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• London: You’ll need Essential Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)From?January 8, 2025, UK law means that if you’re entering/transiting through border control in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland you’ll need an?Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)?before you travel. Confused? Don’t be – just read on here.
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Yup! You’ll have a Trip Manager to keep you on piste at all times. Plus, there’s an on-site Winter Team at Hopfgarten who can also give you all the info you need about the local village, things to do and recommendations for great local eateries too. (And you’ll also be introduced to your Contiki fam through them!)
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Your lift pass and equipment hire can be arranged on arrival. Wanna know how much to budget? Check out our page about ski extras.?
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: When you get to Worgl Train Station, walk out the front and look for one of our Contiki Team – they will be on a classic Contiki Coach or a white van. The shuttles depart at 10:30am & 2:30pm – and luckily, you don’t need to pre book.?
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Taking the coach from London is a super cost-effective way to get to the snowy slopes of Hopfgarten. Your journey will depart the Royal National Hotel in London in the early evening, and after an overnight ride, you’ll arrive in Hopfgarten at around 3pm the next day. At the end of your trip, you’ll depart from Hopfgarten in the early hours of the morning – anywhere between 2:30am – 4:30am (this depends on the ferry bookings). Oh and don’t worry, we’ve got your hunger pangs sorted with a wholesome packed breakfast for your journey! You’ll arrive in London at approximately 10:30pm. So you can plan some accommodation with the reservations team, or plan your travel ahead accordingly.? 
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Good news! We offer free daily shuttles to and from Haus Schoneck from 8am-10am (every ½ hour) and returning from 3pm-6pm (every ½ hour).
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: At Haus Schoneck, you’re welcome to pay by cash or card. But we highly recommend that you get some cash for the local restaurants. The Gasthofs on the mountain only accept cash sometimes. Forgot to bring cash? Don’t worry. There are 3 ATMs in the Hopfgarten.?
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: The Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental is one of Europe’s largest interconnected ski resorts. We’re talking over 270 kms of ski runs, 70 lifts & cable cars and 80 mountain huts. So, what’s the ski area like, you ask? Pretty darn awesome, we’d say.? 
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Yep! We highly recommend taking lessons, so you learn the right techniques and information (and can enjoy skiing the way you’re supposed to!). Group lessons start on a Sunday and can be booked for up to 3 days.Familiar with skiing but want a refresher? You can join intermediate and advanced lessons. You can take private lessons upon request too. We’ve been working with our local ski school for over 15 years. So you can only imagine how many of our travellers have taken lessons with them! If you’re on a Weekender trip, you might not be able to book a group lesson. But you’re always welcome to book a private one if you like.
• London: You’ll stay in a Twin share room (meaning you’ll be paired with a fellow traveller of the same gender, and will have two separate beds). If you’re booking your trip with a friend/travel companion – just let us know, so we can join your bookings and ensure you share a room. Need a lil’ more privacy? You’re welcome to opt for a single supplement if you like.
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Yes, of course! You can sign up for the Half Board option – which includes 2 courses of hearty home-cooked food, available for 10 nights. On the other nights of your stay, you’ll have the opportunity to explore local restaurants since the kitchen is closed. You can make the payment for that in the resort.?

• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Join us in the cute lil Austrian Tyrol village of Hopfgarten, where you’ll find Haus Schoneck by Contiki. Next to one of the world’s largest ski regions, this traditional property has had a fresh facelift with all the modcons. We’re talking on-site sauna, Schnapps bar, communal lounge area, a shuttle to the main gondola. Hungry after a day on the slopes? Chow down on some warming locally sourced meals in our dining room.
• Salzburg: Fill up your Insta feed with pics of this fairytale city. Complete with mountain views, hilltop castle and ‘chocolate-box’ buildings. 
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Once a week we’re inviting you to grab your skis, wrap up warm and follow a local guide around the mountain.  
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Woo hoo! Here’s your official invite to a themed party at our exclusive Bar Schoneck. 
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Perfect way to warm up after a long day of skiing? Lounging in a sauna, of course! And guess what? You’ll have access to our very own sauna (open 4-9 PM) in the hostel. Yeeees! 

Choose the Half Board option for ten nights of two-course, home-cooked Tyrolean dishes served in the Haus Schoneck dining room. Warm up with goulash soup, savor Tiroler Grostl or cheese knodel, and finish with a slice of Apfelstrudel.

This convenient plan keeps you close to the bar and lounge on busy evenings and taps into local, hearty flavors after long ski days. The package is at an additional cost, bookable on tour and payable in resort.

Clip in and follow a local guide around the mountain to get your bearings in SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser–Brixental. Cruise confidence-building pistes from Hopfgarten, identify key meeting spots, and scope the best connections toward the Hohe Salve—all tailored to your ability and the day’s conditions.

Discover why this is one of Europe’s largest interconnected ski regions, spanning 270 km of runs, 70 lifts, and over 80 rustic Almhutten. Pick up safety reminders, find sunlit terraces for midday breaks, and hear where to link playful reds through Soll and Brixen im Thale.

Settle in and meet your Trip Manager and on-site Winter Team at Haus Schoneck. Get the lowdown on resort logistics—gondola access, free daily shuttles, après options—and how to arrange lift pass and equipment hire on arrival so you can hit first lifts with zero fuss.

Benefit from a concise safety and etiquette overview for Alpine pistes: reading mountain weather, staying on marked trails, and sharing space at Almhutten. This orientation typically happens early in the tour, setting you up with clarity and confidence for the days ahead.

Kick off a high-spirited evening at the themed party at our exclusive Bar Schoneck. Expect DJ-led tracks, Austrian singalongs, and a dress-up vibe that channels classic après-ski energy—all just steps from your room.

Sample a curated schnapps tasting—from crisp Obstler to piney Zirbenschnaps—while trading slope stories with new friends. With the Tyrolean night sky overhead and a short stroll home, it’s a carefree celebration perfectly tuned to mountain life.

Unwind each afternoon by lounging in the sauna at Haus Schoneck (open 4–9 PM). Let warmth and woodsy aromas melt tension as you recover tired legs from back-to-back descents, easing muscles before the evening’s social buzz.

Embrace an Alpine wellness ritual: alternate heat with cool Tyrolean air for circulation and calm. In the hush of steam and silence, you’ll reset for rested sleep and fresh morning turns.

Take to the skies on a tandem paraglide with a licensed pilot above the Kitzbuhel Alps and the serrated Wilder Kaiser. Launch from local take-off points near Westendorf or the Hohe Salve and drift over farms, forests, and glacier-carved valleys.

A concise safety briefing precedes an easy run-and-fly takeoff; touch down smoothly on alpine meadows with optional in-flight photos. This experience is weather-dependent and offered at an additional cost, bookable on tour.

Build confidence and flow as you take group lessons with English-speaking instructors from the local ski school on the SkiWelt slopes. From first turns to carving drills, coaching is tailored to your level and the day’s snow.

Group sessions usually start on Sunday and can run 1–3 days, with private coaching available on request. Helmets recommended. Instruction is at an additional cost, bookable on tour, with timing arranged around lift operations and conditions.

Contiki

Explore the baroque heart of Salzburg on an included escape to the city’s UNESCO-listed Altstadt. Stroll riverside promenades along the Salzach as pastel townhouses and church domes frame the skyline. Wander Mirabell Gardens, the cathedral quarter, and the artisan lanes of Getreidegasse beneath the looming Hohensalzburg Fortress and elegant baroque squares.

Learn how Mozart’s birthplace flourished under prince-archbishops and how scenes from The Sound of Music still echo in courtyards and gardens. Take time to pause for photos and reflection by the river or in café-lined plazas as mountain views remind you you’re deep in the Alps.