Austria - Tirol - Otztal - Rafting

[Epiphone]

Hi, just came back from a perfect weekend in Oetztal (Tirol), Austria.

Went white water rafting on the sunday and so decided to turn it into a camping weekend. Had perfect weather 30 degrees!

Route was:
http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?msid=2070 ... 5,1.980286

Initially went long flat way via the motorway, as there are some 12% roads via the mountains (was in convoy with a friend and his caravan). But on the way back went another steep way (not 12%), which was fine in the bus. Also due to the typical Sunday evening traffic of Germans coming back from the mountains, went via Walchensee and Kochelsee.

Stayed at:
http://camping-oberland.at/index.php
Which is nice enough, there is a train track nearby, but could of been worse.

activities:
http://www.imster-bergbahnen.at/en/summ ... opics.html downhill roller coaster and tiny (cold) lake nearby
http://www.wiggi-rafting.at/ rafting. End of season, means calmer, lower water, not so wild. But for first time good fun.

Next time:
we plan to visit http://www.area47.at/en/home/, just around the corner, which is expensive and commercial, but worth going once anyway.
Go in earlier/in peak season for wilder water and also do canyoning next time too!

[81AirCooled]

I'm going to have to get down to Walchensee or Kochelsee next spring I think. It's a lovely area and only 2.5 hours away. So many places, so little time when the van is actually working