Nature’s Ice Palace at the Hintertux Glacier is an ice cave which is accessible all year round
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The mighty Hintertux Glacier offers not only the highest located show cave of Europe, the Spannagel Cave, but also an accessible crevasse. The Glacier Bus 3, a cable car, takes you from the village of Tux to the mountain station at 3,250 m a.s.l. Just a few minutes away there's Nature's Ice Palace (Natur Eis Palast) with its glacial lake and the frozen waterfalls.
The ice cave is open all year round, and features a constant temperature of 0 degrees C, making it accessible with ski boots in winter as well as with warm clothing and sturdy shoes in summer. Several tours are on offer: the base tour with boat trip, an exclusive photo tour, stand up paddling on the glacial lake and ice swimming, a kayaking session and ice climbing.
New in the Nature's Ice Palace is the Excursion Deep Horizon to see the glacier from below, and the Scientific Tour with the discoverer of Nature's Ice Palace, Roman Erler. Have fun!
Contact info
- Gefrorene Wand mountain station (3,250 m a.s.l.) - 6294 - Hintertux
- Guided tours or visits upon reservation.
- +43 676 307 0000
- info@natursport.at
Opening times
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Admission
Extended Tour (every hour from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm):
€ 39.00 adults
€ 39.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 15.00 children (up to 14 years)
no reservation needed, from 6 years on
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panoramic ticket "Fascination Ice" - Glacier Cable Car:
€ 51.00 adults
€ 51.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 31.00 children and young people (10-15 years)
free for children under 10 years
panoramic ticket "Fascination Ice" - from 11.45 am:
€ 42.50 adults
€ 42.50 young people (16-18 years)
€ 24.50 children and young people (10-15 years)
More information
Sturdy shoes and adequate clothing are needed for a visit to Nature's Ice Palace - the temperature inside is a constant 0 degrees C. Dogs are not allowed.
Special tours and challenges (Scientific Tour, Standup Paddleboarding, Ice Swimming, Kayak Tour, Photo Session, Couple / Family Adventure Tour) on reservation, fees on request. The guides speak English, German, Czech, Polish and Croatian.
Nature's Ice Palace stays open every day, all year round, and is accessible for children from 6 years on. The Hintertux Glacier Cable Car operates every day, all year round, from 8 am.
