Hiking days over the November sea
17.11.2024 - 22.11.2024
Welcome ABOVE the sea of fog!
Breathtaking hiking routes await you at a breathtaking 950 metres above sea level, led by our AVIVA guide. Up here you can enjoy nature to the full and make new friends at the same time.
The altitude above the sea of fog not only offers you a fantastic view, but also a unique hiking experience. The clear, fresh air and the silence of the mountains give you unrivalled peace and quiet while you experience nature in all its splendour.
Our experienced AVIVA guides will lead you safely through the most beautiful routes in the region. Whether you are an experienced hiker or a beginner, we will adapt the tours to your ability so that you can get the most out of your adventure.
As you explore the trails, you will not only admire the majestic scenery, but also have the opportunity to make new friends. Hiking together creates a special bond between participants, and you’ll have the chance to socialise with like-minded people and share common experiences.
Don’t forget to take your camera with you, because the views over the sea of fog are a true photographer’s paradise. Capture the unforgettable moments as we hike through forests and across lush alpine meadows.
Lace up your hiking boots, get ready for an unforgettable adventure above the sea of fog and let’s explore the beauty of nature together. We look forward to accompanying you on our guided hikes and experiencing the magic of this unique place together.
Who else is joining us?
Just ask in the AVIVA make friends community who is taking part, get to know each other in advance and arrange to travel together 🙂
The AVIVA inclusive services
- Overnight stay in a modern, south-facing multi-view room with a view of the Alps
- Free use of the AVIVA spa area & activity programme also on arrival & departure day
- Rich breakfast buffet with regional food from 7.30 am to 10.30 am (until 11.00 am at weekends)
- AVIVA Sweet & Sour Snack also on the day of arrival & departure with soups, various salads, hot snacks, cakes and tarts, coffee and fruit from 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm in the restaurant and on the hotel terrace in warm weather
- All-day fruit bar in the lobby and wellness area
- 6-course AVIVA make friends dinner with 3 different main courses to choose from, an extensive salad buffet and a cheese bar, as well as a weekly barbecue buffet with Austrian specialities at large communication tables with other guests.
- Various culinary highlights such as BBQ, street food, Mühlviertler Alm dinner, etc. at the themed events.
- Intolerances can be catered for by prior arrangement.
- Mainly regional food with a maximum transport distance of 50km
- Free use of the wellness & spa area on 2,000 m² on the day of arrival & departure: indoor pool, sauna area with earth sauna, Finnish sauna, soft sauna, infrared cabin, caldarium, relaxation room, tea, juice and fruit bar, as well as solarium (for a fee)
- Sauna infusions and steam bath peelings several times a week in the Finnish sauna, earth sauna
- Bathing bag with bathrobe, sauna towels and bath towels
- Modern fitness centre with Technogym equipment, including BodyCoach vibro, treadmill, spinning bike, ergometer and strength equipment
- bright vitality room equipped with various stretching, strengthening and fascia training machines
- Large wellness garden with loungers, swimming pond, outdoor whirlpool, relaxation and communication islands, beach volleyball court and table tennis table
- Get-together several times a week in the hotel’s various outlets
- Daily (except Sunday) varied indoor & outdoor sports programme, accompanied by a professional fitness trainer
- Use of the hotel’s own Nordic walking poles, mountain bikes (in summer) and cross-country skis, snowshoes and ice stock for the hotel’s own ice stock rink (in winter), as well as the option to hire modern e-bikes for a fee (subject to availability, please reserve in advance)
- Opportunity to take part in beer brewing and the brewery tour
- Dance club for partying with DJ from Thursday to Saturday
- Rustic alpine feeling on the AVIVA Alm on Tuesday and Thursday
- Broadband WLAN internet connection throughout the hotel, table football and darts
- free monitored car park directly in front of the hotel with 6 e-charging stations – 22kw/h with type 2 plug
- Low-cost shuttle 3 times a week – further details
- free carpooling platform for coordinating your own holiday arrival and departure with other guests – more details
- free participation in the AVIVA make friends online community – an online platform to stay in contact with other guests or to get to know them
- free participation in the AVIVA online guestbook – an online platform to see who else is staying at the hotel during your stay
- Extensive sustainability and energy-saving measures – further details
- a variety of measures for professional working conditions for around 80 employees
| 6 days / 5 nights for you (1 person) |
6 days / 5 nights for friends (2 persons) |
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| AVIVA “MehrBlick”-room | from 712,- | from 592,- |
| AVIVA Sky on the 4th & 5th floor | from 792,- | from 672,- |
| AVIVA Suite 50m² | from 912,- | from 792,- |
- The daily updated prices can be found in the AVIVA online booking tool. Our tip: the earlier you book, the cheaper the price. Please note the early booking promotions and specials in the AVIVA newsletter.
- The price for you is valid for single occupancy, for friends for double occupancy per person.
- All prices are per person and stay and include the programme listed and all hotel inclusive services.
- The prices quoted are inclusive of VAT, plus the statutory local tax of 3.50 and a service charge of 3.50 per person per night.
- The AVIVA reservations team will be happy to answer your questions daily from 7 am to 8 pm.
Monday
- 11.00 – approx. 14.00 Forest idyll trail
- Hike along the Waldidylleweg – past a stone circle of shamanic women.
- Wonderful circular route. (Approx. 9 km, 150 metres in altitude, duration: 3 hours)
Tuesday
- 10:00 – approx. 14:00 Hike along the stone mill and the large mill.
- Travel with the AVIVA shuttle to Haslach. From there along the Steinerne Mühl. Across the Mühlviertel over a hill towards the Große Mühl. Along the Große Mühl back to Haslach. (Approx. 15 km, 400 metres in altitude, duration: 4 hours)
Wednesday
- 10.30 – approx. 15.30 Hike to Helfenberg Castle
- Above the rooftops of Helfenberg lies the castle of the same name, which is owned by the Revertera family. First documented in 1224 in the writings of Hohenfurth Abbey, it can truly call itself a Helfenberg original. If you walk along the Granite Pilgrimage Trail, you will pass Helfenberg Castle and can experience the outer garden with its beautifully pruned yew avenue. The trees were planted around 1900 by Countess Olimpia Revertera, the great-grandmother of the current owner Dominik Revertera. Mighty cypresses, thujas, beeches, old rhododendrons and magnolias can also be found in the castle garden, as well as the fountain from 1625 by master stonemason Hans Getzinger from Haslach.
- (Approx. 13 km, approx. 450 metres uphill)
- Nature of the route: hilly over forest and meadow paths
- approx. 15 min break in the castle garden (take drinks and fruit with you)
Thursday
- 13.00 -14.30 Hike through the Mühlviertel & the Bohemian Forest
