Great summer holiday in Schladming for families with children

Great summer holiday experiences for families with younger children

Even little legs can have great holiday experiences in the Alps.

If you're travelling to Schladming on your summer holiday, the Sommercard is included in your price. The Sommercard is your ticket to over 100 different activities in the region. Many of the activities are free and the rest are offered at a discount. Below you can see our suggestions for a summer holiday in Schladming, where we have selected a number of activities especially suitable for families with smaller children

Day 1

Start your day with a hearty breakfast buffet at Hotel Planai. A large and varied breakfast buffet awaits you, ensuring a full stomach for both young and old. You are welcome to pack a packed lunch with the selection from the breakfast buffet, which you can take with you and enjoy for lunch.

Morning:
Take the lift to the top of Planai.

Walk the 'Panorama' route around the plateau. Explore Hopsiland with all kinds of activities for the kids. The route is stroller-friendly and easy to navigate for the whole family.

If you've forgotten your packed lunch... Enjoy lunch at Onkel Willy Hütte, where a Jausenteller for EUR 20 is highly recommended, or at Schafalm just below the gondola where in the summer period there is often music with local Tyrolean orchestras.

Read more about Hopsiland here

Afternoon:
A 5 min walk from Hotel Planai is 'Erlebnisbad Schladming'. A lovely 4,000 square metre waterpark where the whole family can satisfy their waterpark cravings. There are both indoor and outdoor pools to enjoy. You will have access to Erlebnisbad Schladming 3 hours a day during your stay.

Evening:
If you have purchased your stay with All Inclusive Light, dinner is enjoyed in the hotel restaurant, where drinks are included.

Spend time playing games, making new friends in the playroom or socialising either in the hotel lobby, outdoor terrace or on your room's balcony. Enjoy a quiet moment with stunning sunsets behind the mountains.

Day 2

Start your day with a hearty breakfast buffet at Hotel Planai. A large and varied breakfast buffet awaits you, ensuring a full stomach for both young and old. You are welcome to pack a packed lunch with the selection from the breakfast buffet to take with you and enjoy for lunch.

Full-day activity
Drive to Rittisberg and take a walk along the Adventure Trail.

Take the lift down and end the morning with a ride on the Rodlbahnen and a delicious homemade ice cream.

Let the kids play in the large sandpit, where adults can enjoy a beer and local music

Read more about Rittisberg here

Evening:
If you have purchased your stay with All Inclusive Light, dinner is enjoyed in the hotel restaurant, where drinks are included.

Spend time playing games, making new friends in the playroom or socialising either in the hotel lobby, outdoor terrace or on your room's balcony. Enjoy a quiet moment with stunning sunsets behind the mountains.

Day 3

Start your day with a hearty breakfast buffet at Hotel Planai. A large and varied breakfast buffet awaits you, ensuring a full stomach for both young and old. You are welcome to pack a packed lunch with the selection from the breakfast buffet, which you can take with you and enjoy for lunch.

Morning:
Take the lift to the top of Planai.

From the top there is a blue route all the way back to Hotel Planai. The route is suitable for families with children (no pushchairs etc. Children must be able to walk on their own)

It is possible to break up the trip by taking the lift down at the intermediate station - or take it over 2 days. The tour can be taken both up and down. There are benches along the route, so bring a packed lunch and plenty of water.

Take a break at the Kessler Alm at Middle Station in beautiful, relaxing surroundings and great views from the deckchairs

Read more about the route here

See more family-friendly routes here

Afternoon:
Enjoy a dip in the hotel pool or relax on the terrace in sun loungers or at the tables with games and socialising.

Evening:
If you have purchased your stay with All Inclusive Light, dinner is enjoyed in the hotel restaurant, where drinks are included.

Spend time playing games, making new friends in the playroom or socialising either in the hotel lobby, outdoor terrace or on your room's balcony. Enjoy a quiet moment with stunning sunsets behind the mountains.

Day 4

Start your day with a hearty breakfast buffet at Hotel Planai. A large and varied breakfast buffet awaits you, ensuring a full stomach for both young and old. You are welcome to pack a packed lunch with the selection from the breakfast buffet, which you can take with you and enjoy for lunch.

All day
Enjoy the day at Pichl See, where you can swim and socialise.

There are plenty of play activities and a great relaxing atmosphere.

If you want a little detour in the afternoon, Mandlberggut is recommended. A cosy distillery with gin, schnapps and whisky as well as cosmetics. A great coffee can be enjoyed with a view of the valley.

Day 5

Start your day with a hearty breakfast buffet at Hotel Planai. A large and varied breakfast buffet awaits you, ensuring a full stomach for both young and old. You are welcome to pack a packed lunch with the selection from the breakfast buffet, which you can take with you and enjoy for lunch.

All day
Use the summer pass and head to either Hauser Kaibling or Hochwurzen and use the playgrounds on the mountain tops or down by the lifts.

If you have a car, head out to Steirischer Bodensee,

Walk around Lake Constance, it's three kilometres around, but if you're up for it, you can hike and climb up towards Hüttensee and Obersee, where the views only get better and the waterfalls more numerous.

The walk is around 9 kilometres in total. Suitable for all ages, except for pushchairs.

Alternative:
'Der Wilde Berg' - A zoo on the mountain

Discover bears, foxes, goats, raccoons and many other animals. Up to 300 children can play with animals in the Kinder-Stadl.

Take the lift up and see the animals from above. The way down the mountain can be via the lift, go-kart, on hiking trails. There's something for everyone!