Category: Birdwatching
The Alps are a paradise for birdwatchers: golden eagles and bearded vultures glide along the ridges, alpine choughs circle the summits, wallcreepers flit across the rock faces. Here you will find the best observation areas , national parks, high valleys and reserves , where the mountain bird world can be experienced. With respect for breeding sites and plenty of distance.
Founded in 1914, the Swiss National Park in the Engadin is the oldest national park in the Alps and a strict total reserve: nature is left entirely to itself and visitors may not leave the marked trails. Across some 170 km² live ibex, chamois, red deer, marmots and bearded vultures. The visitor centre in Zernez introduces the idea and…
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Founded in 1978, Berchtesgaden National Park is the only national park in the German Alps and one of the best places in the country to watch large wild animals in the wild. Anyone who brings time, patience and good binoculars has a realistic chance of encountering species that have long since vanished elsewhere. Which animals…
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At 2,713 m, the Watzmann is the third-highest mountain in Germany and at the same time one of the most legend-shrouded. Its striking profile with the Hocheck, Mittelspitze and Südspitze, the so-called “Watzmann children”, shapes the panorama above the Königssee. Tours on the Watzmann Watzmannhaus (1,930 m): the classic approach from Wimbach/Ramsau to the DAV hut, a demanding but non-technical mountain hike….
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