Photo: Summit cross at Hafelekarspitze.
If nature and outdoor activities is what you like, I highly recommend you to climb up to this point: the incredible views over all the surrounding mountains and the city of Innsbruck will be a great gift. I'm talking about Nordkette, a mountain chain included into Karwendel Nature Park that will take you literally to the limit: it is the geographical border between Austria and Germany. From its highest reachable peak, called Hafelekarspitze, you will see both countries at the same time: Austrian Tyrol on your left side and German Bavaria on your right.
It is quite easy for everyone to get up there since the stations are connected: first station is Hungerburg and can be reached taking the funicular in Innsbruck's downtown. By the way, this line has four stations in total and all were designed by Zaha Hadid in her typical modern style. Another cable car will take you from Hungerburg to next station Seegrube (1.905m), a station in the middle of an ski area with a good-looking restaurant and amazing views. During winter, the area is full of skiers on the steepest slopes in Europe, while in summer many hikers try their hardest trails. The last station is Hafelekar (2.269m), which has to be reached with the last cable car. Don't miss taking a 10min-walk to Hafelekarspitze (2.334m) and you will enjoy views such as in the picture above!
PS. Have you ever been inside an igloo? Check "Cloud 9" out at Seegrube station and don't miss laying on the hammocks at daylight or enjoying the party at night. It is only open from December to April though!
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