Activities in Innsbruck

Alpenzoo Innsbruck is Europe's highest-altitude zoo at 750 m, situated on the Hungerburgbahn slope above the city. The zoo is dedicated exclusively to Alpine fauna, housing over 2,000 animals of 150 species native to the Alps.

The Nordkette cable car system connects Innsbruck's city centre directly to the high-alpine environment in just 20 minutes. The route climbs via three stages — the Zaha Hadid-designed Hungerburgbahn funicular, then the Seegrubenbahn and Hafelekarbahn cable cars — to reach the 2,256 m Hafelekar summit with breathtaking 360° Alpine views.

The Patscherkofel is a 2,246-metre peak south of Innsbruck, reached by cable car from Igls. It served as the downhill ski venue for the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics and is famous for its botanical alpine garden 'Alpengarten Patscherkofel' with over 400 high-altitude plant species.