Austria Safety
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Dangerous terrain
Most of the most beautiful tours in Austria lead through mountainous terrain, which sometimes requires at least partial climbing knowledge. Always find out the difficulty of the route before each hike. Walking on glaciers: if you go on a mountain hike that leads over glaciers, you should have adequate equipment and experience with this terrain
Austria is considered a very safe country.
Natural disasters
Avalanches: several ski mountaineers die each year in avalanches. Always check the current avalanche situation in the mountains to which you are going to hike.
Annoying insects
Ticks: you can bring a dangerous blood-sucking mite from the woods – the tick (Ixodes ricinus). Ticks can transmit Lyme disease (antibiotic treatment) and tick-borne encephalitis (vaccination prevention). Mosquitoes: occur mainly around lakes. Stinging insects: especially in summer, wasps, bees and hornets are active. The danger is only for allergy sufferers
