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3 1/2 Days outside Salzburg Itinerary

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In September/October, our group of four 55+ seniors are staying 30 min south of Salzburg in Golling an der Salzbach for 3 1/2 days after spending a few days in Munich. While in Munich, we're doing Oktoberfest, Dachau, Augsburg, and Neuschwanstein. I would love to hear what Austria forum members think of this Salzburg-area itinerary. PS: We have our own car and a Sound of Music Tour is out of the question. Thank you in advance.

Day 1: Arrive at hotel at 1PM. Drive 30 min to Berchtesgaden and tour the salt mines and the town.
Day 2: Full day: Train to Salzburg to tour the Hohensalzburg Castle and Old Town.
Day 3: Full day: Back to Berchtesgaden for Eagles Nest, Documentation Center and SS Bunkers.
Day 4: Full day: Hallstatt and Gosausee

I'm unsure of spending 1 1/2 days in Berchtesgaden, but many on the forum suggest spending time there. Thanks all for your suggestions.

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My preference for the Berchtesgaden area would be the boat on the Königssee & St. Bartholomä in Nationalpark Berchtesgaden and the new Jennerbahn. This could be done in one day unless you hike for a distance and both use the same parking place. You could probably squeeze in Berchtesgaden time allowing. The weather would play into this too, as poor weather would discourage Königssee & St. Bartholomä and the Jenner. With bad weather spend the time underground...
https://www.koenigssee.com/koenigssee-bartholomae.htm
https://www.jennerbahn.de/

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the itinerary looks OK
given that it appears that you are definitely staying in Golling then spending time in the berchtesgaden area is a very good option.
as my feeling is there is more to see near berchtesgaden

driving around in the general area is not a problem. catching a train into salzburg ( or using the good park and ride- near salzburg) is a good option as parking in the middle of salzburg is not great, but possible.
have you considered visiting the hohenwerfen castle
https://www.salzburg-burgen.at/de/burg-hohenwerfen/
lake konigssee
https://www.uncommon-travel-germany.com/konigssee.html

with a car you could also visit

lake hintersee
https://www.berchtesgaden.de/en/come-view/nature-wonders/hintersee-lake-and-ramsau
last year while staying in ramsau we caught a bus from hintersee up into the national park and hiked back down to the lake, beautiful scenery and no crowds
also with a car you could drive the rossfeld road
http://www.rossfeldpanoramastrasse.de/en/
or visit the therme
https://www.watzmann-therme.de/
for a swim in the salt- really good.
the list just goes on.
(we are 55+)
hope this helps.

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Day 4: Full day: Hallstatt and Gosausee

Maybe you should consider visiting Lake Altaussee (Altausseer See), called "The Alp's Inkpot" because of its dark blue color.

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