Choosing a region for family vacation
family destinations: spend time with fun
Austria is the perfect place to go on holiday with a child at any time of the year. Incredibly beautiful scenery, clean air and a high level of tourist services are what travellers with children love and appreciate. Many of Austria's resorts are family-friendly and are happy to offer an interesting and varied range of activities for younger guests and their parents. This section introduces you to the best resorts in Austria: you will find detailed descriptions of the ski towns and villages, famous historical and cultural centres, hotels with cosy rooms and quality food, how to get to the selected resort, what to see in the area and how to make your free time rich, bright and memorable. Our guide will help you to choose the best resort for your family from the many options available.
Popular kid-friendly resorts in Austria
The interest of the tourists in holidays in this country increases in winter, as Serfaus, Seefeld, Stubai, Kitzbühel-Kirchberg, Gastein, Schladming-Dachstein, Zell am See and other world-famous ski resorts offer a wide range of quality slopes of varying degrees of difficulty, with good snow cover throughout the season, modern lifts, the best ski schools in Europe, long slopes and slides, and perfectly developed infrastructure. Children can also enjoy a wide range of entertainment and shows.
If you're dreaming of skiing, skating, tobogganing, snowmobiling and winter fun with your child, Austria is the place to be. If you're travelling with a toddler, Austria's resort map will tell you which village has plenty of gentle slopes for beginners and no big differences in altitude to keep your child acclimatised. Many resorts have special areas for the youngest skiers where they can learn the basics of skiing in complete safety.
But even in summer, Austria's resorts offer a bright and unforgettable holiday for children and adults, surrounded by unspoilt nature. There are numerous excursion programmes, plenty of hiking routes of varying degrees of difficulty. There are even trails suitable for small children in prams. Themed walks are another option for your holiday in the Alps. Fascinating quests will delight school-age children, and experienced instructors and professional animators will accompany young treasure hunters on their fun and safe adventure. A trip to Vienna and Salzburg is also worth mentioning. These most romantic cities in Austria will share their priceless treasures with lovers of music, architecture, history and culture, leaving them with unforgettable memories.
Prices in the Austrian resorts
A trip to Austria's ski resorts is not a cheap family holiday. However, we have selected options for tourists with different budgets. By carefully studying the description of the resorts, you can choose an economy class hotel, where it's clean and comfortable, but you'll get quite democratic prices. We also recommend you to pay attention to the small villages that can be found in every tourist region of Austria: prices are lower there and service is traditionally high. By the way, pictures of resorts give a general idea of the local colour. These Alpine villages tend to have a quiet nightlife and offer a peaceful respite after a busy day.
The undoubted advantage is the short distance to the lifts and the lack of queues, even in high season. Depending on the age of your child and the means of travel (car or plane), you should also choose the region for your holiday. A long journey can be difficult for an infant, so check the Austrian resorts on the map, especially if you are travelling close to the border (or airport). And if you're travelling with a teenager and want to combine outdoor activities with excursions, it's best to choose the resort near the German border and do some sightseeing in the neighbouring country.
The best family resorts are the world-famous and respectable Serfhaus, Innsbruck, Schladming, Sölden and Kaprun. Here, the tourist infrastructure is impeccable and the leisure and dining options are geared towards children from an early age. The two large children's winter and summer parks in Serfaus will not leave anyone indifferent, not even the adults. Looking for all-inclusive resorts in Austria? Take a look at Ischgl, perhaps the most expensive and prestigious resort in Austria. But even if you choose a smaller village, where many services are considerably cheaper and only breakfast is included in the price of accommodation, the abundance of cafes and restaurants can satisfy any gastronomic preference during your holiday in Austria's resorts. Choose a resort and enjoy your holiday with the whole family!