GET INTO YOUR STRIDE IN A RELAXED WAY
A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR HOLIDAY IN VELDEN AM WÖRTHERSEE
Fancy getting stuck into some action and really putting your foot down during your holiday in Velden? We’d love that, because our region has plenty to offer in that regard. Whether on land, in the water or in the mountains: you’ll find thrills everywhere. And afterwards, you can unwind in style at the Marienhof Hotel.
Water sports
- Sailing: ideal conditions thanks to consistent thermal winds
- Surfing, water skiing, wakeboarding & wakesurfing
- Parasailing, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking
- Diving
- Fun trips on banana boats & tyres
- Motorboat trips & motorboat taxis
- Local water sports providers & schools
- For our guests: daily, free entry to 1 of 10 lido beaches with the Wörthersee PLUS Card, including the additional package
Cycling
- A variety of routes around Lake Wörthersee and in the Rosental valley
- Gentle Wörthersee Circuit: a 40 km route around Wörthersee, taking in many sights
- Tours over mountain passes & scenic roads starting from the Hotel Marienhof
- The Drau Cycle Route in the region: a long-distance cycle route of approx. 366 km from Dobbiaco/Italy to Maribor/Slovenia
- Five-Lakes Tour starting from Lake Wörthersee
- Bike hire available at local specialist shops
- Annual event on Lake Wörthersee: IRONMAN Kärnten-Klagenfurt
- For our guests: free participation in guided cycle tours with local guides
Hiking
- Varied, signposted walking trails with magnificent views (totalling 400 km in length)
- Pyramidenkogel Circular Walk around the world’s tallest wooden observation tower
- Slow Trails with various themes
- Velden is a stage destination on the Alpe-Adria Trail: linking the regions of Kärnten, Slovenia and Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 14 signposted jogging routes
- For our guests: free walking pole hire
Golf
- 4 top golf courses within a maximum of 20 minutes’ drive: Velden-Köstenberg Golf Course (the nearest), Moosburg-Pörtschach GmbH Golf Courses, Carinthian Golf Club Dellach & Klagenfurt-Seltenheim Golf Course
- 12 further courses within an hour’s drive
- Courses at the APOS Golf Academy & Shop in Velden
- Alpe-Adria Golf Card: Play golf at 21 magnificent courses in Kärnten, Slovenia and Italy
Nature experiences
Zoos
- Rosegg Wildlife Park: Kärnten’s largest wildlife park, covering 30 hectares and home to 300 animals, with a small animal zoo, children’s playground, wildlife park café, and a castle and maze next door
- Landskron Castle Eagle Arena: birds of prey flight display
- Landskron Monkey Mountain: guided tour through the monkey kingdom of macaques living in the wild
- Feld am See Alpine Wildlife Park: 11-hectare wildlife park, museum with various themed areas, petting zoo, large children’s playground & wine tavern
- Maltatal Donkey Park: donkeys & other animals
BAD WEATHER PROGRAMME
Water parks
- Warmbad Villach: indoor and outdoor thermal pools, grotto, sports pool, toddlers’ area, 2 tube slides (86 and 75 metres long respectively), 75-metre-long ‘Crazy River’ rafting course, outdoor Finnish saunas, bio/soft sauna, brine steam bath, hammam,…
- St. Veit Leisure Centre: heated swimming pools, sports pool, children’s area, solariums, relaxation rooms and much more.
Summer toboggan runs
- Moosburg summer toboggan run: approx. 500 m long, maximum speed 50 km/h, 10% gradient
- Nocky Flitzer Alpine rollercoaster on the Turracher Höhe: 1.6 km long, starting at 2,000 m above sea level with magnificent views, maximum speed 40 km/h
- Klippitztörl summer toboggan run: 1.4 km long, speeds of up to 40 km/h
- Pendolino summer toboggan run at Nassfeld: at 2 km in length, it is the longest summer toboggan run inKärnten