Abersee

Attersee – Alexandrine Wreck

Attersee – Spreitzer Yacht

Attersee

Fuschlsee

Hallstätter See

Irrsee

Mondsee

Traunsee – Maria Theresia Wreck

Traunsee

Wolfgangsee

The Salzkammergut is famed for its freshwater fish, above all char, trout and pike from the cold clear lakes, served smoked, grilled or as crisp fried filets. Alpine dairy produces excellent cheeses and butter, and the region’s sweet side runs to Kaiserschmarrn and apple strudel. Lakeside inns and the Salzburg culinary tradition meet here, with a strong coffee-house culture.

Landhotel Tauchterminal Weyregg

Hotel Schloss Fuschl

Seehotel Grüner Baum

Hotel Weisses Rössl

Seehotel Das Traunsee

The Salzkammergut is Austria’s most celebrated lakeland, a UNESCO-framed constellation of deep, luminous alpine lakes that has defined the country’s freshwater diving for decades. Attersee, the largest, offers visibility up to 25 m and a menu of sites from vertical walls to wooden-boat and yacht wrecks, while Traunsee plunges to 191 m past the massive Traunstein cliff and a 19th-century steamer wreck. Wolfgangsee, Mondsee, Fuschlsee, Irrsee and tiny Abersee each bring their own character - sheer walls, submerged trees, crayfish-covered rocks and beginner bays - and Hallstätter See adds a dark, historic, drift-diving experience beneath one of the world’s most photographed villages. This region is the spiritual home of Austrian sport diving, with professional centres, the Arge Tauchen permit system and ice-diving festivals. It rewards everyone from first-open-water students to technical divers hunting deep walls and wrecks.

Upper Austria – Salzkammergut

Fly into Salzburg Airport (SZG) or Vienna (VIE) and drive into the lake district; the Salzkammergut is also reachable by train to Attnang-Puchheim, Sankt Wolfgang and Hallstatt. A rental car gives the most freedom to tour the lakes, many of which have shore entries and village parking.

Dive Sites in Upper Austria – Salzkammergut