Which tours include the entry fee Partnach Gorge entry? Two of the eight that come here
The eight tours, and what each listing says
Every verdict in this table is read off the inclusion and exclusion columns of the listing itself, not inferred from the price or the description. The quotations that follow are the actual wording.
| Tour | From | The €10 gate fee |
|---|---|---|
| The three-day Zugspitze hike | €479 per person | In the price |
| The two-day Zugspitze hike | €379 per person | In the price |
| The private car day to Ettal, Linderhof and Eibsee | €830 per group | “If available” |
| The private Garmisch-Partenkirchen day | €900 per group | The listing does not say |
| The canyon and waterfall day trip | €139 per person | Not in the price |
| The private Eibsee, gorge and Mittenwald day | €186 per person | Not in the price |
| The French-language alpine escape | €260 per person | Not in the price |
| The private car day to the Zugspitze and Eibsee | €395 per person | Not in the price |
The two that put the in the price
Both are multi-day walks to the summit of the Zugspitze that begin by going up the valley through the gorge, and both list “Entrance to Partnachklamm Gorge” among their inclusions in those words. They also cover a certified English-speaking hiking guide, the minivan transfer, a bed in a mountain hut and the cable car down. Neither has any reviews on GetYourGuide, so I can tell you what they promise and nothing about how they run.
- The two-day Zugspitze hike — about three hundred and eighty euros per person, 2 days, no ratings yet. Up by way of the Knorrhütte.
- The three-day Zugspitze hike — about four hundred and eighty euros per person, 3 days, no ratings yet. The same route with a day more in it.
Entry includedPick-Up in Munich: 2-Day Hike to Zugspitze via the Knorrhütte
Three daysMunich: 3-Day Zugspitze Hike with Hotel Pickup
Note what you are buying. At about three hundred and eighty euros per person, the entry fee is a rounding error inside a two-day guided hike; nobody books this to save the gate fee. But it is the one honest “entry included” answer on the site, so it goes first.
The one that says “if available”
The private car day to Ettal, Linderhof and Eibsee is 11 hours and is about eight hundred and thirty euros per group, not per head. Its inclusion list reads “Entrance ticket to Partnachklamm (if available)”. I read that as an honest hedge rather than a promise: the gorge closes at short notice, and a private driver cannot guarantee a ticket for a gorge that is shut. It is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews. Take the conditional seriously and carry the entry fee anyway.
The one that says nothing
The private Garmisch-Partenkirchen day is about nine hundred euros per group, 8 hours, and no ratings yet. Its listing does not mention the Partnachklamm ticket in the inclusions or the exclusions. Silence is not inclusion. If you book it, message the operator through GetYourGuide before the day and ask in plain terms who is paying at the hut. Both per-group options sit on the private tours page.
The four that exclude it in writing
The canyon and waterfall day trip, about a hundred and forty euros per person
This is the one I recommend most often from Munich, and it is also the clearest example of the confusion. Its inclusions cover the return train from Munich, a bilingual guide, lunch at a restaurant and “Round trip bus tickets to Partnachklamm and back”. That bus line is transport to the entrance, and reading it as entry is the single commonest mistake on this subject. The listing itself is not coy about it: the exclusions print the tariff, “Partnachklamm gorge round trip entry ticket (extra): Adults: 10 € Children (6–17): 5 €”. It is rated 5.0 from 5 reviews.
In the price
- Return train, Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and back
- Return bus between the town and the Partnachklamm
- A bilingual guide for the day
- Lunch at a restaurant
Paid by you at the hut
- The gorge entry ticket, which the listing prices at about ten euros for adults and about five euros for children of 6–17
- Anything you buy on the way round
The private Eibsee, gorge and Mittenwald day, about a hundred and ninety euros per person
Here is the contradiction, and I would rather set the two lines next to each other than characterise them. On the same listing, the inclusions say:
“All fees and taxes are included”
and the exclusions say:
“Entry ticket to Partnach Gorge (costs 10 euros)”
Those two cannot both be operative. I am not going to tell you which one the operator meant, because I do not know, and a listing on a large marketplace is assembled from template fields as much as it is written. What I can tell you is which way to plan: the specific line beats the general one, so treat the entry fee as yours to pay and be pleased if it turns out otherwise. The tour itself takes in Eibsee, the gorge, Mittenwald and the Zugspitze with a driver-guide, and it is rated 4.8 from 17 reviews. It is the tour I have written up at greatest length in the review.
If a listing contradicts itself, the message thread is the fix. Book, then ask the operator through GetYourGuide whether the Partnachklamm ticket is covered, and keep the reply. It costs you a minute and settles about ten euros a head before you are standing at the hut.
The French-language alpine escape, about two hundred and sixty euros per person
A day to the gorge, Eibsee and the Zugspitze run in French, with the group capped at four. “Entry tickets to the Partnach Gorge” sits in its exclusions, so the entry fee is yours. It has no ratings yet, which for a listing this new tells you nothing bad and nothing good.
The private car day to the Zugspitze and Eibsee, about four hundred euros per person
A private car for 10 hours with the route adapted to you, rated 5.0 from 15 reviews. Its exclusions read “Cable-car tickets…, Partnachklamm entry, and meals unless pre-arranged”, which is about as unambiguous as this gets. Pre-arranging is the operative phrase: if you want the gorge ticket handled, ask before the day.
Gorge day tripMunich: Alps Canyon Waterfall Adventure Day Trip with Guide
Three stopsMunich: Private Eibsee, Partnach Gorge & Mittenwald Day Trip
In FrenchAlpine Escape: Partnach Gorge, Lake Eibsee and Zugspitze in French
Private carMunich: Private Alpine Day Tour by Tesla — Zugspitze & Eibsee
The eight tours that never come here
The other half of the catalogue does not enter the gorge at all, so the question does not arise. That includes the most booked tour on the site, which runs to the Zugspitze and into Garmisch town with 759 reviews behind it. If you are choosing between the mountain and the gorge, the Zugspitze page is the comparison, and all 16 tours are listed in one place.
Paying at the gate, whichever tour you take
The Gemeinde Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs the gorge and sets the tariff: about ten euros for an adult and about five euros for a child of 6–17, paid at the hut at the entrance. Groups of 15 or more pay 9 and 4, with drivers and guides free, and guest-card holders from partner regions pay 9. There is no advance ticket and no queue to skip, which is why no GetYourGuide product is named after this gorge any more. The operator warns that short-notice closures for safety are sometimes unavoidable, so check partnachklamm.de on the morning you travel, whether you are coming on a tour or under your own steam.
The walk in from the ski stadium is 2.2 km, about 25 minutes, and there is no road to the entrance. Hours are 08:00–20:00 from June to September and 08:00–18:00 from October to May, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
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Frequently asked questions
Do any tours include the Partnach Gorge entry fee?
Two do: the two-day and three-day Zugspitze hikes, both of which list “Entrance to Partnachklamm Gorge” in their inclusions. Every other tour that comes here either excludes the entry fee or does not mention it. See all 16 tours.
The listing says all fees are included and also lists the gorge ticket. Which is right?
I cannot tell you, and I will not guess at the operator's intent. The specific line beats the general one, so carry about ten euros a head and ask through the GetYourGuide message thread before you travel. Both lines are quoted in full above.
Does “round trip bus tickets to Partnachklamm” mean entry is included?
No. That is the bus between the town and the gorge, which is transport to the entrance and nothing else. The same listing prices the entry separately in its exclusions at about ten euros for adults. Getting there explains the bus.
Can I buy a Partnach Gorge ticket online before I go?
Not through this site, and I have found no advance sale anywhere. The entry fee is paid in person at the hut at the entrance, on the day. Check opening hours first, because short-notice safety closures do happen.