Traunsee – Traunkirchen Hotel (das Traunsee)
Entry from the small boat harbour of the hotel 'das Traunsee' in Traunkirchen. The shallows have perch, pike and lots of crayfish, plus training platforms at 3 m and 12 m and a sunken VW bus. Further out there are two walls, one to about 20 m and another from about 30 m to 45 m, and a sunken boat; hotel furniture and boulders lie deeper down.
Facts
- Region: Austria – Salzkammergut lakes
- Area: Traunsee & Langbathsee
- Depth: 0–45 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: bay, wall, wreck
- Coordinates: 47.846167, 13.790278
- Highlights: platforms at 3 m and 12 m, sunken VW bus, walls to about 20 m and from 30 to 45 m, many crayfish, perch and pike, zebra mussels
- Permit: Public water: diving is part of general public use and no individual permit is needed. ARGE Tauchen asks divers to buy a Dive Card to support free access. Check current terms.
- Tips: Parking is paid. Traunkirchen's monastery area is reported as a no-dive zone – stay at the hotel site.