or Simplified language
  • Induction loop
  • Special guided tours & offers
  • Tactile guidance aids
  • Walker/wheelchair hire
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    • PlaceLängenfeld
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible Travel entrance
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
  • for people with dementia
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    • PlaceSchwaz
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible entrance
  • Accessible Travel reception
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
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    • PlaceInnsbruck
  • Audio guides, apps, multimedia, listening stations
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible website
  • Accessible Travel reception
  • Assistance dogs permitted
  • Concessionary admission
  • in Easy or Simple language
  • Induction loop system
  • Special tours and offers
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    • PlaceWattens
  • Cabinets of Curiosities accessible to wheelchair users
  • Accessible Travel electric shuttle bus
  • Wheelchairs available for hire on site
  • The park is accessible to wheelchair users, pushchairs and walking frames
  • The Alpine Garden is not fully suitable for wheelchair users due to a few steep sections
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