Worth experiencing. Lake Weissensee in its winter finery.

A horse-drawn sleigh ride through peace-rich nature
Cocooned in blankets, with your heart beating in time to the steady crunch of hooves in the snow: A horse-drawn sleigh ride at Lake Weissensee transports you into a romantic world of peaceful nature.

The world is still. A thick blanket of snow is draped over the surrounding mountains like a fine, white robe. The rocky giants stand gentle watch over Lake Weissensee, which winter has transformed into a sparkling sea of ice. Ice-skaters from Austria and around the globe fly blissfully over the smooth surface. As you watch them, the two powerful Noriker horses take their first strides, and the sleigh you’re sitting in glides into motion. The soft crunching of snow under the horses’ hooves blends with the jingling of the bells on the bridle, creating the perfect soundtrack to the surrounding landscape.

Cocooned in warm blankets, you sit rosy-cheeked in the sleigh and let the winter peace entrance you. Your journey leads along the lakeshore, through snow-bedecked forests whose branches are iced in fine frost. The landscape is like something out of a fairy tale: delicate ice crystals sparkle in the sunlight, and every breath fills your lungs with the crisp, clear winter air.

As the sleigh moves through the enchanting scenery, your feeling of awe swells. The star of the show is frozen Lake Weissensee, nestled under its snowy blanket. The ice that glimmers in the sunlight can grow up to 40cm thick. A feeling of peace unfurls within you. All that matters is the present moment.

The coachperson brings the sleigh to a gentle halt in a clearing and gives you hot punch or tea, which warms your hands as the sight of the lake melts your heart. Here, surrounded by the majestic peace, you sense just how precious this time is. Time that invites you to embrace and savour each moment, rather than rushing hectically from one to the next.

Lake Weissensee leaves you not only with memories, but with a promise: That every time you think back on this place, the sound of hooves on snow will echo in your mind and the peace of winter will embrace you.

Find your winter joy. Discover Lake Weissensee.