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Diving in Austria

Explore diving in Austria

Diving in Austria offers a unique experience characterized by breathtaking alpine landscapes, crystal-clear lakes, and well-preserved underwater environments.

The Salzkammergut region of Austria has almost 170 lakes. A favorite is lake Attersee, where there are dive sites galore to check out, in this, the largest of the area’s lakes. Nazi treasures were once held in Wolfgangsee, and though you can’t take them with you, you can still see them on a dive.
The region of Kärnten boasts a huge amount of lakes with Wörthersee, Millstätter See, Ossiacher See and Weissensee being the biggest offering popular dive sites.

Austria is also famous for ice diving in winter which is definitely not for the faint-hearted but a once in a lifetime experience. Dive into Lake Weissensee underneath a 40cm think surface of ice and experience a completely different world.

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Accessing Austria dive sites is easy via Vienna International Airport, Salzburg Airport, or Innsbruck Airport. From these hubs, alpine lakes and quarries are reachable by car within one to three hours. Local dive centres offer guided lake dives, training courses, equipment rental, and drysuit instruction. With excellent road infrastructure and short travel distances, diving in Austria is convenient and well suited to freshwater diving holidays.

Time Zone

UTC+01:00

Phone

+43

Currency

EUR

Voltage

230 V

Pressure

Bar (bar)

Plug

C, F

1st Stage

DIN

International airports

Vienna International Airport (VIE)

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