Diving Germany / Austria

Does anyone have any experience of diving the lakes around the Germany /
Austria border? I'll be there - without a buddy - in the summer, near
Salzburg, and I can see there are several large lakes (Ammersee, Starnberger
See, Chiemsee, Attersee, Traunsee etc.), which might be nice and clear. I
know there are dive ops around there, but some recommendations (esp. for a
non-German speaker) or any local info would be great.

Cheers,

Bernard

bernardlyall wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience of diving the lakes around the Germany /
> Austria border? I'll be there - without a buddy - in the summer, near
> Salzburg, and I can see there are several large lakes (Ammersee, Starnberger
> See, Chiemsee, Attersee, Traunsee etc.), which might be nice and clear. I
> know there are dive ops around there, but some recommendations (esp. for a
> non-German speaker) or any local info would be great.

My first choice here would be the Attersee, then the
Starnberger See. Letter has access hindered by parking
restrictions. Chiemsee, and the others are not famed for
good viz.

Other worth a dive: Walchensee ( really deep), Fernsteinsee.
Latter are altitude dives.

Matthias

bernardlyall wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience of diving the lakes around the Germany /
> Austria border? I'll be there - without a buddy - in the summer, near
> Salzburg, and I can see there are several large lakes (Ammersee, Starnberger
> See, Chiemsee, Attersee, Traunsee etc.), which might be nice and clear. I
> know there are dive ops around there, but some recommendations (esp. for a
> non-German speaker) or any local info would be great.

My first choice here would be the Attersee, then the
Starnberger See. Letter has access hindered by parking
restrictions. Chiemsee, and the others are not famed for
good viz.

Other worth a dive: Walchensee ( really deep), Fernsteinsee.
Latter are altitude dives.

Matthias

bernardlyall wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience of diving the lakes around the Germany /
> Austria border? I'll be there - without a buddy - in the summer, near
> Salzburg, and I can see there are several large lakes (Ammersee, Starnberger
> See, Chiemsee, Attersee, Traunsee etc.), which might be nice and clear. I
> know there are dive ops around there, but some recommendations (esp. for a
> non-German speaker) or any local info would be great.

My first choice here would be the Attersee, then the
Starnberger See. Letter has access hindered by parking
restrictions. Chiemsee, and the others are not famed for
good viz.

Other worth a dive: Walchensee ( really deep), Fernsteinsee.
Latter are altitude dives.

Matthias

bernardlyall wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience of diving the lakes around the Germany /
> Austria border? I'll be there - without a buddy - in the summer, near
> Salzburg, and I can see there are several large lakes (Ammersee, Starnberger
> See, Chiemsee, Attersee, Traunsee etc.), which might be nice and clear. I
> know there are dive ops around there, but some recommendations (esp. for a
> non-German speaker) or any local info would be great.

My first choice here would be the Attersee, then the
Starnberger See. Letter has access hindered by parking
restrictions. Chiemsee, and the others are not famed for
good viz.

Other worth a dive: Walchensee ( really deep), Fernsteinsee.
Latter are altitude dives.

Matthias

If you are locatet near Salzburg, then you should go to the Attersee. There are about 20 places to dive in this lake. Another good
one is the Wolfgangsee or the Traunsse. Take a look to

http://www.taucher.net/tauchfuehrer_...ebersicht.html

Even if it is written in german, there are a lot of fantastic descriptions of the lakes and their places to dive as pictures. The
way from Salzburg to the german lakes (Starnberger, Ammersee) is about 2 hours with the car. And the only lake that is worth to go
there ist the Starnberger See - with bad visibility in the summer. Chiemsee is absolutely not to recommend.

Johann

If you are locatet near Salzburg, then you should go to the Attersee. There are about 20 places to dive in this lake. Another good
one is the Wolfgangsee or the Traunsse. Take a look to

http://www.taucher.net/tauchfuehrer_...ebersicht.html

Even if it is written in german, there are a lot of fantastic descriptions of the lakes and their places to dive as pictures. The
way from Salzburg to the german lakes (Starnberger, Ammersee) is about 2 hours with the car. And the only lake that is worth to go
there ist the Starnberger See - with bad visibility in the summer. Chiemsee is absolutely not to recommend.

Johann

If you are locatet near Salzburg, then you should go to the Attersee. There are about 20 places to dive in this lake. Another good
one is the Wolfgangsee or the Traunsse. Take a look to

http://www.taucher.net/tauchfuehrer_...ebersicht.html

Even if it is written in german, there are a lot of fantastic descriptions of the lakes and their places to dive as pictures. The
way from Salzburg to the german lakes (Starnberger, Ammersee) is about 2 hours with the car. And the only lake that is worth to go
there ist the Starnberger See - with bad visibility in the summer. Chiemsee is absolutely not to recommend.

Johann

If you are locatet near Salzburg, then you should go to the Attersee. There are about 20 places to dive in this lake. Another good
one is the Wolfgangsee or the Traunsse. Take a look to

http://www.taucher.net/tauchfuehrer_...ebersicht.html

Even if it is written in german, there are a lot of fantastic descriptions of the lakes and their places to dive as pictures. The
way from Salzburg to the german lakes (Starnberger, Ammersee) is about 2 hours with the car. And the only lake that is worth to go
there ist the Starnberger See - with bad visibility in the summer. Chiemsee is absolutely not to recommend.

Johann