We're a family of 4 - 2 adults and 2 older teens. We like history over art museums and a hidden waterfall or gorge over a commercial adventure center. We have 7 full days plus arrival/departure days are are thinking to do a triangle of sorts: Munich to Hall to Salzburg to Munich. We'd arrive shortly before Octoberfest in Munich and wish to avoid the throngs.
We're thinking to rent a car after a wander of Munich for couple days and head south to explore, returning to Munich only to catch the flight. We're happy in budget to midrange lodging, often staying in hostels or guesthouses over chain hotels. I wonder if we can get away with just a couple locations and day trips.
Is Dachau the only camp in the area to visit? I thought I'd seen a less touristy camp/museum SE of Munich in my earlier exploration but now I am not re-finding it.
We have ideas to possibly see sites like Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Highline179 and Neuschwanstein, Höllentalklamm, Herrenchiemsee, Leutasch-Klamm Wasserfallsteig, Obersee, Eisriesenwelt, Mozart Museum. Mix in some rococo and Baroque churches, maybe an opera or concert. Yes, we are dreaming of a lot in our 7 days!
The teens would love to cliff jump a couple meters if there's a nearby lake/river to accommodate.
Can we travel without reservations in this region in mid September and just find our way or should we schedule ourselves a bit more? Any ideas or hidden places to see, eat, sleep that fits with our sense of adventure and exploration?
-SuperJane and the family
