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Day 1 • Saturday, Aug 15, 2026
Munich → Sölden (arrival)
Land in Munich, pick up the VW Touran, sort the Austria vignette, and drive ~2.5h via Garmisch and the Fernpass into the Ötztal for check-in and an easy first dinner in Sölden.
Day 2 • Sunday, Aug 16, 2026
Gaislachkoglbahn + 007 Elements + Ice Q
Sölden’s icon: ride the Gaislachkoglbahn to 3,058 m for the 007 Elements Bond museum, the Ice Q glass restaurant, and short ridge walks with glacier views. ~3–4h outdoors.
Day 3 • Monday, Aug 17, 2026
Area 47 outdoor adventure park
Down the valley to Area 47 — water slides into a lake, blobbing, cliff jumps, a climbing tower and high-ropes courses at the mouth of the Ötztal. A full 4–5h kid day.
Day 4 • Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026
Stuibenfall waterfall + Ötzi-Dorf (Umhausen)
Hike the Stuibenfall — Tyrol’s highest waterfall (159 m), with steel stairways, two suspension bridges and a viewing platform in the spray — then the Ötzi-Dorf open-air Stone Age park next door. ~3–4h.
Day 5 • Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road + Obergurgl
Drive the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road — a spectacular toll pass climbing to 2,509 m at the Italian border — with stops at the architectural ‘experience stations,’ the Top Mountain Crosspoint motorcycle museum, and an easy walk near Obergurgl. ~3–4h.
Day 6 • Thursday, Aug 20, 2026
Ötztal Glacier Road + glacier hike
Drive the Ötztal Glacier Road — the highest paved through-road in the Alps — up past 2,800 m to the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers. No summer skiing, but you can hike right up to the ice. ~3–4h.
Day 7 • Friday, Aug 21, 2026
Aqua Dome thermal spa (Längenfeld) + pack
Mellow last Ötztal day at the Aqua Dome — the open-air thermal pools with the iconic ‘flying saucer’ basins, plus a kids’ water world — then back to Sölden to pack for tomorrow’s move. ~3–4h.
Day 8 • Saturday, Aug 22, 2026
Sölden → Europa-Park / Bell Rock (Day 1)
Early checkout and the trip’s longest drive (~5h) out of Austria to Rust — past Lake Constance for a lunch break — then check in at Hotel Bell Rock and ease into Europa-Park for the afternoon.
Day 9 • Sunday, Aug 23, 2026
Europa-Park (Day 2) + Antica Roma Buffet
Use early hotel entry to hit the top rides, plan FoodLoop early to avoid queues, and end with the Antica Roma Buffet at Hotel Colosseo.
Day 10 • Monday, Aug 24, 2026
Europa-Park (Day 3) + Silver Lake Saloon
Re-ride favorites, catch a show, and head to the Camp Resort for the Silver Lake Saloon dinner via monorail/shuttle.
Day 11 • Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026
Rulantica waterpark → Rust-Fewo
Checkout, park at the Rulantica guest lot, spend the day swimming, dinner at Bubba Svens, then a short drive to Rust-Fewo for the night.
Day 12 • Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026
Rust → Garmisch / Eibsee (Bavarian Alps)
Checkout, then drive east across Bavaria (~4.5h, lunch in Ulm) to Grainau/Garmisch at the foot of the Zugspitze; check in and take an easy first evening by the mountains.
Day 13 • Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Zugspitze + Eibsee
Big finale: cogwheel train and/or cable car to the Zugspitze summit (2,962 m — Germany’s highest point), then down to the turquoise Eibsee for a lakeside walk and a swim.
Day 14 • Friday, Aug 28, 2026
Departure: Garmisch → Munich (MUC) + car return + flight home
Pack calmly, short drive back to Munich Airport (~1.5h), refuel near (not at) the airport, return the car, and fly home.