• 2 Breakfast (B)

• 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.
• 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: 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: 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.
• 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 5 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! 

Join English-speaking instructors at Hopfgarten’s ski school to build fundamentals—stance, edging and speed control—or refine technique for cleaner carving and confident progression.

Group lessons typically start on Sunday for one to three days, with private sessions available on request. Tailored guidance helps first-timers and returners alike level up on blue and red runs. Additional cost; bookable on tour with your team in resort.

Lounge in the sauna at Haus Schoneck between 4–9 pm and feel the warm, pine-scented heat ease post-ski tension after big mountain days.

Alternate heat and cool-down in the Alpine wellness tradition, reviving circulation and loosening tired quads so you’re ready for tomorrow’s turns. Quiet, restorative and steps from your room, it’s the perfect reset ritual.

Rise above Tyrol as you tandem paraglide with a licensed pilot, soaring past the rugged Wilder Kaiser massif and over the sun-lit farms and forests of the Brixental.

Choose a smooth glide or a few playful turns; launch sites vary with wind, revealing snowy vistas toward Hohe Salve and the Kitzbuheler Alpen. Weather-dependent and at additional cost; bookable on tour through your on-site team.

Clip in and follow a local guide across the interconnected pistes of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser–Brixental, from Hopfgarten toward the panoramic dome of Hohe Salve. Learn fast connections to Ellmau, Brixen and Westendorf, saving your legs for the best descents.

Pick up pointers on reading trail markers, meeting spots and slope etiquette, with quick briefings at rustic huts. Expect confidence, context and time-saving know-how so you can plan the week with ease across one of Europe’s largest ski areas.

Toast the mountains at our exclusive Bar Schoneck, where DJs, costumes and après-ski sing-alongs turn the lodge into a lively dance floor set against snowy peaks.

Meet your Contiki fam, join light-hearted party games and sample local schnapps before an easy stroll back to your room. Expect a convivial mood, alpine-meets-pop playlist and a safe, on-site setting made for swapping slope stories.

Meet your Trip Manager in Haus Schoneck’s lounge for a concise resort briefing covering shuttles to the gondola, lift-pass procedures and daily meet points around Hopfgarten.

Gain a SkiWelt overview, essential safety pointers and insider routes to the sun-lit flanks of Hohe Salve and cozy huts like Gipfelalm. Typically held early in the tour, this session sets you up to navigate the mountains with clarity and confidence.

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Explore Salzburg’s UNESCO-listed Altstadt on a guided orientation walk, tracing elegant lanes to Mirabell Gardens and along Getreidegasse past Mozart’s Birthplace. Domes and onion spires punctuate the skyline beneath the clifftop Hohensalzburg Fortress, with river views framing the city’s pastel facades.

Hear how prince-archbishops shaped a Baroque city of music and trade, and learn the best angles for the Salzach River embankment. Local tips point you toward characterful cafés and confectioners if you fancy a sweet interlude between snapshots of Residenzplatz and the Cathedral quarter.